Beat This! The Best of the Beat
Beat This! The Best of the Beat (released as Beat This! The Best of the English Beat in the US) is a greatest hits album by British ska/new wave band the Beat, released on 20 November 2000 in Europe by Go-Feet Records and on 11 September 2001 in the US by London-Sire Records.
| Beat This! The Best of the Beat | ||||
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 European cover | ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 20 November 2000 11 September 2001 (US) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 47:27 47:09 (US) | |||
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| Producer | Bob Sargeant | |||
| The Beat chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
As well as a different track order, the US version is different from the European release in that the track "Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret" (which was from the album Wh'appen) has been replaced with the dub version of "Stand Down Margaret" (which was originally released as a double A-side single with "Best Friend"). The US version is also an enhanced CD that includes exclusive online content and 5 music videos, which are "Doors of Your Heart", "Drowning", "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Save It for Later" and "Too Nice to Talk To".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Beat, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirror in the Bathroom" | 3:07 | |
| 2. | "Save It for Later" | 3:35 | |
| 3. | "I Confess" | 4:32 | |
| 4. | "Tears of a Clown" | Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret" | Prince Buster, The Beat | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Best Friend" | 3:01 | |
| 7. | "Ranking Full Stop" | 2:48 | |
| 8. | "Can't Get Used to Losing You" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Hands Off...She's Mine" | 3:02 | |
| 10. | "Twist and Crawl" | The Beat, Les Bradell | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Too Nice to Talk To" | 3:08 | |
| 12. | "Doors of Your Heart" | The Beat, Colin Osborne | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Click Click" | 1:28 | |
| 14. | "Sole Salvation" | 3:04 | |
| 15. | "Drowning" | 3:50 | |
| Total length: | 47:27 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirror in the Bathroom" | 3:06 | |
| 2. | "Best Friend" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Hands Off...She's Mine" | 3:00 | |
| 4. | "Too Nice to Talk To" | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Doors of Your Heart" | The Beat, Colin Osborne | 3:46 |
| 6. | "I Confess" | 4:31 | |
| 7. | "Twist and Crawl" | The Beat, Les Bradell | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Ranking Full Stop" | 2:47 | |
| 9. | "Drowning" | 3:51 | |
| 10. | "Save It for Later" | 3:34 | |
| 11. | "Sole Salvation" | 3:04 | |
| 12. | "Click Click" | 1:30 | |
| 13. | "Tears of a Clown" | Cosby, Wonder, Robinson | 2:38 |
| 14. | "Can't Get Used to Losing You" | Pomus, Shuman | 3:01 |
| 15. | "Stand Down Margaret" (Dub) | The Beat | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 47:09 | ||
References
- Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- Dave, Thompson. "Beat This! The Best of the Beat – The English Beat | Songs, Reviews, Credits| AllMusic". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
- "The English Beat". englishbeat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2020.