Modest Mouse discography
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This article contains a comprehensive discography of the American indie rock band Modest Mouse.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
NO [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [6] | |||
| 1997 | The Lonesome Crowded West
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | The Moon & Antarctica
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120 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Good News for People Who Love Bad News
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18 | — | — | — | — | 40 | |
| 2007 | We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
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1 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 47 | |
| 2015 | Strangers to Ourselves
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3 | 15 | 3 | — | 39 | 28 | |
Cassettes
| Year | Title | Other information | Label (Catalog) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and Chocolate | Lo-fi cassette release, only 100 copies were self-recorded by Isaac Brock. Consists of 25 very early recorded tracks. | - |
| 1993 | Uncle Bunny Faces' Useless Anology Involving Distance, Freight Trains, and Half Ripe Limes (It Doesn't Matter, Limes Are Sour Either Way) | Lo-fi cassette release, less than 100 were self-recorded by Isaac Brock. Consists of 22 very early recorded tracks. | - |
| 1993 | Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin' on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts | Lo-fi cassette release, consists of unheard early tracks and the 'Dial-a-Song' songs later found on Sad Sappy Sucker. | - |
| 1993 | A Mouthful of Lost Thoughts | Lo-fi cassette release, consists of ten of the same songs found on 'Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin' on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts', with a blank B-side. | - |
EPs
| Year | Title | Other information | Label (Catalog) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? | Limited amount pressed; all songs were later included on Sad Sappy Sucker | K Records IPU58 |
| 1996 | Interstate 8 | Contains original demo, all but 2 tracks from album are later compiled on Building Nothing Out of Something | Up Records UP035 |
| 1997 | The Fruit That Ate Itself | K Records KLP63 | |
| 1999 | Night on the Sun | 4-Track EP released exclusively for Japan, featuring title track "Night on the Sun" and "You're the Good Things". All songs on the vinyl release are on the Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks EP | Up Records |
| 2001 | Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks | Contains the entire Japan vinyl release of Night on the Sun with previously unreleased tracks which were chosen to be left off The Moon & Antarctica. | Epic Records |
| 2009 | No One's First and You're Next | Unreleased songs and b-sides from Good News for People Who Love Bad News, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, as well as some new tracks. | Epic Records |
Compilations
| Year | Title | Other information | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Building Nothing Out of Something | Contains singles and rare tracks from 1996–1998 | Up Records |
| 2001 | Sad Sappy Sucker | Modest Mouse's first recordings | K Records |
Other albums
| Year | Title | Other information | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Night on the Sun (Japan Tour CD) | Only sold on CD during the band's Japan tour. Extended version of "Night On the Sun" is featured. Versions of "Your Life" (aka "Lives"), "You're the Good Things" and "Dark Center of the Universe" are exclusive to this release. | Rebel Beat Factory |
| 2004 | The Moon & Antarctica (Remastered)[10] | Reissue of The Moon & Antarctica with new artwork and 4 new added tracks | Epic Records |
| 2004 | Baron von Bullshit Rides Again (Live) | Official live album |
Singles
| Year | Title | B-side | Mediums | Label (Catalog) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Broke" | "Whenever I Breathe Out, You Breathe In" (Positive/Negative) | 7" | Sub Pop (SP0338) |
| 1997 | "A Life of Arctic Sounds" | "Medication" | 7" | Suicide Squeeze (SSR001003) |
| 1997 | "Birds vs. Worms" | "Every Penny Fed Car", "Four Fingered Fisherman" | 7" | Hit Or Miss |
| 1998 | "Other People's Lives" | "Grey Ice Water" | 7" | Up Records |
| 1998 | "Never Ending Math Equation" | "Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" | 7" | Sub Pop (SP0436) |
| 1998 | "Whenever You See Fit" | "Whenever You See Fit (DJ Dynomite D Mix)", "Whenever You See Fit" (Sientific American Mix) | 12", CD | Up Records/Suicide Squeeze |
| 1999 | "Heart Cooks Brain" | "Shit Luck" | 7" | Matador Records |
| 2004 | "Float On" | "I've Got It All (Most)" | 7", CD | Epic (076685) |
| 2004 | "Ocean Breathes Salty" | "Float On (Live Studio)" | CD | Epic |
| 2007 | "Dashboard" | "King Rat" | 7", CD | Epic |
| 2007 | "Missed the Boat" | "Missed the Boat (radio edit)" | Digital | Epic |
| 2009 | "Satellite Skin" | "Guilty Cocker Spaniels" | 7" | Epic |
| 2009 | "Autumn Beds" | "Whale Song" | 7" | Epic |
| 2009 | "Perpetual Motion Machine" | "History Sticks To Your Feet" | 7" | Epic |
| 2014 | "White Lies,Yellow Teeth" | "Buttons To Push The Buttons" | 7" | Glacial Pace |
| 2014 | "Too Many Fiestas For Rueben" | "Cowboy Dan" | 7" | Glacial Pace |
| 2015 | "Lampshades on Fire" | "Coyotes" | 7" | Glacial Pace |
| 2015 | "The Best Room" | Digital | Glacial Pace | |
| 2015 | "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" | Digital | Glacial Pace | |
| 2015 | "Of Course We Know" | Digital | Glacial Pace |
Promos
| Year | Title | Bundled with | Mediums | Label (Catalog) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Polar Opposites" | "Heart Cooks Brain" | CD | Up |
| 2000 | "The Moon & Antarctica" | All tracks from its same titled CD | CD | Epic |
| 2005 | "The World at Large" | CD | Epic | |
| 2007 | "Dashboard" | CD | Epic (04969-2) | |
| 2007 | "King Rat" | "Fire It Up" | 7" | Epic |
| 2015 | "Lampshades On Fire" | 7" | Epic |
Charted singles
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Alternative Rock | UK Singles Chart | Album | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Float On" | 68 | 1 | 46 | Good News for People Who Love Bad News |
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| 2004 | "Ocean Breathes Salty" | - | 6 | 96 |
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| 2004 | "The World at Large" | - | - | - |
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| 2007 | "Dashboard" | 61 | 5 | 111 | We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank |
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| 2007 | "Missed the Boat" | - | 24 | - |
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| 2007 | "We've Got Everything" | - | - | - |
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| 2014 | "Lampshades on Fire" | - | 1 | - | Strangers to Ourselves |
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| 2015 | "The Ground Walks, With Time In A Box" | - | 19 | - |
References
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/modest-mouse/chart-history/billboard-200
- ^ http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Modest+Mouse
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/modest-mouse/chart-history/canadian-albums
- ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Modest+Mouse
- ^ http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Modest+Mouse
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/modest%20mouse/
- ^ a b c "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-08-15. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Modest Mouse".
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 15 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Modest Mouse" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica (Expanded Edition) Album Review. Pitchfork Media, March 29, 2004. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19967/Modest_Mouse_The_Moon_and_Antarctica_Expanded_Edition
- ^ a b Mouse&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50 "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
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