Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits
Album by Faithless
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Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by the English dance music group Faithless, which was released on 16 May 2005. It features all their released singles (other than "Take the Long Way Home"), plus three additional new tracks ("Fatty Boo", "Reasons (Saturday Night)", and "Why Go?" (2005 remix featuring Estelle).
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| Released | 16 May 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Various | |||
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| Length | 75:26 | |||
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| Producer | Rollo Armstrong | |||
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Chart performance
Forever Faithless was the best selling dance album of 2005. It has sold 1,381,407 copies as of October 2015.[1] After the death of Faithless member Maxi Jazz in December 2022, Forever Faithless entered the UK Album Downloads Chart at number 7.[2]
Track listing
UK version
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Insomnia" (Monster Mix) | Reverence (1996) | 8:42 |
| 2. | "Mass Destruction" | No Roots (2004) | 3:33 |
| 3. | "God Is a DJ" | Sunday 8PM (1998) | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Don't Leave" (featuring Pauline Taylor and Dido) | Reverence | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Muhammad Ali" (Radio Edit) | Outrospective (2001) | 3:31 |
| 6. | "We Come 1" | Outrospective | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Reverence" | Reverence | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Salva Mea" | Reverence | 10:51 |
| 9. | "One Step Too Far" | Outrospective | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Bring My Family Back" | Sunday 8PM | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Miss U Less, See U More" (featuring LSK) | No Roots | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Tarantula" | Outrospective | 6:40 |
| 13. | "Fatty Boo" (featuring The Hiites) | previously unreleased | 6:00 |
| 14. | "Reasons (Saturday Night)" (featuring Ian Dury) | previously unreleased | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Why Go?" (2005 Remix, featuring Estelle) | previously unreleased | 3:24 |
| 16. | "I Want More" (featuring Nina Simone) | No Roots | 3:32 |
US version
Released on Arista Records, the American version of the Forever Faithless CD does not include "Fatty Boo", but is an enhanced disc with a bonus music video of the 2005 version of "Why Go".
Initial US pressings contained MediaMax CD-3 copy protection, but this was abandoned after the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal.
Song versions
Except "Insomnia" and "Salva Mea", the chart versions of each song are included, not the full-length versions. This was necessary to fit all the tracks into 1 hour 20 minutes.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BRMA)[22] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[23] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[24] | 5× Platinum | 75,000^ |
| Russia (NFPF)[25] | Gold | 10,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
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DVD
Alongside the CD a DVD was also released containing the promotional videos for 12 Faithless singles, but does not include the videos for "Salva Mea '95", "Reverence", "If Lovin' You Is Wrong", "Bring My Family Back" (German version featuring Sabrina Setlur), "Why Go?" (Boy George Version), "Why Go?" (Estelle Version), "Muhammad Ali" (Rollo & Sister Bliss Tuff Love Mix Video) and "Miss U Less, See U More".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Salva Mea" ('97 video version) | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Don't Leave" (video version) | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Insomnia" (video version) | 3:36 |
| 4. | "God Is a DJ" (video version) | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Take the Long Way Home" (video version) | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Bring My Family Back" (UK video version) | 4:02 |
| 7. | "We Come 1" (video version) | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Muhammad Ali" (video version) | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Tarantula" (video version) | 3:21 |
| 10. | "One Step Too Far" (video version) | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Mass Destruction" (video version) | 3:35 |
| 12. | "I Want More" (video version) | 3:02 |
| 13. | "Hexstatic Video-Mash-Up" (megamix of all previous videos) | 15:16 |