The disc, titled Acoustic Hits, consists of the eighteen songs from the North American release re-recorded using acoustic instruments. It was first released in Japan on 7 November 2001, [6] before being released in the UK and Europe on 12 November and then in the US the day after. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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The UK and international editions of the album feature a similar track listing, with the exception of three songs that only appear on one or the other: the international release features " The Walk", while the UK release excludes it in favour of " The Caterpillar" and " Pictures of You". Finally, this claims to be a European release but if you live in the US this might be what you're getting nowadays. surface noise from the picture layer of the disk still stands out during quiet passages but the mastering is good to me for the music part. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and the Cure were obliged to release one final album for the label.The video track listing mirrors that of the North American audio CD, with the exception of "The Caterpillar", "Pictures of You" and "Close to Me (Closest Mix)" which appear as hidden Easter eggs.

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Greatest Hits featured 'Just Say Yes', a good-natured vocal trade-off between Smith and Republica shouter Saffron, and 'Cut Here'.

The band also recorded a special studio album released as a bonus disc to some versions of the album. By ticking the SMS opt in box and submitting this form, I agree to receive text messages from and about The Cure (including prerecorded and/or by autodialer). For whatever reason it doesn't bother me on this particular record, and from what I can tell they at least kept it from clipping a-la Death Magnetic, but do keep in mind when purchasing that the "remaster" may have lost some dynamics compared to the original release.