"Greatest the Hits 2011–2011" is a triple A-side maxi single released by the Japanese heavy metal band Maximum the Hormone. The single was released on March 23, 2011. The title of the single is a pun by the band, telling the fans that: "Greatest Hits doesn't necessarily mean a collection of past titles. We can say these new songs are our best!". The single comes with three separate covers, one for each song, and also comes packaged with a "bonus booklet" which is a collected and edited version of Maximum the Ryokun's column in Bubuka magazine titled "Maximum The Ryokun's Legal Trip".
The single peaked at number 1 for two consecutive weeks on the Oricon charts selling more than 81,000 in its first week, and making this the first time Maximum the Hormone has ever topped a chart since their formation in 1997. It is also their best opening week, beating previous single "Tsume Tsume Tsume/'F'" who had sold approximately 62,000 copies in its first week. It was also certified by the RIAJ as gold for a shipping of more than 100,000 physical copies.
All three tracks are available on the album Yoshū Fukushū.http://www.jpopasia.com/group/maximumthehormone/lyrics/yoshu-fukushu::30710.html (retrieved August 2, 2013)
Track listing
Personnel Daisuke-han – unclean vocals Maximum the Ryokun – guitar, vocals Nao - drums – vocals Ue-chang - bass guitar – backing vocals
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