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Florence and the Machine discography
Studio albums1
EPs1
Singles7
Music videos6
B-sides5

The discography of Florence and the Machine, the recording name of British singer-songwriter Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice, consists of one studio album, one extended play, seven singles, six music videos and five b-sides. Florence and the Machine are a multi-BRIT Award winning band.

Prior to the release their debut album, Florence and the Machine were briefly signed to IAMSOUND Records when they released their first extended play, A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood, on 28 March 2009.[1] On 6 July 2009, Florence and the Machine released their debut studio album Lungs under Island Records, reaching number two on its first week in the UK Albums Chart behind The Essential Michael Jackson compilation.[2] In January 2010, the album eventually topped the UK Albums Chart at number one,[2] which earned the band two platinum-certification-awards in the UK,[3] and sold more than 750,000 copies worldwide. The album produced six commercial singles and won the band a BRIT Award in 2010 for Best Album.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
UK AUS US IRL BEL NOR NTD NZ EU
2009 Lungs 1 8 179 2 14 36 37 16 6

Extended plays

Year Album
2009 A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood[1]
  • First extended play
  • Released: 28 April 2009
  • Label: IAMSOUND

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
IRL
AUS
BEL
EU
2008 "Kiss with a Fist" 51 Lungs
"Dog Days Are Over" 23 35 69
2009 "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" 12 42 50
"Drumming Song" 54
"You've Got the Love" 5 16 35 34 20
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other Charted Songs

Year Song Peak Chart
positions
Album
UK
IRL
EU
2009 "Cosmic Love" 3 Lungs
2010 "You Got the Dirtee Love" (with Dizzee Rascal)A 2 8 You Got the Dirtee Love - Single
Notes

B-sides

Year Title A-side
2008 "Hospital Beds" "Kiss with a Fist"
"Postcards From Italy"
"You've Got the Love" "Dog Days Are Over"
2009 "Are You Hurting the One You Love?"B "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
"Falling" (Demo Version)C "Drumming Song"
Notes
  • B^ B-side was later released on the deluxe and Japanese edition of Lungs.
  • C^ A revamped version of the b-side was later released on the deluxe and Japanese edition of Lungs.

Music videos

Year Video Director
2008 "Kiss with a Fist" Price James[6]
"Dog Days Are Over" Tom Beard
2009 "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" Tom & Tabitha[7]
"Drumming Song" Dawn Shadforth[8]
"You've Got the Love" Tom & Tabitha
2010 "Hurricane Drunk" Eva Husson[9]

Other appearances

Songs

Year Artist Song Release
2009 Florence and the Machine "Halo" Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 4
Florence and the Machine and Billy Bragg "Fairytale of New York" Unreleased
2010 Florence Welch with Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra "My Baby Just Cares for Me" Unreleased

References

  1. ^ a b IAMSOUND RECORDS | Store | ARTIST: Florence and the Machine
  2. ^ a b "Chart Stats – Florence & The Machine – Lungs". Chart Stats. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm
  6. ^ Knight, David (2009-05-13). "PRODUCTION UPDATE: Who shot what, who's shooting what… (part one)". PromoNews. promonews.tv. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  7. ^ Knight, David (2009-05-21). "Florence & The Machine's Rabbit Heart by Tom & Tabitha". PromoNews. promonews.tv. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  8. ^ B, Jimmy (2009-08-10). "Florence And The Machine's Drumming Song by Dawn Shadforth". PromoNews. promonews.tv. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  9. ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/12463748@N04/sets/72157623190518038/