Greatest Hits Vol. 1

~ Release by The Flaming Lips (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Talkin’ ’bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants to Live Forever) producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Talkin' 'Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues writer: Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue and Michael Ivins	4	3:50
2	Hit Me Like You Did the First Time producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Hit Me Like You Did the First Time writer: Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue and Michael Ivins		3:30
3	Frogs producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Frogs (The Flaming Lips song) writer: Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue and Michael Ivins		4:26
4	Felt Good to Burn producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Felt Good to Burn writer: Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue and Michael Ivins		3:21
5	Turn It On recording engineer and engineer: Keith Cleversley producer: Keith Cleversley and The Flaming Lips recording of: Turn It On writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones	4	4:40
6	She Don't Use Jelly producer: Keith Cleversley and The Flaming Lips recording of: She Don’t Use Jelly writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones		3:19
7	Chewin the Apple of Your Eye producer: Keith Cleversley and The Flaming Lips live recording of: Chewin the Apple of Your Eye additional lyricist: Steven Drozd writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones		3:48
8	Slow Nerve Action producer: Keith Cleversley and The Flaming Lips live recording of: Slow Nerve Action writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones		5:53
9	Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones		3:28
10	Brainville producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Brainville writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones		3:13
11	Lightning Strikes the Postman producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Lightning Strikes the Postman writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones		2:50
12	When You Smile producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: When You Smile (The Flaming Lips song) writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones		3:03
13	Bad Days (Aurally Excited version) engineer: Dave Fridmann producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann remixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann remix of: Bad Days by The Flaming Lips recording of: Bad Days writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Ronald Jones publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Lovely Sorts of Death Music		4:38
14	Riding to Work in the Year 2025 producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann live recording of: Riding to Work in the Year 2025 writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		5:53
15	Race for the Prize (Sacrifice of the New Scientists) producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Race for the Prize writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins	4	4:16
16	Waitin' For Superman (Is It Getting Heavy?) producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Waitin’ for a Superman writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins	4	4:18
17	The Spark That Bled producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: The Spark That Bled writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins	3.35	5:55
18	What Is the Light? producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: What Is the Light? writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins publisher: Lovely Sorts of Death Music	3.35	4:04

▼CD 2
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 1 recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann programming and sound engineer: Dave Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 2002, in 2022) recording of: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Part 1 writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Dave Fridmann and Michael Ivins	4.2	4:42
2	In the Morning of the Magicians recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann programming and sound engineer: Dave Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 2002, in 2022) recording of: In the Morning of the Magicians writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd	3	6:17
3	All We Have Is Now recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann programming and sound engineer: Dave Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 2002, in 2022) recording of: All We Have Is Now writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd	3.5	3:54
4	Do You Realize?? producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Do You Realize?? writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Dave Fridmann and Michael Ivins		3:32
5	The W.A.N.D. producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins	4	3:42
6	Pompeii am Götterdämmerung producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Pompeii am Götterdämmerung writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins	3.35	4:21
7	Vein of Stars producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Vein of Stars writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins	3.65	4:10
8	The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins	4	4:54
9	Convinced of the Hex recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann programming and engineer: Dave Fridmann additional engineer: Michael Ivins producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Convinced of the Hex writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Kliph Scurlock		3:55
10	See the Leaves recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann programming and engineer: Dave Fridmann additional engineer: Michael Ivins producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: See the Leaves writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Kliph Scurlock		4:25
11	Silver Trembling Hands recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann programming and engineer: Dave Fridmann additional engineer: Michael Ivins producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Silver Trembling Hands writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Kliph Scurlock		4:00
12	Is David Bowie Dying? producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Is David Bowie Dying? writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd		6:39
13	Try to Explain recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recorded at: Pink Floor Studios in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States (from 2012-02 until 2012-04) and Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States (from 2012-02 until 2012-04) recording of: Try to Explain writer: Derek Brown (member of The Flaming Lips), Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Kliph Scurlock		4:44
14	Always There, in Our Hearts recording engineer and mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Always There, in Our Hearts writer: Derek Brown (member of The Flaming Lips), Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Kliph Scurlock		4:36
15	How?? recording engineer: Dennis Coyne, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann additional engineer and additional producer: Dennis Coyne and Michael Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: How?? writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd		4:24
16	There Should Be Unicorns recording engineer: Dennis Coyne, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann additional engineer and additional producer: Dennis Coyne and Michael Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann additional vocals: Reggie Watts recording of: There Should Be Unicorns writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd		5:51
17	The Castle recording engineer: Dennis Coyne, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann additional engineer and additional producer: Dennis Coyne and Michael Fridmann producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann mixer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: The Castle writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd		4:50

▼CD 3
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Zero to a Million producer: The Flaming Lips recording of: Zero to a Million writer: Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue and Michael Ivins		3:22
2	Jets (Cupid's Kiss vs. The Psyche of Death) (2-track demo) producer: The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Jets (Cupid's Kiss vs. The Psyche of Death) writer: Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue and Michael Ivins		4:21
3	Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: 35,000 Feet of Despair writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		4:38
4	The Captain producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann medley including a recording of: The Captain writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Lovely Sorts of Death Music		5:09
5	1000 Ft. Hands producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: 1000 Ft. Hands writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		5:46
6	Noodling Theme (Epic Sunset mix #5) producer: The Flaming Lips recording of: Noodling Theme composer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd		3:23
7	Up Above the Daily Hum producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Up Above the Daily Hum writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		3:49
8	The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (In Anatropous Reflex) producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		4:17
9	We Can't Predict the Future producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: We Can't Predict the Future writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Lovely Sorts of Death Music		3:03
10	Your Face Can Tell the Future producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Your Face Can Tell the Future writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		5:08
11	You Gotta Hold On producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: You Gotta Hold On writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		4:03
12	What Does It Mean? producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: What Does It Mean? writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins and Kliph Scurlock		5:09
13	Spider-man vs. Muhammad Ali producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Spider-man vs. Muhammad Ali writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd		2:50
14	I Was Zapped by the Lucky Super Rainbow producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: I Was Zapped by the Lucky Super Rainbow writer: Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins		3:33
15	Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear, Part 2 producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann recording of: Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear, Part 2 writer: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Lovely Sorts of Death Music	5	5:06
16	If I Only Had a Brain producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann cover recording of: If I Only Had a Brain lyricist: Yip Harburg composer: Harold Arlen publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. part of: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack) part of: The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)		2:16
17	Silent Night / Lord Can You Hear Me producer: Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann cover recording of: Lord Can You Hear Me lyricist and composer: Jason Pierce (UK musician, Spacemen 3/Spiritualized) publisher: Redemption Songs cover recording of: Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) lyricist: Josef Mohr (in 1816) composer: Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818) translator: John Freeman Young (in 1859) translated version of: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht		4:33

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/12091832 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B07CLRMK7F [info]

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associated singles/EPs:	Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear Part 2 The Captain We Can't Predict the Future

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/1372270 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-flaming-lips/greatest-hits-vol-1-2/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003175072 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 093624906858
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 3:43:47

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Warner Bros. Records
9362-49068-5

Release events

Europe
2018-06-01

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