The Saints Are Coming: The Best of The Skids
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The Saints Are Coming: The Best of The Skids is the seventh greatest hits
album by Skids, released in 2007. The album was released following the popularity of U2
and Green Day
's cover of "The Saints Are Coming
," in 2006.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album by Skids, released in 2007. The album was released following the popularity of U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
and Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
's cover of "The Saints Are Coming
The Saints Are Coming
"The Saints Are Coming" was the third single by the Scottish punk rock band Skids, featured on their 1979 debut album, Scared to Dance. The song became an international #1 hit when it was covered in 2006 by Green Day and U2...
," in 2006.
Track listing
- "The Saints Are ComingThe Saints Are Coming"The Saints Are Coming" was the third single by the Scottish punk rock band Skids, featured on their 1979 debut album, Scared to Dance. The song became an international #1 hit when it was covered in 2006 by Green Day and U2...
" - "Into the ValleyInto the Valley"Into the Valley" is a 1979 single by Skids, taken off their Scared to Dance album, and is their best known song, appearing on a number of punk rock and Scottish music compilation albums. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 24 March 1979...
" - "A Woman in Winter"
- "Scared to Dance"
- "Charade"
- "Animation"
- "Peaceful Times"
- "Working for the Yankee Dollar" (Single Version)
- "Sweet Suburbia"
- "Scale"
- "Of One Skin"
- "Goodbye Civilian"
- "Melancholy Soldiers"
- "Out of Town"
- "CharlesCharles EPThe Charles EP, or simply named Skids, is the first disc and EP of punk rock band Skids, released in 1977 on the Scottish punk label No-Bad....
" - "Circus Games"
- "Hurry on Boys"
- "The Olympian"
- "Masquerade"
- "TV Stars" (Live at The MarqueeMarquee ClubThe Marquee was a music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts.It was also the location of the first ever live performance by The Rolling Stones on 12 July 1962....
) - "Iona" (Single Version)