The Hits (Will Young album)

2009 greatest hits album by Will Young

The Hits

Greatest hits album by

Will Young

Released

16 November 2009

Recorded

2002–2009

Label

19
RCA
Sony

Producer

Absolute
Ash Howes
David Kreuger
Stephen Lipson
Blair MacKichan
Per Magnusson
Mike Peden
Richard Stannard
Eg White
Robot Club

Will Young chronology

Let It Go
(2008)

The Hits
(2009)

Leave Right Now
(2010)

Singles from The Hits

"Hopes & Fears"
Released: 8 November 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by British singer-songwriter Will Young. It was released on 16 November 2009.^[2] It contains twelve songs from Young's first four studio albums, From Now On (2002), Friday's Child (2003), Keep On (2005) and Let It Go (2008), plus two bonus tracks.^[2] The first is new single "Hopes & Fears", and the second is a ballad called "If It Hadn't Been for Love".

The album is noted for omitting certain single releases: "Anything Is Possible", which was a number-one hit as a double A-side with "Evergreen", the number-one duet with Gareth Gates, "The Long and Winding Road" and the single "Don't Let Me Down". Four tracks were written or co-written by Will Young.

Track listing

*The Hits*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Evergreen"	Jörgen Elofsson Per Magnusson David Kreuger	From Now On (2002)	4:12
2.	"Light My Fire"	Jim Morrison Ray Manzarek John Densmore Robby Krieger	From Now On	3:28
3.	"You and I"	Mike Peden Ed Johnson Henry Johnson	From Now On	4:04
4.	"Leave Right Now"	Eg White	Friday's Child (2003)	3:34
5.	"Your Game"	Will Young Blair MacKichan Tayo Onile-Ere	Friday's Child	4:10
6.	"Friday's Child"	Steve Lee D. Taylor	Friday's Child	8:59
7.	"Switch It On"	W. Young Stephen Lipson Ronnie Peterson Karen Poole Steven Wolf	Keep On (2005)	3:47
8.	"All Time Love"	Jamie Hartman	Keep On	3:56
9.	"Who Am I"	E. White Lucie Silvas	Keep On	4:28
10.	"Changes"	W. Young E. White	Let It Go (2008)	4:00
11.	"Grace"	W. Young Matt Prime	Let It Go	4:37
12.	"Let It Go"	E. White Jeremy Gregory K. Poole	Let It Go	3:41
13.	"Hopes & Fears"	Yolanda Quartey Stew Jackson	Original	3:46
14.	"If It Hadn't Been for Love"	Caroline Lost Jez Ashurst	Original	3:36

Notes

The album was released as a deluxe edition, which included a DVD of the music videos for the songs featured on the album.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Hits*
Chart (2009)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[3]	19
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	5

Year-end charts

2009 year-end chart performance for *The Hits*
Chart (2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	26

2010 year-end chart performance for *The Hits*
Chart (2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	165

Certifications

Certifications for *The Hits*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

*The Hits* release history
Region	Date	Edition(s)	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	16 November 2009	Standard	CD digital download	19 RCA Sony	^[9]
United Kingdom	16 November 2009	Deluxe	CD digital download DVD	19 RCA Sony	^[10]

References

^ O'Brien, Jon. "Review: The Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Will set to release 'The Hits'!". RCA Label Group. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 47, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "End of Year 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts - 2009 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Will Young – The Hits". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "Will Young: The Hits". jpc.de. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Will Young – The Hits". eil.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.