Greatest Video Hits 1
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| Greatest Video Hits 1 | |
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| Directed by | Bruce Gowers (Bohemian Rhapsody) |
| Starring | Freddie Mercury Brian May Roger Taylor John Deacon |
| Music by | Queen |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Greatest Video Hits 2 |
Greatest Video Hits 1 was the first Queen video collection. It was released in October 2002, and included video hits of the band between 1973 and 1981. There is also a Greatest Video Hits 2.
The DVD peaked at number one in UK, with sales of more than 90,000 copies. It was also the best selling DVD of the year in 2002. It was also number one in USA (platinum), Germany (gold), Spain and other countries. It was also 4 times platinum in Australia, 3 times platinum in Canada, platinum in Poland, and other places.
Most music videos on the DVD have been converted to 16:9 widescreen. This was achieved by cropping large amounts of picture from the top and bottom of the original 4:3 frame. This has caused much controversy among many fans who want the videos presented in their original aspect ratio, and see the conversion as unnecessary and detrimental to the original material.
Contents |
[edit] Disc 1
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Another One Bites the Dust
- Killer Queen
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Bicycle Race
- You're My Best Friend
- Don't Stop Me Now
- Save Me
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Somebody to Love
- Spread Your Wings
- Play the Game
- Flash
- Tie Your Mother Down
- We Will Rock You
- We Are the Champions
Audio:
- PCM Stereo
- DTS 5.1
[edit] Disc 2
- Now I'm Here
- Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy (live Top of the Pops version)
- Keep Yourself Alive
- Liar
- Love of My Life
- We Will Rock You (Live Fast Version)
The second disc also contains some extras, such as a documentary about 'Bohemian Rhapsody' called 'Inside the Rhapsody', a photo gallery, and a rare alternate music video for Bohemian Rhapsody.
It is also possible to access audio commentaries to the initial 16 tracks of this release. Commentaries by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon are taken from previously recorded interviews whilst Brian May and Roger Taylor have recorded new commentaries for the DVD.
[edit] Trivia
- The videos for We Will Rock You and Bicycle Race on the DVD version are noticeably different from those found on the original VHS version.
- The track order on the DVD version is the same as the corresponding album but the order is chronological on the original VHS version.
[edit] Charts
| Country | Charts | Sales | ||
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| Peak position | Weeks | Certification | ||
| United Kingdom | 1 | 37 | 187.000 | |
| Australia | 6X Platinum | 90.000 | ||
| United States | 1 | Platinum | 90.000 | |
| Netherlands | 46.000 | |||
| France | 2x Platinum | 40.000 | ||
| Germany | 1 | Gold | 25.000 | |
| Canada | 5x platinum | 25.000 | ||
| Spain | 1 | Gold | 20.000 | |
| Portugal | 3x Platinum | 12.000 | ||
| Poland | Platinum | 10.000 | ||
| Mexico | Platinum | 10.000 | ||
| New Zealand | Platinum | 5.000 | ||
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