Recorded 1990-1999 Artist Saint Etienne Producer Saint Etienne Genre Indie pop | Length 146:06 Release date September 2001 Label Heavenly | |
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Released September 2001 (2xCD)
May 2005 (CD) Smash the System Singles and More
(2001) Asleep at the Wheels of Steel
(2002) Similar Saint Etienne albums, Indie pop albums | ||
Smash the System: Singles and More (2001) is a double-CD greatest hits album by Saint Etienne. The compilation samples music from most of their releases spanning the years from 1990 to 1999. Most tracks are featured in their single or edit versions with the exception of 'Join Our Club' which is a new mix as the original sounded too 'muddy'. Smash The System was also going to be the CD debut of 'Lover Plays The Bass', but the band 'forgot' to include it.
Contents
In 2005 the album was re-released as Smash the System: Singles 1990-99 containing only the singles. The newer version is only a single disc and uses a green version of the same artwork. This edition of the album replicates 13 of the 14 tracks that appear on the group's first singles album 1995's Too Young to Die – The Singles. Notable differences include the first appearance of the radio edit of "Avenue" on a Saint Etienne album, the 2001 remix of "Join Our Club" and the omission of "I Was Born on Christmas Day". The compilation also has different shorter edits of "Sylvie" and "The Bad Photographer" that do not appear on Smash the System: Singles and More.
2CD: Heavenly / HVNLP32CD (UK)
All tracks written by Stanley and Wiggs; except where indicated.
CD: Heavenly / HVNLP 52CD (UK) - Smash the System: Singles 1990-99
All tracks written by Stanley and Wiggs; except where indicated.
Songs
1Only Love Can Break Your Heart4:30
2Kiss and Make Up5:15
3Nothing Can Stop Us4:20