Greatest Hits III (Queen album)

Greatest Hits III
Greatest hits album by Queen
Released	8 November 1999
Recorded	1980–1997
Genre	Rock
Length	73:41
Label	Parlophone (Europe) Hollywood (North America)
Queen chronology
The Crown Jewels (1998) Greatest Hits III (1999) The Platinum Collection (2000)
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]

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.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note(s)	Length
1.	"The Show Must Go On (Live, Theatre National de Chaillot, Paris, January 1997)"	Queen	Performed by Queen + Elton John Live from the premiere of Ballet for Life in Paris 1997 Originally from Innuendo	4:26
2.	"Under Pressure (Rah Mix)"	Queen, David Bowie	Performed by Queen + David Bowie Originally from Hot Space	4:08
3.	"Barcelona (Single Version)"	Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran	Performed by Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballé From Barcelona	4:25
4.	"Too Much Love Will Kill You"	Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers	From Made in Heaven	4:18

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note(s)	Length
5.	"Somebody to Love (Live, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert For AIDS Awareness, Wembley, April 1992)"	Mercury	Performed by George Michael + Queen Live at Wembley Stadium 1992, from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert From Five Live Originally from A Day at the Races	5:07
6.	"You Don't Fool Me"	Queen	From Made in Heaven	5:22
7.	"Heaven for Everyone (Single Version)"	Roger Taylor	From Made in Heaven	4:37
8.	"Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)"	May	From Hot Space	4:29

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note(s)	Length
9.	"Driven by You"	May	Performed by Brian May From Back to the Light	4:09
10.	"Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Album Mix)"	Mercury	Performed by Freddie Mercury This version erroneously included, as the 1993 No More Brothers Radio Mix is listed on the compilation's sleeve notes From The Freddie Mercury Album Originally from Mr. Bad Guy	3:37
11.	"Let Me Live"	Queen	From Made in Heaven	4:45
12.	"The Great Pretender"	Buck Ram	Performed by Freddie Mercury non-album single	3:26
13.	"Princes of the Universe"	Mercury	From A Kind of Magic	3:31

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note(s)	Length
14.	"Another One Bites the Dust (Wyclef Jean Remix)"	John Deacon	Featuring Wyclef Jean, Pras & Free Originally from The Game	4:20
15.	"No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"	May	From Queen Rocks	4:11
16.	"These Are the Days of Our Lives"	Queen	From Innuendo	4:22
17.	"Thank God It's Christmas"	May, Taylor	1984 non-album single release	4:19

Charts

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

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[18]	7
Italian Top 20 Albums[19]	7

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Spanish Top 100 Albums[20]	89

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[21]	Platinum	60,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[22]	Gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)[23]	Gold	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI Norway)[25]	Platinum	50,000
Sweden (GLF)[26]	Gold	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27]	Gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	2× Platinum	600,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[29]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. Queen - Greatest Hits III Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011
2. Greatest Hits III Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 13 August 2011
3. Greatest Hits III Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2011
4. "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
7. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
8. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
9. "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (PHP). InfoDisc (in French). Find "QUEEN" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
10. "Album – Queen+, Greatest Hits III" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
11. "Archivum: Top 40 Album". MAHASZ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
12. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
13. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
14. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
15. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
16. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
17. "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 20th November 1999". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
18. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
19. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
20. "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
21. "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.
22. "Austrian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits III" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Queen in the field Interpret. Enter Greatest Hits III in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
23. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Greatest Hits III')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
24. "New Zealand album certifications – Queen – Queen+ Greatest Hits III". Recorded Music NZ.
25. "Norwegian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits Vol III" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
26. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
27. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits III')". Hung Medien.
28. "British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits 3". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Greatest Hits 3 in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
29. "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."