Greatest Hits Video Collection

Infobox Album
Name = Greatest Hits Video Collection
Type = video
Artist = Smashing Pumpkins


Released = November 20, 2001
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Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 123 min
Label = Virgin
Producer = Eric Ferris
Line Postmyr
June Guterman
Bart Lipton
Nicola Doring
Ali Newling
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991-2000) is a video containing nearly all official Smashing Pumpkins videos released prior to the band's breakup in late 2000. Extras include an exclusive short film "Try", a previously unreleased "I Am One" music video, behind the scenes and outtakes footage, two live videos, and commentary by Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and the video directors.

This DVD was released in 2001 in conjunction with "Rotten Apples", a greatest hits compilation CD which also contains many of the same titles. Both the DVD and CD were certified Gold less than a month after their release. [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp]

Both the DVD and the CD omit "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" from their tracklists because the single and video were licensed to Warner Bros. for use with the "Batman & Robin" soundtrack. The video can be found as a bonus feature on the special edition version of the "Batman & Robin" DVD, released in 2005.

The song which accompanies the Gish menu is a studio recording of "Pale Scales" (previously only performed on tour 1999-2000 [http://www.spfc.org/tours/song.html?song_id=394&display=] ). All other menu songs are from either "Rotten Apples" or its bonus disc, "Judas 0".

Track listing

#Siva
#Rhinoceros
#Cherub Rock
#Today
#Disarm
#Rocket (also with an alternate performance cut)
#Bullet with Butterfly Wings
#1979
#Zero
#Tonight, Tonight
#Thirty-Three
#Ava Adore
#Perfect
#The Everlasting Gaze
#Stand Inside Your Love
#Try, Try, Try
#Geek U.S.A. (live)
#An Ode to No One (live at final Metro performance)
#I Am One (previously unreleased)
#Try - A short film
#Untitled (easter egg)

Personnel

*nowrap|Jonas Åkerlund, nowrap|Samuel Bayer, nowrap|Angela Conway, nowrap|Billy Corgan, nowrap|Jonathan Dayton, nowrap|Valerie Faris, nowrap|Dom and Nic, nowrap|Kevin Kerslake, nowrap|Bart Lipton, nowrap|Jake Scott, nowrap|Stephane Sednaoui, nowrap|W.I.Z., nowrap|Yelena Yemchuck – direction

How to access "Untitled"

Though the video for "Untitled" is plainly listed on the back of the box, it is actually hidden on the DVD. To view the video, simply go to the main menu and highlight "Extras." Once this is highlighted, press the left button on your remote and the video will play automatically. The included video for "Untitled" is composed of footage of the band recording the song at Chicago Recording Studios and is not the montage version that was available on their website in late 2000. The reason for this is unknown.