Better than Ezra discography explained

Artist:	Better than Ezra
Studio:	9
Live:	1
Compilation:	2
Video:	1
Music Videos:	11
Ep:	1
Singles:	16

This is a comprehensive discography of official recordings by Better than Ezra, an American alternative rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	US Rock	US Indie	US Heat
1990	Surprise Release date: April 24, 1990 (original)/August 19, 2014 (reissue) Label: Swell (original)/Liaison (reissue)	—	—	—	—
1993	Deluxe Release date: November 16, 1993 Label: Elektra	35	—	—	3	RIAA: Platinum^[1] MC: Gold^[2]
1996	Friction, Baby Release date: August 13, 1996 Label: Elektra	64	—	—	—
1998	How Does Your Garden Grow? Release date: August 25, 1998 Label: Elektra	129	—	—	—
2001	Closer Release date: August 2, 2001 Label: Beyond Music	110	—	—	—
2005	Before the Robots Release date: May 31, 2005 Label: Artemis	84	—	3	—
2009	Paper Empire Release date: May 12, 2009 Label: Megaforce	62	17	7	—
2014	All Together Now Release date: September 9, 2014 Label: The End	43	13	9	—
2024	Super Magick Release date: May 2, 2024 Label: Round Hill	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year	Album details
2001	Artifakt Release date: 2001 Label: Fudge
2005	Greatest Hits Release date: March 15, 2005 Label: Rhino

Live albums/DVDs

Year	Album details
2004	Live at the House of Blues, New Orleans Release date: September 28, 2004 Label: Sanctuary
2011	Live at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Release date: 2011 Label: MunckMix
2012	Live at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Release date: 2012 Label: MunckMix
2013	Live at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Release date: 2013 Label: MunckMix
2016	Live at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Release date: 2016 Label: MunckMix

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions									Album
		US	US Mod	US Main	US Pop	US Adult	AUS ^[3]	CAN ^[4]	CAN Rock ^[5]	UK ^[6]
1990	"Tremble"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Surprise
1995	"Good"	30	1	3	17	—	86	26	4	108	Deluxe
	"In the Blood"	48	4	6	—	—	—	66	3	—
	"Rosealia"	71	24	—	39	—	—	69	—	—
1996	"King of New Orleans"	62	5	7	—	—	—	—	3	—	Friction, Baby
1997	"Desperately Wanting"	48	11	10	33	37	83	—	13	—
	"Long Lost"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Normal Town"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"One More Murder"	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	How Does Your Garden Grow?
1999	"At the Stars"	78	17	—	25	23	—	20	—	—
	"Like It Like That"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	"Extra Ordinary"	116	35	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	Closer
2005	"A Lifetime"	125	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	Before the Robots
	"Our Last Night"	—	—	—	—	28	—	—	—	—
2006	"Juicy"	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—
2009	"Absolutely Still"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Paper Empire
	"Just One Day"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	"Crazy Lucky"	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	All Together Now
	"Gonna Get Better"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	"Grateful"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-Album Single
2020	"In Your Eyes"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-Album Single
2021	“Werewolves of London”	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-Album Single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• A Charted only on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
• B Charted only on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

Rare tracks

B-sides

• "Circle of Friends" (1995) (Empire Records soundtrack / Surprise)
• "Know You Better" (1995) ("Good" Live B-Side)
• "Eggnog Sing-A-Long” and "Merry Christmas Eve" (1996)
• "Palace Hotel" (1996) ("Desperately Wanting" B-side)
• "Road Trip to Athens" (1996) ("King of New Orleans" B-side)

Bonus tracks

• "Tom Collins" ("One More Murder" B-side / Japanese bonus track)
• "Screwed Up and Beautiful" (Closer reissue bonus track)
• "Simple Song" (Closer reissue bonus track)
• "Stall" (Live at the House of Blues New Orleans bonus track)
• "Cold Year" (Live at the House of Blues New Orleans bonus track)
• "Conjunction Junction" (Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks album)
• "In Between Moments" (Paper Empire iTunes exclusive bonus track)
• "Shut Up and Dance” (All Together Now digital download exclusive bonus track)

Radio, web, and streaming

• "False River" (played live on the air at KLSU in 1993)
• "Imperfect" (Streamed on website)
• "Cars Crash" (Website download)
• "Dirty Work" (Steely Dan cover) (Website download)
• "Revolver" (Website download)
• "Chain Smokin'"
• "I Don’t Give a Damn'"

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)	Ref.
1995	"In the Blood"	Frank W. Ockenfels 3	^[7]
	"Good"	Chris Applebaum	^[8]
	"Rosealia" (Salma Hayek version)	Frank W. Ockenfels 3	^[9]
	"Rosealia" (superhero version)	Matt Mahurin	^[10]
1996	"King of New Orleans"	Lawrence Carroll	^[11]
	"Conjunction Junction"	Tom Yohe & Bill Peckmann	^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Better Than Ezra. Recording Industry Association of America. November 10, 1995. January 21, 2010.
2. Web site: Gold Platinum Database: Better Than Ezra. Canadian Recording Industry Association. January 25, 1996. January 21, 2010.
3. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
   • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
   • "Good": Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 17 Sep 1995. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). July 5, 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
4. Web site: Canadian Top Singles peaks. April 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314062223/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=tvs12n36ugc13mvjujf9000ps1&q1=better+than+ezra&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20. March 14, 2016. dead.
5. Web site: Canadian Rock/Alternative peaks. April 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317073138/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=tvs12n36ugc13mvjujf9000ps1&q1=better+than+ezra&q2=Rock%2FAlternative&interval=20. March 17, 2016. dead.
6. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5.
7. Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20090610194519/http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8046/in-the-blood.jhtml. dead. June 10, 2009. www.mtv.com. April 28, 2018.
8. Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20091205141313/http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8044/good.jhtml. dead. December 5, 2009. www.mtv.com. April 28, 2018.
9. Web site: Archived copy . April 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085241/http://www.crookedpathfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BruceColeman_Resume.pdf . April 7, 2014 . dead .
10. Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20100108065057/http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8045/rosealia.jhtml. dead. January 8, 2010. www.mtv.com. April 28, 2018.
11. Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20090501140024/http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8048/king-of-new-orleans.jhtml. dead. May 1, 2009. www.mtv.com. April 28, 2018.
12. Web site: Globat Login. www.davemackey.com. April 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225826/http://www.davemackey.com/animation/schoolhouserock/. March 3, 2016. dead.
13. Web site: Desperately Wanting | Better Than Ezra . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407141005/http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8047/desparately-wanting.jhtml . 2014-04-07 . dead . . April 1, 2014 .
14. Web site: SHOT: Better Than Ezra - David Brooks, director. VideoStatic . April 28, 2018.
15. Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20090116040629/http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/97310/juicy.jhtml. dead. January 16, 2009. www.mtv.com. April 28, 2018.
16. Web site: Better Than Ezra - Absolutely Still. betterthanezratv. May 12, 2009. April 28, 2018. YouTube.
17. Web site: SHOT: Better Than Ezra - Van Alan Blumreich, director. VideoStatic . April 28, 2018.
18. Original version aired as episode 3 of Schoolhouse Rock!'s second season on November 17, 1973 on ABC.^[12] |-|"Desperately Wanting"|Nick Egan|^[13] |-|2005|"A Lifetime"|David Brooks|^[14] |-|2006|"Juicy"|Juicy Studios|^[15] |-|rowspan="2"|2009|"Absolutely Still" |James Gulliver Hancock & William McMillan|^[16] |-|"Just One Day"|Van Alan Blumreich|^[17] |}

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