This Is Music: The Singles 92–98
2004 compilation album by The Verve
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This is Music: The Singles 92–98 is a singles compilation album by the English alternative rock band the Verve. The compilation was released in November 2004 and included two previously unreleased tracks: "This Could Be My Moment" and "Monte Carlo". Nick McCabe did not participate in the songs, Simon Tong being the one that took the control of the lead guitar. The album was named after a track by the same name off their 1995 album A Northern Soul. The album cover is based on the cover of their 1992 single "She's a Superstar". In 2025 it was re-released on vinyl, replacing the two previously unreleased songs with the two singles from Forth.
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| Released | 1 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1998 | |||
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| Length | 67:30 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[3] |
| Yahoo! Music | [4] |
Tracklisting
All tracks written by Richard Ashcroft, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury, and Nick McCabe, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "This Is Music" | A Northern Soul, 1995 | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Slide Away" | A Storm in Heaven, 1993 | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Lucky Man" (Ashcroft) | Urban Hymns, 1997 | 4:49 |
| 4. | "History" | A Northern Soul, 1995 | 5:28 |
| 5. | "She's a Superstar" (edit) | Verve EP, 1992 | 5:04 |
| 6. | "On Your Own" | A Northern Soul, 1995 | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Blue" | A Storm in Heaven, 1993 | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Sonnet" (Ashcroft) | Urban Hymns, 1997 | 4:24 |
| 9. | "All in the Mind" | Non-album single, 1992 | 4:17 |
| 10. | "The Drugs Don't Work" (Ashcroft) | Urban Hymns, 1997 | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Gravity Grave" | Verve EP, 1992 | 8:21 |
| 12. | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Ashcroft[5]) | Urban Hymns, 1997 | 5:59 |
| 13. | "This Could Be My Moment" (Ashcroft) | Previously unreleased | 3:59 |
| 14. | "Monte Carlo" | Previously unreleased | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 67:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
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| 15. | "I See the Door" | "On Your Own" single, 1995 | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 72:58 | ||
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
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| 5. | "She's A Superstar" (original) | Non-album single, 1992 | 8:56 |
| 13. | "Love Is Noise" | Forth, 2008 | 5:29 |
| 14. | "Rather Be" | Forth, 2008 | 5:38 |
| Total length: | 75:08 | ||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12] | Platinum | 125,000‡ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 1 November 2004 | EMI, Virgin | CD | CDV 2991 |
| Australia | 8 November 2004 | EMI | CD | 8636892 |
| United States | 16 November 2004 | Virgin | CD | 7243 8 63688 2 9 |
| Japan | 17 November 2004 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | VJCP-68692 |