Crystal Castles discography explained

Artist:	Crystal Castles
Studio:	4
Music Videos:	14
Ep:	1
Singles:	17
Option Name:	Remixes
Option:	10

The discography of the Canadian electronic duo Crystal Castles consists of four studio albums, fourteen music videos, one extended play, seventeen singles, and ten remixes.

Alice Glass (real name Margaret Osborn) and Ethan Kath (real name Claudio Palmieri) first met around 2004.^[1] Their first official release as Crystal Castles was an extended play, Alice Practice (2006). After releasing four singles, they released their debut studio album, Crystal Castles (2008). It entered the national charts of France, Ireland, Scotland, and the United Kingdom, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Two years later, they released three singles and another self-titled album (also known as Crystal Castles II or II), which charted in Australia, Ireland, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Crystal Castles later released a re-recording of that album's "Not in Love" with vocals by Robert Smith, which charted in multiple countries and was certified gold by Music Canada.

In 2012, Crystal Castles released three singles and their third studio album, III, charting in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Two years later, Glass announced that she was leaving the band,^[2] being replaced by Edith Frances the next year.^[3] Following the release of six singles, Crystal Castles released their fourth and final studio album, Amnesty (I) (2016), which charted in Belgium, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The band has been inactive since Glass made allegations of abuse against Kath in 2017.^{[4] [5]}

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
AUS ^[6]	BEL (FL) ^[7]	BEL (WA) ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	IRE ^[10]	SCO	SWI ^[11]	UK	US ^[12]	US Dance ^[13]
Crystal Castles	Released: March 18, 2008 Label: Lies, Last Gang Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	175	49	62	—	47	—	6	US: 72,000^[14]	BPI Silver^[15]
Crystal Castles	Released: April 23, 2010 Label: Fiction, Lies, Last Gang Formats: CD, LP, digital download	25	—	—	—	56	54	—	48	188	6
III	Released: November 7, 2012 Label: Fiction, Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download	74	116	134	—	93	60	—	63	77	2	US: 52,000^[16]
Amnesty (I)	Released: August 19, 2016 Label: Fiction, Casablanca Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	85	113	—	—	—	95	86	—	2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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EP details
Alice Practice	Released: July 9, 2006 Label: Merok Records Formats: 7-inch

Singles

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Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
AUS ^[17]	BEL (FL)	BEL (WA)	CAN Rock ^[18]	DEN ^[19]	MEX Air. ^[20]	SCO ^[21]	UK ^[22]	US Alt. ^[23]	US Dance Digital ^[24]
"Crimewave" (Crystal Castles vs. Health)	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	—	—	—		Crystal Castles (2008)
"Air War"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Courtship Dating"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Vanished"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Celestica"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Crystal Castles (2010)
"Doe Deer"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Baptism"		—	—	—	—	—	—	83	—	—	—
"Not in Love"		90	53	43	39	31	18	57	54	24	19	MC: Gold^[25]
"Plague"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		III
"Wrath of God"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Affection"^[26]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Frail"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Amnesty (I)
"Deicide"^[27]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Concrete"^[28]	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Amnesty (I)
"Char"^[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fleece"^[30]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sadist"^[31]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charting songs

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Year	Peak chart positions			Album
BEL (FL) ^[32]	MEX Air.	US Dance
"Empathy"	2010	—	—	43	Crystal Castles (2010)
"Suffocation"	2012	—	49	—
"Sad Eyes"	2013	89	—	—	III
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

List of remixes, showing year released and original artist

Title	Year	Artist
"Atlantis to Interzone"^[33]	2006	Klaxons
"Leni"^[34] (Crystal Castles vs. GoodBooks)		GoodBooks
"Lovers Who Uncover"^[35] (Crystal Castles vs. The Little Ones)		The Little Ones
"Divebomb"^[36]	2007	The Whip
"Hunting for Witches"^[37]		Bloc Party
"Lay Down the Queen"^[38]		Switches
"Trash the Rental"^[39]		Sohodolls
"It Fit When I Was a Kid"^[40]		Liars
"Death"^[41]	2009	White Lies
"Eat Flesh"^[42]	2010	Health

Music videos

+List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title	Year	Director
"Air War"^[43]	2008
"Magic Spells"^[44]		Video Marsh
"Courtship Dating"^[45]		Marc Pannozzo^[46]
"Crimewave"^[47]
"Knights"^[48]
"Vanished"^[49]		Derrick Beckles, Vernon Chatman
"Celestica"^[50]	2010	Ethan Kath, Rob Hawkins
"Baptism"^[51]		Rob Hawkins, Marc Pannozzo
"Not in Love"^[52] (featuring Robert Smith)	2011	Nic Brown
"Suffocation"^[53]	2012	Ethan Kath
"Plague"^[54]		Ivan Grbin
"Sad Eyes"^[55]	2013	Rob Hawkins, Marc Pannozzo
"Affection"^[56]		Stephen Agnew
"Concrete"^[57]	2016

Notes

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Notes and References

1. 2008-04-09 . Crystal Castles . 2024-07-22 . . en-US . March 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318004528/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/crystal-castles-1045903/ . live .
2. Web site: Beauchemin . Molly . 2014-10-08 . Alice Glass leaves Crystal Castles . 2024-07-22 . . en-US . December 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210084732/https://pitchfork.com/news/57013-alice-glass-leaves-crystal-castles/ . live .
3. Web site: Helman . Peter . 2015-11-28 . Crystal Castles reveal new singer Edith Frances . 2024-07-22 . . en . February 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228164848/https://www.stereogum.com/1846122/crystal-castles-reveal-new-singer-edith-frances/news/ . live .
4. Web site: Strauss . Matthew . 2017-10-24 . Alice Glass accuses Crystal Castles co-founder Ethan Kath of sexual and physical assault; Kath responds . 2024-07-22 . . en-US . October 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024235613/https://pitchfork.com/news/alice-glass-accuses-crystal-castles-co-founder-ethan-kath-of-rape-and-assault/ . live .
5. Web site: Snapes . Laura . 2018-06-15 . Alice Glass on leaving Crystal Castles: 'The cruelty never ceases to amaze me' . 2024-07-22 . . en-GB . July 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190715143606/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/15/alice-glass-on-leaving-crystal-castles-the-cruelty-never-ceases-to-amaze-me . live .
6. Peaks in Australia:
   • Crystal Castles (2010): Web site: Crystal Castles – (II) (Album) . 2024-07-21 . australian-charts.com . Hung Medien . June 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620174605/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Crystal+Castles&titel=(II)&cat=a . live .
   • III: ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 26th November 2012 . . 1187 . 6 . November 26, 2012 . February 5, 2020 . . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20121204015946/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121204-1257/Issue1187.pdf . December 4, 2012 . dead .
7. Web site: Discografie Crystal Castles . 2024-07-21 . . nl. To access the album positions, click "Alben".
8. Web site: Discographie Crystal Castles . 2024-07-21 . . fr . July 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721045630/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crystal+Castles#charts . live . To access the album positions, click "Alben".
9. Web site: Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles (Album) . 2024-07-21 . lescharts.com . Hung Medien . December 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216173412/https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Crystal+Castles&titel=Crystal+Castles&cat=a . live .
10. Web site: Discography Crystal Castles . 2024-07-21 . irish-charts.com . Hung Medien . September 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906212754/http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crystal+Castles . live .
11. Web site: Crystal Castles – Amnesty (I) . 2024-07-21 . . July 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721045631/https://hitparade.ch/album/Crystal-Castles/Amnesty-(I)-309253 . live .
12. Crystal Castles – Billboard 200. Billboard. February 4, 2024. February 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204020813/https://www.billboard.com/artist/crystal-castles/chart-history/tlp/. live.
13. Crystal Castles – Top Dance/Electronic Albums. Billboard. February 4, 2024. February 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204020812/https://www.billboard.com/artist/crystal-castles/chart-history/elp/. live.
14. Sounds of summer. Billboard. 3 April 2010. 2 August 2018. 26 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126175327/https://books.google.com/books?id=rOA5W_BoYGIC&q=crystal+castles+72%2C000&pg=RA8-PP24#v=snippet&q=crystal%20castles%2072%2C000&f=false. live.
15. Web site: BPI: Crystal Castles. October 6, 2023 . November 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120172050/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/12981-3948-2 . live .
16. Web site: Upcoming releases. Hits Daily Double. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803121350/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases. August 3, 2016. August 29, 2016.
17. 69.
18. Crystal Castles – Canada Rock. Billboard. May 29, 2020. November 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231120172052/https://www.billboard.com/artist/crystal-castles/chart-history/car/. live.
19. Web site: Steffen . Hung . Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith – 'Not In Love' . danishcharts.dk . Hung Medien . February 21, 2011 . November 4, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181104131341/https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Crystal+Castles+feat.+Robert+Smith&titel=Not+In+Love&cat=s . live .
20. Crystal Castles – Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay . . June 14, 2019 . November 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120172051/https://www.billboard.com/artist/crystal-castles/chart-history/min/ . live .
21. Peaks in Scotland:
    • "Crimewave": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. May 29, 2020. February 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200212190250/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20070819/41/. live.
    • "Baptism": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. May 29, 2020. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926235511/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20100725/41/. live.
    • "Not in Love": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. 2024-08-01. 2024-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20240624214119/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20101219/41/. live.
22. Web site: Crystal Castles . 2024-07-19 . . en . July 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230706230515/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4052/crystal-castles . live .
23. Crystal Castles – Alternative Songs. Billboard. June 19, 2015. September 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920003154/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299816/crystal%20castles/chart?f=377. dead.
24. Crystal Castles – Dance/Electronic Songs. Billboard. June 19, 2015. September 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920003143/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299816/crystal%20castles/chart?f=1099. dead.
25. Canada. Crystal Castles. May 4, 2021.
26. Web site: 2012-10-31 . Listen to a new Crystal Castles track, the melancholy 'Affection' . 2024-07-22 . . en-US . July 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240722002502/https://www.factmag.com/2012/10/31/listen-to-a-new-crystal-castles-track-the-melancholy-affection/ . live .
27. Web site: Gordon . Jeremy . 2015-07-02 . Crystal Castles share 'Deicide' . 2024-07-22 . . en-US . February 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217235728/https://pitchfork.com/news/60224-crystal-castles-share-deicide/ . live .
28. Web site: Carley . Brennan . 2016-06-29 . Hear Crystal Castles' throbbing new single 'Concrete' . 2024-07-21 . . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207223331/https://www.spin.com/2016/06/crystal-castles-concrete-new-song-leak-stream/ . live .
29. Web site: Strauss . Matthew . 2016-07-11 . Listen to Crystal Castles' new song 'Char' . 2024-07-22 . . en-US . February 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217235723/https://pitchfork.com/news/66729-listen-to-crystal-castles-new-song-char/ . live .
30. Web site: Birnstengel . Grace . 2016-08-16 . Crystal Castles – 'Fleece' . 2024-07-22 . . en . January 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240126124525/https://www.stereogum.com/1894057/crystal-castles-fleece/music/ . live .
31. Web site: Rettig . James . 2016-08-18 . Crystal Castles – 'Sadist' . 2024-07-22 . . en.
32. Web site: Crystal Castles – 'Sad Eyes' . . February 21, 2011 . January 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170106103529/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1088c7/Crystal-Castles-Sad-Eyes . live .
33. . Atlantis To Interzone (Remixes) . May 15, 2006 . Merok Records . ME004 . Vinyl.
34. . Leni Remixes . 2006 . . LIBRARYPRX1 . Vinyl.
35. . "Lovers Who Uncover" . 2006 . . CD.
36. . "Divebomb" . June 2007 . . Kitsuné music 052 . Vinyl.
37. . Hunting For Witches Remixed . June 2007 . . WEBB130SRMX . CD.
38. . "Lay Down the Law" . 2007 . . B0010375-11 . Vinyl.
39. . "Right And Right Again" . 2007 . Filthy Pretty . CDAG 12P . CD.
40. . "Four Songs" . 2007 . . TCDSTUMM287 . CD.
41. White Lies – 'Death' (Crystal Castles remix) . 2009-11-25 . . 2024-07-21 . . November 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117085748/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCnF6T59jm4 . live .
42. Web site: Fitzmaurice . Larry . 2010-05-12 . 'Eat Flesh' (Crystal Castles remix) . 2024-02-04 . . en-US . February 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204014458/https://pitchfork.com/news/11903-eat-flesh-crystal-castles-remix/ . live .
43. Web site: 2008-01-15 . Video: Crystal Castles, 'Air War' + tour info . 2024-07-21 . . January 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127204453/https://www.thefader.com/2008/01/15/video-crystal-castles-air-war-tour-info . live .
44. Crystal Castles – 'Magic Spells' – Official video . 2008-03-12 . . 2024-07-21 . directed by video marsh . . June 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615201008/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSsvcT9cDZ0 . live .
45. Web site: Stosuy . Brandon . 2008-04-29 . New Crystal Castles video – 'Courtship Dating' . 2024-07-21 . . en . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122134849/https://www.stereogum.com/9450/new_crystal_castles_video_courtship_dating/news/ . live .
46. Crystal Castles 'Courtship Dating' official . 2009-10-18 . . 2024-07-21 . video by Marc Pannozzo . . June 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615201002/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwiG9CUDo-I . live .
47. Crystal Castles vs. Health // 'Crimewave' . 2008-09-11 . . 2024-07-21 . . October 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231005132631/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqMp91DahSU . live .
48. Web site: Singh . Amrit . 2008-09-12 . New Crystal Castles video – 'Knights' . 2024-07-21 . Stereogum.
49. Web site: Franks . Allison . 2008-11-12 . Watch: Crystal Castles' 'Vanished' . 2024-07-22 . . en-US . April 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401180230/https://consequence.net/2008/11/watch-crystal-castles-vanished/ . live .
50. Web site: Fitzmaurice . Larry . 2010-06-22 . Video: Crystal Castles: 'Celestica' . 2024-07-21 . . en-US . June 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240619005508/https://pitchfork.com/news/39230-video-crystal-castles-celestica/ . live .
51. Web site: Stosuy . Brandon . 2010-10-11 . Crystal Castles – 'Baptism' video . 2024-07-21 . . en . July 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240722000705/https://www.stereogum.com/540892/crystal-catles-baptism-video/news/ . live .
52. Web site: Dombal . Ryan . 2011-01-14 . Video: Crystal Castles/Robert Smith: 'Not in Love' . 2024-06-25 . . en-US . June 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628001945/https://pitchfork.com/news/41230-video-crystal-castlesrobert-smith-not-in-love/ . live .
53. Web site: Goble . Corban . 2012-02-22 . Crystal Castles – 'Suffocation' video, Health remix . 2024-07-21 . . en . November 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126015633/https://www.stereogum.com/957371/crystal-castles-suffocation-video-health-remix/news/ . live .
54. Web site: Fitzmaurice . Larry . 2012-09-24 . Video: Crystal Castles: 'Plague' . 2024-07-21 . . en-US . February 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224125103/https://pitchfork.com/news/47969-video-crystal-castles-plague/ . live .
55. Web site: Minsker . Evan . 2013-01-20 . Watch Crystal Castles' 'Sad Eyes' video . 2024-07-21 . . en-US . February 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224125112/https://pitchfork.com/news/48877-watch-crystal-castles-sad-eyes-video/ . live .
56. Web site: Breihan . Tom . 2013-04-26 . Crystal Castles – 'Affection' video . 2024-07-21 . . en . July 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240722000707/https://www.stereogum.com/1333981/crystal-castles-affection-video/news/ . live .
57. Web site: Yoo . Noah . 2016-07-06 . Watch Crystal Castles' video for 'Concrete' . 2024-07-21 . . en-US . February 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217235656/https://pitchfork.com/news/66584-watch-crystal-castles-video-for-concrete/ . live .