| Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 18 September 2000[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1999 | |||
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| Length | 72:52 | |||
| Label | Musicrama/Koch | |||
| The Pretenders chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by English-American rock band The Pretenders, released in 2000. It was only their second greatest hits album in 22 years, but less successful than its predecessor, The Singles, released in 1987. It contains six songs not featured on the previous compilation: "Human", "Forever Young", "Night in My Veins", "Spiritual High (State of Independence)", "Popstar" and "I'll Stand by You".
The track "Human" is a cover of the 1995 song "Human on the Inside" by Australian rock duo, Divinyls.
All tracks are written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Brass in Pocket" |
| Pretenders (1980) | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Message of Love" | Extended Play and Pretenders II (1981) | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | Get Close (1986) | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "Kid" | Pretenders | 3:04 | |
| 5. | "Human" |
| ¡Viva El Amor! (1999) | 3:55 |
| 6. | "I Go to Sleep" | Ray Davies | Pretenders II | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Forever Young" | Bob Dylan | Last of the Independents (1994) | 5:04 |
| 8. | "I Got You Babe" (UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde) | Sonny Bono | Baggariddim (1985) | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Night in My Veins" |
| Last of the Independents | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Spiritual High (State of Independence)" (Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde) |
| Moodfood (1992) | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Talk of the Town" (single version) | Extended Play and Pretenders II | 3:13 | |
| 12. | "Stop Your Sobbing" | Davies | Pretenders | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Hymn to Her" | Meg Keene | Get Close | 4:57 |
| 14. | "2000 Miles" | Learning to Crawl (1984) | 3:40 | |
| 15. | "Breakfast in Bed" (UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde) |
| UB40 (1988) | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Popstar" |
| ¡Viva El Amor! | 3:41 |
| 17. | "Middle of the Road" | Learning to Crawl | 4:13 | |
| 18. | "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" |
| Learning to Crawl | 3:41 |
| 19. | "Back on the Chain Gang" | Learning to Crawl | 3:52 | |
| 20. | "I'll Stand By You" |
| Last of the Independents | 3:59 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 99 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 45 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 23 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 21 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[7] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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