Hits (Billy Talent album)

2014 compilation album by Billy Talent

Hits

Compilation album by

Billy Talent

Released| November 4, 2014
Recorded| 2003–2014
Genre| Alternative rock, pop-punk, punk rock, post-hardcore
Length| 49:12
Label| Warner Music Canada, The End
Producer| Gavin Brown, Brendan O'Brien, Ian D'Sa, Howard Benson
Billy Talent chronology
| Dead Silence
(2012)  | Hits
(2014)  | Afraid of Heights
(2016)

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Singles from  Hits

1. "Kingdom of Zod"
Released: September 25, 2014
2. "Chasing the Sun"
Released: October 31, 2014

Hits is the greatest hits album by Canadian rock band Billy Talent released November 4, 2014, via Warner Music Canada and The End Records. The album features the band's most popular singles from their last four studio albums, with the addition of two brand new songs, "Kingdom of Zod" and "Chasing the Sun".[1]

To promote the compilation, the opening page of the band's website was transformed into what they called a "Video Vault", a video archive. The first video was an introduction from frontman Ben Kowalewicz, explaining the idea of the vault. In the two weeks that followed, the band, starting with "Try Honesty", posted the official video of one of the songs (with the exception of "Kingdom of Zod" and "Chasing the Sun", which at that point were unreleased and had no official video). Additional videos related anecdotes and explanations for that day's song from the band members themselves (who appeared in pairs; Ben and Aaron, and Ian and Jon) were also added via YouTube.[2] One of the new songs, "Kingdom of Zod", was released as a single on September 25, 2014, via iTunes pre-order.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Billy Talent.

No.| Title| Album| Length

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1.| "Try Honesty"| Billy Talent| 4:13
2.| "River Below"| Billy Talent| 3:00
3.| "Nothing to Lose"| Billy Talent| 3:38
4.| "Devil in a Midnight Mass"| Billy Talent II| 2:52
5.| "Red Flag"| Billy Talent II| 3:16
6.| "Fallen Leaves"| Billy Talent II| 3:19
7.| "Surrender"| Billy Talent II| 4:06
8.| "Devil on My Shoulder"| Billy Talent III| 3:49
9.| "Rusted from the Rain"| Billy Talent III| 4:13
10.| "Viking Death March"| Dead Silence| 4:04
11.| "Surprise Surprise"| Dead Silence| 3:08
12.| "Stand Up and Run"| Dead Silence| 3:20
13.| "Kingdom of Zod"| previously unreleased| 3:32
14.| "Chasing the Sun"| previously unreleased| 2:42
Total length:| 49:12

## Chart performance

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Chart (2014–2021)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] | 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 79

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[6] | 2× Platinum  | 160,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Billy Talent to Deliver the 'Hits' on New Compilation". exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
2. ^ "Billy Talent". billytalent.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
3. ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Talent – Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Talent – Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
6. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Talent – Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

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Billy Talent

* Benjamin Kowalewicz
* Ian D'Sa
* Jonathan Gallant
* Aaron Solowoniuk
* Jordan Hastings

Studio albums|

* Watoosh! (as Pezz)
* Billy Talent
* Billy Talent II
* Billy Talent III
* Dead Silence
* Afraid of Heights
* Crisis of Faith

Live albums|

* 666

Compilations|

* Hits

EPs|

* Dudebox (as Pezz)
* Try Honesty

Singles|

* "Try Honesty"
* "The Ex"
* "River Below"
* "Nothing to Lose"
* "Devil in a Midnight Mass"
* "Red Flag"
* "Fallen Leaves"
* "Surrender"
* "This Suffering"
* "Turn Your Back"
* "Rusted from the Rain"
* "Devil on My Shoulder"
* "Saint Veronika"
* "Viking Death March"
* "Surprise Surprise"
* "Stand Up and Run"
* "Afraid of Heights"
* "Forgiveness I + II"
* "Reckless Paradise"
* "I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)"
* "End of Me"

Videography|

* Scandalous Travelers
* 666

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* Discography
* Awards and nominations

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Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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