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Greatest Hits
Album cover for 1999 print
Studio album by
Alien Ant Farm
Released1999
Studio4th Street Recording ( Santa Monica, California)
Genre
Length41:50
Label
  • Chick Music Records
Producer
  • Alien Ant Farm
  • Jim Wirt
  • Donat Kazarinoff (co.)
Alien Ant Farm chronology
Love Songs
(1998) 		Greatest Hits
(1999) 		Anthology
(2001)

Greatest Hits is the debut studio album by American rock band Alien Ant Farm, released in 1999 through the bands own label "Chick Music Records". Despite its name, it is not a compilation album, and was intended to be tongue-in-cheek.[1] The album won best independent album at the 9th annual LA Music awards in 1999.[2] Most of the songs were reworked for Anthology and Truant.

The band was well known in their local scene, and after the release of the album, the band played numerous shows in California and in Europe;[3] They were well acquainted with fellow California band Papa Roach, and they were the first act signed to Papa Roach's New Noize label in 2000.[4] In 2005, the album was reissued with a thinner font.[5] Miguel Martinez, who mixed some of this album, later died by suicide, and the track "Sleepwalker" from Up in the Attic was dedicated to his girlfriend.[6]

On October 14, 2021, Tye Zamora posted an old homemade music video for this version of "Movies" on Facebook. It consisted of the band performing in a room, along with clips from various concerts. [7]

Track listing

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All songs written by Alien Ant Farm, except "Slick Thief", written by Michael Jackson.

Greatest Hits track listing
No.TitleLength
1."These Days"3:50
2."Pink Tea"4:09
3."Movies"3:25
4."Dole Roll" (originally featured on Love Songs)2:21
5."Denigrate"4:18
6."Solution Time" (new version, originally featured on Love Songs)4:22
7."S.S. Recognize" (new version, originally featured on the $100EP)3:51
8."Nova Hands" (originally featured on Love Songs)4:55
9."Universe" (originally featured on Love Songs)5:36
10."Slick Thief" (cover of "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson)3:32
Total length:41:50

Personnel

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Alien Ant Farm

  • Dryden - Songsayerer
  • Terence - Guitarer
  • Tye - Bassadilla
  • Michael - Drummist

Technical personnel

  • Alien Ant Farm – producer
  • Jim Wirt – producer, mixing (4, 8, 9)
  • Donat Kazarinoff – co-producer, engineer, mixing (1, 2, 6, 7, 10)
  • Miguel Martinez – mixing (3, 5), mastering

References

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  1. ^ "PopEntertainment.com: Alien Ant Farm interview about 'Up in the Attic.'". www.popentertainment.com.
  2. ^ "Alien Ant Farm".
  3. ^ ".: Alien Ant Farm :". January 24, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-01-24.
  4. ^ "Alien Ant Farm: Bugs, but No Rap-Rock". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Alien Ant Farm – Greatest Hits (2005, CD) - Discogs". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Song Meanings". August 21, 2010.
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/659743062/videos/1027832241343365/
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