ðə sˈɪŋɡəlsˌiːdˈiː ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈælbəm fˈiːtʃɚz mətˈɪɹiəl fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn hˈaɪ ˈɛn dɹˈaɪ θɹuː tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ˈɛks. tɹˈæk dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən fˈoʊkəsᵻz lˈɑːɹdʒli ɔnðə bˈændz lˈeɪt ˈeɪɾi z slˈæʃ ˈɜːli nˈaɪnti z hˈɪts, wɪð ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl sˈɔŋ fɹʌm hˈaɪ ˈɛn dɹˈaɪ, tˈuː fɹʌm pˌaɪɹoʊmˈeɪniə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, sˈɪks fɹʌm hɪstˈɪɹiə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, fˈoːɹ fɹʌm ɐdɹˈiːnəlˌaɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, tˈuː fɹʌm ɹˌɛtɹoʊ ˈæktɪv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ænd ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl sˈɔŋ fɹʌm ˈɛks. "wˌɛn lˈʌv ænd hˈeɪt kəlˈaɪd", ðə sˈoʊl nˈuː sˈɔŋ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst hˈɪts sˈɛt vˈɔlt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd.
The single-CD edition of the album features material from 1981's High 'n' Dry through to 2002's X. Track distribution focuses largely on the band's late '80s/early '90s hits, with a single song from High 'n' Dry, two from Pyromania (1983), six from Hysteria (1987), four from Adrenalize (1992), two from Retro Active (1993), and a single song from X. "When Love & Hate Collide", the sole new song from 1995's greatest hits set Vault was also included.