Greatest Hitz Explained

Greatest Hitz
Type:compilation
Artist:Limp Bizkit
Cover:Greatest Hitz.jpg
Recorded:1997–2005
Genre:
Length:71:41
Label:
Prev Title:The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Collected
Next Year:2008

Greatest Hitz is a compilation album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2005, it is a retrospective compiling material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Y'all (1997), Significant Other (1999), Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) and Results May Vary (2003).

Production and content

Greatest Hitz was announced for release as early as 2001.[1] While recording the albums Results May Vary and The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), the band continued to work on the compilation.[2] [3] A companion DVD, Greatest Videoz, was also released.

Greatest Hitz contains material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Y'all (1997), Significant Other (1999), Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) and Results May Vary (2003), as well as previously unreleased tracks and a new song entitled "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony", a medley of "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe and "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve.

Reception

Greatest Hitz peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard 200. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, "None of [''Greatest Hitz''] has aged well – as a matter of fact, it's aged incredibly quickly, sounding older than alt-rock hits from the mid-'90s – but that's almost beside the point, because this does its job well, and listeners who want to have some Limp Bizkit in their collection will find this to provide them with more of what they want than any other Bizkit dizc." In The Essential Rock Discography, Martin Charles Strong gave the compilation a 7 out of 10 rating.

Personnel

Tracks 1–11

Tracks 12–17

Notes and References

  1. Borland bids adieu to Bizkit. CMJ New Music Report. 69. 737. 6. October 29, 2001.
  2. Web site: D'Angelo. Joe. Wes Borland Back With Limp Bizkit. https://web.archive.org/web/20231031232744/https://www.mtv.com/news/b0gv8q/wes-borland-back-with-limp-bizkit. dead. October 31, 2023. MTV. August 16, 2004. December 17, 2011.
  3. Web site: Moss. Corey. Fred Durst Says Sex Video Was Stolen From His Computer. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812223001/https://www.mtv.com/news/9ljwui/fred-durst-says-sex-video-was-stolen-from-his-computer. dead. August 12, 2022. MTV. February 25, 2005. March 6, 2008.
  4. Limp Bizkit Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. December 6, 2023.