The tenth and eleventh tracks on the disc are both "2004 Mixes" by Oakenfold created exclusively for the compilation. The first of these, a remix of U2's 2000 single "Beautiful Day", is sometimes seen as the disc's highlight. Release and reception The album was released on 9 August 2004 by New State Recordings, nineteen days before his performance at the festival, and was the first Creamfields album to be released on the label, as the previous two albums were released by Virgin Records. The album was released in both the UK and the US, whereas the previous albums were only released in the UK. Ultimately, the album was not as commercially successful as previous Creamfields albums in the UK, only reaching number 49 in the UK Compilation Chart, but the copies sold in the US assured it was more popular than the 2001 Creamfields album. The album was successful enough to the point where Creamfields continued to release albums in the series, mixed by a DJ appearing at the festival. The subsequent edition, 2005's Creamfields mixed by Ferry Corsten, was slightly more commercially successful in the UK, reaching number 44 in the UK Compilation Chart. The album received positive reviews from music critics. Antonella Sirec of Resident Advisor rated the album four stars out of five (4.0/5), stating "overall, [she] thoroughly enjoyed listening to this compilation not just once but many times over. With a combination of both old and new, this was a pleasure for [her] to experience. Technically, the mixing is quite simple but it's predominantly about the music. While many of us have moved on to other aspects of the underground, [She has] always made a concerted effort to stay in touch with [her] trance roots. Not every trance release is great but compilations such as this are a real indulgence." She also noted "as a DJ, Paul Oakenfold managed to surprise me greatly, which is exactly what he achieved with this Creamfields mix. This will not be to everyone’s tastes but it fits [hers]," noting the album was a comeback for Oakenfold after his less certain direction taken with his studio album Bunkka, and stated she preferred the first disc. David Jeffries of Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars, stating "there are thrills but few surprises from this one-time maverick, but if Oakie is trying to sonically reproduce the massive size of a