Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits

| type = greatest

| artist = The Script

| cover = The Script - Tales from the Script.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2021|10|01|df=y}}

| recorded = 2008–2021

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 69:36

| label =

| producer =

| prev_title = Acoustic Sessions 2

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Acoustic Sessions 3

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits

| type = greatest

| single1 = I Want It All

| single1date = 27 August 2021

}}

}}

Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Irish pop rock band The Script. It was released on 1 October 2021 through Phonogenic Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album includes singles from all six of the band's preceding studio albums, as well as a brand new song, and a song from their 2018 Acoustic Sessions EP.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/the-script-announce-australian-greatest-hits-tour-for-2022-3058488|title=The Script announce Australian Greatest Hits tour for 2022|work=NME|last=Doria|first=Matt|date=29 September 2021|access-date=5 October 2021}} It was preceded by the single "I Want It All", and was supported by a worldwide tour which took place throughout 2022 and spanned North America, Europe and Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-script-announce-2022-tour-for-uk-and-europe-detail-tales-from-the-script-compilation-3031821|title=The Script announce 2022 tour for UK and Europe, detail Tales from the Script compilation|work=NME|last=Doria|first=Matt|date=29 August 2021|access-date=5 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/the-script-announce-australian-tour-for-2022/|title=The Script Announce Headline Australian Tour for 2022|publisher=Music Feeds|first=Alex|last=Gallagher|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=19 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://vocalbop.com/the-script-greatest-hits-tour-2022-dates-in-usa-uk-and-australia-tickets-guidelines/|title=The Script ‘Greatest Hits Tour 2022’ Dates In USA, UK And Australia : Tickets Guidelines|publisher=Vocal Bop|first=Foysal|last=Patwary|accessdate=19 November 2022}}

The album debuted at number one in the albums charts in both Ireland and the UK.

Commercial performance

Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 8 October 2021, becoming the Script's sixth UK number-one album.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-script-claim-sixth-uk-number-1-with-greatest-hits-album-this-really-really-means-a-lot__34194/|title=The Script claim sixth UK Number 1 with Greatest Hits album: "This really, really means a lot"|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=8 October 2021|access-date=9 October 2021}} It also debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart, becoming the band's seventh chart-topping album in their home country and extending their unbroken string of number-one albums there.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-scripts-greatest-hits-extends-bands-unbroken-streak-of-number-1s-on-official-irish-albums-chart__34195/|title=The Script's Greatest Hits extends band's unbroken streak of Number 1s on Official Irish Albums Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=8 October 2021|access-date=8 October 2021}}

Promotion

= Tales from the Script – Greatest Hits Tour =

{{Infobox concert|concert_tour_name=Tales From The Script – Greatest Hits Tour (2022)|artist=The Script|location={{Plainlist|

  • Europe
  • North America
  • Australia

}}|image=File:The Script performing in Sydney.jpg|image_caption=The Script performing "Before the Worst" in Sydney on 16 September 2022.|album=Tales From The Script - Greatest Hits|start_date=30 March 2022|end_date=18 November 2022|number_of_shows= 53|number_of_legs=4|last_tour=Sunsets & Full Moons Tour
(2020)|this_tour=Tales From The Script – Greatest Hits Tour
(2022)}}

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|+List of confirmed dates and venues

!Date

!City

!Country

!Venue

!Supporting act

colspan="5" |North Americaa
30 March 2022

|Los Angeles

| rowspan="2" |California

|Wiltern Theatre

| rowspan="13" |Calum Scott

31 March 2022

|San Francisco

|The Warfield

1 April 2022

|Las Vegas

|Nevada

|House of Blues

3 April 2022

|Denver

|Colorado

|Mission Ballroom

5 April 2022

|Minneapolis

|Minnesota

|State Theatre (Minneapolis)

6 April 2022

|Milwaukee

|Wisconsin

|Riverside Theater (Milwaukee)

7 April 2022

|Chicago

|Illinois

|Riviera Theatre

9 April 2022

|Royal Oak, Michigan

|Michigan

|Royal Oak Music Theatre

10 April 2022

|Toronto

|Ontario

|Massey Hall

12 April 2022

| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia

| rowspan="2" |Pennsylvania

| rowspan="2" |The Fillmore

13 April 2022
14 April 2022

|New York City

|New York

|Radio City Music Hall

colspan="5" |Europe
14 May 2022

| rowspan="2" |Belfast

| rowspan="2" |Northern Ireland

| rowspan="2" |SSE Arena, Belfast

| rowspan="21" |Ella Henderson

15 May 2022
19 May 2022

|Liverpool

| rowspan="3" |England

|M&S Bank Arena

20 May 2022

|Leeds

|First Direct Arena

21 May 2022

|Manchester

|AO Arena

23 May 2022

|Cardiff

|Wales

|Motorpoint Arena Cardiff

24 May 2022

|Nottingham

|England

|Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

26 May 2022

|Aberdeen

| rowspan="2" |Scotland

|P&J Live

27 May 2022

|Glasgow

|OVO Hydro

28 May 2022

|Newcastle

| rowspan="6" |England

|Utilita Arena Newcastle

30 May 2022

|Brighton

|Brighton Centre

31 May 2022

|Bournemouth

|Bournemouth International Centre

2 June 2022

|Sheffield

|Utilita Arena Sheffield

3 June 2022

|Birmingham

|Utilita Arena Birmingham

4 June 2022

|London

|The O2

7 June 2022

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Forest National

10 June 2022

| rowspan="2" |Amsterdam

| rowspan="2" |Netherlands

| rowspan="2" |Ziggo Dome

11 June 2022
14 June 2022

| rowspan="2" |Dublin

| rowspan="3" |Ireland

| rowspan="2" |3Arena

15 June 2022
19 June 2022

|Cork

|Musgrave Park, Cork

6 July 2022

|Henley-on-Thames

| rowspan="3" |England

|Henley Festival

| rowspan="5" |TBA

14 July 2022

|Scarborough

|Scarborough Open Air Theatre

15 July 2022

|Newmarket

|Newmarket Racecourse

16 July 2022

|Edinburgh

|Scotland

|Edinburgh Castle

27 August 2022

|Devon

|England

|Powderham Castle

colspan="5"|Leg 3 — Australia
15 September 2022

|Brisbane

| rowspan="4" |Australia

|Riverstage

| rowspan="4" |Conrad Sewell

16 September 2022

|Sydney

|Aware Super Theatre

17 September 2022

|Melbourne

|Sidney Myer Music Bowl

20 September 2022

|Perth

|RAC Arena

colspan="5"|Leg 4 — Europe
2 November 2022

|Stockholm

|Sweden

|Berns Salonger

| rowspan="13" |TBA

3 November 2022

|Oslo

|Norway

|Sentrum Scene

4 November 2022

|Copenhagen

|Denmark

|VEGA

6 November 2022

|Hamburg

| rowspan="2" |Germany

|Uebel & Gefährlich

7 November 2022

|Wiesbaden

|Schlachthof

9 November 2022

|Zürich

|Switzerland

|Samsung Hall

10 November 2022

|Munich

| rowspan="2" |Germany

|Neue Theaterfabrik

11 November 2022

|Stuttgart

|LKA Longhorn

12 November 2022

|Milan

|Italy

|Fabrique

14 November 2022

|Paris

|France

|Le Trianon

15 November 2022

|Cologne

|Germany

|Carlswerk Victoria

17 November 2022

|Madrid

|Spain

|La Riviera

18 November 2022

|Lisbon

|Portugal

|Campo Pequeno

a Mark Sheehan was absent from the band's North America leg due to wanting to spend time with his family.{{cite web|url=https://vipmagazine.ie/the-scripts-danny-odonoghue-reveals-why-guitarist-mark-sheehan-missed-their-american-tour/|title=The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue reveals why guitarist Mark Sheehan missed their American tour|publisher=VIP Magazine|first=Niamh|last=Devereux|date=16 May 2022|accessdate=30 November 2022}}

Track listing

All Songs written by Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan except where indicated

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Original album

| headline = Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits track listing

| total_length = 69:36

| title1 = Breakeven

| writer1 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Andrew Frampton/Steve Kipner

| extra1 = The Script

| length1 = 4:20

| title2 = The Man Who Can't Be Moved

| writer2 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Frampton/Kipner

| extra2 = The Script

| length2 = 4:00

| title3 = For the First Time

| writer3 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Glen Power

| extra3 = Science & Faith

| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = Nothing

| writer4 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Frampton/Kipner

| extra4 = Science & Faith

| length4 = 4:31

| title5 = Hall of Fame

| note5 = featuring will.i.am

| writer5 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/James Barry

| extra5 = #3

| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = If You Could See Me Now

| writer6 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Frampton/Kipner

| extra6 = #3

| length6 = 3:38

| title7 = Superheroes

| writer7 = Barry/O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Frampton/Kipner

| extra7 = No Sound Without Silence

| length7 = 4:02

| title8 = Six Degrees of Separation

| writer8 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Frampton/Kipner

| extra8 = #3

| length8 = 3:52

| title9 = Rain

| writer9 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/James Barry/Camille Purcell

| extra9 = Freedom Child

| length9 = 3:30

| title10 = Arms Open

| writer10 = Sheehan/Adam Messinger/O'Donoghue/Nasri Atweh

| extra10 = Freedom Child

| length10 = 4:02

| title11 = The Last Time

| writer11 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Barry/James Abrahart

| extra11 = Sunsets & Full Moons

| length11 = 3:17

| title12 = Run Through Walls

| writer12 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Barry/David King

| extra12 = Sunsets & Full Moons

| length12 = 3:28

| title13 = Before the Worst

| writer13 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Power

| extra13 = The Script

| length13 = 3:23

| title14 = We Cry

| writer14 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Frampton/Kipner/Power

| extra14 = The Script

| length14 = 3:44

| title15 = Science & Faith

| writer15 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan

| extra15 = Science & Faith

| length15 = 4:20

| title16 = No Good in Goodbye

| writer16 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Barry

| extra16 = No Sound Without Silence

| length16 = 5:08

| title17 = Never Seen Anything 'Quite Like You'

| note17 = acoustic

| writer17 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Barry

| extra17 = No Sound Without Silence

| length17 = 3:48

| title18 = I Want It All

| writer18 = O'Donoghue/Sheehan/Frampton/Kipner

| extra18 = Tales From The Script

| length18 = 3:07

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|16|artist=The Script|album=Tales from the Script - Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=8 October 2021}}
{{album chart|Flanders|83|artist=The Script|album=Tales from the Script - Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2021}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|83|artist=The Script|album=Tales from the Script - Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2021}}
{{album chart|Ireland3|1|date=20211008|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2021|refname=Ireland}}
{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20211008|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2021}}
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20211008|rowheader=true|access-date=8 October 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20221231/37502|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=4 January 2023}}

| 94

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=7 November 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=The Script|title=Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits|award=Gold|id=17822-1340-2|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=31 July 2022}}

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References