Although the official website for Aerosmith lists the release for Greatest Hits as October 1980,[1] and the album was originally scheduled for release on October 24, 1980,[5] it was delayed until November 11, 1980.

The single version of "Same Old Song and Dance" was used, and was edited down almost a full minute.

The original lyric was "Gotcha with the cocaine, found with your gun."

The alternate lyric, included on the compilation, was "You shady lookin' loser, you played with my gun."

"Sweet Emotion" also used the single version; it begins with the first chorus, cutting out the now famous talk box intro and the coda was replaced with a repeating chorus and fades out.