blur | The Best Of (2000)
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "This Is a Low". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. The album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK in the autumn of 2000, while denting the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. The album's cover bears some similarity to that of Queen's 1982 Hot Space.
- Date of release
- 2000-11-28
- TMDB
- 8.3 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Dave Balfe, Dwight Clarke, Grant Gee, Jonathan Glazer, Kevin Godley, Damien Hirst, Garth Jennings, Matthew Longfellow, David Mould, Sophie Muller, Pedro Romhanyi, Willy Smax, Julien Temple, Jamie Thraves, Thomas Vinterberg
Casting
- Damon Albarn — Self
- Graham Coxon — Self
- Alex James — Self
- Dave Rowntree — Self
- Keith Allen — Successful Fella (video 'Country House')
- Jean-Marc Barr — Charmless Man (video "Charmless Man")
- Peter Burroughs — Milk Carton - Coffee & TV video
- Phil Daniels — Singing Salesman ('Parklife' music video)
- Sara Stockbridge — Model (video "Country House")
- Vanessa Upton — Model (video "Country House")
- Joanne Guest — Model/Doctor (video 'Country House')
Interesting facts
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits album by the English band Blur, released on 30 October 2000 by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus the non-single "This Is a Low" and a new recording, "Music Is My Radar". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. In 2000 the album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK, and hit the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie.
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