GRRR!
2012 greatest hits album by the Rolling Stones
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GRRR! is a greatest hits album by the Rolling Stones. Released on 12 November 2012,[8] it commemorates the band's 50th anniversary. The album features two new songs titled "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot",[9] which were recorded in August 2012.[10]
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 12 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1963–2012[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 144:10 (2 CD) 212:03 (3 CD) 283:36 (4 CD) | |||
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| Singles from GRRR! | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| BBC Music | favourable[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Daily Telegraph |  [6] |
| Uncut | 7/10[7] |
"Doom and Gloom" peaked at No. 61 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 26 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and No. 30 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart in October 2012. Rolling Stone magazine named "Doom and Gloom" the 18th best song of 2012.
The album reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 19 on the US Billboard 200.
In support of GRRR!, a Stones concert was recorded on 15 December 2012 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States, as part of the band's 50 & Counting tour, and broadcast as the pay-per-view 2012 concert film One More Shot: The Rolling Stones Live. It was remixed and re-edited as the live album and concert film Grrr Live!, released on 10 February 2023.[11]
Editions
- 40-track, 2-CD jewel case with 12-page booklet, only sold in Australia, Asia, some European countries and selected American retailers[12][13]
- 50-track, 3-CD digipak with 12-page booklet
- 50-track, 3-CD box set with 36-page hardcover book and five postcards
- 50-track, 5-12" vinyl box set
- 50-track, 1-Blu-ray Pure Audio, no video, clear Blu-ray case, 12-page booklet, European & Mexico only[14]
- 80-track, 4-CD box set with bonus CD, 7" vinyl, hardcover book, poster, and postcards[8]
Artwork
Walton Ford was commissioned to do the album cover.[15] The artwork depicts a gorilla with the Stones' tongue and lips logo created by John Pasche, an adaptation of Ford's series of King Kong paintings titled "I Don't Like to Look at Him, Jack. It Makes Me Think of that Awful Day on the Island". Ford explained that he "saw the Rolling Stones as a sort of silverback", and the band could be compared to Kong due to "their kind of enormity of their accomplishment over the period of 50 years". The band approved the image, declaring that "The irreverence of Walton Ford's imagery captured the spirit of the tour", but fans were not so welcoming. Ford reacted to the criticism saying "the last people who I wanted to please were Rolling Stones fans", as he felt they "got their own grudges" and "just seem to be always angry at the Rolling Stones for a lot of reasons". Limited editions of the art were made by Ford and put on sale.[16][17] An augmented reality app allowed to see an animated version of the GRRR! cover.[18] Hingston Studios handled the album's art direction, including the handwritten font used in the cover and its campaign.[19]
Track listings
All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
Origin key
- * – Non-album single
- B – Non-album B-side
- RS – The Rolling Stones (1964)
- 1 – The Rolling Stones (1964)
- 1A – England's Newest Hit Makers (1964)
- 2A – 12 × 5 (1964)
- 2 – The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965)
- 3A – The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965)
- 3 – Out of Our Heads (UK) (1965)
- 4A – Out of Our Heads (US) (1965)
- 5A – December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965)
- BH – Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (1966)
- 4 – Aftermath (UK) (1966)
- 6A – Aftermath (US) (1966)
- 7A – Between the Buttons (US) (1967)
- F – Flowers (1967)
- 6 – Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)
- 7 – Beggars Banquet (1968)
- TPD – Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (1969)
- 8 – Let It Bleed (1969)
- 9 – Sticky Fingers (1971)
- 10 – Exile on Main St. (1972)
- 11 – Goats Head Soup (1973)
- 12 – It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
- 13 – Black and Blue (1976)
- 14 – Some Girls (1978)
- 15 – Emotional Rescue (1980)
- 16 – Tattoo You (1981)
- 17 – Undercover (1983)
- 18 – Dirty Work (1986)
- 19 – Steel Wheels (1989)
- FP – Flashpoint (1991)
- 20 – Voodoo Lounge (1994)
- S – Stripped (1995)
- 21 – Bridges to Babylon (1997)
- FL – Forty Licks (2002)
- 22 – A Bigger Bang (2005)
- EMS – Exile on Main St. reissue (2010)
- + – New, previously unreleased song (2012)
40-track version
50-track version
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Disc one
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Disc two
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Disc three
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80-track version
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Disc one
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Disc two
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Disc three
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Disc four
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Bonus disc – IBC demos, 1963
7-inch vinyl EP – BBC session, 1964
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Personnel
- Mick Jagger (all tracks) – lead vocals, harmonica, guitars, keyboards, percussion
- Keith Richards (all tracks) – acoustic and electric guitars, vocals (lead vocals on "Happy", "You Got the Silver" and the first verse of "Salt of the Earth"), keyboards, bass guitar, percussion
- Charlie Watts (all tracks) – drums, percussion
- Brian Jones (1962–69) – guitars, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, sitar, mellotron, recorder, appalachian dulcimer, saxophone, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, tambura, autoharp
- Bill Wyman (1962–91) – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, percussion
- Mick Taylor (1969–74) – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ronnie Wood (1975–present) – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[66] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[67] | Platinum | 20,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)[68] | Gold | 15,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[69] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[70] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[71] | Gold | 30,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[72] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[73] | 2× Platinum | 40,000* |
| Spain (Promusicae)[74] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[75] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[76] | Gold | 500,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide (2012) | — | 1,400,000[77] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date |
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| Worldwide (excluding North America) | 12 November 2012 |
| North America | 13 November 2012[8] |