The Get Up Kids discography
| The Get Up Kids discography | |
|---|---|
 The Get Up Kids performing live in 2004 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 5 |
| Music videos | 5 |
The discography of The Get Up Kids, an American rock band that formed in 1995, consists of four studio albums, five singles, one live album and seven extended plays.
Shortly after forming in their hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, the band signed to Doghouse Records and released their first EP, Woodson, along with their debut full-length studio album Four Minute Mile (1997). After the success of their first album, the band was picked up by then-underground label Vagrant Records, where they recorded Red Letter Day, their second EP, followed by their sophomore album Something to Write Home About. The album was a massive success, selling 134,000 copies in its first three years of release in the US.[1] They supported the album for three years with tours and two singles; "Ten Minutes" and "Action & Action". In order to capitalize on the success of the album, Vagrant released Eudora, a compilation of b-sides, covers and rarities in 2001.
In 2002, they released their third studio album On a Wire. The album was a large departure from their previous sound, and was considered a commercial failure. In 2004, they released their fourth album Guilt Show to better critical reception. A year later, they released Live! @ The Granada Theater, the band's first and only live album. Later that year, the band broke up after one final tour. However, in 2008 the band reunited, and announced a reunion tour for 2009 to coincide with a tenth-anniversary re-release of Something to Write Home About.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Heat. [3] |
US Indie [2] | ||
| 1997 | Four Minute Mile | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Something to Write Home About
|
— | 31 | — |
| 2002 | On a Wire
|
57 | — | 3 |
| 2004 | Guilt Show
|
58 | — | 3 |
| 2011 | There Are Rules
|
124 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | US Indie chart peak[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Live! @ The Granada Theater
|
26 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat. [3] |
US Indie [2] | ||
| 2001 | Eudora
|
22 | 18 |
Extended plays
| Year | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Woodson | Doghouse Records |
| 1999 | Red Letter Day | |
| 2004 | iTunes Sessions EP | Vagrant Records |
| 2010 | Simple Science | Simple Psyence Recordings |
Split extended plays
The Get Up Kids are widely considered to be one of the more prominent groups to take part in the second-wave Emo movement that took place in the mid-1990s. In their early years, they toured with such influential emo bands as Jimmy Eat World, The Promise Ring and Braid, later touring with such groups as Superchunk, The Anniversary and Hot Rod Circuit. During that time, they often collaborated with other groups, putting out Split EPs on 7" vinyl.
| Year | Title | Split With | Song featured | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Burned Bridges/I'm Giving Up On This One" | Coalesce | "Burned Bridges" | Second Nature Recordings |
| 1997 | "Post Marked Stamps No. 4" | Braid | "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" | Tree Records |
| 1999 | "Central Standard Time/Vasil + Bluey" | The Anniversary | "Central Standard Time" | Vagrant Records |
| 2001 | "Devil in the Woods" | Rocket From the Crypt | "Up on the Roof" |
Singles
| Year | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shorty | Huey Proudhon Recordings |
| 1997 | A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts | Contrast Records |
| 1999 | Ten Minutes | Sub Pop Records |
| 2000 | Action & Action | Epitaph Records |
| 2002 | Wouldn't Believe It | Victor Records |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Action & Action" | Something to Write Home About |
| 2002 | "Overdue" | On a Wire |
| "Stay Gone" | ||
| 2004 | "Man of Conviction"[4] | Guilt Show |
| "The One You Want" |
- Except for "Action & Action," none of the videos were released as singles.
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Song featured | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Post Marked Stamps | "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" | Tree Records |
| 1999 | I Love Metal | "On With The Show" | Triple Crown Records |
| Where Is My Mind? Tribute to the Pixies | "Alec Eiffel" | Glue Factory Records | |
| Before You Were Punk 2 | "Close to Me" | Vagrant Records | |
| 2000 | The Best Comp in The World | "Newfound Mass (2000)" | Fadeaway Records |
| Vagrant Summer Sampler | "Holiday" | Vagrant Records | |
| Another Year on The Streets | "Beer for Breakfast" and "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" | ||
| 2001 | No-Fi Trash | "Red Letter Day" | Suburban Home Records |
| Another Year on The Streets Vol. 2 | "Central Standard Time" and "Newfound Mass (2000)" | Vagrant Records | |
| 2004 | Another Year on The Streets Vol. 3 | "Like a Man Possessed" | |
| Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 | "Lion and the Lamb" | Fat Wreck Chords | |
| 2005 | Blue Collar Distro Summer Sampler | "Lion and the Lamb" | Vagrant Records |
| Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 1 | "Overdue" | Maverick Records |
References
- General
- "The Get Up Kids releases". Vagrant Records. Retrieved 2009-09-25. [dead link]
- "The Get Up Kids discography". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- "The Get Up Kids – Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- Specific
- ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Get Up Kids Get A Lift From Superchunk". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ a b c d "The Get Up Kids Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ a b "The Get Up Kids > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ [1][dead link]
External links
- The Get Up Kids at AllMusic
- The Get Up Kids discography at Discogs
- The Get Up Kids at Musicbrainz