Classic Bites is a compilation album released in 2002 by the German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. It features songs from two studio albums—Crazy World (1990) and Face the Heat (1993)—as well as a single track from the 1995 live album Live Bites.

Classic Bites
Greatest hits album by Scorpions
Released	5 February 2002[1]
Recorded	1990-1994
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	79:16[1]
Label	Mercury
Producer	Keith Olsen, Bruce Fairbairn, Scorpions[2]
Scorpions compilations chronology
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions (2001) Classic Bites (2002) Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions (2002)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Greg Prato of AllMusic criticises the compilation, claiming that it "falls very short" as it "focuses entirely on their early-'90s period... and nothing earlier". He suggests that Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions is "a much more thorough collection".[1]

Track listing

Personnel

• Klaus Meine – lead vocals, whistling on "Wind of Change"
• Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Send Me an Angel", backing vocals
• Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals
• Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 11-13, 15-17)
• Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 14)
• Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion, backing vocals

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