Smash the System: Singles and More

Greatest hits album by Saint Etienne

Released

September 2001 (2xCD)
May 2005 (CD)

Recorded

1990-1999

Genre

Indie pop

Length

146:06

Label

Heavenly - HVNLP32CD

Producer

Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne chronology

Interlude
(2001)

Smash the System: Singles and More
(2001)

Asleep at the Wheels of Steel
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Allmusic	(re-release) ^[2]

Smash the System: Singles and More (2001) is a double-CD greatest hits album by Saint Etienne. The compilation samples music from most of their releases spanning the years from 1990 to 1999. Most tracks are featured in their single or edit versions with the exception of 'Join Our Club' which is a new mix as the original sounded too 'muddy'. Smash The System was also going to be the CD debut of 'Lover Plays The Bass', but the band 'forgot' to include it.

In 2005 the album was re-released as Smash the System: Singles 1990-99 containing only the singles. The newer version is only a single disc and uses a green version of the same artwork. This edition of the album replicates 13 of the 14 tracks that appear on the group's first singles album 1995's Too Young to Die – The Singles. Notable differences include the first appearance of the radio edit of "Avenue" on a Saint Etienne album, the 2001 remix of "Join Our Club" and the omission of "I Was Born on Christmas Day". The compilation also has different shorter edits of "Sylvie" and "The Bad Photographer" that do not appear on Smash the System: Singles and More.

Track listing

2CD: Heavenly / HVNLP32CD (UK)

All tracks written by Stanley and Wiggs; except where indicated.

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (Featuring Moira Lambert)	Young	4:29
2.	"Kiss and Make Up" (US Version)	Wratten, Hiscock	5:15
3.	"Nothing Can Stop Us"		4:20
4.	"Spring"		3:44
5.	"Carnt Sleep"		4:44
6.	"Filthy" (Featuring Q-Tee)	Stanley, Wiggs, Mais	5:33
7.	"Join Our Club" (2001 Remix)		3:16
8.	"People Get Real"		4:43
9.	"Paper"	Cracknell, Deebank	4:09
10.	"Avenue"	Catt, Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	7:34
11.	"Mario's Cafe"		4:38
12.	"You're in a Bad Way" (Single Version)	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:02
13.	"Archway People"		3:26
14.	"Who Do You Think You Are"	Dyer, Scott	3:27
15.	"Hobart Paving" (Single Version)		4:51
16.	"Pale Movie"	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:46
17.	"Hug My Soul" (Radio Edit)	Batson, Cracknell, Male	3:53

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Like a Motorway" (Radio Edit)		3:41
2.	"Cool Kids of Death"		5:39
3.	"The Process"		3:11
4.	"He's on the Phone" (Featuring Etienne Daho) (Radio Edit)	Cracknell, Daho, Stanley, Wiggs	4:07
5.	"Angel" (Way Out West radio edit)		4:09
6.	"Burnt Out Car" (Balearico mix)		4:19
7.	"Shad Thames"		3:33
8.	"Wood Cabin"	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	4:07
9.	"Sylvie" (Radio Edit)	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	4:01
10.	"Lose That Girl"	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	4:03
11.	"The Bad Photographer"	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:59
12.	"Goodnight Jack"	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	4:37
13.	"Madeleine"	Cracknell, Wiggs	3:59
14.	"4.35 in the Morning" (Kid Loco Mix)	Cracknell, Waterfield	4:37
15.	"Jack Lemmon"		4:20
16.	"Saturday" (Fugu Mix)	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:21
17.	"52 Pilot"	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	5:38

CD: Heavenly / HVNLP 52CD (UK) - Smash the System: Singles 1990-99

All tracks written by Stanley and Wiggs; except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (Featuring Moira Lambert)	Young	4:29
2.	"Kiss and Make Up" (US Version)	Wratten, Hiscock	5:15
3.	"Nothing Can Stop Us"		4:20
4.	"Join Our Club" (2001 Remix)		3:16
5.	"People Get Real"		4:43
6.	"Avenue" (Radio Edit)	Catt, Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:49
7.	"You're in a Bad Way" (Single Version)	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:02
8.	"Who Do You Think You Are"	Dyer, Scott	3:27
9.	"Hobart Paving" (Single Version)		4:51
10.	"Pale Movie"	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:46
11.	"Like a Motorway" (Radio Edit)		3:41
12.	"Hug My Soul" (Radio Edit)	Batson, Cracknell, Male	3:53
13.	"He's on the Phone" (Featuring Etienne Daho) (Radio Edit)	Cracknell, Daho, Stanley, Wiggs	4:07
14.	"Burnt Out Car" (Balearico mix)		4:19
15.	"Sylvie" (Radio Edit)	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:32
16.	"The Bad Photographer" (Radio Edit)	Cracknell, Stanley, Wiggs	3:19

Chart positions

Title	Chart (2001)	Peak position
Smash the System: Singles and More	UK Albums Chart^[3]	84
Artist	Chart (2007)	Peak position
Smash the System: Singles 1990-99	UK Budget Album Chart^[3]	41

References

↑ Kellman, Andy. Smash the System: Singles and More at AllMusic
↑ Kellman, Andy. Smash the System: Singles and More at AllMusic
1 2 "UK Chartlog - 1994–2010 DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

Saint Etienne

Sarah Cracknell Bob Stanley Pete Wiggs Gerard Johnson Ian Catt

Studio albums	Foxbase Alpha So Tough Tiger Bay Good Humor Sound of Water Finisterre Tales from Turnpike House Words and Music by Saint Etienne

Soundtracks	The Misadventures of Saint Etienne What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?

Compilations	You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone Fairy Tales from Saint Etienne Too Young to Die – Singles 1990-1995 Casino Classics Continental Fairfax High Interlude Smash the System: Singles and More Travel Edition 1990–2005 London Conversations

EPs	Xmas 93 Reserection Places to Visit

Singles	"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" "Kiss and Make Up" "Nothing Can Stop Us" "Join Our Club" "Avenue" "You're in a Bad Way" "Hobart Paving" "Who Do You Think You Are" "Pale Movie" "Like a Motorway" "Hug My Soul" "He's on the Phone" "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" "Shower Scene" "A Good Thing" "Stars Above Us" "Burnt Out Car" "Method of Modern Love"

Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Saint Etienne

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