The Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder
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| Greatest hits album by Fatboy Slim | ||||
| Released | 19 June 2006 (UK) 20 June 2006 (US) |
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| Recorded | 1996–2006 | |||
| Genre | Big beat | |||
| Length | 65:46 | |||
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Skint (UK) Astralwerks (US) |
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| Producer | Fatboy Slim | |||
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US edition cover
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| Singles from The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10) |
| PopMatters | (7/10) |
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| The Times | |
The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder is a compilation album by English electronic musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 June 2006. In addition to previously released material, the album includes two new tracks: "Champion Sound" and "That Old Pair of Jeans". A collection of music videos titled The Greatest Hits – Why Make Videos was also released in 2006.
To save space on the audio disc, the songs are shorter radio edits with the exception of the final track. The profanity in "Wonderful Night" remains intact in the United Kingdom edition, but was removed for the United States. "Champion Sound" is also significantly different on the US edition, as it contains verses that are absent from the UK release.
For the UK release, the artwork for the album cover was created by Brighton artist Julie-Anne Gilburt. It features the image of the man previously used on the cover of You've Come a Long Way, Baby. Gilburt painted this cover for the greatest hits album depicting an angelic version of the man, with wings. Several images were created for this project, including a full frontal nude, and the man lounging on a sofa. These images appear in the album booklet.
For the US release, the front cover was altered to that of Christopher Walken from the "Weapon of Choice" music video. The title of the compilation comes from the slogan on the T-shirt of the man who adorns the non-US covers of both this album and You've Come a Long Way, Baby: "I'M # 1 SO WHY TRY HARDER".
Rare and Unseen Videos
Special bonus section
The album sold 20,014 copies in Japan in its first week.
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