Kittie discography explained

Artist:Kittie
Studio:7
Ep:4
Compilation:1
Demos:1
Singles:17
Video:4
Music Videos:18

Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Morgan Lander, guitarist Fallon Bowman and drummer Mercedes Lander. The band has released seven studio albums, four extended plays, one compilation album, one demo album, four video albums, seventeen singles and eighteen music videos. Morgan and Mercedes are the only members to appear on all of Kittie's albums; their current lineup features guitarist Tara McLeod, who joined in 2005, and bassist Ivy Vujic, who played with the band from 2007 to 2012 before rejoining in 2022. As of 2018, they have sold over two million albums worldwide.[1] The band has achieved most of its commercial successes in the United States compared to its home country; as of 2009, they have sold 60,000 albums in Canada.[2]

In 1998, Kittie recorded its first demo, Sexizhell. In 1999, they released their self-titled debut extended play and signed to Ng Records after performing at the Canadian Music Week festival in March of that year.[3] [4] The band released their debut album Spit in November 1999; shortly thereafter, Ng was absorbed into Artemis Records, who reissued the album in January 2000.[5] The album peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard 200 chart, whilst both of its singles, "Brackish" and "Charlotte", charted within the top forty of Billboard Active Rock Tracks chart and the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart. It went on to sell over 600,000 in the United States and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] The band's second album Oracle (2001) earned the band its highest charting positions worldwide, debuting at number 57 on the Billboard 200 with 33,000 copies sold,[7] although its sales fell below those of Spit with 220,000 copies sold in the United States by 2004.[8] After settling a lawsuit with Artemis over unpaid royalties,[9] Kittie released Until the End (2004), which debuted at number 105 on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 copies sold.[10] Its only single, "Into the Darkness", reached number 116 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2005, Kittie left Artemis Records and partnered with Rock Ridge Music to release the band's fourth EP Never Again (2006).[11] [12] That same year, Kittie formed its own record label, X of Infamy Records, to release its fourth album Funeral for Yesterday (2007).[13] [14] The album debuted at number 101 on the Billboard 200 with almost 9,000 copies sold,[15] whilst its title track charted at number 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band recorded its fifth album, In the Black, in 2008 without the backing of a record label.[16] In 2009, they signed a three-album deal with eOne Music to release the album in North America, alongside a separate deal with Massacre Records for Europe.[17] [18] The album charted at number 133 on the Billboard 200.[19] The band's sixth album, I've Failed You (2011), debuted at number 178 on the Billboard 200, selling 3,000 copies.[20] In 2012, Kittie released its first compilation album Not So... Safe, which featured tracks from most of the band's six albums, excluding Funeral for Yesterday. Due to rising costs associated with touring and writing new music and declining interest in the band's live shows, Kittie entered a hiatus that lasted from 2017 to 2022.[21] [22] In 2024, the band released its seventh album and first in thirteen years, Fire, though Sumerian Records.[23] Its second single, "We Are Shadows", became the band's highest-charting song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, peaking at number 20.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[24] 		US
Ind.
[25] 		US
Rock
[26] 		GER
[27] 		UK
[28]
Spit 79 2 — — —
Oracle
  • Released: November 12, 2001[34]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
57 3 — 91 121
  • US: 220,000+
Until the End
  • Released: July 26, 2004[35]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
105 4 — — —
Funeral for Yesterday
  • Released: February 20, 2007[36]
  • Label: X of Infamy/MRV
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
101 7 — — —
In the Black
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: eOne
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
133 23 — — —
I've Failed You
  • Released: August 30, 2011[38]
  • Label: eOne
  • Formats: CD, digital download
178 26 46 — —
Fire
  • Released: June 21, 2024[39]
  • Label: Sumerian
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
—— — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Album details
Not So... Safe
  • Released: September 11, 2012[40]
  • Label: eOne
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Demo albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Album details
Sexizhell
  • Released: 1998
  • Formats: CS

Video albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Album details
Spit in Your Eye[41]
  • Released: July 11, 2000[42]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
In the Studio
  • Released: February 18, 2007[43]
  • Label: X of Infamy/MRV Music
  • Formats: Digital download (iTunes)
Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall
  • Released: March 26, 2019[45]
  • Label: Pyre Productions, Creative Dynamic
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, digital download

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
EP detailsPeak chart positions
US
Ind.
Kittie
  • Released: 1999
  • Formats: CD
—
Paperdoll
  • Released: December 12, 2000[46]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD
22
Safe
  • Released: November 19, 2002[47]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD
—
Never Again
  • Released: February 7, 2006[48]
  • Label: Rock Ridge
  • Formats: Digital download
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Main. Rock
[49] 		US Active Rock
[50] 		UK
[51]
"Brackish"2000— 31 46Spit
"Charlotte"— 35 60
"What I Always Wanted"[52] 2001— 36 —Oracle
"Run Like Hell"[53] 2002— — —
"In Winter"[54] — — —
"Into the Darkness"2004— — 116Until the End
"Funeral for Yesterday"200740 37 —Funeral for Yesterday
"Breathe"[55] — — —
"Cut Throat"2009— — —In The Black
"Sorrow I Know"— — —
"Die My Darling"2010— — —
"Empires, Pt. 2"[56] 2011— — —I've Failed You
"We Are the Lamb"[57] — — —
"Eyes Wide Open"[58] 2024——Fire
"We Are Shadows"20—
"Vultures"——
"One Foot in the Grave"——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"x" denotes a chart that did not exist when the song was charting, either from not being launched yet or being discontinued.

Other appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Fantasies"[59] 2011Take It or Leave It – A Tribute to the Queens of Noise: The Runaways
"Space Oddity"[60] 2015A Salute to The Thin White Duke: The Songs of David Bowie

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Brackish"2000Candave Corelli, Juli Berg
"Charlotte"Lisa Rubish
"What I Always Wanted"2001Thomas Mignone[61]
"Pain" (Live video)Daniel C. Artfield
"Run Like Hell" (Live video)
"Into the Darkness"2004Greg Kaplan, Rafaela Monfradini[62]
"This Too Shall Pass" (Live video)2006Brett Novak
"Funeral for Yesterday"2007Vincent Giordano[63]
"Cut Throat"2009David Brodsky[64] [65]
"Sorrow I Know"2010
"Die My Darling"John Barber[66]
"My Plague"2011
"Empires, Pt. 2"David Brodsky
"We Are the Lamb"
"Eyes Wide Open"2024Erez Bader
"We Are Shadows"
"Vultures"Edwin Daboub
"One Foot in the Grave"
"Fire"Jim Louvau and Tony Alguilera

Notes

  1. Web site: 2018-01-09 . KITTIE's Career-Spanning Documentary 'Origins/Evolutions' To Arrive In March . 2023-04-01 . Blabbermouth.net.
  2. News: Reaney . James . 2009-10-31 . All's purrfect with Kittie . . C1 . .
  3. Web site: Hegt . Liselotte . September 1999 . Kittie: A Goddamn Smack In The Face With A Crowbar! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002533/http://www.metalmaidens.com/kittie.htm . June 18, 2018 . June 17, 2018 . Metal Maidens.
  4. Bouw . Brenda . February 17, 2001 . Hard rock cachet: their debut album, Spit, made Kittie a heavy-metal sensation . . 24 . 116 . 6 . .
  5. Web site: Leivers . Dannii . 2021-09-17 . The Story Behind The Song: Kittie's Brackish . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313235753/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-the-song-kitties-spit . 2023-03-13 . 2023-03-14 . Metal Hammer (loudersound) . en.
  6. Web site: Alderslade . Merlin . 2024-04-03 . "The world is ready for us now." Why nu metal heroes Kittie are finally ready to grab the limelight once again . 2024-04-04 . . en . loudersound.
  7. Hart . Gerry . 2001-12-10 . Points of Impact . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719225940/https://books.google.com/books?id=VrjHpMSXP44C&dq=Kittie+Oracle&pg=PA35 . July 19, 2023 . May 28, 2023 . CMJ New Music Report, Inc. . 35 . en . 69 . 742 . 0890-0795.
  8. Web site: Zulaica . Don . July 28, 2004 . liveDaily Interview: Morgan Lander of Kittie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051122105532/http://www.livedaily.com/interviews/liveDaily_Interview_Morgan_Lander_of_Kittie-6854.html?t=6 . 2005-11-22 . 2023-04-12 . LiveDaily.
  9. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2004-03-01 . Kittie Settle Lawsuit With Artemis, Begin Recording New Album . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416112103/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-settle-lawsuit-with-artemis-begin-recording-new-album . April 16, 2023 . 2023-04-27 . . en.
  10. 2004-08-13 . Billboard Bits: EWF, Cher, Kittie, Bloomingtonfest . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427203625/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66907/billboard-bits-ewf-cher-kittie-bloomingtonfest . April 27, 2014 . 2004-08-13 . Billboard.
  11. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2005-03-31 . Kittie 'Released' From Artemis Records . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406142040/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-released-from-artemis-records . April 6, 2023 . 2023-03-16 . . en.
  12. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2005-11-10 . Kittie To Release Downloadable EP Via Rock Ridge Music . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407111020/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-to-release-downloadable-ep-via-rock-ridge-music . April 7, 2023 . 2024-07-24 . . en.
  13. . 2006-08-28 . Kittie Releasing New Album On Own Label . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406113017/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kittie-releasing-new-album-on-own-label-57410/ . April 6, 2023 . 2023-04-06 . . en-US.
  14. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2006-12-01 . Kiss Attorneys Force Kittie To Change Name Of Record Label . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408073928/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kiss-attorneys-force-kittie-to-change-name-of-record-label . April 8, 2023 . 2024-05-19 . . en.
  15. Web site: Blabbermouth . 28 February 2007 . Kittie: 'Funeral For Yesterday' Enters Billboard Chart At 101 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070303233342/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=67930 . 3 March 2007 . 28 February 2007 . Blabbermouth.net.
  16. Web site: Bowar . Chad . September 12, 2009 . Kittie Interview: A Conversation with Drummer Mercedes Lander . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001004416/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/kittieinterviewmercedes.htm . October 1, 2009 . February 29, 2024 . . 1.
  17. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2009-06-26 . Kittie Signs With E1 Music . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230710152724/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-signs-with-e1-music . July 10, 2023 . 2024-05-13 . . en.
  18. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2009-09-16 . Kittie's New Album To Be Released In Europe Via Massacre . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513115646/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-s-new-album-to-be-released-in-europe-via-massacre . May 13, 2024 . 2024-05-13 . . en.
  19. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2009-09-23 . Kittie: 'In The Black' First-Week Sales Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418130630/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-in-the-black-first-week-sales-revealed . April 18, 2023 . 2023-04-14 . . en.
  20. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2011-09-07 . Kittie: 'I've Failed You' First-Week Sales Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402153348/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-i-ve-failed-you-first-week-sales-revealed . April 2, 2023 . 2023-04-02 . . en.
  21. Web site: BraveWords . January 18, 2017 . The White Swan Featuring Kittie Drummer Mercedes Lander Confirm More Live Dates For Southern Ontario . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240907232813/https://bravewords.com/news/the-white-swan-featuring-kittie-drummer-mercedes-lander-confirm-more-live-dates-for-southern-ontario . September 7, 2024 . 2023-03-15 . . en . "Kittie is on hold until [the rest of the band] figure out what they want to do.".
  22. Web site: Blabbermouth . January 26, 2022 . Kittie Announces Band Lineup For Reunion Shows . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127020721/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-announces-band-lineup-for-reunion-shows/ . January 27, 2022 . February 27, 2022 . Blabbermouth.net.
  23. Web site: Carter . Emily . 2024-05-08 . Kittie announce first new album in 13 years: "We cannot wait for you to lose yourselves in the passion and strength of Fire" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508171029/https://www.kerrang.com/kittie-announce-first-new-album-in-13-years-we-cannot-wait-for-you-to-lose-yourselves-in-the-passion-and-strength-of-fire . May 8, 2024 . 2024-05-08 . . en.
  24. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kittie|chart=Billboard 200}} Kittie – Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . . February 8, 2013.
  25. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kittie|chart=Independent Albums}} Kittie – Chart History: Independent Albums ]. . . February 8, 2013.
  26. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kittie|chart=Rock Albums}} Kittie – Chart History: Rock Albums ]. . . February 8, 2013.
  27. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Kittie / Longplay . musicline.de . PhonoNet . February 26, 2009 . August 25, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050825020707/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Kittie/longplay . dead .
  28. Web site: Chart Log UK: Alex K – Kyuss . zobbel.de . Tobias Zywietz . February 8, 2013 . Zywietz, Tobias.
  29. Web site: November 13, 2015 . Kittie Official Facebook . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230415080420/https://www.facebook.com/kittiepage/photos/today-16-years-ago-we-released-our-first-album-such-a-crazy-experience-creating-/10153382106203515/ . April 15, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . . Today 16 years ago we released our first album..
  30. News: April 1, 2003 . Kittie File Lawsuit Against Their Record Label . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072451/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-file-lawsuit-against-their-record-label/ . March 4, 2016 . January 16, 2017 . Blabbermouth.net.
  31. Sexton . Paul . February 3, 2001 . Artemis Finds Success In Europe . . 74 . 113 . 5.
  32. Web site: . April 1, 2003 . Kittie Sues Artemis For Contract Breach . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150705045840/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71728/kittie-sues-artemis-for-contract-breach . July 5, 2015 . June 15, 2021 . Billboard.
  33. Web site: American certifications – Kittie . . February 8, 2013.
  34. Durham . Victoria . November 2001 . Kittie: Claws for Thought . . . UK . 38 . 30.
  35. Anon. . July 24, 2004 . New Releases: Pop . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430021420/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2004/Music-Week-2004-07-24.pdf . April 30, 2024 . January 4, 2024 . . . 26 . worldradiohistory.com . .
  36. Web site: NME . 2007-02-19 . This Week's US releases: 20 February 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327091643/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kittie-1315325 . March 27, 2023 . 2023-03-27 . . en-GB.
  37. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2007-04-04 . Kittie Schedules FYE Acoustic Performances . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416090816/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-schedules-fye-acoustic-performances . April 16, 2023 . 2023-04-11 . . en.
  38. Web site: Ramirez . Carlos . July 20, 2011 . Kittie Return With a Vengeance on 'We Are the Lamb' — Song Premiere . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418163302/https://noisecreep.com/kittie-we-are-the-lamb-song/ . April 18, 2023 . 2023-04-14 . . en.
  39. Web site: Carter . Emily . 2024-05-08 . Kittie announce first new album in 13 years: "We cannot wait for you to lose yourselves in the passion and strength of Fire" . 2024-05-08 . . en.
  40. Web site: Adams . Gregory . August 3, 2012 . Kittie Announce 'Not So... Safe' Best-of . May 21, 2023 . Exclaim!.
  41. Web site: Spit in Your Eye – Kittie . . . February 8, 2013.
  42. Web site: Mancini . Rob . April 18, 2000 . Kittie Preps Home Video, Music Video . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904014256/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430884/kittie-preps-home-video-music-video/ . September 4, 2017 . January 16, 2017 . MTV.
  43. Web site: BraveWords . KITTIE - Studio Documentary Available Via iTunes, New Album Released Tomorrow . 2024-11-17 . bravewords.com . en.
  44. Web site: Kittie: Origins/Evolutions . February 8, 2013 . . Rovi Corporation.
  45. Web site: Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall . February 8, 2013 . . Rovi Corporation.
  46. Web site: vanHorn . Teri . November 10, 2000 . Kittie Plan Own Tour Due to Sidelined Pantera Trek . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161019081650/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430883/kittie-plan-own-tour-due-to-sidelined-pantera-trek/ . October 19, 2016 . January 16, 2017 . MTV.
  47. Web site: O'Neill, Brian . Safe – Kittie . February 8, 2013 . . Rovi Corporation.
  48. Web site: Blabbermouth . December 20, 2005 . KITTIE To Release 'Never Again' EP In February . March 30, 2023 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  49. Web site: Kittie - Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart History . Billboard . June 25, 2024.
  50. Eldridge Industries. Billboard. Kittie Chart History (Active Rock). July 27, 2021.
  51. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  52. Kittie . 2001 . What I Always Wanted . track listing . Artemis Records . 672265-2.
  53. Kittie . 2001 . Run Like Hell . track listing . Artemis Records . 111591.
  54. Kittie . 2001 . In Winter . track listing . Artemis Records .
  55. Kittie . 2007 . Breathe . track listing . Merovingian Music . MRV001R2.
  56. Web site: Empires, Pt. 2 – Single by Kittie . . August 2, 2011 . . February 8, 2013.
  57. Web site: We Are the Lamb – Single by Kittie . . July 19, 2011 . . February 8, 2013.
  58. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2024-02-12 . Kittie's First New Song In 13 Years, 'Eyes Wide Open', To Be Released On Wednesday . 2024-02-13 . . en.
  59. Web site: Take It or Leave It – A Tribute to the Queens of Noise: The Runaways – Album by Various Artists . . . February 8, 2013.
  60. Web site: Vallecillo . Alix . October 5, 2015 . Kittie covers David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' . May 21, 2023 . Metal Insider . en-US.
  61. Web site: D'Angelo . Joe . October 8, 2001 . Kittie Shake A Finger At The Greedy In New Video . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411150944/https://www.mtv.com/news/5yzpp0/kittie-shake-a-finger-at-the-greedy-in-new-video . April 11, 2023 . 2023-04-12 . . en.
  62. Web site: Into the Darkness Kittie Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20091020020037/http://www.mtv.com/videos/kittie/32586/into-the-darkness.jhtml . dead . October 20, 2009 . . . July 1, 2004 . February 8, 2013.
  63. Web site: Funeral for Yesterday Kittie Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206112131/http://www.mtv.com/videos/kittie/138908/funeral-for-yesterday.jhtml . dead . February 6, 2009 . . . March 8, 2007 . February 8, 2013.
  64. Web site: Cut Throat Kittie Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20090908162820/http://www.mtv.com/videos/kittie/432918/cut-throat.jhtml . dead . September 8, 2009 . . . September 3, 2009 . February 8, 2013.
  65. Web site: Sorrow I Know Kittie Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20100302170031/http://www.mtv.com/videos/kittie/485855/sorrow-i-know.jhtml . dead . March 2, 2010 . . . February 22, 2010 . February 8, 2013.
  66. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2010-06-05 . Kittie: 'Die My Darling' Video To Debut On Monday . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230506113141/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-die-my-darling-video-to-debut-on-monday . May 6, 2023 . 2023-05-04 . . en.

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