Although the band's previous album,
Kingsize, had been released only three months earlier,
Greatest Hits was rush-released due to the imminent split of the band.
Scott Robinson revealed on the
ITV2 series
The Big Reunion that the album's release came after
Sean Conlon suffered a mental breakdown and threatened to quit the band as he was unable to cope. Alongside the release of the album, a VHS compilation containing all of the band's music videos, as well as behind the scenes footage, and a live video for "Two Sides to Every Story". Two singles, "
Closer to Me" and "
Rock the Party", were released to promote the album. The latter was not released as a single in its own right in the United Kingdom, but formed a
double A-side on CD2 of "Closer to Me". Both songs originated from
Kingsize. The Japanese version of the album replaced the B-side "Inspector Gadget" with the promotional single "How Do Ya Feel" and added a remix of "Let's Dance". The album was re-released on 7 June 2003. The album made a return to the top ten of
UK Albums Chart in 2013 following the band's reformation on
The Big Reunion. ==Track listing==