Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
| Type = greatest
| Artist = [[Megadeth]]
| Cover = 500px_Greatest_Hits_Back_To_The_Start.jpg
| Released = [[June 28]], [[2005]]
| Recorded = 1984-2000
| Genre = [[Thrash metal]]
| Length = 1:17:58
| Label = [[Capitol Records]]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nveq97qfkr5t link]
*''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3471 link]
*Rocknworld.com {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.rocknworld.com/features/05/megadethhits.shtml link]
| Last album = ''[[The System Has Failed]]''<br />(2004)
| This album = ''Greatest Hits: Back to the Start''<br />(2005)
| Next album = ''[[Gigantour (album)|Gigantour]]'' <br />(2006)
}}
'''''Greatest Hits: Back to the Start''''' is the second greatest hits [[album]] by [[Megadeth]]. It was released in 2005 by [[Capitol Records]]. The tracklist for Back to the Start was largely the result of a poll on their official website, in which tens of thousands of fans voted for their favorite tracks from the band's albums and rarities compilation. All songs are digitally [[remastered]]. The face of Megadeth's mascot [[Vic Rattlehead]] can be seen in the [[mushroom cloud]] on the album cover. The mushroom cloud itself is likely from one of the tests in [[Operation Castle]].
==Track listing==
# "[[Holy Wars... The Punishment Due]]" – 6:32 (From the ''[[Rust in Peace]]'' album)
# "[[In My Darkest Hour]]" – 6:26 (From the ''[[So Far, So Good... So What!]]'' album)
# "[[Peace Sells]]" – 4:02 (From the ''[[Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?]]'' album)
# "[[Sweating Bullets (song)|Sweating Bullets]]" – 5:26 (From the ''[[Countdown to Extinction]]'' album)
# "[[Angry Again]]" – 3:47 (From the ''[[Hidden Treasures]]'' album)
# "[[À Tout le Monde]]" – 4:25 (From the ''[[Youthanasia]]'' album)
# "[[Trust (Megadeth song)|Trust]]" – 5:12 (From the ''[[Cryptic Writings]]'' album)
# "Kill the King" – 3:42 (From the ''[[Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years]]'' album)
# "[[Symphony of Destruction]]" – 4:06 (From the ''[[Countdown to Extinction]]'' album)
# "[[The Mechanix|Mechanix (2002 Remix)]]" – 4:21 (From the ''[[Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!]]'' album)
# "[[Train of Consequences]]" – 3:30 (From the ''[[Youthanasia]]'' album)
# "[[Wake Up Dead]]" – 3:38 (From the ''[[Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?]]'' album)
# "[[Hangar 18 (song)|Hangar 18]]" – 5:12 (From the ''[[Rust in Peace]]'' album)
# "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" – 4:23 (From the ''[[Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years]]'' album, later appeared on ''[[The World Needs a Hero]]'')
# "[[Skin o' My Teeth]]" – 3:15 (From the ''[[Countdown to Extinction]]'' album)
# "She-Wolf" – 3:39 (From the ''[[Cryptic Writings]]'' album)
# "Prince of Darkness" – 6:28 (From the ''[[Risk (album)|Risk]]'' album)
==Limited edition DVD==
* "Kill the King" - Mega-mix video
* "Megadeth Live" intro screen / Prince Of Darkness - Live footage, previously unreleased
* "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" - Live footage, previously unreleased
* "In My Darkest Hour" - Live footage, previously unreleased
* "Hangar 18" - Live footage, previously unreleased
* "Sweating Bullets" - Live footage, previously unreleased
* "Symphony of Destruction" - Live footage, previously unreleased
* "Peace Sells" - Live footage, previously unreleased
* Preview of upcoming 2 DVD release: ''[[Arsenal of Megadeth]]''
==Personnel==
*[[Dave Mustaine]] - lead [[vocals]] and lead and rhythm [[guitar]] on all tracks
*[[Marty Friedman (guitarist)|Marty Friedman]] - guitar on Tracks 1, 4-7, 9, 11, 13, and 15-17
*[[Chris Poland]] - guitar on Tracks 3, 10 and 12
*[[Al Pitrelli]] - guitar on Tracks 8 and 14
*[[Jeff Young]] - guitar on "In My Darkest Hour"
*[[David Ellefson]] - [[bass guitar|bass]] on all tracks
*[[Nick Menza]] - [[drums]] on Track 1, 4-7, 9, 11, 13, and 15-16
*[[Gar Samuelson]] - drums on Tracks 3, 10 and 12
*[[Jimmy Degrasso]] - drums on Tracks 8, 14, and 17
*[[Chuck Behler]] - drums on "In My Darkest Hour"
==Charts==
'''Album'''
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!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|2005
|align="left"|The Billboard 200
|align="left"|65
|-
|align="left"|2005
|align="left"|Finland
|align="left"|21
|-
|}
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