title: A Collection (Third Eye Blind album)
text: # A Collection (Third Eye Blind album)
  
  A Collection is a greatest hits album by Third Eye Blind, released July 18, 2006. The album contains all of their singles (with the exception of "Anything"), a handful of fan and band favorites, as well as three unreleased-via-LP songs: "Tattoo of the Sun", "My Time in Exile" and "Slow Motion" (with lyrics). The package also includes liner notes from renowned rock writer James Hunter and track-by-track commentary from Stephan Jenkins.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic was critical of the length of the album, commenting that the album captures Third Eye Blind's "early way with a hook as skillfully as their descent into unbearable pomposity".
  
  ## Commercial performance
  
  A Collection peaked at #103 on the Billboard 200, staying on the chart for three weeks.
  
  ## Rejected options
  
  An acoustic version of "Anything" (the only single that did not make the cut) was replaced by "Can't Get Away", likely due to its short-length and to even the number of songs from each album. Remixes of "Losing a Whole Year" and "Graduate" and a 1995 demo of "Semi-Charmed Life" were dropped in favor of the original studio recordings, likely done in order to appeal to a traditional audience. The track list was also in a different order:
  
  * "Semi-Charmed Life (1995 Demo)"
  * "Losing A Whole Year (Remix - Strings Up)"
  * "How's It Going To Be"
  * "Jumper"
  * "Graduate (Remix)"
  * "Tattoo Of The Sun"
  * "Never Let You Go"
  * "Deep Inside Of You"
  * "Anything (Acoustic)"
  * "10 Days Late"
  * "Blinded"
  * "Crystal Baller"
  * "My Time In Exile"
  * "God Of Wine"
  * "Motorcycle Drive By"
  * "Forget Myself"
  * "Wounded"
  * "Palm Reader"
  * "Slow Motion (With Lyrics)"
  