Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo

Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo
Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo
Greatest hits album by Devo
Released	7 September 1993
Recorded	October 1977–September 1982
Genre	Art rock; new wave; post-punk; punk rock; synth-pop;
Length	59:14
Label	Virgin
Producer	Brian Eno; Ken Scott; Robert Margouleff; Roy Thomas Baker; Devo;
Devo chronology

Released7 September 1993

RecordedOctober 1977–September 1982

Genre

Length59:14

Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo is a compilation of songs by American new wave band Devo, released in 1993 by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom. It contains an exclusive remix of "Whip It" by Psychoslaphead. Originally released on CD and cassette formats, a double-LP edition by Simply Vinyl was later released in 2001.^[1]

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Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Jocko Homo"	Mark Mothersbaugh	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)	3:37
2.	"Mongoloid"	Gerald Casale	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:44
3.	"Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	2:40
4.	"Whip It"		Freedom of Choice (1980)	2:39
5.	"Girl U Want"		Freedom of Choice	2:57
6.	"Freedom of Choice"		Freedom of Choice	3:28
7.	"Peek-a-Boo!"		Oh, No! It's Devo (1982)	3:03
8.	"Through Being Cool"	G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh	New Traditionalists (1981)	3:12
9.	"That's Good"		Oh, No! It's Devo	3:25
10.	"Working in the Coal Mine"	Allen Toussaint	New Traditionalists	2:49
11.	"Devo Corporate Anthem"	M. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future (1979)	1:14
12.	"Be Stiff"	Bob Lewis, G. Casale	Single A-side (1978)	2:35
13.	"Gates of Steel"	G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith	Freedom of Choice	3:28
14.	"Come Back Jonee"		Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:23
15.	"Secret Agent Man"	P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri	Duty Now for the Future	3:36
16.	"The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize"	M. Mothersbaugh	Duty Now for the Future	2:42
17.	"Beautiful World"		New Traditionalists	3:33
18.	"Big Mess"		Oh, No! It's Devo	2:46
19.	"Whip It (HMS & M Mix)" (Remixed by Psychoslaphead)		Previously unreleased	7:41
Total length:				59:14

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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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