Tangents is a greatest hits collection from Canadian band the Tea Party, released in 2000.

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Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Greatest hits album by the Tea Party
Released	December 12, 2000
Recorded	1993–2000
Genre	Rock
Length	67:09
Label	EMI Music Canada
Producer	Jeff Martin and Ed Stasium
The Tea Party chronology
Live at the Enmore Theatre (1999) Tangents: The Tea Party Collection (2000) The Interzone Mantras (2001)

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Tangents includes singles from Splendor Solis (1993), The Edges of Twilight (1995), Transmission (1997) and Triptych (1999), together with the single "Walking Wounded", B-sides recorded during the Triptych sessions and a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black". The album reached platinum status within a few months of its release.

The DVD compilation Illuminations was released in 2001 to complement Tangents.

Stuart Chatwood (Creative Director), Antoine Moonen (Graphic Artist), James St. Laurent/Margaret Malandruccolo/Nick Sarros (Photographers) won the 2001 Juno Award for "Best Artwork".

Tangents debuted at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 14,780 copies in its first week.^[2]

1. "Walking Wounded" – 4:37
2. "Temptation" (Transmission) – 3:25
3. "The Messenger" (Daniel Lanois cover) (Triptych) – 3:31
4. "Psychopomp" (Transmission) – 5:15
5. "Sister Awake" (The Edges of Twilight) – 5:43
6. "The Bazaar" (The Edges of Twilight) – 3:42
7. "Save Me" (remix) (Splendor Solis) – 6:36
8. "Fire in the Head" (The Edges of Twilight) – 5:06
9. "Release" (Transmission) – 4:04
10. "Heaven Coming Down" (Triptych) – 4:01
11. "The River" (remix) – 5:43 (Splendor Solis)
12. "Babylon" (Transmission) – 2:49
13. "Waiting on a Sign" – 4:21
14. "Lifeline" – 4:37
15. "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) – 3:34