''The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself'' is a
greatest hits album by English singer
Billy Idol, released on 24 June 2008 by
Capitol Records
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. It features 16 of Idol's past singles, as well as two new tracks, "John Wayne" and "New Future Weapon". An additional new track, "Fractured", is available exclusively through download retailers. A deluxe CD/DVD set containing 13 music videos was also released. The compilation omitted all videos from the ''
Cyberpunk
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'' era and all singles and videos from ''
Devil's Playground''.
Track listing
* CD/DVD booklet miscredits David Mallet as director of the video
Personnel
Produced by
Keith Forsey except:
* "Shock to the System" (Robin Hancock)
* "Speed" (
Ralph Sall
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,
Billy Idol and
Steve Stevens)
* "John Wayne" and "New Future Weapon" (
Josh Abraham)
Charts
References
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2008 greatest hits albums
2008 video albums
Albums with cover art by Shepard Fairey
Billy Idol albums
Music video compilation albums
Capitol Records compilation albums