The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)

2004 greatest hits album by NOFX

The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)

Greatest hits album by

NOFX

Released| November 9, 2004
Recorded| 1989–2004
Genre| Punk rock
Length| 61:24
Label| Epitaph
Producer| Brett Gurewitz, Donnell Cameron, Ryan Greene
NOFX chronology
| The War on Errorism
(2003)  | The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)
(2004)  | Never Trust a Hippy
(2006)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic|  link
Blender|  link
IGN| 7.5/10 [1]

The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) is a greatest hits compilation album released on November 9, 2004 by NOFX consisting of previously released songs that have been cleaned up and restored using a more recent technology. Some songs were even re-mixed for the compilation.

You can see a poster of the album in Grandma's Boy released in 2006

## Track listing

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All songs written by Fat Mike.

1. "Dinosaurs Will Die" (Pump Up the Valuum)
2. "Linoleum" (Punk in Drublic)
3. "Bob" (White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean)
4. "The Separation of Church and Skate" (The War on Errorism)
5. "Murder the Government" (So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes)
6. "Bleeding Heart Disease" (Heavy Petting Zoo)
7. "Bottles to the Ground" (Pump Up The Valuum)
8. "180 Degrees" (So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes)
9. "Party Enema" (Surfer EP)
10. "What's the Matter With Kids Today" (Heavy Petting Zoo)
11. "Reeko" (Punk in Drublic)
12. "Stickin In My Eye" (White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean)
13. "All Outta Angst" (So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes)
14. "Leave It Alone" (Punk in Drublic)
15. "Green Corn" (Ribbed)
16. "The Longest Line" (The Longest Line EP)
17. "Thank God It's Monday" (Pump Up The Valuum)
18. "The Idiots Are Taking Over" (The War On Errorism)
19. "Don't Call Me White" (Punk in Drublic)
20. "Day To Daze" (S&M Airlines)
21. "Soul Doubt" (White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean)
22. "Philthy Phil Philanthropist" (Heavy Petting Zoo)
23. "Shut Up Already" (Liberal Animation)
24. "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite" (So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes)
25. "Franco Un-American" (The War On Errorism)
26. "Kill All The White Man" (The Longest Line EP)
27. "Wore Out The Soles Of My Party Boots" (previously unreleased)

## Notes

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* The song "Murder The Government" is the LP version, different from the one on the CD version of So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes and also different from the version on Fuck The Kids (which also appeared on 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records).

## Personnel

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* Fat Mike – bass, vocals, keyboards
* El Hefe – guitar, trumpet, vocals (tracks 1–14, 16-19 and 21–22, 24–27)
* Eric Melvin – guitar, vocals
* Erik Sandin – drums, percussion
* Steve Kidwiler – guitar, vocals (tracks 15 and 20)
* Dave Casillas – guitar (track 23)
* Bryan Wynacht – cover pool photography

## Charts

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Chart performance for The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) Chart (2004)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 98
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3] | 26

## References

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1. ^ JR (November 29, 2004). "The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)". IGN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 205.
3. ^ "NOFX Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

## External links

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* The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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NOFX

* Fat Mike
* El Hefe
* Eric Melvin
* Erik Sandin

* Scott Sellers
* Scott Aldahl
* Dave Allen
* Dave Casillas
* Steve Kidwiller

Studio albums|

* Liberal Animation
* S&M Airlines
* Ribbed
* White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
* Punk in Drublic
* Heavy Petting Zoo
* So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
* Pump Up the Valuum
* The War on Errorism
* Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
* Coaster
* Self Entitled
* First Ditch Effort
* Single Album
* Double Album

Live albums|

* I Heard They Suck Live!!
* They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!
* Ribbed: Live in a Dive

Compilation albums|

* Maximum Rocknroll
* 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
* The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)
* The Longest EP

EPs|

* NOFX (1985)
* So What If We're on Mystic!
* The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This
* The Longest Line
* HOFX
* Fuck the Kids
* Timmy the Turtle
* The Decline
* Surfer
* Regaining Unconsciousness
* 7" of the Month Club
* Never Trust a Hippy
* Cokie the Clown
* NOFX (2011)
* Stoke Extinguisher
* Hepatitis Bathtub

Split albums|

* BYO Split Series Volume III
* NOFX / The Spits
* West Coast vs. Wessex

Singles|

* "Don't Call Me White"
* "All of Me"
* "Bottles to the Ground"
* "Pods and Gods"
* "The Decline"
* "13 Stitches"
* "Stoke Extinguisher"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Ten Years of Fuckin' Up
* Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
* Fat Wreck Chords (Fat Club)
* Rock Against Bush

* Category:NOFX

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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