The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door

The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
Greatest hits album by Pink Floyd
Released	7 November 2011
Recorded	1967–1994
Genre	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length	79:39
Label	EMI
Producer	James Guthrie, Pink Floyd
Compiler	David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters[1]
Pink Floyd chronology
Discovery (2011) A Foot in the Door – The Best of Pink Floyd (2011) The Endless River (2014)

The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door is a greatest hits album by Pink Floyd, that was released as part of the Why Pink Floyd...? 2011–12 remastering campaign.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Hey You"	Roger Waters	The Wall (1979)	4:40
2.	"See Emily Play"	Syd Barrett	Non-album single (1967); appears on Relics (1971) and original US/Japan versions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)	2:48
3.	"The Happiest Days of Our Lives"	Waters	The Wall	1:32
4.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"	Waters	The Wall	3:48
5.	"Have a Cigar"	Waters	Wish You Were Here (1975)	5:08
6.	"Wish You Were Here"	David Gilmour, Waters	Wish You Were Here	5:05
7.	"Time" (Edited version)	Gilmour, Nick Mason, Waters, Richard Wright	The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)	6:20
8.	"The Great Gig in the Sky"	Wright, Clare Torry	The Dark Side of the Moon	4:36
9.	"Money"	Waters	The Dark Side of the Moon	6:34
10.	"Comfortably Numb"	Gilmour, Waters	The Wall	6:19
11.	"High Hopes" (Edited version)	Gilmour, Polly Samson	The Division Bell (1994)	6:55
12.	"Learning to Fly"	Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, Jon Carin	A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)	4:49
13.	"The Fletcher Memorial Home"	Waters	The Final Cut (1983)	4:11
14.	"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Edited version of parts 1-5)	Wright, Waters, Gilmour	Wish You Were Here	11:05
15.	"Brain Damage"	Waters	The Dark Side of the Moon	3:46
16.	"Eclipse" (Early fade-out)	Waters	The Dark Side of the Moon	1:53
Total length:				79:39

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart[3]	25
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[4]	16
Canadian Albums Chart[5]	22
Croatian Foreign Albums Chart[6]	14
French Albums Chart[7]	28
Greek Albums Chart[8]	21
Irish Albums Chart[9]	14
Italian Albums Chart[10]	4
Mexican Albums Chart[11]	72
New Zealand Albums Chart[12]	8
Polish Albums Chart[13]	16
Portuguese Albums Chart[14]	10
Scottish Albums Chart[15]	12
Spanish Albums Chart[16]	27
Swedish Albums Chart[17]	7
Swiss Albums Chart[18]	23
UK Albums Chart[19]	14
US Billboard 200[5]	50

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[20]	15
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[21]	23
Danish Albums Chart[22]	11
Dutch Albums Chart[23]	21
Norwegian Albums Chart[24]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[25]	64
Danish Albums Chart[26]	47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	Gold	35,000^^
France (SNEP)[28]	Gold	50,000^*
Italy (FIMI)[29]	Platinum	60,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30]	Platinum	15,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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16. "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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20. "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
21. "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
22. "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
23. "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
24. "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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26. "Album-Top 100". Hitlisten.nu. IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
27. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
28. "French album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
29. "Italian album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Pink Floyd in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
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External links

• Why Pink Floyd...? Official Site