Greatest Hits III (Queen album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Greatest Hits III

| type = greatest

| artist = Queen

| cover = Hits3big.jpg

| alt =

| released = 8 November 1999

| recorded = 1980–1998

| studio = Various

| genre = Rock

| length = {{Duration|m=73|s=41}}

| label =

| producer = Queen

| prev_title = The Crown Jewels

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = The Platinum Collection

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Greatest Hits III

| type = compilation

| single1 = Another One Bites the Dust (Small Soldiers Remix)

| single1date = 27 October 1998{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Queen+%2F+Wyclef+Jean+feat%2E+Pras+%26+Free&titel=Another+One+Bites+The+Dust&cat=s|title=Queen singles}}

| single2 = Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

| single2date = 6 December 1999{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Queen+%2B+David+Bowie&titel=Under+Pressure+%28Rah+Remix%29&cat=s|title=Queen singles}}

| single3 = Princes of the Universe

| single3date = 23 May 2000 (NL only){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Queen&titel=Princes+Of+The+Universe&cat=s|title=Queen singles}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r443580|pure_url=yes}} Queen – Greatest Hits III] Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011

| rev2 = Chester Chronicle

| rev2score = (Positive)[http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Queen_-_11-05-1999_-_Greatest_Hits_III_-_Chester_Chronicle Greatest Hits III] Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 13 August 2011

| rev3 = Classic Rock

| rev3score = (Positive)[http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Queen_-_01-XX-2000_-_Greatest_Hits_III_-_Classic_Rock Greatest Hits III] Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2011

| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev4score = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/albumguide |title=Queen: Album Guide |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=12 June 2012}}

| noprose = yes

}}

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.

The album includes "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (1991), which was Freddie Mercury's last appearance in a music video, and "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" (1997), a song dedicated to Mercury which also features the last recording of bass guitarist John Deacon before his retirement. Four songs from their last studio album Made in Heaven (1995) also feature in the compilation, including "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "Heaven for Everyone". A home video was also released in the EU and in North America but has since been long out of print, called Greatest Flix III.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Greatest Hits III track listing

| extra_column = Original album

| title1 = The Show Must Go On

| writer1 = Queen

| note1 = live at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France with Elton John

| extra1 = Previously unreleased (originally from Innuendo, 1991)

| length1 = 4:35

| title2 = Under Pressure

| note2 = with David Bowie; Rah mix

| writer2 = Queen, David Bowie

| extra2 = Original version from Hot Space, 1982

| length2 = 4:08

| title3 = Barcelona

| note3 = single version; performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé

| writer3 = Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran

| extra3 = Barcelona, 1988

| length3 = 4:25

| title4 = Too Much Love Will Kill You

| writer4 = Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers

| extra4 = Made in Heaven, 1995

| length4 = 4:18

| title5 = Somebody to Love

| note5 = The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, live at Wembley Stadium with George Michael, 20 April 1992

| writer5 = Mercury

| extra5 = Five Live EP, 1993 (originally from A Day at the Races, 1976)

| length5 = 5:07

| title6 = You Don't Fool Me

| writer6 = Queen

| extra6 = Made in Heaven

| length6 = 5:22

| title7 = Heaven for Everyone

| note7 = single version

| writer7 = Roger Taylor

| extra7 = Made in Heaven

| length7 = 4:37

| title8 = Las Palabras de Amor

| writer8 = May

| extra8 = Hot Space

| length8 = 4:29

| title9 = Driven by You

| note9 = performed by Brian May

| writer9 = May

| extra9 = Back to the Light, 1992

| length9 = 4:09

| title10 = Living on My Own

| note10 = Julian Raymond album mix; performed by Freddie Mercury

| writer10 = Mercury

| extra10 = Remix from The Freddie Mercury Album, 1992 (original version on Mr. Bad Guy, 1985)

| length10 = 3:37

| title11 = Let Me Live

| writer11 = Queen

| extra11 = Made in Heaven

| length11 = 4:45

| title12 = The Great Pretender

| note12 = The Platters cover; performed by Freddie Mercury

| writer12 = Buck Ram

| extra12 = Non-album single, 1987 (later released on The Freddie Mercury Album)

| length12 = 3:26

| title13 = Princes of the Universe

| writer13 = Mercury

| extra13 = A Kind of Magic, 1986

| length13 = 3:31

| title14 = Another One Bites the Dust

| note14 = with additional vocals and rapping from Wyclef Jean, Pras and Free

| writer14 = John Deacon

| extra14 = Small Soldiers soundtrack, 1998

| length14 = 4:20

| title15 = No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)

| writer15 = May

| extra15 = Queen Rocks, 1997

| length15 = 4:11

| title16 = These Are the Days of Our Lives

| writer16 = Queen

| extra16 = Innuendo

| length16 = 4:22

| title17 = Thank God It's Christmas

| writer17 = Taylor, May

| extra17 = Non-album Christmas single, 1984

| length17 = 4:19

}}

Personnel

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

scope="row"\|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan\|page=227}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|77
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+Chart performance for Greatest Hits III !scope="col"\|Chart (1999) !scope="col"\|Peak position
{{album chart\|Austria\|2\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
{{album chart\|Flanders\|7\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
scope="row"\|Danish Albums (Hitlisten){{cite news \|title=Listen – Danmarks Officielle Hitliste – Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark – Uge 1 \|work=Ekstra Bladet \|location=Copenhagen \|language=da \|date=2000-01-09 }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|5
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|8\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
{{album chart\|Finland\|35\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
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{{album chart\|Germany4\|5\|id=3098\|artist=Queen+\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
scope="row"\|Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ){{cite web \|url=http://mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1999&het=52&submit_=Keresés \|title=Archivum: Top 40 Album \|work=MAHASZ \|language=hu \|access-date=24 July 2011}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|7
{{album chart\|New Zealand\|24\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
{{album chart\|Norway\|5\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
{{album chart\|Scotland\|11\|date=19991107\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
{{album chart\|Sweden\|19\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|4\|artist=Queen%2B\|album=Greatest Hits III\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|5\|date=19991107\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 May 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+2000 chart performance for Greatest Hits III

!scope="col"|Chart (2000)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Wallonia|7|artist=Queen%2B|album=Greatest Hits III|rowheader=true|access-date=19 May 2024}}

{{album chart|Ireland2|46|artist=Queen%2B|album=Greatest Hits III|rowheader=true|access-date=4 August 2020}}

{{album chart|Italy|7|artist=Queen%2B|album=Greatest Hits III|rowheader=true|access-date=19 May 2024}}

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|+2008 chart performance for Greatest Hits III

!scope="col"|Chart (2008)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Spain|89|artist=Queen%2B|album=Greatest Hits III|rowheader=true|access-date=19 May 2024}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Greatest Hits Vol III|artist=Queen|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|certref={{cite web|url = http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-date = 6 July 2011|title = Discos de oro y platino|access-date=16 September 2012|publisher=Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|language=es}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|title=Greatest Hits III|artist=Queen|award=Gold|relyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|title=Greatest Hits III|artist=Queen|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|title=Greatest Hits III|artist=Queen|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|certref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Greatest Hits III|artist=Queen|award=Gold|relyear=1999|relmonth=11}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|title=Greatest Hits Vol III|artist=Queen|award=Platinum|relyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|title=Greatest Hits 3|artist=Queen|type=album|award=Gold|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=8480486392|page=949}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|title=Greatest Hits 3|artist=Queen|award=Gold|certyear=1999|relyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|title=Greatest Hits III|artist=Queen|award=Gold|relyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Greatest Hits 3|artist=Queen|award=Platinum|number=2|id=12207-1614-2|certyear=2013|certmonth=7}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|type=album|title=Greatest Hits 3|artist=Queen|award=Platinum|certyear=1999}}

References

External links

[http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/discography/greatest-hits-iii/ 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."

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