The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 7 November 2011 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1967–1993 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 79:39 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
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Allmusic | [3] |
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door is a greatest hits album by English rock band Pink Floyd, that was released as part of the Why Pink Floyd...? 2011–12 remastering campaign. [2] It was later released on vinyl on 26 September 2018.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | " Hey You" | Roger Waters | The Wall (1979) | 4:40 |
2. | " See Emily Play" | Syd Barrett | Non-album single (1967); appears on Relics (1971) and original US/Japan versions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) | 2:48 |
3. | " The Happiest Days of Our Lives" | Waters | The Wall | 1:32 |
4. | " Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" | Waters | The Wall | 3:48 |
5. | " Have a Cigar" | Waters | Wish You Were Here (1975) | 5:08 |
6. | " Wish You Were Here" | David Gilmour, Waters | Wish You Were Here | 5:05 |
7. | " Time" (Edited version on CD, Full version on vinyl) | Gilmour, Nick Mason, Waters, Richard Wright | The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) | 6:20 |
8. | " The Great Gig in the Sky" | Wright, Clare Torry | The Dark Side of the Moon | 4:36 |
9. | " Money" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 6:34 |
10. | " Comfortably Numb" | Gilmour, Waters | The Wall | 6:19 |
11. | " High Hopes" (Edited version) | Gilmour, Polly Samson | The Division Bell (1994) | 6:55 |
12. | " Learning to Fly" | Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, Jon Carin | A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) | 4:49 |
13. | " The Fletcher Memorial Home" | Waters | The Final Cut (1983) | 4:11 |
14. | " Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Edited version of parts 1–5) | Wright, Waters, Gilmour | Wish You Were Here | 11:05 |
15. | " Brain Damage" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 3:46 |
16. | " Eclipse" (Early fade-out) | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1:53 |
Total length: | 79:39 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [30] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
France ( SNEP) [31] | Gold | 50,000* |
Italy ( FIMI) [32] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [33] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [34] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Portugal ( AFP) [35] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [36] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 7 November 2011 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1967–1993 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 79:39 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer |
| |||
Compiler | ||||
Pink Floyd chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door is a greatest hits album by English rock band Pink Floyd, that was released as part of the Why Pink Floyd...? 2011–12 remastering campaign. [2] It was later released on vinyl on 26 September 2018.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | " Hey You" | Roger Waters | The Wall (1979) | 4:40 |
2. | " See Emily Play" | Syd Barrett | Non-album single (1967); appears on Relics (1971) and original US/Japan versions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) | 2:48 |
3. | " The Happiest Days of Our Lives" | Waters | The Wall | 1:32 |
4. | " Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" | Waters | The Wall | 3:48 |
5. | " Have a Cigar" | Waters | Wish You Were Here (1975) | 5:08 |
6. | " Wish You Were Here" | David Gilmour, Waters | Wish You Were Here | 5:05 |
7. | " Time" (Edited version on CD, Full version on vinyl) | Gilmour, Nick Mason, Waters, Richard Wright | The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) | 6:20 |
8. | " The Great Gig in the Sky" | Wright, Clare Torry | The Dark Side of the Moon | 4:36 |
9. | " Money" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 6:34 |
10. | " Comfortably Numb" | Gilmour, Waters | The Wall | 6:19 |
11. | " High Hopes" (Edited version) | Gilmour, Polly Samson | The Division Bell (1994) | 6:55 |
12. | " Learning to Fly" | Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, Jon Carin | A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) | 4:49 |
13. | " The Fletcher Memorial Home" | Waters | The Final Cut (1983) | 4:11 |
14. | " Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Edited version of parts 1–5) | Wright, Waters, Gilmour | Wish You Were Here | 11:05 |
15. | " Brain Damage" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 3:46 |
16. | " Eclipse" (Early fade-out) | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1:53 |
Total length: | 79:39 |
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [30] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
France ( SNEP) [31] | Gold | 50,000* |
Italy ( FIMI) [32] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [33] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [34] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Portugal ( AFP) [35] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [36] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |