[3] This was clarified in December 2006, when he told The Guardian that when he made it clear to Sony that the band were not going to re-sign to them, the record label decided to release a greatest hits album.

[4] To address some fans' concerns that the release of a greatest hits album was a sign that the band were about to finish, based on some of Noel Gallagher's previous comments, the press release for the album confirmed that they were merely taking "a well earned sabbatical prior to starting work on new material, destined for similar levels of success in the future.

As such, this is not a full stop, but merely a time out; a dream set list, and a chance for the world to review the immense contribution that Oasis have made and continue to make to rock 'n' roll."

To celebrate the release of the album, the band unveiled their first full-length film – Lord Don't Slow Me Down, shot during the Don't Believe the Truth world tour, from May 2005 to March 2006, the film was shown in November 2006 around the world in selected picture houses, theatres and cinemas to winners of fans competitions and the press.

When the release of Stop the Clocks was first announced in July 2006, speculation was rife that the unreleased song of the same name would be included on the record as a bonus track.

However, Noel Gallagher told fans at a Q&A session that the song was considered for inclusion, but they weren't happy with any of the many versions they have recorded.

Gallagher also confirmed that the title was chosen to sum up what was described in the initial press release as being "merely a time out; a chance for the world to review the immense contribution that Oasis have made and continue to make to rock 'n' roll."

During an interview on Radio 1 in October 2006, and later during a question and answer session with The Sun, Liam Gallagher, who got a songwriting credit with his "Songbird", claimed that he was happy with the tracks Noel had selected for the album, although he said that he would have liked "Rockin' Chair" and "D'You Know What I Mean?"

The special edition includes a 32-page booklet, the 40-minute EPK (titled Lock the Box and featuring Noel and Liam talking about the songs on the record), the full-length trailer for Oasis new rockumentary film Lord Don't Slow Me Down, "Champagne Supernova" featuring John Squire live at Knebworth in August 1996, "Fade Away" live at the Chicago Metro, Chicago, Illinois in October 1994, and a picture gallery.

At Best Buy stores, the regular two-disc version of the album was packaged with the Stop the Clocks EP as a bonus disc.