O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
Greatest hits album by
Aerosmith
ReleasedJuly 2, 2002
Recorded1972-2002
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length131:39
LabelColumbia/Geffen
ProducerAerosmith, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard, Adrian Barber, Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas, Bruce Fairbairn, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Jason Mizell, Rick Rubin, Matt Serletic, DeVante Swing, Russell Simmons
Aerosmith compilation chronology
Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology
(2001)		 O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
(2002)		 Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith
(2006)
Alternative cover
Lenticular cover
The Essential Aerosmith
Front cover of the 2011 re-release
Singles from O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
  1. "Girls of Summer"
    Released: August 22, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2002 by Columbia Records and Geffen Records. A double-disc album, it includes 27 of the band's biggest hits in chronological order and spans the band's entire career up to 2002 (although it omits any material from the three albums they recorded between 1979-1985). Also included are a guest appearance on Run-DMC's cover of "Walk This Way" and two new songs, "Girls of Summer" and "Lay It Down", which the band recorded in Hawaii.[3]

O, Yeah! has since been certified triple platinum in the United States. Noticeable on the corners of album cover are the different variations of the Aerosmith logo used throughout the band's career.

O, Yeah! was re-released as The Essential Aerosmith on September 13, 2011. The album cover was changed, with a more straightforward profile picture of the band being used, and a limited edition bonus disc with six additional tracks was released, otherwise the track listing to the two CDs are the same.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mama Kin" (from Aerosmith)Steven Tyler4:25
2."Dream On" (from Aerosmith)Tyler4:24
3."Same Old Song and Dance" (from Get Your Wings)Tyler, Joe Perry3:52
4."Seasons of Wither" (from Get Your Wings)Tyler5:25
5."Walk This Way" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Perry3:39
6."Big Ten Inch Record" (from Toys in the Attic)Fred Weismantel2:12
7."Sweet Emotion" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Tom Hamilton4:33
8."Last Child" (from Rocks)Tyler, Brad Whitford3:19
9."Back in the Saddle" (from Rocks)Tyler, Perry4:39
10."Draw the Line (remix)" (from Pandora's Box)Tyler, Perry3:45
11."Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (from Permanent Vacation)Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child4:22
12."Angel" (from Permanent Vacation)Tyler, Child5:07
13."Rag Doll" (from Permanent Vacation)Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance, Holly Knight4:23
14."Janie's Got a Gun" (from Pump)Tyler, Hamilton5:28
15."Love in an Elevator" (from Pump)Tyler, Perry5:21
16."What It Takes" (from Pump)Tyler, Perry, Child5:11
Total length:70:03
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Other Side" (from Pump)Tyler, Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr.4:04
2."Livin' on the Edge (Full length version)" (original version appeared on Get a Grip)Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson6:20
3."Cryin'" (from Get a Grip)Tyler, Perry, Taylor Rhodes5:08
4."Amazing" (from Get a Grip)Tyler, Richard Supa5:55
5."Deuces Are Wild" (from The Beavis and Butt-head Experience, Big Ones)Tyler, Vallance3:36
6."Crazy" (from Get a Grip)Tyler, Perry, Child5:16
7."Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (from Nine Lives)Tyler, Perry, Glen Ballard3:26
8."Pink (The South Beach Mix)" (original version from Nine Lives)Tyler, Supa, Ballard3:54
9."I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (from Armageddon: The Album)Diane Warren4:58
10."Jaded" (from Just Push Play)Tyler, Marti Frederiksen3:34
11."Just Push Play (Radio remix)" (Original version appeared on Just Push Play)Tyler, Hudson, Steve Dudas3:11
12."Walk This Way (performed by Run-D.M.C. with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry)" (from Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.)Tyler, Perry5:09
13."Girls of Summer" (New studio recording)Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen3:13
14."Lay It Down" (New studio recording)Tyler, Perry, Donald DeGrate, Frederiksen3:47
Total length:61:36
Disc 2 - Bonus tracks on non-US editions[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Come Together" (from the soundtrack of the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:45
16."Theme from Spider-Man" (from the soundtrack of the film Spider-Man)Paul Francis Webster, Robert Harris2:58
17."Toys in the Attic" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Perry3:05
Total length:9:48
Disc 3 - The Essential Aerosmith 3.0 Only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lord of the Thighs" (from Get Your Wings)Tyler4:14
2."Toys in the Attic" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Perry3:07
3."You See Me Crying" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Don Solomon5:12
4."Baby, Please Don't Go" (from Honkin' on Bobo)Joe Williams3:24
5."Devil's Got a New Disguise" (from Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith)Tyler, Perry, Warren4:27
6."Walk This Way (Live)" (from Rockin' the Joint (January 11, 2002 at The Joint, Las Vegas))Tyler, Perry4:23
Total length:24:47

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: Aerosmith, Glen Ballard, Adrian Barber, Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas, Bruce Fairbairn, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Jason Mizell, Joe Perry, Rick Rubin, Matt Serletic, Russell Simmons, Steven Tyler
  • Mixing producer: Don DeVito
  • Mixing: Glen Ballard, Bob Clearmountain, Chris Fogel, Michael Fraser, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Brendan O'Brien, Joe Perry, Mike Shipley, David Thoener, Steven Tyler
  • Remixing: Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler
  • Mastering: David Donnelly
  • Arranger: Matt Serletic
  • Music assistant: John Bionelli
  • Instrument technician: Jim Survis
  • Art direction: Sean Evans
  • Artist coordination: Leslie Langlo
  • Photography: Ross Halfin
  • Logo: Will Kennedy

Charts

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2002 "Girls of Summer" Mainstream Rock Tracks 25

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Tracks Label Catalog # Barcode Edition Series Notes
USA Jul 2, 2002 CD x 2 30 Columbia/SMEI C2K 86700 696998670020 — — Available in 4 different 3-D covers and 1 standard cover[20]
USA Jul 2, 2002 Cassette x 2 30 Columbia/SMEI C2T 86700 696998670044 — — [21][22]
USA Jul 16, 2002 MiniDisc x 2 30 Columbia/SMEI C2M 86700 696998670082 — — [23]
USA Aug 20, 2002 SACD x 2 30 Columbia/SMEI C2S 86700 696998670068 — — stereo only[24]
USA Feb 1, 2008 MP3 256k 30 Columbia/SBME C2K 86700 696998670020 — — 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only[25][26]
USA Jul 1, 2009 MP3 192k 30 Columbia/SME C2K 86700 696998670020 — — 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only[27][28]
USA Oct 6, 2009 MP3 320k 30 Columbia/SME C2K 86700 696998670020 — — 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only; approx. date; issued between Oct 6 - Nov 28, 2009[29][30]
USA Aug 30, 2011 CD x 3 36 Columbia/SME 88697 92339 2 886979233928 Limited Edition 3.0 The Essential Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith[31]
USA Sep 6, 2011 MP3 256k 30 Columbia/SME 88644 31571 1 886443157118 — The Essential Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith; 18 indiv. tracks, 12 album only[32][33]
USA Sep 6, 2011 MP3 320k 30 Columbia/SME 88644 31571 1 886443157118 — The Essential Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith[34]
USA Sep 6, 2011 AAC 256k 30 Columbia/SME 88644 31571 1 886443157118 — The Essential Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith; 17 indiv. tracks, 13 album only[35]
USA Sep 13, 2011 CD x 2 30 Columbia/SME 88697 92210 2 886979221024 — The Essential Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith[36]
USA Dec 2011 MP3 256k 30 Columbia/SME C2K 86700 696998670020 — — 18 indiv. tracks, 12 album only; approx. date; issued between Dec 6 - 21, 2011[37][38]

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