''Greatest Hitz'' is a compilation album by American

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band

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. Released in 2005, it is a retrospective compiling material from the band's albums ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1999), '' Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2003).

Production and content

''Greatest Hitz'' was announced for release as early as 2001. While recording the album ''

'' and the EP ''

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'', the band continued to work on the compilation. A companion DVD, '' Greatest Videoz'', was also released. ''Greatest Hitz'' contains material from the band's albums ''

'' (1997), ''

'' (1999), '' Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000) and ''Results May Vary'' (2003), as well as previously unreleased tracks and a new song entitled " Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony", a medley of "

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" by

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and "

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" by

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Reception

''Greatest Hitz'' peaked at No. 47 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

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said, "None of 'Greatest Hitz''has aged well – as a matter of fact, it's aged incredibly quickly, sounding older than

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hits from the mid-'90s – but that's almost beside the point, because this does its job well, and listeners who want to have some Limp Bizkit in their collection will find this to provide them with more of what they want than any other Bizkit dizc." In ''The Essential Rock Discography'', Martin Charles Strong gave the compilation a 7 out of 10 rating.

Track listing

Personnel

Tracks 1–11 *

Fred Durst William Frederick Durst (born Frederick Allen Mayne III; August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has release ...

– vocals *

Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician. He is the guitarist and backing vocalist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative and industrial rock band Black Light Burn ...

– guitars *

DJ Lethal Leor Dimant (, , ; born December 18, 1972), better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups House of Pain and Limp Bizkit. Early life Leor Dimant was born to a Latvian- ...

– turntables, samples, keyboards, programming, sound development * John Otto – drums, percussion * Sam Rivers – bass Tracks 12–17 * Fred Durst – vocals, guitar * Mike Smith – guitars on "Eat You Alive" * Randy Pereira – guitar on "Behind Blue Eyes" *

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– guitar on "Build a Bridge" * DJ Lethal – turntables, keyboards, samples, programming, sound development * John Otto – drums, percussion * Sam Rivers – bass

Charts

Certifications

References

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