| Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright | ||||
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| Released | February 28, 2014 | |||
| Length | 76:59 (standard) 134:57 (deluxe) | |||
| Label | Universal Music Enterprises | |||
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Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright, sometimes referred to simply as Vibrate: The Best Of,[1] is the greatest hits album by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released on February 28, 2014 in Australia and Ireland by Universal Music Enterprises and in other nations subsequently.[2][3] The standard issue of the album includes eighteen songs from six of Wainwright's studio releases, including his self-titled debut album (1998), Poses (2001), Want One (2003), Want Two (2004), Release the Stars (2007) and Out of the Game (2012), plus soundtrack contributions and one previously unreleased track ("Me and Liza"). The deluxe version includes a bonus disc with sixteen rare and unreleased recordings, both live and studio recorded. Featured are "Chic and Pointless", previously unreleased and produced by Guy Chambers, and "WWIII", a song that was co-written by Chambers and had not been released in a physical form until Vibrate.
The compilation and associated tour dates were announced on Wainwright's official website in December 2013. The "greatest hits" tour, called The Best of Rufus Wainwright, had Wainwright performing more than thirty shows in over twenty countries throughout Europe and the United States during March–April 2014. The tour began in Dublin on March 4 and ended in Coventry on April 27. Tracks for the compilation were selected by Wainwright and Neil Tennant. "Me and Liza", released on January 20, 2014, served as the album's lead single.
- ^ Murray, Robin (December 9, 2013). "Rufus Wainwright Prepares 'Best Of'". Clash. ISSN 1743-0801. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ MacRae, Dan (December 10, 2013). "Rufus Wainwright Set to Make Canada 'Vibrate' with an Upcoming Best Of Comp". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Shaw Media. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Rufus Wainwright's 'Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright' to Be Released March 4 by Universal Music Enterprises". Yahoo!. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.