Best of (The Cardigans album)
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Best Of is a greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 album by the Swedish group The Cardigans
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...

, released in Europe in January 2008. It contains twenty-one singles and album tracks. There is also a double-CD version with rare tracks and B-sides. Both versions of the album contain no new songs.

It was released in Canada in May 2008 with a different track listing, containing only sixteen tracks.

CD 1

  1. "Rise and Shine
    Rise and Shine (The Cardigans song)
    "Rise and Shine" is a pop song The Cardigans. It was released as their debut single from their debut 1994 album Emmerdale. It was later re-recorded for their second album Life and was re-released throughout Europe to promote the international version of the album.-Formats and track listings:These...

    "
  2. "Sick & Tired"
  3. "After All..."
  4. "Carnival"
  5. "Daddy's Car"
  6. "Lovefool
    Lovefool
    "Lovefool" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon, released as a single on 14 September 1996, in the United Kingdom and internationally on 5 October 1996...

    "
  7. "Been It"
  8. "Losers"
  9. "War"
  10. "My Favourite Game
    My Favourite Game
    "My Favourite Game" is an alternative rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' 1998 album Gran Turismo. The song is the album's eighth track, and was released as its first single....

    "
  11. "Erase/Rewind
    Erase/Rewind
    "Erase/Rewind" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' 1998 album Gran Turismo. The song is the album's second track, and was released as its second single. It was also featured in The Thirteenth Floor during the ending credits...

    "
  12. "Hanging Around
    Hanging Around (The Cardigans song)
    "Hanging Around" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' 1998 album, Gran Turismo. The song is the album's fifth track, and was released as its third single on July 12, 1999, and charted at #17 on the U.K. Singles Chart...

    "
  13. "Higher"
  14. "For What It's Worth
    For What It's Worth (The Cardigans song)
    "For What It's Worth" was the first single from the band's fifth studio album Long Gone Before Daylight. It was released on 17 February 2003...

    "
  15. "You're the Storm
    You're the Storm
    "You're The Storm" is the second single by The Cardigans from their album Long Gone Before Daylight. It was released on 14 July in Europe.-Video:The official video was shot in 2003 and was nominated as "Best Video" in the Swedish Grammy Awards....

    "
  16. "Live and Learn"
  17. "Communication"
  18. "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
    I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
    "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" was the first single from The Cardigans' sixth album Super Extra Gravity. It was released in Scandinavia on September 21, 2005, in Canada on September 26, 2005 and then across Europe on October 3 and 7, 2005...

    "
  19. "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
    Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
    "Don't Blame Your Daughter " is a rock song by The Cardigans. It was released as the second single from their sixth album Super Extra Gravity in Europe in February 2006.-Track listings:*CD Single 1...

    "
  20. "Godspell"
  21. "Bonus Track (Skit)"
  22. "Burning Down the House
    Burning Down the House
    "Burning Down the House" is a song by New Wave band Talking Heads, released as the first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues.-Background:...

    " (duet with Tom Jones
    Tom Jones (singer)
    Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...

    )

CD 2

  1. "Pooh Song"
  2. "After All..." (Demo '93)
  3. "I Figured Out" (Demo '93)
  4. "Laika"
  5. "Plain Parade"
  6. "Emmerdale"
  7. "Carnival" (Puck Version)
  8. "Happy Meal I"
  9. "Nasty Sunny Beam"
  10. "Blah Blah Blah"
  11. "Losers" (First Try)
  12. "Country Hell"
  13. "Lovefool" (Puck Version)
  14. "War" (First Try)
  15. "Deuce"
  16. "The Road"
  17. "Hold Me" (Mini Version)
  18. "Hold Me"
  19. "If There Is a Chance"
  20. "For the Boys"
  21. "(If You Were) Less Like Me"
  22. "Slowdown Town"
  23. "Give Me Your Eyes"
  24. "Slow"

Canadian edition

  1. "Lovefool
    Lovefool
    "Lovefool" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon, released as a single on 14 September 1996, in the United Kingdom and internationally on 5 October 1996...

    "
  2. "Been It"
  3. "Carnival"
  4. "Rise & Shine"
  5. "Sick & Tired"
  6. "My Favourite Game
    My Favourite Game
    "My Favourite Game" is an alternative rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' 1998 album Gran Turismo. The song is the album's eighth track, and was released as its first single....

    "
  7. "Erase/Rewind
    Erase/Rewind
    "Erase/Rewind" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' 1998 album Gran Turismo. The song is the album's second track, and was released as its second single. It was also featured in The Thirteenth Floor during the ending credits...

    "
  8. "Hanging Around"
  9. "For What It's Worth
    For What It's Worth (The Cardigans song)
    "For What It's Worth" was the first single from the band's fifth studio album Long Gone Before Daylight. It was released on 17 February 2003...

    "
  10. "You're the Storm
    You're the Storm
    "You're The Storm" is the second single by The Cardigans from their album Long Gone Before Daylight. It was released on 14 July in Europe.-Video:The official video was shot in 2003 and was nominated as "Best Video" in the Swedish Grammy Awards....

    "
  11. "Live and Learn"
  12. "Communication"
  13. "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
    I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
    "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" was the first single from The Cardigans' sixth album Super Extra Gravity. It was released in Scandinavia on September 21, 2005, in Canada on September 26, 2005 and then across Europe on October 3 and 7, 2005...

    "
  14. "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
    Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
    "Don't Blame Your Daughter " is a rock song by The Cardigans. It was released as the second single from their sixth album Super Extra Gravity in Europe in February 2006.-Track listings:*CD Single 1...

    "
  15. "Burning Down the House
    Burning Down the House
    "Burning Down the House" is a song by New Wave band Talking Heads, released as the first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues.-Background:...

    " (duet with Tom Jones)
  16. "Godspell"

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart 8
European Top 100 Albums
European Top 100 Albums
The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...

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Irish Albums Chart
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...

60
Norwegian Albums Chart
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...

5
Swedish Albums Chart 5
Swiss Albums Chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...

 
78
UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

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Release history

Country Date
Netherlands
Sweden
Ireland
Germany
Canada
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