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White Lies discography
White Lies performing in Bristol in early 2008.
Studio albums1
EPs1
Singles4
Music videos4

The discography of White Lies, a London-based alternative rock group, consists of one studio album, one extended play and four singles. Formerly known as Fear of Flying,[1] the group formed in Ealing in West London in 2002,[2][3] whilst founding members Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown were both still at school.[4] Harry McVeigh joined the band in 2004.[5] They began as a "weekend project",[6] before later releasing two 7-inch vinyls, ""Routemaster/Round Three"[7] and "Three's a Crowd/Forget-Me-Nots".[8]

White Lies' first release was a short extended play titled "Unfinished Business". This release contained only two tracks, and as it was limited to only 500 copies, it did not chart in the United Kingdom.[9] They made their television debut on Later... with Jools Holland in May 2008, where they played "Unfinished Business" and "Death",[10][11] the latter of which was released as a single later that year. This single reached number 54 in the United Kingdom.[9] The band's second single, "To Lose My Life" was released in January 2009, and was their first single to break the top forty of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 34.[9] To Lose My Life..., the band's debut album, was released one week later. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[12] It was the first debut album by a British band to do so in 2009.[13] The album also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands, reaching peaks of 22 and 31 respectively.[14][15] A third single from the album, "Farewell to the Fairground", was released on 23 March 2009. The release marked the band's most successful single to date, reaching number 33 in the UK and spending 8 weeks on the chart.[16] "Death" was re-released on 29 June 2009. A music video was created for "Death" (Crystal Castles Remix).[17]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[12] 		NOR IRL
[14] 		ITA NED
[15] 		SWI
[18] 		FRA
[19] 		U.S.
2009 To Lose My Life...
  • Released: 19 January 2009
  • Label: Fiction
 1 22 23 37 31 73 119 146[20]

Extended plays

Year EP details
2008 Unfinished Business
  • Released: 28 April 2008
  • Label: Chess Club
Year EP details
2010 The Remixes
  • Released: 17th April 2010
  • Label: Fiction

Singles

Year Single Peak chart position Album
UK
[9][21]
2008 "Unfinished Business" — To Lose My Life...
"Death" 52
2009 "To Lose My Life" 34
"Farewell to the Fairground" 33
"Death" (re-release) 174
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, have not yet charted, or were not released.

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
2008 "Unfinished Business" Simon Green
"Death" Andreas Nilsson
2009 "To Lose My Life"
"Farewell to the Fairground"
"Death" (Crystal Castles Remix)

References

  1. ^ McCrae, Rob. "White Lies - Lies that don't need perfecting". new-noise.net. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  2. ^ Gaymer, Dann (September 2008). "WHITE LIES - 'DEATH'". noizemakesenemies.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  3. ^ Hayes, Alex (17 December 2008). "Ealing band are critics favourite with 2009 album". Ealing Times. Retrieved 2008-12-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "White Lies - 'Unfinished Business' album". musicremedy.com. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  5. ^ "BBC - London - Radio - Fear of Flying". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  6. ^ "White Lies:Murder, madness and lots of black trousers". Chris Salmon, guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Young and Lost Club - Releases - YALC0008". Young and Lost Club official website. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  8. ^ "Young and Lost Club - Releases - YALC0011". Young and Lost Club official website. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  9. ^ a b c d "White Lies". Everyhit ("White Lies" must be entered as a search term.). Retrieved 2009-02-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "White Lies and Sweet Jane confirmed as special guests to Glasvegas". mcd.ie. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  11. ^ "White Lies - Unfinished Business / Death (Live On Jools Holland)". Angryape.com. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  12. ^ a b "Lady GaGa & White Lies On Top". MTV One. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  13. ^ Ormsby, Avril (2009-01-25). "Red hot White Lies set album charts alight". Stv. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  14. ^ a b "Irish Music Charts Archive". ChartTrack.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
  15. ^ a b "White Lies albums". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  16. ^ "Chart Stats - White Lies - Farewell to the Fairground". Chartstats.com. 2009-03-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  17. ^ "White Lies - Death (Crystal Castles Remix) video". NME. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-06-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Swiss Singles/Albums charting
  19. ^ French Singles/Albums charting
  20. ^ "To Lose My Life - White Lies". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  21. ^ "White Lies". ChartStats. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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