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Mentioned Mexican Six Hits, added some details about creation, removing references to this as being an "EP", as I think it more fits in the "promotional release" category
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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | ||
| Name = Six Hits | | Name = Six Hits | ||
| Type = | | Type = Compilation | ||
| Artist = [[Weezer]] | | Artist = [[Weezer]] | ||
| Cover = Six_hits.jpg | | Cover = Six_hits.jpg | ||
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| This album = ''[[Six Hits]]''<br>2008 | | This album = ''[[Six Hits]]''<br>2008 | ||
| Next album = ''[[Christmas with Weezer]]''<br>2008 | | Next album = ''[[Christmas with Weezer]]''<br>2008 | ||
| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | |||
| Upper caption = Alternate Cover | |||
| Type = single | |||
| Cover = Sixhits mexico.jpg | |||
| Lower caption = Mexican cover variant | |||
}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Six Hits''''' is a compilation | '''''Six Hits''''' is a greatest hits compilation by [[Weezer]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Released exclusively through Best Buy, ''Six Hits'' contains two songs from ''[[The Blue Album]]'', two songs from ''[[The Green Album]]'' and two songs from ''[[Make Believe]]''. The | According to [[Karl Koch]], Weezer's label initially approached the band with the idea of a greatest hits release. [[Rivers Cuomo]], who initially approved of the idea before changing his mind, is said to have subsequently designed the packaging himself. Released exclusively through Best Buy, ''Six Hits'' contains two songs from ''[[The Blue Album]]'', two songs from ''[[The Green Album]]'' and two songs from ''[[Make Believe]]''. The CD was free with the purchase of any Weezer album or ''[[Alone II]]'', but was later available for $9.99, and occasionally on sale for $5.99. The version of "[[Say It Ain't So]]" that appears on ''Six Hits'' is the [[1995]] remix version (which replaced the original mix on all versions of ''The Blue Album'' pressed since that year). Similarly, "[[Perfect Situation]]" is the full-length remixed single version (which is also now the standard LP version on pressings of ''Make Believe''), with the full intro guitar solo (as opposed to the remixed single edit). | ||
A variant of the CD, released in Mexico, features unique packaging with illustrations by Manabu Akishige, who previously wrote and illustrated the manga ''[https://myanimelist.net/manga/40299/Go-On Go-On!]'', wherein Weezer's [[The Blue Album|debut album]] is featured in the plot. The same illustrations were also used for the EP ''[[Troublemaker Remixes]]''. | |||
It's speculated that [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] released the compilation during the [[2008]] holiday season in an effort to boost sales of Weezer's ''[[Red Album]]'', which, as of [[2009]], was the worst-selling Weezer album. However, similar 'hits' EPs by other acts under the Universal umbrella of labels were also released. | |||
==Fan reception== | ==Fan reception== | ||
''Six Hits'' | ''Six Hits'' became somewhat of a punchline among fans following its release, owing to its apparently low-effort packaging design and song selection. With a list price of $9.99 for just six songs, one could save money by purchasing all of the songs online for less than $6.00. Furthermore, as of 2009, Best Buy locations were loaded with unsold copies of the EP. One fan counted "81 copies of ''Six Hits'' to seven copies of an 'actual' album" at his local Best Buy. | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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{{Discography}} | {{Discography}} | ||
[[Category: Weezer albums]] | [[Category: Weezer albums]] | ||
[[Category: Promotional release]] | |||