in august, dave matthews band announced on their website that, in order to fulfill a contractual obligation, they would be releasing a greatest hits album. they held a survey on their website that encouraged fans to select their ten favorite dmb songs. the album, titled "the best of what's around vol. 1", named after the opening track of 1994's "under the table and dreaming", was released on november 7, 2006. the album features two discs, the first consisting of what the band considers their best studio tracks, and the second of live tracks voted on by fans. additionally, those who pre-ordered the cd on the dave matthews band website received an "encore" cd with four additional live songs. the encore cd was later made available on their website to anyone for an additional $10.