The Breeders discography

The Breeders discography
Studio albums	4
Live albums	1
Music videos	12
EPs	3
Singles	10

The discography of American alternative rock band The Breeders consists of four studio albums, one live album, three extended plays, ten singles and twelve music videos. Kim Deal, then-bassist of American alternative rock band the Pixies, formed The Breeders as a side-project with Tanya Donelly, guitarist of American alternative rock band Throwing Muses.^[1] After recording a demo tape, The Breeders signed to the English independent record label 4AD in 1989. Their debut studio album Pod was released in May 1990, but was not commercially successful.^[2] After the revival of the Pixies and Throwing Muses in 1990, The Breeders became mostly inactive until the Pixies' breakup in 1993. With a new lineup, The Breeders released their Safari EP in 1992, followed by their second studio album Last Splash in 1993. Last Splash was The Breeders' most successful album; it peaked at number 33 on the United States Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1994.^[3][4] The album spawned the band's most successful single, "Cannonball". The single peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.^[5][6]

Following the release of the EP Head to Toe, The Breeders once again became inactive until 2002, when they released their third studio album, Title TK. It failed to match the previous success of Last Splash, and in 2004 the band were dropped from Elektra Records in the United States.^[7] Mountain Battles, the band's fourth studio album, was released on April 7, 2008. It peaked at number 98 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		US [3]	AUS [8]	CAN [9]	FRA [10]	NLD [11]	NZ [12]	SWE [13]	UK [14]
Pod	Released: May 28, 1990 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	73	—	—	22
Last Splash	Released: August 8, 1993 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, cassette, LP	33	22	44	—	41	11	43	5	RIAA: Platinum[4] BPI: Silver[15] MC: Gold[16]
Title TK	Released: May 21, 2002 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, LP	130	42	—	91	—	—	—	51
Mountain Battles	Released: April 7, 2008 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, LP, digital download	98	—	—	100	—	—	—	46
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Album details
Live in Stockholm 1994[17]	Released: 1994 Label: 4AD Formats: CD

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Sales [18]	UK [14]
Safari	Released: April 6, 1992 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, 12"	—	69
Head to Toe	Released: August 11, 1994 Label: 4AD Formats: 7", 10"	—	68
Fate to Fatal	Released: April 21, 2009 Label: 4AD Formats: 12", digital download	3	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Album
		US [5]	US Alt. [6]	US Main. [19]	CAN Digital [20]	FRA [10]	NLD [11]	UK [21]
"Cannonball"	1993	44	2	32	—	8	35	40	Last Splash
"Divine Hammer"		—[upper-alpha 1]	28	—	—	—	—	59
"Saints"	1994	—[upper-alpha 2]	12	—	—	—	—	—
"Climbing the Sun"[23]	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Off You"	2002	—	—	—	25	—	—	200	Title TK
"Huffer"[24]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Son of Three"	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	72
"Bang On"[25]	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Mountain Battles
"We're Gonna Rise"[26]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Walk It Off"[27]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Divine Hammer" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[22]
2. "Saints" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[22]

Other appearances

List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Safari" (Remix)[28]	1992	Volume Three
"Collage"[29]	1999	The Mod Squad soundtrack
"Wicked Little Town" (Hedwig version)[30]	2003	Wig in a Box

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Hellbound"	1990	N/A[31][32]
"Safari"	1992
"Iris" (version 1)	1993	Neil Breakwell[33]
"Iris" (version 2)		Hal Hartley[34]
"Cannonball"		Kim Gordon, Spike Jonze[35]
"Divine Hammer"		Kim Gordon, Spike Jonze, Richard Kern[36]
"Saints"	1994	Frank Sacramento[37]
"Shocker in Gloomtown"		Jesse Peretz[38]
"Huffer"	2002	Kevin Kerslake[39]
"Son of Three"	2003	N/A[40][41]
"Walk It Off"	2008
"Fate to Fatal"	2009	James Ford, Mando Lopez, Kelley Deal[42]

References

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30. Phares, Heather. "Wig in a Box – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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33. The Breeders (performer); Neil Breakwell (director) (1993). "Iris" (music video).
34. The Breeders (performer); Hal Hartley (director) (1993). "Iris" (music video).
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42. Ganz, Caryn (March 31, 2009). "The Breeders Meet the Roller Derby: Behind the Deals' "Fate to Fatal" Video". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

External links

• The Breeders at AllMusic
• The Breeders discography at Discogs
• The Breeders discography at MusicBrainz