# 21 Singles
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{{Infobox album
| name = 21 Singles
| type = [Compilation album](/source/Compilation_album)
| artist = [The Jesus and Mary Chain](/source/The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain)
| cover = TJAMC-21Singles.jpg
| alt =
| released = 27 May 2002
| recorded = 1984–1998
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)
| length = 73:10
| label = [Warner Strategic Marketing](/source/Warner_Strategic_Marketing)
| producer = {{flatlist|
*The Jesus and Mary Chain
*[John Loder](/source/John_Loder_(sound_engineer))
*[Bill Price](/source/Bill_Price_(record_producer))
*[Jim Reid](/source/Jim_Reid)
*[William Reid](/source/William_Reid_(musician))}}
| prev_title = [The Complete John Peel Sessions](/source/The_Complete_John_Peel_Sessions_(The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain_album))
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [Live in Concert](/source/Live_in_Concert_(The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain_album))
| next_year = 2003
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
|rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}[{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |title=21 Singles - The Jesus and Mary Chain |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000660638|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=22 December 2020 |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}]
| rev2 = ''[The Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)|publisher=[Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster)|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|chapter=The Jesus and Mary Chain|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/429 429]}}]
}}
'''''21 Singles''''' is a compilation [album](/source/album) by [Scottish](/source/Scottish_people) [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) band [The Jesus and Mary Chain](/source/The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain), released in the United Kingdom on 27 May 2002 by [Warner Strategic Marketing](/source/Warner_Strategic_Marketing), and in the United States on 2 July 2002 by [Rhino Records](/source/Rhino_Records). As the title proclaims, it contains 21 of the band's [singles](/source/single_(music)) in chronological order from their 15-year career.[{{cite book
| author = Zoe Howe
| title = The Jesus and Mary Chain: Barbed Wire Kisses
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nq6MAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA263
| date = 11 November 2014
| publisher = St. Martin's Press
| isbn = 978-1-250-03023-8
| pages = 263–
}}][{{cite book
| author = Peter Buckley
| title = The Rough Guide to Rock
| url = https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug
| url-access = registration
| year = 2003
| publisher = Rough Guides
| isbn = 978-1-85828-457-6
| pages = 1949–
| quote = With Hart spending more of his time working on video production, The Jesus & Mary Chain became essentially the Reid ... The 21 SINGLES compilation of 2002 suggested a full stop to the Mary Chain's story, but it remains unclear whether the ...
}}]
The single versions of many of these songs differ from their album versions. "[April Skies](/source/April_Skies)" is missing the final verse from the LP version; "[Happy When It Rains](/source/Happy_When_It_Rains)" is missing the final chorus; "[Rollercoaster](/source/Rollercoaster_(EP))" is the original EP version, which features a drum machine and echo on the vocals; and "[Come On](/source/Come_On_(The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain_song))" is an extended version.
== Track listing ==
{{Tracklist
| headline = CD (0927 46141-2)
| all_writing = [Jim Reid](/source/Jim_Reid) and [William Reid](/source/William_Reid_(musician)), except where noted
| title1 = [Upside Down](/source/Upside_Down_(The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain_song))
| length1 = 3:01
| title2 = [Never Understand](/source/Never_Understand)
| length2 = 2:58
| title3 = [You Trip Me Up](/source/You_Trip_Me_Up)
| length3 = 2:27
| title4 = [Just Like Honey](/source/Just_Like_Honey)
| length4 = 3:02
| title5 = [Some Candy Talking](/source/Some_Candy_Talking)
| length5 = 3:18
| title6 = [April Skies](/source/April_Skies)
| length6 = 3:11
| title7 = [Happy When It Rains](/source/Happy_When_It_Rains)
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = [Darklands](/source/Darklands_(song))
| length8 = 5:26
| title9 = [Sidewalking](/source/Sidewalking)
| length9 = 3:32
| title10 = [Blues from a Gun](/source/Blues_from_a_Gun)
| length10 = 4:43
| title11 = [Head On](/source/Head_On_(song))
| length11 = 4:12
| title12 = [Rollercoaster](/source/Rollercoaster_(EP))
| length12 = 3:53
| title13 = [Reverence](/source/Reverence_(song))
| length13 = 3:42
| title14 = [Far Gone and Out](/source/Far_Gone_and_Out)
| length14 = 2:52
| title15 = [Almost Gold](/source/Almost_Gold_(song))
| length15 = 3:20
| title16 = Snakedriver
| length16 = 3:42
| title17 = [Sometimes Always](/source/Sometimes_Always)
| note17 = W. Reid
| length17 = 2:33
| title18 = [Come On](/source/Come_On_(The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain_song))
| note18 = J. Reid
| length18 = 3:17
| title19 = [I Hate Rock 'n' Roll](/source/I_Hate_Rock_'n'_Roll)
| note19 = W. Reid
| length19 = 3:43
| title20 = [Cracking Up](/source/Cracking_Up_(song))
| note20 = W. Reid
| length20 = 4:43
| title21 = [I Love Rock 'n' Roll](/source/I_Love_Rock_'n'_Roll_(The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain_song))
| note21 = J. Reid
| length21 = 2:37
}}
=== Original releases ===
* Track 1, 9: Non-album singles. Included in 1988 compilation ''[Barbed Wire Kisses](/source/Barbed_Wire_Kisses)''
* Tracks 2, 3, 4: From 1985 album ''[Psychocandy](/source/Psychocandy)''
* Track 5: From 1986 EP ''[Some Candy Talking](/source/Some_Candy_Talking)'' and the soundtrack for the 1986 film ''[Modern Girls](/source/Modern_Girls_(soundtrack))''
* Tracks 6, 7, 8: From 1987 album ''[Darklands](/source/Darklands_(album))''
* Tracks 10, 11: From 1989 album ''[Automatic](/source/Automatic_(The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain_album))''
* Track 12: From 1992 album ''[Honey's Dead](/source/Honey's_Dead)''. Also included on 1990 EP ''[Rollercoaster](/source/Rollercoaster_(EP))''
* Tracks 13, 14, 15: From 1992 album ''[Honey's Dead](/source/Honey's_Dead)''
* Track 16: From 1993 compilation ''[The Sound of Speed](/source/The_Sound_of_Speed)''. Also included on 1995 compilation ''[Hate Rock 'n' Roll](/source/Hate_Rock_'n'_Roll)''
* Tracks 17, 18: From 1994 album ''[Stoned & Dethroned](/source/Stoned_%26_Dethroned)''
* Track 19: From 1998 album ''[Munki](/source/Munki)''. Also included on 1995 EP ''[I Hate Rock 'n' Roll](/source/I_Hate_Rock_'n'_Roll)'' and on 1995 compilation ''[Hate Rock 'n' Roll](/source/Hate_Rock_'n'_Roll)''
* Tracks 20, 21: From 1998 album ''[Munki](/source/Munki)''
''Some tracks differ from the versions on the albums listed.''
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=21 Singles - 1984-1998|artist=Jesus & Mary Chain|type=album|award=Silver|certyear=2021|relyear=2002|id=17610-1861-2|access-date=30 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|noshipments=yes|streaming=yes}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{The Jesus and Mary Chain}}
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Category:The Jesus and Mary Chain compilation albums
Category:Rhino Entertainment compilation albums
Category:2002 compilation albums
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