Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits album by the English band Blur, released on 30 October 2000 by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus the non-single "This Is a Low" and a new recording, "Music Is My Radar". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. In 2000 the album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK, and hit the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting on the cover can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.
The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic, the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.
It has been certified five-times platinum in the UK, making it Blur's best-selling album in the UK.
Track listing
All tracks written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree.
VHS/DVD "She's So High" "There's No Other Way" "Bang" "Popscene" "For Tomorrow" "Chemical World" "Sunday Sunday" "Girls & Boys" "Parklife" "To the End" "End of a Century" "Country House" "The Universal" "Stereotypes" "Charmless Man" "Beetlebum" "Song 2" "On Your Own" "M.O.R." "Tender" "Coffee & TV" "No Distance Left to Run"
Personnel
Blur Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, organs, acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Coffee and TV" and "Tender", xylophone on "To the End" Graham Coxon – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Coffee and TV" and parts of "Tender", saxophone on "Parklife" and "Country House", clarinet on "End of a Century" and "To the End", drums on "Song 2" Alex James – bass guitar, backing vocals Dave Rowntree – drums, percussion, backing vocals, drum machine on "Girls & Boys" and "On Your Own"
Additional personnel Blur – production Jack Clark – mixing Al Clay – mixing Jason Cox – engineering Tom Girling – assistant producer Stephen Hague – producer, engineer Ben Hillier – producer, mixing Jeff Knowler – assistant engineer Damian LeGassick – programming Steve Lovell – producer Gerard Navarro – assistant engineer William Orbit – producer, engineer Jeremy Plumb – art direction, design Steve Power – producer Iain Roberton – assistant engineer Andy Ross – engineer John Smith – producer, engineer Sean Spuehler – programming Stephen Street – producer, engineer Greg Williams – photography
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Chart (2000)PeakpositionAustralian Albums Chart 23Austrian Albums Chart 25Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 29Canadian Albums Chart 14Danish Albums Chart 29European Albums Chart 9French Albums Chart 8German Albums Chart 35Irish Albums Chart 3Japanese Albums Chart 20New Zealand Albums Chart 6Norwegian Albums Chart 13Swedish Albums Chart 22Swiss Albums Chart 31UK Albums Chart 3US Billboard 200 186
Certifications
References
External links
Blur: The Best Of at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)