Greatest Hits (Safri Duo album)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo released on 21 June 2010. It is released nearly ten years after Safri Duo scored an international hit single with "Played-A-Live" in 2001, which became the fourth fastest selling single ever in Europe,[1] selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[2] The compilation album contains songs from the duo's three commercial studio albums, Episode II (2001), 3.0 (2003), and Origins (2008). It includes the new song, "Helele", which features South African singer Velile Mchunu, and is the official trailer song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast on German television channel RTL in June–July.[3] The album peaked at number thirty-two in Germany and twenty-three in Switzerland.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Released21 June 2010 (2010-06-21)
LabelUniversal
Safri Duo chronology
Origins
(2008)
Greatest Hits
(2010)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Helele"
    Released: 7 May 2010

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Helele" (featuring Velile)3:07
2."All the People in the World" (featuring Clark Anderson) (from 3.0)3:41
3."Athena" (featuring Soweto Gospel Choir) (from Origins)4:42
4."Samb-Adagio" (from Episode II)5:57
5."Rise (Leave Me Alone)" (featuring Clark Anderson) (from 3.0)3:53
6."Apollo" (from Origins)3:21
7."Fallin' High" (from 3.0)5:58
8."Sweet Freedom (Extended Remix Edition)" (featuring Michael McDonald) (from Episode II)5:12
9."Played-A-Live" (from Episode II)6:45
10."Twilight" (featuring Rolando Villazón and Youssou N'Dour) (from Origins)4:21
11."Baya Baya" (from Episode II)5:25
12."Ritmo de La Noche" (featuring Clark Anderson) (from 3.0)3:02
13."Knock on Wood" (from 3.0)4:10
14."A Visit From the Zoo – Safri Duo Medley ("Baya Baya", "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)", "Rise", "Sweet Freedom", "The Moonwalker", "Knock on Wood", "Fallin' High", "All the People in the World", "Ritmo de la Noche")" (from 3.5)9:45

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[4] 32
Swiss Albums Chart[5] 23

Release history

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Region Date Label Format
Denmark[6] 21 June 2010 Universal CD, digital download
Finland[6]
Norway[6]
Sweden[6]
Germany 25 June 2010[7] Digital download
2 July 2010[8] CD

References

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  1. ^ Fuglsang, Jens. "The Danes Hit the Charts" (in Danish). Danish Arts Agency/Music Centre. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  2. ^ Lausten, Morten Schwarz (2003). "Safri Duo: 3.0 (Anmeldelse)". Gaffa (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Der offizielle RTL WM-Hit 2010: "Helele"". RTL. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – SAFRI DUO". Media Control Charts (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Safri Duo – Greatest Hits swisscharts.com". Swiss Music Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d "Greatest Hits – Safri Duo – Music – CDON.COM". CDON.COM. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Greatest Hits: Safri Duo: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads" (in German). Amazon. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Greatest Hits: Safri Duo: Amazon.de: Musik" (in German). Amazon. Retrieved 31 July 2010.