Smashes and Trashes

Smashes and Trashes
Greatest hits album by
Skunk Anansie
Released14 September 2009
Recorded1994–2009
Genre
Label
Skunk Anansie chronology
Post Orgasmic Chill
(1999) 		Smashes and Trashes
(2009) 		Wonderlustre
(2010)
Singles from Smashes and Trashes
  1. "Tear the Place Up"
    Released: 3 July 2009 (Music video and free download only)
  2. "Because of You"
    Released: 14 September 2009
  3. "Squander"
    Released: 9 November 2009

Smashes and Trashes is a greatest hits album by the British rock band Skunk Anansie. It is a 15-track career-embracing album and includes three previously unreleased tracks; "Tear the Place Up", "Because of You" and "Squander". The bonus track edition includes acoustic versions of "Weak" and "Because of You". This is the band's first new material since splitting in 2001. The album was released surrounding a greatest hits tour around Europe.

On 3 July 2009, the music video for "Tear the Place Up" was posted on My Space. On 10 August 2009 a new video and song, "Because of You", was presented exclusively on Kerrang.com. It was released on 14 September 2009 in the UK, with "Squander" following on 9 November 2009. In 2010. It was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.[1]

In Italy the album was certified Gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for sales in excess of 30,000 copies.[2]

  1. ^ "color". impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Certificazioni ARTISTI – Dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 14 del 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2010.