Best of Blue

Best of Blue
Greatest hits album by Blue
Released 15 November 2004
Recorded 2000-2004
Genre Pop
Length 53:04
Label Innocent
Blue chronology
Remixes - Japan Tour Mini Album
(2004)
Best of Blue
(2004)
4Ever Blue
(2005)
Alternative cover
Special limited fans edition cover
Singles from Best of Blue
  1. "Curtain Falls"
    Released: 8 November 2004
  2. "Get Down on It"
    Released: 3 January 2005
  3. "Only Words I Know"
    Released: 13 June 2005

Best of Blue is the first greatest hits compilation album released by English boy band Blue. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2004, by Innocent Records. It was due to be supported by a European tour of the same name, but this was cancelled in February 2005.[1]

Singles

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "All Rise" (from All Rise)Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan, Simon Webbe, Daniel StephensStargate 3:43
2. "Too Close" (from All Rise)Kier Gist, Darren Lighty, Robert Huggar, Raphael Brown, Robert Ford Jr., Denzil Miller, James B. Moore, Kurtis Walker, Larry SmithRay Ruffin 3:45
3. "If You Come Back" (from All Rise)Ray Ruffin, Nicole Formescu, Lee Brennan, Ian HopeRay Ruffin 3:27
4. "Fly by II" (from All Rise)Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, WebbeStargate 3:46
5. "One Love" (from One Love)Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir RustanStargate 3:33
6. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John (from One Love)Elton John, Bernie TaupinStargate 3:41
7. "U Make Me Wanna" (from One Love)John McLaughlin, Harry Wilkins, Steve RobsonStargate 3:38
8. "Guilty" (from Guilty)James, Kennedy, Woodcock, BarlowTrue North, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes 3:45
9. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (featuring Stevie Wonder and Angie Stone (from Guilty)Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae HardawayMartin Harrington, Ash Howes 3:33
10. "Breathe Easy" (from Guilty)Jensen, Ryan, Martin M. LarssonDeekay 4:36
11. "Bubblin'" (from Guilty)Costa, Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Jørgensen, Ali TennantDeekay 3:05
12. "Curtain Falls" (Previously unreleased)Antony Costa, Tor Erik Hermansen, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Duncan James, DJ Wonder, Hallgeir Rustan, Mikkel SEStarGate 4:02
13. "Get Down on It" (Previously unreleased)Bell, Taylor, Brown, Hickens, Nash, Giftens, Thomas, Smith, WestStarGate 3:54
14. "Love at First Sight" (Previously unreleased)   3:16
15. "Best in Me" (2004 Version (from All Rise)Jem Godfrey, Bill PadleyJem Godfrey, Bill Padley 3:13

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)[2] Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 11
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 37
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia) 76
Dutch Albums Chart 72
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 6
French Albums Chart[4] 5
German Albums Chart 7
Greece Albums Chart[5] 5
Irish Albums Chart 26
Italian FIMI Albums Chart 1
Japanese Albums Chart[6] 14
Japanese (International Albums Chart)[7] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 25
Portuguese Albums Chart 2
Scottish Albums Chart[8] 12
Spanish Albums Chart[9] 88
Swiss Albums Chart 8
Turkish Albums Chart 34
UK Albums Chart 6
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart 9
Norwegian Albums Chart 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 37
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Italian Albums Chart 9
Swiss Albums Chart 49

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 100,000^
Italy (FIMI)[11] 4× Platinum 400,000*
Portugal (AFP)[12] 2× Platinum 80,000^
South Korea (RIAK)[13] Gold 6,118[14]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[17] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  3. "Hits of the World - Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 8 January 2005. p. 51. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
  5. Billboard.
  6. "ブルーのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON STYLE.
  7. "Google Translate".
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".
  9. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blue; 'Best of Blue')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  11. "Italian album certifications – Blue – Best of Blue" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Blue in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  12. "Portuguese album certifications – Blue – Best of Blue" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  13. UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: South Korea (RIAK).
  14. "Fan Of Music - South Korea Database".
  15. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Blue; 'Best of Blue')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  16. "British album certifications – Blue – Best of Blue". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Best of Blue in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  17. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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