Greatest Hits (The Cure album)

Greatest Hits features select singles from the Cure's then-25 year history, along with the two new tracks "Cut Here" and "Just Say Yes".^[7] All songs were newly remastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering specifically for the collection.

The UK and international editions of the album feature a similar track listing, with the exception of three songs that only appear on one or the other: the international release features "The Walk", while the UK release excludes it in favour of "The Caterpillar" and "Pictures of You".^[8]

In an effort to provide something new for the hardcore fans who owned the previously released songs, Smith arranged for the band and former member Boris Williams to re-record acoustic versions of the Greatest Hits. Only the select first pressings of Greatest Hits were bundled with the bonus disc of Acoustic Hits.

Greatest Hits was also released on VHS and DVD. The video track listing mirrors that of the North American audio CD, with the exception of "The Caterpillar", "Pictures of You" and "Close to Me (Closest Mix)" which appear as hidden Easter eggs. Six of the acoustic performances also appear on the DVD.

The first vinyl version of this album was released on Record Store Day 2017 (22 April 2017) as two LP picture discs by the label Elektra Catalog Group. A quantity of 3250 were pressed. The release does not include the content of the Acoustic Hits disc,^[9] which was given its own standalone release on standard black vinyl. On 5 July 2019, the album reached a new peak of number 19 in the UK Albums Chart following the Cure's headline set at that year's Glastonbury Festival.

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International release

1. "Boys Don't Cry"
2. "A Forest" (Shortened Edit)
3. "Let's Go to Bed"
4. "The Walk" Non-album single (1983)
5. "The Lovecats"
6. "In Between Days"
7. "Close to Me" (Remix)
8. "Why Can't I Be You?"
9. "Just Like Heaven" (Bob Clearmountain Remix)
10. "Lullaby" (Remix)
11. "Lovesong" (Remix)
12. "Never Enough" (Single Mix)
13. "High" (Single Mix)
14. "Friday I'm in Love"
15. "Mint Car" (Radio Mix)
16. "Wrong Number" (Single Mix)
17. "Cut Here"
18. "Just Say Yes"

Bonus disc (Acoustic Hits)

Acoustic Hits, the bonus disc features newly recorded acoustic versions of songs.

1. "Boys Don't Cry"
2. "A Forest"
3. "Let's Go to Bed"
4. "The Walk"
5. "The Love Cats"
6. "In Between Days"
7. "Close to Me"
8. "Why Can't I Be You?"
9. "Just Like Heaven"
10. "Lullaby"
11. "Lovesong"
12. "Never Enough"
13. "High"
14. "Friday I'm in Love"
15. "Mint Car"
16. "Wrong Number"
17. "Cut Here"
18. "Just Say Yes"

Record Store Day 2017 release

Disc 1, Side A^[9]

1. "Boys Don't Cry"
2. "A Forest"
3. "Let's Go to Bed"
4. "The Walk"
5. "The Love Cats"

Disc 1, Side B^[9]

1. "In Between Days"
2. "Close to Me"
3. "Why Can't I Be You?"
4. "Just Like Heaven"
5. "Lullaby"

Disc 2, Side A^[9]

1. "Lovesong"
2. "Never Enough"
3. "High"
4. "Friday I'm in Love"

Disc 2, Side B^[9]

1. "Mint Car"
2. "Wrong Number"
3. "Cut Here"
4. "Just Say Yes"

The following is the personnel for the Greatest Hits disc, and does not apply to the Acoustic Hits bonus disc. Credits taken from UK release CD booklet.^[10]

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar (all tracks); keyboards (tracks 3–11, 13–18); Bass VI (tracks 6, 9, 10, 13, 17); bass guitar (track 3, 16)
• Porl Thompson – guitar (tracks 6–14), keyboards (tracks 6–9)
• Reeves Gabrels – guitar (track 16)
• Michael Dempsey – bass guitar (track 1)
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar (tracks 2, 6–15, 17)
• Perry Bamonte – guitar (tracks 15, 17, 18), keyboards (tracks 13, 14)
• Matthieu Hartley – keyboards (track 2)
• Roger O'Donnell – keyboards (tracks 10, 11, 15, 17, 18)
• Lol Tolhurst – drums (tracks 1 and 2), keyboards (tracks 3, 6–9); drum machine (track 4); vibraphone (track 5); "other instrument" (tracks 10, 11)
• Steve Goulding – drums (track 3)
• Jason Cooper – drums (tracks 15–18)
• Boris Williams – drums (tracks 6–14)
• Andy Anderson – drums (track 5)
• Phil Thornalley – double bass (track 5)
• Saffron – backing vocals (track 18)
• Tim Young – remastering at Metropolis Mastering