| Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | May 3, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, college rock | |||
| Length | 66:32 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD CAD 2406 | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini, Gil Norton, Pixies, and Gary Smith | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender |  [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[3] |
| NME | 8/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[5] |
| Robert Christgau | A[6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Uncut | [8] |
Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies is a compilation album by Pixies. It was released on May 3, 2004 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States alongside a companion DVD featuring a live show, promotional videos and two documentaries. Early batches of the record feature a fault on the track "Hey", where Black Francis' opening shout of "Hey" is missing.
This album replaces 1997's compilation Death to the Pixies in 4AD's catalog, which previously served as the label's "greatest hits" collection for Pixies.
As of 2015, sales in the United States have exceeded 316,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[9] In 2006 the album received a diamond certification for 250,000 copies sold in Europe by Independent Music Companies Association.[10]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Dolan, Jon. "Wave of Mutilation — Blender". Blender. Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Drowned In Sound review". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ NME review
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "The Pixies". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 640–41. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Uncut review[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Record: Unfinished Business". Capital Public Radio. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "2006 January-April results Impala European Music Sales award successes" (PDF). IMPALA. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2018.