What is "singles"

singles \sin"gles\, n. pl. See Single, n., 2.

singles \sin"gles\, a. For unmarried persons, or catering especially to unmarried persons; as, a singles bar; a singles party.

1. Of or pertaining to unmarried people. n. 1 (plural of single English) 2 (context sports plurale tantum English) a game between individual players v

2. (en-third-person singular of: single)

1. n. badminton played with one person on each side

2. tennis played with one person on each side

Singles may refer to:

In society:

• Single persons and associated businesses and discussions

In retail commerce:

• United States one-dollar bills, particularly when requesting change from, or implicitly comparing to, larger denomination bills

In film and television:

• Singles (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
• Singles (2003 film), a South Korean film starring Jang Jin-young
• S1ngles, a Greek TV series
• Singles (TV series), a British sitcom produced from 1988 to 1991

In music:

• Single (music), a type of music release usually having only one song
• Singles is a frequent title for a compilation album

• Singles (Alison Moyet album)

• Singles (Deacon Blue album)
• Singles (Future Islands album)
• Singles (Jimmy Eat World album)
• Singles (New Order album)
• Singles (Nirvana album)
• Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the 1992 film
• Singles (Suede album)
• "Singles" (The Long Blondes album) , an album by The Long Blondes
• Singles (The Smiths album)
• Singles (Travis album)
• Singles (Despina Vandi album)
• Singles (The UA Years), an album by The Stranglers
• The Singles (Corey Hart album)
• Singles (Fishbone album)
• Singles 1–12, an album by The Melvins

In computer and video games:

• Singles: Flirt Up Your Life, a video game by Rotobee

In sports:

• Singles means individual players competing one-on-one in several sports including tennis, badminton, table tennis, squash, professional wrestling and match play in golf
• Single skating, a figure skating discipline commonly known as "singles"
• Single (baseball), when a batter reaches first base due to successful contact with the ball

In geography:

• Singles, Puy-de-Dôme, a commune of the Puy-de-Dôme département, France

In food products:

• Kenco Singles, a single-serve coffee brewing system
• Kraft Singles, a brand of individually packaged cheese slices

Singles is a 1992 American romantic comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe. The film stars Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, and Matt Dillon. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. studios.

Singles is the seventh compilation album by The Smiths, pitched as a compilation of previously issued singles. It was released in February 1995 by the new owner of their back catalogue, WEA ( Sire Records in the United States). Its highest British chart position was #5; it did not chart in the United States. Blender magazine lists the album among the "500 CDs You Must Own" on their website.

Singles is the first and only compilation album from Scottish alternative rock band Travis. The album was released on 1 November 2004. The album consists of all of the band's singles from 1997–2004, as well as including two new tracks, "Walking In The Sun" and "The Distance". The album charted at #4 on the UK Albums Chart, performing considerably better than 12 Memories, actually selling the required 300,000+ copies that were shipped to make it a platinum album.

Singles is a compilation album by English alternative rock band Suede, consisting of all of the band's singles over the course of their recording career from 1992 to 2003.

The album also contains two new songs: the single released from this compilation, " Attitude", and "Love the Way You Love". Also, the song " Trash" is an alternate version.

Singles is a compilation album of previously unreleased songs and B-sides by Jimmy Eat World. It was released on August 8, 2000.

Singles (The UA Years) is a compilation album by The Stranglers. It was released by EMI, who had acquired the Strangler's back catalogue from United Artists and Liberty. The compilation was a collection of all the singles released by the band on those labels, between 1977 and 1982 (some of which had not originally been included on studio albums).

The collection peaked at No. 57 in the UK Albums Chart.

Singles is a British sitcom set in a singles bar produced by Yorkshire Television (a pilot episode having been produced by Thames Television in 1984). It aired for 3 series and 22 episodes on the ITV network between 1988 and 1991. Main character Malcolm, played by Roger Rees, was written out in the final series after Rees relocated to the United States, with Simon Cadell joining the cast in his place as Dennis Duval.

Singles is a box set released by American grunge band Nirvana in 1995 in Europe.

The boxset features six CD singles from the band's two studio albums that were released on Geffen Records, Nevermind and In Utero. Four singles are from the Nevermind album (" Smells Like Teen Spirit", " Come as You Are", " In Bloom", " Lithium"), and two singles are from the In Utero album (" Heart-Shaped Box" and " All Apologies"/" Rape Me"( double A-side). It does not include the third In Utero single, " Pennyroyal Tea", which was canceled after frontman Kurt Cobain's death.

Singles is a two CD compilation of New Order's 1981–2005 singles, released on 3 October 2005. Unlike the CD version of earlier singles compilation Substance, the B-sides are not included. While Substance aimed to showcase New Order's 12" singles, Singles instead features mostly 7" versions, some of these being quite rare as well as differing from album versions.

Of special note are several early singles that have never appeared on CD in their original form: " Ceremony", " Everything's Gone Green" and " Temptation". Additionally, " Confusion" appears in an edit of the song's "Rough mix" created exclusively for this compilation. One song, "Turn" was released on this album in a new edited form, despite never being a single. Released at the very height of the loudness war prevalent in the record industry, this release is notorious amongst New Order aficionados for its high volume and heavy compression levels.

Singles is the greatest hits album of singer Alison Moyet, released in 1995. The album includes two previously unreleased tracks, Moyet's version of " The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and " Solid Wood", as well as a number of hits from the singer's stint in 1980s electro-pop band Yazoo.

The album was re-released by Sony the following year as a two-disc set, Singles/Live, the second disc being a live recording of Alison on tour, again in 2000 as a one-disc set under the title Best of The Best – Gold and a third time in 2001 as The Essential Alison Moyet with a slightly revised track listing.

Singles is a singles compilation by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It contains three new tracks, " Bigger than Dynamite", "Haunted", and "The One About Loneliness", that were recorded by the band in March, 2006.

Singles is a 2003 South Korean romantic comedy film starring Jang Jin-young, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Beom-soo, and Kim Joo-hyuk. It is based on the novel Christmas at Twenty-nine by Japanese writer Kamato Toshio. The film was one of the highest grossing Korean films of all time earning 2,203,164 admissions nationwide.

Jang won Best Actress at the 2003 Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performance.

Singles is a compilation album by the popular Greek singer Despina Vandi, containing her most successful singles under the EMI Music Greece label (with whom she was signed from her debut in 1994 until 2000). The compilation includes singles taken from the albums Gela Mou (1994), Esena Perimeno (1996), Deka Entoles (1997), and Profities (1999). It also included tracks from the singles " Spania" (1997) and " Ipofero" (2001). The CD was also released in Germany and other European countries.

"Singles" is a compilation album released by the Sheffield band The Long Blondes on October 8, 2008 via Angular Records. The 12-track album collates all of the songs from the band's singles prior to their signing to Rough Trade Records in April 2006, released by various independent record labels. The compilation was released on the same day that the band broke up, with the album's inlay breaking the news of their decision to split.

"Singles" was named the 25th best album of 2008 by Artrocker magazine.

Singles is a compilation album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released on July 27, 2004 through Drag City. The tracks "Wives In Orbit" and "Yik-Yak" included here are not the studio versions issued on the Radar 7" single, they are previously unreleased live recordings. The tracks "An Old Man's Dream" and 'The Milkmaid" are the same recordings included in the album "Kangaroo?" Left off the collection are the three remixes of "Father Abraham" from the 12" single and the a-side mix of "Stil De Grain Brun" from the 7" single.

Singles is a 1984 Australian miniseries about a 30 something woman having a series of relationships with men.

Singles is the first compilation album released by the Japanese rock band Luna Sea on December 17, 1997. It is a double album that collects all of their singles up to that point, with the A-sides on disc one, and the B-sides on the second.

The album reached number one on the Oricon charts, was the twentieth best-selling album of 1998, and is the band's best-selling album; with more than 1.2 million copies sold it was certified Million by the RIAJ.

Singles (2006–2011) is the first compilation by the British rock band The Feeling released on 5 December 2011 through Universal Records.

The album collects all 11 singles from the band's three previous studio albums, " Twelve Stops and Home", " Join With Us" and " Together We Were Made", two album tracks and a new version of "Rosé". This new version of "Rosé", recorded for the Burberry Body campaign, was released as the lead single from the album on 26 September 2011. The Rosé EP was released on 28 November 2011.

Lead singer, Dan Gillespie Sells stated "The Burberry advert is going to take our music to parts of the world where it's never been before, so we wanted to put together a retrospective of some of our best moments for anyone who has just discovered us. Plus, we've been releasing records for half a decade now, which feels like something worth celebrating. It's definitely a collection of songs that we're very proud of."

Singles is the fourth studio album by American synthpop band Future Islands, released on March 24, 2014 through 4AD Records. The album's lead single " Seasons (Waiting on You)" was picked as the best track of 2014 by NME, Pitchfork Media and Spin.