The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric
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The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric is Hanson
's second live album
and is the first live album to be released under their independent record label
3CG Records
. Live & Electric was recorded in June 2005 in Melbourne
, Australia
and was released on October 11, 2005.
Hanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
's second live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
and is the first live album to be released under their independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
3CG Records
3CG Records
3CG Records is an independent record label started by the pop/rock group Hanson in October 2003. "3CG" is the acronym for "3 Car Garage", a reference both to the album Hanson released as a compilation of songs they had previously released independently , before they had chart success, and to the...
. Live & Electric was recorded in June 2005 in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and was released on October 11, 2005.
Disc 1 (CD)
- "OptimisticOptimistic (song)"Optimistic" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, the sixth track on their 2000 album Kid A.-Release:No singles were released from Kid A, but promos of several songs from the album, including "Optimistic", were sent to radio stations...
" – 5:44 (RadioheadRadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
cover) - "Every Word I Say" – 4:41
- "Where's the LoveWhere's the Love"Where's the Love" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson. It was the second single from the band's third album Middle of Nowhere .-Track listing:All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson...
?" – 4:40 - "Look at You" – 5:57
- "Strong Enough to Break" – 4:05
- "I Will Come to YouI Will Come to You"I Will Come to You" is a song written and performed by the American pop-rock band Hanson. It was the third single from the band's third album Middle of Nowhere . "I Will Come to You" reached number five in the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.-Track...
" – 3:32 - "Underneath" – 4:47
- "Hand in Hand" – 6:24
- "In a Little WhileIn a Little While"In a Little While" is the sixth track from U2's 2000 album All That You Can't Leave Behind.-History:The song came out of a jam with the band during the All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions. Bono has noted that his voice was in terrible shape at the time of the recording of this song...
" – 4:43 (U2U2U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
cover) - "Penny & MePenny & Me"Penny & Me" is a song written and performed by American pop-rock band Hanson. It was the first single from the band's sixth commercial studio album, Underneath...
" – 3:52 - "MMMBopMMMBop"MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson from their 1997 album Middle of Nowhere. The song was nominated for two Grammys at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in February 1998, and is the band's most successful single to date.By any measure, "MMMBop" was phenomenally...
" – 3:50 - "This Time Around" – 4:02
- "Rock 'n' Roll Razorblade" – 5:01
- "If OnlyIf Only (Hanson song)"If Only" is a song written and performed by the American pop-rock band Hanson. Outside of the U.S., it was the first single from the band's fifth studio album, This Time Around...
" – 4:37 - "Song to Sing" – 4:26
Disc 2 (DVD)
- "Penny & MePenny & Me"Penny & Me" is a song written and performed by American pop-rock band Hanson. It was the first single from the band's sixth commercial studio album, Underneath...
" (music video) - "Lost Without Each OtherLost Without Each Other"Lost Without Each Other" is a song written and performed by American pop-rock band Hanson. It was the second single from the band's sixth studio album, Underneath . The song peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart but failed to obtain any significant success elsewhere.-UK CD track...
" (music video) - "Underneath" (music video)
- "Underneath" (director's cutDirector's cutA director's cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials, comic book or video games, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit...
) - "Crazy Beautiful"
- "Being Me"
- "Strong Enough to BreakStrong Enough to BreakStrong Enough to Break is a documentary film by Ashley Greyson that follows Hanson's struggle to release a follow up to their second studio album, This Time Around, and the creation of their independent record label 3CG Records...
" (documentary trailer)
Chart positions
United States- Billboard Top 200 AlbumsBillboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
– #182 - Billboard Independent AlbumsIndependent AlbumsThe Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...
– #15