The Best of 25 Years

The Best of 25 Years
Compilation album by Sting
Released	24 October 2011
Label	A&M
Producer	Rob Mathes[1]
Sting chronology
25 Years (2011) The Best of 25 Years (2011) The Last Ship (2013)

The Best of 25 Years is a compilation album by English musician Sting. It was released on 24 October 2011 through A&M Records.

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (2011 Remix)	4:24
2.	"Englishman In New York"	4:25
3.	"We'll Be Together" (2011 Remix)	4:46
4.	"Fragile"	3:54
5.	"All This Time"	4:55
6.	"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"	4:28
7.	"Fields of Gold"	3:40
8.	"Desert Rose"	4:50
9.	"Whenever I Say Your Name" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	5:24
10.	"Never Coming Home" (2011 Mix)	5:20
11.	"Message in a Bottle" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)	4:48
12.	"Demolition Man" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)	4:25
13.	"Heavy Cloud No Rain" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)	3:45

Note: The US version doesn't contain the song "Englishman in New York".^[2]

Bonus Tracks Edition – CD 1[1][3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (2011 Remix)	4:24
2.	"Love Is the Seventh Wave" (2011 Remix)	3:33
3.	"Moon over Bourbon Street" (2011 Remix)	4:01
4.	"Fortress Around Your Heart" (2011 Remix)	4:52
5.	"Englishman In New York"	4:26
6.	"They Dance Alone"	7:13
7.	"Fragile"	3:54
8.	"We'll Be Together" (2011 Remix)	4:46
9.	"All This Time"	4:55
10.	"Mad About You"	3:54
11.	"Why Should I Cry for You?"	4:46
12.	"The Soul Cages"	5:52
13.	"If I Ever Lose My Faith In You"	4:28
14.	"Fields of Gold"	3:39
15.	"Seven Days"	4:39
16.	"Shape of My Heart"	4:37

Bonus Tracks Edition – CD 2[1][3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When We Dance"	5:59
2.	"I Was Brought to My Senses"	5:49
3.	"You Still Touch Me"	3:47
4.	"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"	3:58
5.	"Desert Rose"	4:51
6.	"Brand New Day"	6:20
7.	"Send Your Love" (Dave Audé Remix Edit Version)	3:15
8.	"Whenever I Say Your Name" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	5:24
9.	"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)"	3:56
10.	"The End of the Game"	6:07
11.	"Never Coming Home" (2011 Mix)	5:19
12.	"Russians" (Live in Berlin) (featuring The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Steven Mercurio)	4:51
13.	"Message in a Bottle" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)	4:48
14.	"Demolition Man" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)	4:27
15.	"Heavy Cloud No Rain" (Live at Irving Plaza, 2011 Remix)	3:43

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6]	12
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7]	16
French Albums (SNEP)[8]	59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	32
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10]	13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11]	4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12]	7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13]	10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14]	46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	50
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	27

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Poland (ZPAV)[19]	3× Platinum	60,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

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