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	'''''Evolution: ~~the~~ Hits''''' is a ~~greatest~~ ~~hits~~ ~~package~~ ~~released by~~ British ] band ]. ~~''Evolution''~~ is the band's second hits collection, after 1987's '']''. This collection spans their history ~~since~~ 1984 and contains all their single releases, as ~~well many~~ ]es, ~~both~~ ~~old~~ and ~~new~~.		'''''Evolution: The Hits''''' is a compilation album from the British dance/pop band ], in ]. This is the band's second hits collection, after ]'s '']''. This collection spans their musical history from their ] debut album, '']'', to ]'s '']'', and contains all their single releases and several ]es. The album was released in two editions: a single disc containing 18 tracks, and a double disc containing 28 tracks. A DVD video compilation was also released.

			==Track listing==
	The U.S. version of ''Evolution'' contained one disc and eighteen tracks (including still more versions of Dead or Alive's most successful single "You Spin Me Round"). European and Japanese versions of this collection had two discs and contained many more tracks.
			===Collector's Edition===
			====CD 1====
			#"]" (Performance Mix) - 7:27 ** <small>from '']''</small>
			#"]" (12" US Wipe Out Mix) - 6:01 *** <small> from ''Youthquake''</small>
			#"]" - 6:37 <small> from '']''</small>
			#"]" - 5:49 <small> from '']''</small>
			#"]" - 4:48 <small> from '']''</small>
			#"]" - 4:39 <small> from ''Sophisticated Boom Boom''</small>
			#"]" - 4:57 <small> from ''Youthquake''</small>
			#"I'll Save All My Kisses" - 3:36 <small> from ''Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''</small>
			#"I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - 4:43 <small> from '']''</small>
			#"Hooked on Love" - 5:15 <small> from ''Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''</small>
			#"I'm a Star" - 4:35 <small> from ''Nukleopatra''</small>
			#"Something in My House" (2000 Remix) - 5:06 <small> from '']''</small>
			#"Isn't It a Pity" - 4:44 <small> from '']''</small>
			#"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Alternative Metro 7" Edit) - 4:25 <small> Previously unreleased</small>

			====CD 2====
	The Performance Mix (usually incorrectly referred to as the Murder Mix) of "You Spin Me Round" was re-released as a single to promote ''Evolution''.
			#"]" - 5:24 <small> from ''Sophisticated Boom Boom''</small>
			#"Come Home (With Me Baby)" - 3:58 <small> from ''Nude''</small>
			#"]" - 3:05 <small> from ''Sophisticated Boom Boom''</small>
			#"International Thing" - 3:44 <small> from ''Nukleopatra''</small>
			#"]" - 3:48 <small> from ''Youthquake''</small>
			#"Unhappy Birthday" - 7:32 <small> from '']''</small>
			#"I Paralyze" - 5:57 <small> from ''Fragile''</small>
			#"Baby Don't Say Goodbye" - 6:15 <small> from ''Nude''</small>
			#"]" - 6:55 <small> from ''Nude''</small>
			#"Your Sweetness Is Your Weakness" - 5:49 <small> from ''Fan the Flame (Part 1)''</small>
			#"Nukleopatra" - 4:19 <small> from ''Nukleopatra''</small>
			#"Rebel Rebel" - 4:04 <small> from ''Nukleopatra''</small>
			#"]" - 4:40 <small> from ''Fragile''</small>
			#"]" (Mark Moore & Mr. Motion Remix) - 6:20 <small> Previously unreleased</small>

	==~~Track~~ ~~listing~~==		===Standard version===
			#"]" - 3:16 <small>from '']''</small>
	===Single-disc version===
			#"]" - 3:05 <small>from '']''</small>
	#"]"
			#"]" - 3:48 <small>from ''Youthquake''</small>
	#"That's The Way (I Like It)"
			#"]" - 5:49 <small>from ''Sophisticated Boom Boom''</small>
	#"In Too Deep"
			#"]" - 4:39 <small>from ''Sophisticated Boom Boom''</small>
	#"What I Want"
			#"]" - 4:00 <small>from ''Sophisticated Boom Boom''</small>
	#"Misty Circles"
			#"]" (2003 Remix) - 5:37 * <small>from ''Youthquake''</small>
	#"I'd Do Anything"
			#"I'll Save You All My Kisses" - 3:36 <small>from '']''</small>
	#"Lover Come Back (To Me)" (2003 Remix)
			#"Hooked on Love" - 5:15 <small>from ''Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''</small>
	#"I'll Save You All My Kisses"
			#"Come Home with Me Baby" - 3:58 <small>from '']''</small>
	#"Hooked On Love"
			#"]" (7" US Wipe Out Mix) - 3:56 <small>from ''Youthquake''</small>
	#"Come Home (With Me Baby)"
			#"Sex Drive" - 5:42 <small>from '']''</small>
	#"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)"
			#"]" (2003 Remix) - 5:16 * <small>from ''Nude''</small>
	#"Sex Drive"
			#"]" - 4:40 <small>from '']''</small>
	#"Turn Around And Count 2 Ten" (2003 Remix)
			#"Isn't It a Pity" - 4:44 <small>from ''Fragile''</small>
	#"Hit & Run Lover"
			#"]" - 4:07 <small>from ''Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''</small>
	#"Isn't It A Pity"
			#"Something in My House" - 3:49 <small>from ''Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''</small>
	#"Brand New Lover"
			#"]" (Metro 7" Edit) - 3:47 <small>Previously unreleased</small>
	#"Something In My House"

	#"You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" (Metro 7 Inch Edit)
			<small> (*) These versions are incorrectly titled. They are actually the 2000 remixes from the ''Fragile'' album.</small>

			<small> (**) Incorrectly listed as the ''Murder Mix''.</small>

			<small> (***) Slightly edited from the original 6:19 12" version.</small>

			==Personnel==
			*], Zeus B. Held, ], ] (The Mixmaster), Mark McGuire, Jay Burnett, Tim Weidner, Barry Stone, Les Sharma, Simon Barnecott, ], ], ], Punx Soundcheck, ] & David Motion: ]
			*], Vaughan Arnell, Anthea Benton, Tony Vanden Ende, Zanna: ] editors
			*Linda Fletcher: ]
			*James & James: ]
			*Julian Gozra Lozano: ], ] manipulation, ]
			*Simon Catwell: ]
			*Andie Airfix & ], ]: artwork

			==Chart positions==
			===Album===
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			! Chart (2003)
			! Peak<br />position
			\|-
			\| UK Albums Chart
			\| align="center"\| 111
			\|-
			\| Japanese Oricon International Albums
			\| align="center"\| 47
			\|-
			\| Germany (Media Control Charts)
			\| align="center"\| 42
			\|-
			\|}

			===Singles===
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
			\|-
			! rowspan="2"\| Year
			! rowspan="2"\| Single
			! colspan="4"\| Peak chart positions
			\|- style="font-size:smaller;"
			! width="30"\| ]
			! width="30"\| ]
			! width="30"\| ]
			! width="30"\| ]
			\|-
			\| 2003
			\| align="left"\| "You Spin Me Round 2003"
			\| 23
			\| 21
			\| 96
			\| 62
			\|-
			\|}

			==See also==
			*]

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			*: customer reviews and audio samples of all 18 tracks on single disc version.

			{{Dead or Alive}}
	===Double-disc version===
			{{Authority control}}
	#"You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" (Performance Mix)
	#"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)" (12" U.S. Wipe Out Mix)
	#"Sex Drive"
	#"What I Want"
	#"Brand New Lover"
	#"Misty Circles"
	#"Lover Come Back (To Me)"
	#"I'll Save All My Kisses"
	#"I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"
	#"Hooked On Love"
	#"I'm A Star"
	#"Something In My House" (2000 Remix)
	#"Isn't It A Pity"
	#"You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" (Alternative Metro 7" Edit)
	#"I'd Do Anything"
	#"Come Home (With Me Baby)"
	#"That's The Way (I Like It)"
	#"International Thing"
	#"In Too Deep"
	#"Unhappy Birthday"
	#"I Paralyze"
	#"Baby Don't Say Goodbye"
	#"Turn Around & Count 2 Ten"
	#"Your Sweetness Is Your Weakness"
	#"Nukleopatra"
	#"Rebel Rebel"
	#"Hit & Run Lover"
	#"You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" (Mark Moore & Mr Motion Remix)

	]		]
	]		]
	]		]
			]
			]

Latest revision as of 20:00, 9 August 2024

2003 greatest hits album by Dead or Alive

Evolution: The Hits

Greatest hits album by Dead or Alive

Released

24 June 2003

Recorded

1984–2001

Genre

Pop, dance-pop, new wave, acid house, Hi-NRG, Europop

Length

Various

Label

Epic / Sony Music

Producer

Stock Aitken Waterman
Dead or Alive
Zeus B. Held

Dead or Alive chronology

Unbreakable
(2001)

Evolution: The Hits
(2003)

That's the Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Evolution: The Hits is a compilation album from the British dance/pop band Dead or Alive, in 2003. This is the band's second hits collection, after 1987's Rip It Up. This collection spans their musical history from their 1984 debut album, Sophisticated Boom Boom, to 2000's Fragile, and contains all their single releases and several remixes. The album was released in two editions: a single disc containing 18 tracks, and a double disc containing 28 tracks. A DVD video compilation was also released.

Track listing

Collector's Edition

CD 1

"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Performance Mix) - 7:27 ** from Youthquake
"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" (12" US Wipe Out Mix) - 6:01 *** from Youthquake
"Sex Drive" - 6:37 from Nukleopatra
"What I Want" - 5:49 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"Brand New Lover" - 4:48 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"Misty Circles" - 4:39 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"Lover Come Back to Me" - 4:57 from Youthquake
"I'll Save All My Kisses" - 3:36 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - 4:43 from Nude
"Hooked on Love" - 5:15 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"I'm a Star" - 4:35 from Nukleopatra
"Something in My House" (2000 Remix) - 5:06 from Fragile
"Isn't It a Pity" - 4:44 from Fragile
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Alternative Metro 7" Edit) - 4:25 Previously unreleased

CD 2

"I'd Do Anything" - 5:24 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"Come Home (With Me Baby)" - 3:58 from Nude
"That's the Way (I Like It)" - 3:05 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"International Thing" - 3:44 from Nukleopatra
"In Too Deep" - 3:48 from Youthquake
"Unhappy Birthday" - 7:32 from Fan the Flame (Part 1)
"I Paralyze" - 5:57 from Fragile
"Baby Don't Say Goodbye" - 6:15 from Nude
"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" - 6:55 from Nude
"Your Sweetness Is Your Weakness" - 5:49 from Fan the Flame (Part 1)
"Nukleopatra" - 4:19 from Nukleopatra
"Rebel Rebel" - 4:04 from Nukleopatra
"Hit and Run Lover" - 4:40 from Fragile
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Mark Moore & Mr. Motion Remix) - 6:20 Previously unreleased

Standard version

"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" - 3:16 from Youthquake
"That's the Way (I Like It)" - 3:05 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"In Too Deep" - 3:48 from Youthquake
"What I Want" - 5:49 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"Misty Circles" - 4:39 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"I'd Do Anything" - 4:00 from Sophisticated Boom Boom
"Lover Come Back to Me" (2003 Remix) - 5:37 * from Youthquake
"I'll Save You All My Kisses" - 3:36 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"Hooked on Love" - 5:15 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"Come Home with Me Baby" - 3:58 from Nude
"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" (7" US Wipe Out Mix) - 3:56 from Youthquake
"Sex Drive" - 5:42 from Nukleopatra
"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" (2003 Remix) - 5:16 * from Nude
"Hit and Run Lover" - 4:40 from Fragile
"Isn't It a Pity" - 4:44 from Fragile
"Brand New Lover" - 4:07 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"Something in My House" - 3:49 from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Metro 7" Edit) - 3:47 Previously unreleased

(*) These versions are incorrectly titled. They are actually the 2000 remixes from the Fragile album.

(**) Incorrectly listed as the Murder Mix.

(***) Slightly edited from the original 6:19 12" version.

Personnel

Dead or Alive, Zeus B. Held, Stock, Aitken & Waterman, Phil Harding (The Mixmaster), Mark McGuire, Jay Burnett, Tim Weidner, Barry Stone, Les Sharma, Simon Barnecott, Graham Stack, Princess Julia, John Taylor, Punx Soundcheck, Mark Moore & David Motion: production
Tim Pope, Vaughan Arnell, Anthea Benton, Tony Vanden Ende, Zanna: video editors
Linda Fletcher: management
James & James: photography
Julian Gozra Lozano: art direction, digital manipulation, artwork
Simon Catwell: design
Andie Airfix & Satori, Lynne Burns: artwork

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	111
Japanese Oricon International Albums	47
Germany (Media Control Charts)	42

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	UK	US Dance	GER	AUS
2003	"You Spin Me Round 2003"	23	21	96	62

References

Allmusic review

External links

Amazon.com: customer reviews and audio samples of all 18 tracks on single disc version.

v t e Dead or Alive
Pete Burns Wayne Hussey Peter Oxendale
Studio albums	Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) Youthquake (1985) Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (1986) Nude (1988) Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990) Nukleopatra (1995) Fragile (2000) Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection (2021)
Compilation albums	Rip It Up (1987) Evolution: The Hits (2003) That's the Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive (2010) Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI (2016)
Singles	"Misty Circles" "What I Want" "I'd Do Anything" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" "Lover Come Back to Me" "In Too Deep" "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" "Brand New Lover" "Something in My House" "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" "Rebel Rebel" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 96" "Sex Drive" "Hit and Run Lover" "You Spin Me Round 2003"
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