Vital Idol
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Vital Idol is a compilation
of remixed singles
from Billy Idol
's first three albums. Peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200
, the album was supported by a live single version of "Mony Mony".
The album, sporting a photo from the "Dancing with Myself" video was originally released in Europe in 1985. It was 24 bit digitally remastered and expanded to feature the remix of "To Be a Lover" and reissued globally in 2002. This time, a photo from the live video for "Mony Mony" was used as the album cover.
The album has been certified by BPI and RIAA platinum.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of remixed singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
's first three albums. Peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, the album was supported by a live single version of "Mony Mony".
The album, sporting a photo from the "Dancing with Myself" video was originally released in Europe in 1985. It was 24 bit digitally remastered and expanded to feature the remix of "To Be a Lover" and reissued globally in 2002. This time, a photo from the live video for "Mony Mony" was used as the album cover.
The album has been certified by BPI and RIAA platinum.
1985 release
- "White WeddingWhite Wedding (song)"White Wedding" is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his album Billy Idol . Although "the Big 80's: Episode I" of VH1's Pop-up Video trivia show claims Idol wrote the song to voice his displeasure with his sister's fiance , on an episode of VH1 Storytellers, Idol claimed that there was never...
" (Parts I & II) [Shotgun Mix] – 8:20 - "Dancing with MyselfDancing with Myself"Dancing with Myself" is a song by the band Generation X. The song was first released as a single and a 12" in 1980 and, a few weeks after the single release, was included on the band's last album - 1981's Kiss Me Deadly...
" (Uptown Mix) – 5:57 - "Flesh for Fantasy" (Below the Belt Mix) – 7:04
- "Catch My Fall" (Remix Fix) – 5:56
- "Mony MonyMony Mony"Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by Tommy James & the Shondells, that reached #1 in the UK charts.-History:"Mony Mony" was credited to Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, and Bobby Bloom. The hook in the song is said to have been inspired by James' view of a MONY sign atop the Mutual of New York...
" (Downtown Mix) – 5:01 - "Love Calling" (Rub a Dub Dub Mix) – 5:33
- "Hot in the CityHot in the City"Hot in the City" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at #23 in the U.S. and #58 in the UK. A re-release of the song in the UK in 1988 reached #13.-Music video:...
" (Exterminator Mix) – 5:09
1987 US edition
- "White Wedding" (Parts I & II) [Shotgun Mix] – 8:20
- "Mony Mony" (Downtown Mix) – 5:01
- "Hot in the City" (Exterminator Mix) – 5:09
- "Dancing with Myself" (Uptown Mix) – 5:57
- "Flesh for Fantasy" (Below the Belt Mix) – 7:04
- "To Be a Lover" (Mother of Mercy Mix) – 6:49
- "Love Calling" (Rub a Dub Dub Mix) – 5:33
- "Catch My Fall" (Remix Fix) – 5:56
1988 Japan edition (which contains 3 different mixes/songs marked *)
- "White Wedding" (Parts I & II) [Shotgun Mix] – 8:20
- "Mony Mony" (Hung Like A Pony Mix)* – 7:00
- "Hot in the City" (Exterminator Mix) – 5:10
- "Dancing with Myself" (Uptown Mix) – 5:59
- "Flesh for Fantasy" (Below the Belt Mix) – 7:04
- "To Be a Lover" (Mother of Mercy Mix) – 6:48
- "Love Calling" (Rub a Dub Dub Mix) – 5:33
- "Catch My Fall" (Remix Fix) – 4:56
- "Shakin' All Over" (Live)* – 4:39
- "Mony Mony" (Live)* – 4:06
Certification
Country | Certification | Sales |
---|---|---|
United States | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom | Platinum | 300,000 |