Devo's Greatest Misses

Greatest Misses
Greatest Misses
Compilation album by Devo
Released	December 11, 1990
Recorded	1976–September 1982
Genre	New wave; punk rock; synth-pop;
Length	46:37
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Devo
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ReleasedDecember 11, 1990^[1]

Recorded1976–September 1982

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Length46:37

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Robert Christgau	^[3]

Greatest Misses is a compilation album of songs by American new wave band Devo, released in 1990 by Warner Bros. Records. Greatest Misses contains lesser-known tracks and alternate versions of tracks from other albums. It has a Parental Advisory label because of the song "Penetration in the Centrefold".

The album booklet includes several photos from previous albums, and the second half of an article on the band by Howie Klein for BAM magazine. The first half of this article appears in the booklet for Devo's Greatest Hits.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Devo Corporate Anthem"		Duty Now for the Future (1979)	1:16
2.	"Clockout"	Gerald Casale	Duty Now for the Future	2:48
3.	"The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize"		Duty Now for the Future	2:42
4.	"Shrivel Up"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)	3:05
5.	"Blockhead"	M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future	3:01
6.	"Pink Pussycat"	M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future	3:11
7.	"Mongoloid"	G. Casale	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:45
8.	"Be Stiff (Booji Boy Version)"	G. Casale, Bob Lewis	Single A-side (1978)	2:35
9.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Booji Boy Version)"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990)	3:00
10.	"Penetration in the Centrefold"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	B-side of "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" (1979)	2:28
11.	"Too Much Paranoias"		Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	1:58
12.	"S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)"		Duty Now for the Future	4:29
13.	"Mechanical Man (Booji Boy Version)"		Mechanical Man EP (1978)	3:20
14.	"Speed Racer"		Oh, No! It's Devo (1982)	2:40
15.	"Timing X/Space Junk"	M. Mothersbaugh/G. Casale, B. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future/Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:27
16.	"Jocko Homo (Booji Boy Version)"		The Truth About De-Evolution (1976)	2:53

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Mark Mothersbaugh Gerald Casale Bob Mothersbaugh Josh Hager Jeff Friedl Bob Casale Alan Myers Jim Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis David Kendrick Josh Freese
Studio albums	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) Duty Now for the Future (1979) Freedom of Choice (1980) New Traditionalists (1981) Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) Shout (1984) Total Devo (1988) Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Something for Everybody (2010)
Live albums	Now It Can Be Told: Devo at the Palace (1989) Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) DEV-O Live (1999) Devo Live 1980 (2005) Hardcore Devo Live! (2015)
Compilation albums	E-Z Listening Disc (1987) Devo's Greatest Hits (1990) Devo's Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991) Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo (1993) Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996) Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (2000) Recombo DNA (2000) This Is the Devo Box (2008) Something Else for Everybody (2013) 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023 (2023)
EPs	B Stiff (1977) Mechanical Man (1978) DEV-O Live (1981) Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983) Watch Us Work It (2008) Song Study (2010)
Singles	"Mongoloid" "Jocko Homo" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Be Stiff" "Secret Agent Man" "Girl U Want" "Whip It" "Freedom of Choice" "Through Being Cool" "Beautiful World" "Working in the Coal Mine" "Peek-a-Boo!" "That's Good" "Are You Experienced?" "Here to Go" "Disco Dancer" "Watch Us Work It"
Home video releases	The Men Who Make the Music Human Highway We're All Devo The Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo Live Devo Live 1980 Hardcore Devo Live!
Related articles	Discography Characters Booji Boy General Boy Devo 2.0 Devo Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol Energy dome Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers Mutato Muzika "Dare to Be Stupid" "The Mutants Are Revolting" Devo

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