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Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 is a compilation album and DVD from the Irish band the Cranberries, released in 2002 by Island Records. Some of the tracks on the album are different versions of the songs provided in earlier albums. The album also contains two new tracks: "New New York" and "Stars".

Stars: The Best of 1992–2002
Greatest hits album by the Cranberries
Released	16 September 2002
Recorded	1992–2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	77:05
Label	Island
Producer	Stephen Street Bruce Fairbairn The Cranberries Benedict Fenner
The Cranberries chronology
Treasure Box – The Complete Sessions 1991–1999 (2002) Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 (2002) Gold (2008)
Singles from Stars: The Best of 1992-2002
"Stars" Released: 7 October 2002 "Daffodil Lament"/"New New York" Released: 2003, promo

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The first seventeen tracks contain all of the band's singles through 2002 in chronological order.

Track listing

All lyrics by Dolores O'Riordan. All music by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan, unless otherwise noted.

The limited edition version of this CD includes five live tracks recorded in Stockholm:

Awards

In 2002, they won an award in Taiwan for best selling international band with the album Stars: The Best of 1992-2002.[2]

Charts

Certifications

Sales and certifications for Stars: The Best of 1992–2002

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[27]	Gold	20,000^
Australia (ARIA)[28]	Gold	35,000^
Italy (FIMI)[29]	Gold	25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[30] video	Gold	10,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31]	Gold	7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32]	Platinum	100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	Gold	100,000^
United States	—	538,000[35]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[36]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

DVD

Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002
Video by The Cranberries
Released	26 November 2002[37]
Recorded	Various
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Island
The Cranberries video chronology
Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris (2001) Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002 (2002)

Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002 is a DVD album by Irish rock band The Cranberries. It compiles 17 of the band's promotional videos including their new single "Stars", along with alternate takes and live recordings of several songs and a documentary entitled 99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll.

1. "Dreams" (Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, September 1992)
   • Director: Peter Scammell
2. "Linger" (Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, February 1993)
   • Director: Melodie McDaniel
3. "Zombie" (No Need to Argue, September 1994)
   • Director: Samuel Bayer
4. "Ode to My Family" (No Need to Argue, November 1994)
   • Director: Samuel Bayer
5. "I Can't Be with You (No Need to Argue, February 1995)
   • Director: Samuel Bayer
6. "Ridiculous Thoughts" (No Need to Argue, July 1995)
   • Director: Freckles Flynn
7. "Salvation" (To the Faithful Departed, April 1996)
   • Director: Olivier Dahan
8. "Free to Decide" (To the Faithful Departed, August 1996)
   • Director: Marty Callner
9. "When You're Gone" (To the Faithful Departed, November 1996)
   • Director: Karen Bellone
10. "Promises" (Bury the Hatchet, March 1999)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
11. "Animal Instinct" (Bury the Hatchet, July 1999)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
12. "Just My Imagination" (Bury the Hatchet, September 1999)
    • Director: Phil Harder
13. "You and Me" (Bury the Hatchet, March 2000)
    • Director: Maurice Linnane
14. "Analyse" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, September 2001)
    • Director: Keir McFarlane
15. "Time Is Ticking Out" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, March 2002)
    • Director: Maurice Linnane
16. "This Is the Day" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, June 2002)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
17. "Stars" (Stars: The Best of 1992–2002, October 2002)
    • Director: Jake Nava

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Alternate takes

• "Dreams"
• "Ridiculous Thoughts"
• "When You're Gone"
• "Analyse"

Live favorites

• "Daffodil Lament" ('94 Astoria UK)
• "Empty" ('94 Astoria)
• "Sunday" ('96 tour)

Live at Vicar Street

• "Time is Ticking Out"
• "Linger"
• "In the Ghetto"
• "Ode to My Family"
• "Shattered"
• "Animal Instinct"
• "Loud and Clear"
• "I Can't Be with You"
• "Analyse"

'99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll

Also on the DVD is a 26-minute documentary entitled '99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll and directed by Ciaran Donnelly. In it, the band members speak about their career, expectations for the future, and how some songs were composed, like "Linger" and "Zombie".

References

На других языках

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- [en] Stars: The Best of 1992–2002

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[es] Stars: The Best of 1992–2002

Stars es un álbum compilatorio de grandes éxitos de la banda irlandesa de rock The Cranberries lanzado en el año 2002 y que reúne las canciones más reconocidas del grupo durante el periodo 1992 - 2002. Algunas de las canciones son versiones diferentes a las incluidas en los álbumes. Incluye dos canciones nuevas, «New New York» y «Stars». También incluye un tema elegido por votación de los fanes, «Daffodil Lament», perteneciente al disco de 1994 No Need to Argue. El álbum ha vendido más de dos millones de copias en todo el mundo.

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