2000 greatest hits album by the Beat
| Beat This! The Best of the Beat | ||||
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 European cover | ||||
| Greatest hits album by the Beat | ||||
| Released | 20 November 2000 (2000-11-20) 11 September 2001 (2001-09-11) (US) | |||
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| 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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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
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.
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 I Just Can’t Stop It ) 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".
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.
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