White Lies discography
| White Lies discography | |
|---|---|
 White Lies performing in Brighton in early 2008. | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 10 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 12 |
The discography of White Lies, a London-based indie rock band, consists of four studio albums, two extended plays and twelve singles. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the group formed in Ealing in west London in 2002,[1][2] whilst founding members Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown were both still at school.[3] Harry McVeigh joined the band in 2004.[4] They began as a "weekend project",[5] before later releasing two 7-inch vinyls, ""Routemaster/Round Three"[6] and "Three's a Crowd/Forget-Me-Nots".[7]
White Lies' first release was a short extended play, titled "Unfinished Business". The release contained only two tracks and was limited to only 500 copies. They made their television debut on Later... with Jools Holland in May 2008, where they played "Unfinished Business" and "Death",[8][9] the latter of which was released as a single later that year and reached number 52 in the United Kingdom.[10] 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.[10] 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.[10] It was the first debut album by a British band to do so in 2009.[11] The album also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands, reaching peaks of 22 and 31 respectively.[12][13] 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 5 weeks on the chart.[10] "Death" was re-released on 29 June 2009. A music video was created for "Death" (Crystal Castles Remix).[14]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
BEL [15] |
DEN [16] |
FRA [17] |
GER [18] |
IRE [12] |
NLD [13] |
NOR [19] |
SWI [20] |
US [21] | |||
| To Lose My Life... |
|
1 | 24 | 10 | 119 | 50 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 73 | 146 | |
| Ritual |
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 95 |
|
| Big TV |
|
4 | 14 | 10 | 129 | 19 | 41 | 12 | — | 3 | — | |
| Friends |
|
11 | 11 | — | 194 [24] |
40 | — | 32 | — | 50 | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA | ||
| Unfinished Business |
|
— |
| The Remixes |
|
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| White Lies Amazon Artist Lounge |
|
133 |
| There Goes Our Love Again Remixes |
|
— |
| Small TV |
|
— |
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
BEL [15] |
DEN [16] |
NLD [13] |
AUT [25] | |||
| "Unfinished Business" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | To Lose My Life... |
| "Death" | 52 | 53 | — | — | — | ||
| "To Lose My Life" | 2009 | 34 | 68 | — | — | — | |
| "Farewell to the Fairground" | 33 | 56 | — | 83 | — | ||
| "Death" (re-release) | 174 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bigger than Us" | 2011 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 46 | Ritual |
| "Strangers" | — | 58 | — | — | — | ||
| "Holy Ghost" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Power & the Glory" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "There Goes Our Love Again" | 2013 | — | 80 | — | — | — | Big TV |
| "First Time Caller" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Take It Out On Me" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Friends |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart, have not yet charted, or were not released. | |||||||
Other releases
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Getting Even" (free digital download) |
2013 | Big TV |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Embrace" (Chase & Status featuring White Lies) |
2011 | No More Idols |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Album | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Unfinished Business" | 2008 | To Lose My Life... | Simon Green |
| "Death" [A] | Andreas Nilsson[26] | ||
| "To Lose My Life" | 2009 | ||
| "Farewell to the Fairground" | |||
| "Bigger than Us" | 2010 | Ritual | Jonas & François[27] |
| "Strangers" | 2011 | Stephen Agnew | |
| "Holy Ghost" | |||
| "The Power & the Glory" | |||
| "There Goes Our Love Again" | 2013 | Big TV | James Slater[28] |
| "First Time Caller" | |||
| "Take It Out On Me" | 2016 | Friends | David Pablos[29] |
| "Morning In LA" |
Notes:
- A - A music video was also made for the Crystal Castles remix.
References
- ↑ Gaymer, Dann (September 2008). "WHITE LIES - 'DEATH'". noizemakesenemies.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ↑ Hayes, Alex (17 December 2008). "Ealing band are critics favourite with 2009 album". Ealing Times. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ↑ "White Lies - 'Unfinished Business' album". musicremedy.com. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "BBC - London - Radio - Fear of Flying". BBC Online. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "White Lies:Murder, madness and lots of black trousers". London: Chris Salmon, guardian.co.uk. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ↑ "Young and Lost Club - Releases - YALC0008". Young and Lost Club official website. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "Young and Lost Club - Releases - YALC0011". Young and Lost Club official website. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "White Lies and Sweet Jane confirmed as special guests to Glasvegas". mcd.ie. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ↑ "White Lies - Unfinished Business / Death (Live On Jools Holland)". Angryape.com. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "WHITE LIES | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ Ormsby, Avril (25 January 2009). "Red hot White Lies set album charts alight". STV. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- 1 2 Peak chart positions for albums in Ireland:
- To Lose My Life...: "Irish Music Charts Archive". ChartTrack.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- Ritual: "Irish Music Charts Archive". ChartTrack.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- Big TV: "Irish Music Charts Archive". ChartTrack.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie White Lies". MegaCharts. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ "White Lies - Death (Crystal Castles Remix) video". NME. p. 1. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- 1 2 "ultratop.be - Discography White Lies". Ultratop 50 (in Dutch). Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- 1 2 "danishcharts.com - Discography White Lies". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ French Singles/Albums charting
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / White Lies / Longplay". Media Control Charts (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography White Lies". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ↑ Swiss Singles/Albums charting
- ↑ "White Lies Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for White Lies. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- 1 2 "British album certifications – White Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Enter White Lies in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Search
- ↑ "Certificeringer | ifpi.dk" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 41, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Discographie White Lies". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ "Andreas Nilsson - Director - Videography". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "White Lies: Bigger than Us: Music video debut". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "White Lies "There Goes Our Love Again" Music Video". IMVDb. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "White Lies - Take It Out On Me (Official Video)". YouTube. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.