# O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits

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O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2002 by Columbia Records and Geffen Records. A double-disc album, it includes 27 of the band's biggest hits in chronological order and spans the band's entire career to that point, but does not include any songs from the albums Night in the Ruts, Rock in a Hard Place, or Done With Mirrors. Aerosmith's collaboration with Run-DMC on "Walk This Way", however, is included, as are two new songs, "Girls of Summer" and "Lay It Down", which the band recorded in Hawaii.
O, Yeah! has since been certified triple platinum in the United States. Noticeable on the corners of album cover are the different variations of the Aerosmith logo used throughout the band's career.
O, Yeah! was re-released as The Essential Aerosmith on September 13, 2011. The album cover was changed, with a more straightforward profile picture of the band being used, and a limited edition bonus disc with six additional tracks was released, otherwise the track listing to the two CDs are the same.

## Personnel

* Steven Tyler - lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
* Tom Hamilton - bass
* Joey Kramer - drums, percussion
* Joe Perry - guitar, background vocals
* Brad Whitford - guitar

## Production

* Producers: Aerosmith, Glen Ballard, Adrian Barber, Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas, Bruce Fairbairn, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Jason Mizell, Joe Perry, Rick Rubin, Matt Serletic, Russell Simmons, Steven Tyler
* Mixing producer: Don DeVito
* Mixing: Glen Ballard, Bob Clearmountain, Chris Fogel, Michael Fraser, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Brendan O'Brien, Joe Perry, Mike Shipley, David Thoener, Steven Tyler
* Remixing: Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler
* Mastering: David Donnelly
* Arranger: Matt Serletic
* Music assistant: John Bionelli
* Instrument technician: Jim Survis
* Art direction: Sean Evans
* Artist coordination: Leslie Langlo
* Photography: Ross Halfin
* Logo: Will Kennedy

## Charts
### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 2002 | "Girls of Summer" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Platinum | 200,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000$^‡$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Tracks | Label | Catalog # | Barcode | Edition | Series | Notes |
| USA | Jul 2, 2002 | CD x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | Available in 4 different 3-D covers and 1 standard cover |
| USA | Jul 2, 2002 | Cassette x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2T 86700 | 696998670044 | — | — | |
| USA | Jul 16, 2002 | MiniDisc x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2M 86700 | 696998670082 | — | — | |
| USA | Aug 20, 2002 | SACD x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SMEI | C2S 86700 | 696998670068 | — | — | stereo only |
| USA | Feb 1, 2008 | MP3 256k | 30 | Columbia/SBME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only |
| USA | Jul 1, 2009 | MP3 192k | 30 | Columbia/SME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only |
| USA | Oct 6, 2009 | MP3 320k | 30 | Columbia/SME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 7 indiv. tracks, 23 album only; approx. date; issued between Oct 6 - Nov 28, 2009 |
| USA | Aug 30, 2011 | CD x 3 | 36 | Columbia/SME | 88697 92339 2 | 886979233928 | Limited Edition 3.0 | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith |
| USA | Sep 6, 2011 | MP3 256k | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88644 31571 1 | 886443157118 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith; 18 indiv. tracks, 12 album only |
| USA | Sep 6, 2011 | MP3 320k | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88644 31571 1 | 886443157118 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith |
| USA | Sep 6, 2011 | AAC 256k | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88644 31571 1 | 886443157118 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith; 17 indiv. tracks, 13 album only |
| USA | Sep 13, 2011 | CD x 2 | 30 | Columbia/SME | 88697 92210 2 | 886979221024 | — | The Essential | Re-titled: The Essential Aerosmith |
| USA | Dec 2011 | MP3 256k | 30 | Columbia/SME | C2K 86700 | 696998670020 | — | — | 18 indiv. tracks, 12 album only; approx. date; issued between Dec 6 - 21, 2011 |