With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective

With Arms Wide Open:
A Retrospective
With Arms Wide Open:; A Retrospective
Compilation album by Creed
Released	November 20, 2015
Recorded	1995–2009
Genre	Post-grunge; hard rock; alternative rock; alternative metal;
Length	68:43 (disc one); 51:57 (disc two); 57:01 (disc three);
Label	Wind-up; Concord Bicycle;
Producer	John Kurzweg; Howard Benson;
Creed chronology

ReleasedNovember 20, 2015

Recorded1995–2009

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68:43 (disc one)
51:57 (disc two)
57:01 (disc three)

With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective is a compilation album by American rock band Creed, which was released on November 20, 2015.^[1] It is a three disc set, with disc one devoted to the band's radio hits, disc two for rarities and demos, and disc three for acoustic tracks. It is Creed's first album released since the acquisition of Wind-up Records by Concord Bicycle Music in May 2015.^[2] With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective is a Walmart exclusive in the United States.^[3]

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Own Prison" (radio edit)	4:14
2.	"Torn" (radio edit)	5:21
3.	"What's This Life For" (album edit)	3:31
4.	"One" (radio edit)	4:34
5.	"What If" (radio edit)	4:52
6.	"Higher" (top 40 version)	4:42
7.	"With Arms Wide Open" (strings version)	3:55
8.	"Are You Ready?"	4:46
9.	"My Sacrifice" (radio edit)	4:19
10.	"Bullets"	3:51
11.	"One Last Breath" (radio edit)	4:01
12.	"Don't Stop Dancing"	4:30
13.	"Weathered" (radio edit)	4:50
14.	"Overcome"	3:47
15.	"Rain" (pop mix)	3:19
16.	"A Thousand Faces" (radio edit)	4:05
Total length:		68:43

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"To Whom It May Concern"		5:11
2.	"Is This the End?" (Scream 3 edit)		6:15
3.	"Bound & Tied"		5:36
4.	"Young Grow Old"		4:46
5.	"Silent Teacher"		3:44
6.	"I'm Eighteen" (Alice Cooper cover)	Alice Cooper Neal Smith Dennis Dunaway Glen Buxton Michael Bruce	3:11
7.	"Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors cover; live at Woodstock 1999, featuring Robbie Krieger)	The Doors	5:53
8.	"Riders on the Storm" (The Doors cover)	The Doors	6:17
9.	"Blistered" (demo)		4:07
10.	"More Than This" (demo)		3:28
11.	"Why" (demo)		3:23
Total length:			51:57

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Sacrifice" (acoustic version; live)	4:46
2.	"My Own Prison" (acoustic version; extended version)	5:01
3.	"Don't Stop Dancing" (acoustic version #3)	3:41
4.	"With Arms Wide Open" (acoustic version)	3:54
5.	"What's This Life For" (alternate version; clean)	4:22
6.	"Rain" (acoustic version; live)	3:29
7.	"My Own Prison" (acoustic version; live)	4:46
8.	"With Arms Wide Open" (acoustic version; live)	4:03
9.	"Overcome" (acoustic version; live)	4:24
10.	"One" (acoustic version; live)	4:58
11.	"Torn" (acoustic version; live)	6:02
12.	"Higher" (acoustic version; live)	4:28
13.	"To Whom It May Concern" (acoustic version; live)	3:02
Total length:		57:01

v t e Creed
Scott Stapp Mark Tremonti Brian Marshall Scott Phillips
Studio albums	My Own Prison (1997) Human Clay (1999) Weathered (2001) Full Circle (2009)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (2004) With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015) The Best of Creed (2025)
Concert films	Creed Live (2009)
Extended plays	Higher (1999)
Singles	"My Own Prison" "What's This Life For" "One" "Higher" "What If" "With Arms Wide Open" "Riders on the Storm" "My Sacrifice" "Bullets" "One Last Breath" "Hide" "Don't Stop Dancing" "Weathered" "Overcome" "Rain"
Other songs	"Young Grow Old"
Related articles	Discography Brett Hestla Eric Friedman Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival

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