The Melancholy Collection is a compilation album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 29 July 1999 by Burning Heart Records. The album combines the band's first two EPs, B-sides from their singles, and other rare and unreleased tracks. The Melancholy Collection was re-released in the United States by Epitaph Records on 23 October 2001.

Track listing

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! Track!!Song !!Recorded !! Appeared on !!Notes

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|01

|"In a Room"

| rowspan="6"| 1993

| rowspan="6"| Use Your Nose <small>(EP)</small>

|| -

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|02

|"Pain"

|| -

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|03

|"Shake Me"

|| -

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|04

|"Melack"

|| -

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|05

|"Nosepicker"

|| -

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|06

|"Use Your Nose"

|| -

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|07

|"Flippin' Beans"

||1994

||Teaching You No Fear <small>(compilation)</small>

|| -

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|08

|"Yellow Dog"

| rowspan="5"| 1994

| rowspan="5"| Skauch <small>(EP)</small>

|| -

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|09

|"Knowledge"

| Originally performed by Operation Ivy

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|10

|"A Whole Lot Less"

| Originally performed by Sub Society

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|11

|"Coolidge"

| Originally performed by Descendents

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|12

|"That's Up to Me"

| Originally performed by Scumback

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|13

|"A Bit of Muslin"

| rowspan="2"| 1994

| rowspan="2"| Epitone <small>(compilation)</small>

|| -

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|14

|"Melancholy Protection"

||-

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|15

|"Shake Me (live)"

| rowspan="2"| 1994

| rowspan="2"| Da Strike <small>(single)</small>

|| -

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|16

|"Niap"

|| -

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|17

|"Every Breath You Take"

||1995

||Cheap Shots <small>(compilation)</small>

| Originally performed by The Police

|-

|18

|"9 to 5"

| rowspan="2"| 1995

| rowspan="2"| The Story of My Life <small>(single)</small>

| Originally performed by Dolly Parton

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|19

|"Dragster"

|| -

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|20

|"An Elf and His Zippo"

||1996

||Move Your Car <small>(single)</small>

||-

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|21

|"Israelites"

| rowspan="2"| 1995

| rowspan="2"| Lozin' Must <small>(single)</small>

| Originally performed by Desmond Dekker

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|22

|"Vixen"

|| -

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|23

|"Softworld"

||1994

||Da Strike <small>(single)</small>

|Japanese release only

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|24

|"Entrance at Rudebrook"

||1996

||Move Your Car <small>(single)</small>

|Japanese release only

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Personnel

Millencolin

  • Nikola Šarčević – lead vocals, bass
  • Erik Ohlsson – guitar
  • Mathias Färm – guitar
  • Fredrik Larzon – drums

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for The Melancholy Collection

! scope="col"| Chart (1999)

! scope="col"| Peak<br />position

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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)

| 72

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References

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  • The Melancholy Collection at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)