The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
2008 greatest hits album by Billy Idol
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The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself is a greatest hits album by the English rock singer Billy Idol, released on 24 June 2008 by Capitol Records. It features 16 of Idol's past singles, as well as two new tracks, "John Wayne" and "New Future Weapon". An additional new track, "Fractured", is available exclusively through download retailers. A deluxe CD/DVD set containing 13 music videos was also released.[2][3] The compilation omitted all videos from the Cyberpunk era and all singles and videos from Devil's Playground. "John Wayne" was later re-recorded for Idol's ninth studio album Dream Into It.
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| Released | 24 June 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–2008 | |||
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| Length | 77:36 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dancing with Myself" (EP Version, by Generation X) | Billy Idol, Tony James | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Hot in the City" | Idol | 3:33 |
| 3. | "White Wedding" (Part 1) | Idol | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Rebel Yell" | Idol, Steve Stevens | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Eyes Without a Face" | Idol, Stevens | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Flesh for Fantasy" | Idol, Stevens | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Catch My Fall" | Idol | 3:42 |
| 8. | "To Be a Lover" | William Bell, Booker T. Jones | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Don't Need a Gun" (Single Edit) | Idol | 5:24 |
| 10. | "Sweet Sixteen" | Idol | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Mony Mony" | Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell, Bobby Bloom | 5:00 |
| 12. | "Cradle of Love" | Idol, David Werner | 4:39 |
| 13. | "L.A. Woman" (Single Edit) | Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore | 4:04 |
| 14. | "Shock to the System" | Idol, Mark Younger-Smith | 3:37 |
| 15. | "Speed" (Album Version) | Idol, Stevens | 4:17 |
| 16. | "World Comin' Down" | Idol, Brian Tichy | 3:34 |
| 17. | "John Wayne" | Idol, Tichy, Derek Sherinian | 4:15 |
| 18. | "New Future Weapon" | Idol, Tichy | 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 19. | "Fractured" | Idol, Tichy | 4:27 |
| No. | Title | Director | Length |
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| 1. | "Dancing with Myself" | Tobe Hooper | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Hot in the City" (1987 version) | Larry Jordan | 3:56 |
| 3. | "White Wedding" (MTV-censored version) | David Mallet | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Rebel Yell" | Jeff Stein | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Eyes Without a Face" | Mallet | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Flesh for Fantasy" | Howard Deutch* | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Catch My Fall" | Mallet | 3:43 |
| 8. | "To Be a Lover" | Mallet | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Don't Need a Gun" | Julien Temple | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Sweet Sixteen" | Peter Sinclair | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Mony Mony – Live" | Jordan | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Cradle of Love" (Extended Billy Idol Only Version) | David Fincher | 5:22 |
| 13. | "L.A. Woman" | Fincher | 4:03 |
* CD/DVD booklet miscredits David Mallet as director of the video[4]
Personnel
Produced by Keith Forsey except:
- "Shock to the System" (Robin Hancock)
- "Speed" (Ralph Sall, Billy Idol and Steve Stevens)
- "John Wayne" and "New Future Weapon" (Josh Abraham)
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 38 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[6] | 29 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 39 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[8] | 48 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 72 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[10] | 37 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 73 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||