Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies by Pixies, album cover
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Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies

Released3 May 2004
Label4AD
Popularity45.8

Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies is a compilation from the Boston band, released on 3 May 2004 by 4AD. It draws together the key moments from their run of albums between Surfer Rosa in 1988 and Trompe le Monde in 1991, and it took over from 1997's Death to the Pixies as the label's main overview of the band.

It arrived alongside a companion DVD with a live show, promotional videos and two documentaries, which makes it a handy starting point for anyone wanting the full picture. Collectors may like to know that early pressings have a fault on "Hey", where Black Francis's opening shout is missing. The record did well too, earning a diamond certification in Europe in 2006 for 250,000 sales.

Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies: tracklist, credits and charts

23 tracks · 1:06:42

Tracklist

  1. 1Bone MachineBlack Francis3:03
  2. 2Nimrod’s SonBlack Francis2:16
  3. 3Holiday SongBlack Francis2:15
  4. 4CaribouBlack Francis3:14
  5. 5Broken FaceBlack Francis1:30
  6. 6GiganticBlack Francis and Kim Deal3:14
  7. 7VamosBlack Francis4:18
  8. 8HeyBlack Francis3:28
  9. 9Monkey Gone to HeavenBlack Francis2:55
  10. 10DebaserBlack Francis2:52
  11. 11Gouge AwayBlack Francis2:43
  12. 12Wave of MutilationBlack Francis2:04
  13. 13Here Comes Your ManBlack Francis3:21
  14. 14TameBlack Francis1:56
  15. 15Where Is My Mind?Black Francis3:49
  16. 16Into the WhiteBlack Francis4:40
  17. 17VelouriaBlack Francis3:40
  18. 18AllisonBlack Francis1:18
  19. 19Dig for FireBlack Francis3:03
  20. 20U-MassBlack Francis3:01
  21. 21Alec EiffelBlack Francis2:47
  22. 22Planet of SoundBlack Francis2:07
  23. 23WinterlongNeil Young3:08
Produced by
Steve Albini, Gary Smith, Gil Norton, Pixies
Recorded at
2-Division, Fort Apache, Downtown Recorders
Recorded
1987–1991
Mixed by
Steve Haigler
Mixed at
2-Division, Carriage House Studios
Engineered by
Steve Albini, Paul Q. Kolderie, Al Clay, Matt Lane, Gil Norton, Steve Haigler
Label
4AD
Length
1:06:42

Line-up

  • Black Francis · guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, vocals
  • Kim Deal · bass guitar, background vocals, electric bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals
  • Dave Lovering · drums (drum set)
  • Joey Santiago · electric guitar, guitar, background vocals
  • Arthur Fiacco · cello · guest
  • Karen Karlsrud · violin · guest
  • Corine Metter · violin · guest
  • Ann Rorich · cello · guest
  • Robert F. Brunner · theremin · guest
  • Eric Drew Feldman · keyboard, synthesizer · guest

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 2004–200516
US Billboard 200 · 2004–2005161
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2004–200513
Norwegian Albums · 2004–200526
Austrian Albums · 2004–200543
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2004–200564
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2004–200564

Certifications

RegionCertification
Canada · 2018Gold
New Zealand · 2019Gold
United Kingdom · 2013Gold

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45.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
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ListenBrainz listeners
10k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
12k
Deezer fans (all editions)

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz3 May 2004
Wikipedia infobox3 May 2004
Wikidata2004
US release4 May 2004earliest US date
UK / Europe release3 May 2004earliest UK or European date
5 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—ZA4AD6009143090439other
2004AU4AD652637240627other
3 May 2004XE4AD652637240627original
4 May 2004US4AD652637240627other
2011US4AD652637240610other
Cover art sources

deezer · native: native 1800x1800

SourceSizeVerdict
deezer ✓1800×1800native: native 1800x1800
fanarttv1000×1000upscaled
coverartarchive786×768upscaled