Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
The Flaming Lips
ReleasedApril 2018
Recorded1992–2017
GenreAlternative rock, experimental rock, psychedelic pop, dream pop
Length223:47
LabelWarner Bros. Records
The Flaming Lips chronology
Oczy Mlody
(2017) 		Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(2018) 		Death Trippin' at Sunrise: Rarities, B-Sides & Flexi Discs: 1986–1990
(2018)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by the American experimental rock group The Flaming Lips. The first two discs are entirely made up of songs that span from 1992's Hit to Death in the Future Head to 2017's Oczy Mlody, with the third disc featuring demos, B-sides, rarities, and the band's contributions to movie soundtracks.

Release

On April 27, 2018, it was announced that The Flaming Lips would release a new compilation album titled Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 on June 1 through Warner Bros. Records.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic's Heather Phares noted that it "does an admirable job of boiling down their sprawling quarter-century stint on Warner Bros. into a slightly more manageable three-disc set", ultimately concluding that the album "caters to all levels of Flaming Lips fans and does it well".[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Coyne/Drozd/Ivins, except when noted.[2]

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Talking 'Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants to Live Forever)" Hit to Death in the Future Head (1992)3:50
2."Hit Me Like You Did the First Time" Hit to Death in the Future Head3:30
3."Frogs" Hit to Death in the Future Head4:26
4."Felt Good To Burn" Hit to Death in the Future Head3:21
5."Turn It On"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesTransmissions From the Satellite Heart (1993)4:40
6."She Don't Use Jelly"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesTransmissions From the Satellite Heart3:19
7."Chewin' the Apple of Your Eye"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesTransmissions From the Satellite Heart3:48
8."Slow Nerve Action"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesTransmissions From the Satellite Heart5:53
9."Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesClouds Taste Metallic (1995)3:28
10."Brainville"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesClouds Taste Metallic3:13
11."Lightning Strikes the Postman"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesClouds Taste Metallic2:50
12."When You Smile"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesClouds Taste Metallic3:03
13."Bad Days [Aurally Excited Version]"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/JonesClouds Taste Metallic4:38
14."Riding to Work in the Year 2025" Zaireeka (1997)5:53
15."Race for the Prize (Sacrifice of the New Scientists)" The Soft Bulletin (1999)4:16
16."Waitin' for a Superman (Is It Gettin' Heavy?)" The Soft Bulletin4:18
17."The Spark That Bled" The Soft Bulletin5:55
18."What Is the Light?" The Soft Bulletin4:04
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"Booker/Coyne/Drozd/Fridmann/IvinsYoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)4:42
2."In the Morning of the Magicians"Booker/Coyne/Drozd/Fridmann/IvinsYoshimi Battles The Pink Robots6:17
3."All We Have Is Now"Booker/Coyne/Drozd/Fridmann/IvinsYoshimi Battles The Pink Robots3:54
4."Do You Realize??"Booker/Coyne/Drozd/Fridmann/IvinsYoshimi Battles The Pink Robots3:32
5."The W.A.N.D." At War With the Mystics (2006)3:42
6."Pompeii am Gotterdammerung" At War With the Mystics4:21
7."Vein of Stars" At War With the Mystics4:10
8."The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)" At War With The Mystics4:54
9."Convinced of the Hex" Embryonic (2009)3:55
10."See the Leaves" Embryonic4:25
11."Silver Trembling Hands" Embryonic4:00
12."Is David Bowie Dying?"Coyne/DrozdThe Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends (2012)6:39
13."Try to Explain"Coyne/DrozdThe Terror (2013)4:44
14."Always There in Our Hearts"Coyne/DrozdThe Terror4:36
15."How??"Coyne/DrozdOczy Mlody (2017)4:24
16."There Should Be Unicorns"Coyne/DrozdOczy Mlody5:51
17."The Castle"Coyne/DrozdOczy Mlody4:50
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Zero To a Million" (previously unreleased demo, recorded 1991)Coyne/Donahue/Ivins 3:22
2."Jets (Cupid's Kiss Vs. the Psyche of Death) [2-Track Demo]"Coyne/Donahue/IvinsYeah, I Know It's a Drag... But Wastin' Pigs Is Still Radical (1991)4:21
3."Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" Zaireeka (1997)4:38
4."The Captain" The Soft Bulletin 5.1 (2006)5:09
5."1000 Ft Hands" The Soft Bulletin 5.15:46
6."Noodling Theme [Epic Sunset Mix #5]"Coyne/DrozdThe Southern Oklahoma Cosmic Trigger Contest (2001)3:23
7."Up Above the Daily Hum" Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 5.1 (2003)3:49
8."The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (In Anatropous Reflex)"Coyne/Donahue/IvinsAt War with the Mystics 5.1 (2006)4:17
9."We Can't Predict the Future" The Soft Bulletin 5.13:03
10."Your Face Can Tell the Future" At War with the Mystics 5.15:08
11."You Gotta Hold On" At War with the Mystics 5.14:03
12."What Does It Mean?"Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/ScurlockEmbryonic5:09
13."Spider-Man Vs. Muhammad Ali" (edit of "The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How To Be In Love" from Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3)Coyne/Drozd 2:50
14."I Was Zapped By the Lucky Super Rainbow" Good Luck Chuck Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007)3:33
15."Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear, Pt. 2"Coyne/DrozdGummy Song Fetus (2011)5:06
16."If Only I Had a Brain"Arlen/HarburgStubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack (2005)2:16
17."Silent Night/Lord, Can You Hear Me" (from Silent Night Single)Pierce 4:33
Total length:3:43:47

Charts

2023 chart performance for Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[3] 9

References

  1. ^ Monroe, Jazz (August 30, 2018). "The Flaming Lips Announce New Greatest Hits Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1- The Flaming Lips". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 37. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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