Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits explained

Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:The Script
Cover:The Script - Tales from the Script.png
Recorded:2008–2021
Length:69:36
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Acoustic Sessions 2
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Acoustic Sessions 3
Next Year:2022

Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Irish pop rock band The Script. It was released on 1 October 2021 through Phonogenic Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album includes singles from all six of the band's preceding studio albums, as well as a brand new song, and a song from their 2018 Acoustic Sessions EP.[1] It was preceded by the single "I Want It All", and was supported by a worldwide tour which took place throughout 2022 and spanned North America, Europe and Australia.[2] [3] [4]

The album debuted at number one in the albums charts in both Ireland and the UK.

Commercial performance

Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 8 October 2021, becoming the Script's sixth UK number-one album.[5] It also debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart, becoming the band's seventh chart-topping album in their home country and extending their unbroken string of number-one albums there.[6]

Promotion

Tales from the Script – Greatest Hits Tour

Concert Tour Name:Tales From The Script – Greatest Hits Tour (2022)
Artist:The Script
Album:Tales From The Script - Greatest Hits
Start Date:30 March 2022
End Date:18 November 2022
Number Of Shows:53
Number Of Legs:4
Last Tour:Sunsets & Full Moons Tour
(2020)
This Tour:Tales From The Script – Greatest Hits Tour
(2022)
List of confirmed dates and venues!Date!City!Country!Venue!Supporting act
North Americaa
30 March 2022Los AngelesCaliforniaWiltern TheatreCalum Scott
31 March 2022San FranciscoThe Warfield
1 April 2022Las VegasNevadaHouse of Blues
3 April 2022DenverColoradoMission Ballroom
5 April 2022MinneapolisMinnesotaState Theatre (Minneapolis)
6 April 2022MilwaukeeWisconsinRiverside Theater (Milwaukee)
7 April 2022ChicagoIllinoisRiviera Theatre
9 April 2022Royal Oak, MichiganMichiganRoyal Oak Music Theatre
10 April 2022TorontoOntarioMassey Hall
12 April 2022PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaThe Fillmore
13 April 2022
14 April 2022New York CityNew YorkRadio City Music Hall
Europe
14 May 2022BelfastNorthern IrelandSSE Arena, BelfastElla Henderson
15 May 2022
19 May 2022LiverpoolEnglandM&S Bank Arena
20 May 2022LeedsFirst Direct Arena
21 May 2022ManchesterAO Arena
23 May 2022CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff
24 May 2022NottinghamEnglandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham
26 May 2022AberdeenScotlandP&J Live
27 May 2022GlasgowOVO Hydro
28 May 2022NewcastleEnglandUtilita Arena Newcastle
30 May 2022BrightonBrighton Centre
31 May 2022BournemouthBournemouth International Centre
2 June 2022SheffieldUtilita Arena Sheffield
3 June 2022BirminghamUtilita Arena Birmingham
4 June 2022LondonThe O2
7 June 2022BrusselsBelgiumForest National
10 June 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
11 June 2022
14 June 2022DublinIreland3Arena
15 June 2022
19 June 2022CorkMusgrave Park, Cork
6 July 2022Henley-on-ThamesEnglandHenley FestivalTBA
14 July 2022ScarboroughScarborough Open Air Theatre
15 July 2022NewmarketNewmarket Racecourse
16 July 2022EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Castle
27 August 2022DevonEnglandPowderham Castle
Leg 3 — Australia
15 September 2022BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstageConrad Sewell
16 September 2022SydneyAware Super Theatre
17 September 2022MelbourneSidney Myer Music Bowl
20 September 2022PerthRAC Arena
Leg 4 — Europe
2 November 2022StockholmSwedenBerns SalongerTBA
3 November 2022OsloNorwaySentrum Scene
4 November 2022CopenhagenDenmarkVEGA
6 November 2022HamburgGermanyUebel & Gefährlich
7 November 2022WiesbadenSchlachthof
9 November 2022ZürichSwitzerlandSamsung Hall
10 November 2022MunichGermanyNeue Theaterfabrik
11 November 2022StuttgartLKA Longhorn
12 November 2022MilanItalyFabrique
14 November 2022ParisFranceLe Trianon
15 November 2022CologneGermanyCarlswerk Victoria
17 November 2022MadridSpainLa Riviera
18 November 2022LisbonPortugalCampo Pequeno

a Mark Sheehan was absent from the band's North America leg due to wanting to spend time with his family.[7]

Track listing

All Songs written by Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan except where indicated

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 94

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Script announce Australian Greatest Hits tour for 2022. NME. Doria. Matt. 29 September 2021. 5 October 2021.
  2. Web site: The Script announce 2022 tour for UK and Europe, detail Tales from the Script compilation. NME. Doria. Matt. 29 August 2021. 5 October 2021.
  3. Web site: The Script Announce Headline Australian Tour for 2022. Music Feeds. Alex. Gallagher. 30 September 2021. 19 November 2022.
  4. Web site: The Script ‘Greatest Hits Tour 2022’ Dates In USA, UK And Australia : Tickets Guidelines. Vocal Bop. Foysal. Patwary. 19 November 2022.
  5. Web site: The Script claim sixth UK Number 1 with Greatest Hits album: "This really, really means a lot". Official Charts Company. Griffiths. George. 8 October 2021. 9 October 2021.
  6. Web site: The Script's Greatest Hits extends band's unbroken streak of Number 1s on Official Irish Albums Chart. Official Charts Company. Copsey. Rob. 8 October 2021. 8 October 2021.
  7. Web site: The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue reveals why guitarist Mark Sheehan missed their American tour. VIP Magazine. Niamh. Devereux. 16 May 2022. 30 November 2022.
  8. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2023.

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