Greatest Hits III (Queen album)

Greatest Hits III is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It is a compilation of latter-day songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's credit to "Queen+"). It was released on 8 November 1999. The first two tracks on the album were new previously unreleased versions of classic Queen songs.

Greatest Hits III
Greatest hits album by Queen
Released	8 November 1999
Recorded	1982–1998
Studio	Various
Genre	Rock
Length	73:41
Label	Parlophone Hollywood
Producer	Queen
Queen chronology
The Crown Jewels (1998) Greatest Hits III (1999) The Platinum Collection (2000)
Queen compilation album chronology
Queen Rocks (1997) Greatest Hits III (1999) Stone Cold Classics (2006)
Singles from Greatest Hits III
"Another One Bites The Dust (Small Soldiers Remix)" Released: November 1998 "Under Pressure (Rah Mix)" Released: December 1999 "Princes of the Universe" Released: 2000 (Netherlands only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chester Chronicle	(Positive) [2]
Classic Rock	(Positive) [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[5]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"The Show Must Go On" (Live at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France with Elton John)	Queen		4:35
2.	"Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) (Rah mix)	Queen, David Bowie		4:08
3.	"Barcelona" (single version) (performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé)	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	Barcelona, 1988	4:25
4.	"Too Much Love Will Kill You"	Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers	Made in Heaven, 1995	4:18

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
5.	"Somebody to Love" (The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Live at Wembley Stadium with George Michael, 20 April 1992)	Mercury	Five Live EP, 1993	5:07
6.	"You Don't Fool Me"	Queen	Made in Heaven	5:22
7.	"Heaven for Everyone" (single version)	Roger Taylor	Made in Heaven	4:37
8.	"Las Palabras de Amor"	May	Hot Space, 1982	4:29

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
9.	"Driven by You" (performed by Brian May)	May	Back to the Light, 1992	4:09
10.	"Living on My Own" (Julian Raymond album mix) (performed by Freddie Mercury)	Mercury	remix from The Freddie Mercury Album, 1992, original version on Mr. Bad Guy, 1985	3:37
11.	"Let Me Live"	Queen	Made in Heaven	4:45
12.	"The Great Pretender" (The Platters cover) (performed by Freddie Mercury)	Buck Ram	non-album single, 1987, later released on The Freddie Mercury Album	3:26
13.	"Princes of the Universe"	Mercury	A Kind of Magic, 1986	3:31

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
14.	"Another One Bites the Dust" (with additional vocals from Wyclef Jean)	John Deacon	Small Soldiers soundtrack, 1998	4:20
15.	"No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"	May	Queen Rocks, 1997	4:11
16.	"These Are the Days of Our Lives"	Queen	Innuendo, 1991	4:22
17.	"Thank God It's Christmas"	Taylor, May	non-album Christmas single, 1984	4:19

Personnel

Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[5]

Main

• Queen - producers (2, 4-8, 11, 13, 15-17)
• Brian May - producer (9), remixing (2)
• Freddie Mercury - producer (3, 12), original recording producer (10)
• Roger Taylor - remixing (2)
• David Bowie - producer (2)
• Wyclef Jean - remixing (14)
• Mack - producer (8, 13, 17), original recording producer (10)
• George Michael - producer (5)

Additional

• Joshua J. Macrae - producer (6-7, 11), recording engineer (11, 15), additional remixing (2)
• Mike Moran - producer (3, 12)
• Colin Peter - producer, recording engineer (10)
• Serge Ramaekers - producer, recording engineer (10)
• Julian Raymond - additional production (10)
• David Richards - producer (3-4, 6-7, 9, 12, 16), recording engineer (5)
• Justin Shirley-Smith - producer (6-7, 11), recording engineer (1, 11, 15), additional remixing (2)
• Carl Ward - producer, recording engineer (10)

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[6]	77
Austrian Top 75 Albums[7]	2
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[8]	7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9]	5
Finnish Top 50 Albums[10]	35
French Compilations[11]	9
German Albums Chart[12]	5
Hungarian Top 40 Albums[13]	7
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[14]	8
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[15]	24
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[16]	5
Swedish Top 60 Albums[17]	19
Swiss Top 100 Albums[18]	4
UK Albums Chart[19]	5

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[20]	7
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21]	46
Italian Top 20 Albums[22]	7

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Spanish Top 100 Albums[23]	89

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[24]	Platinum	60,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[25]	Gold	25,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[26]	Gold	25,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[9]	Platinum	50,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Gold	150,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28]	Gold	7,500^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[29]	Platinum	50,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30]	Gold	50,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[31]	Gold	40,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[34]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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11. "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original (PHP) on 18 February 2010. Find "QUEEN" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
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15. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
16. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
17. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
18. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
19. "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 20th November 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
20. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
21. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Queen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
22. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
23. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
24. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
25. "Austrian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits III" (in German). IFPI Austria.
26. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
27. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Greatest Hits III')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
28. "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
29. "Norwegian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits Vol III" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
30. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 949. ISBN 8480486392.
31. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
32. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits III')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
33. "British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits 3". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits 3 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
34. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

• Queen official website: Discography: Greatest Hits III: includes lyrics of "Under Pressure (Rah Mix)", "Barcelona", "Las Palabras De Amor", "Driven By You", "Living On My Own", "The Great Pretender", "Thank God It’s Christmas."