Lostprophets discography explained

Artist:Lostprophets
Studio:5
Singles:17
Ep:3
Music Videos:17

The discography of Lostprophets, a Welsh alternative rock band formed in Pontypridd[1] in 1997 and active until 2012, contains five studio albums, three EPs, and seventeen singles.

The band's first album, The Fake Sound of Progress, was released through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom in November 2000[2] and was certified gold. The album produced two singles: "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja", which was successful in the US, peaking at number thirty-three on the Alternative Songs chart,[3] and the title track "The Fake Sound of Progress".

The first single released from their second album, Start Something, was "Burn Burn" in November 2003, and was originally scheduled to be closely followed by the release of the album.[4] The album was released in the UK in February 2004 and peaked at number four in the UK Albums Chart. The album has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide.[5] The second track from Start Something, "Last Train Home", reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart in the US,[3] and peaked at number eight in the UK, making it the band's first UK top-ten single. Other released singles include; "Wake Up (Make a Move)", "Last Summer" and "Goodbye Tonight". In 2004, the album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in the UK and gold by the RIAA in the US.[6]

The band's third album, Liberation Transmission was released in the UK in June 2006 and put the band at the top of the UK Albums Chart for the first time; it was later certified silver in the UK.[7] Singles from the album were "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)", which peaked at number eight, "A Town Called Hypocrisy", "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" and "".

The band's fourth studio album The Betrayed was delayed many times.[8] The title and several tracks were revealed in 5 August issue of Kerrang! magazine, and the album was released on 18 January 2010.

The band's fifth and final studio album Weapons was released on 2 April 2012.

In December 2012, lead singer Ian Watkins was charged with multiple sexual offences against minors, infants and animals. Lostprophets cancelled all tour dates and disbanded in October 2013, before the end of Watkins' trial. Watkins pleaded guilty to several charges. In December 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment plus six years of extended supervision on licence.[9] [10] In June 2014, the remaining members joined American singer Geoff Rickly to form a new band, No Devotion.

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[11]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[13]
BEL
[14]
FRA
[15]
GER
[16]
IRL
[17]
NLD
[18]
NZL
[19]
SWI
[20]
US
[21]
The Fake Sound of Progress 44186

Gold

Start Something
  • Released: 2 February 2004
  • Label: Visible Noise (#86554)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
466606951611433

 Gold

Liberation Transmission
  • Released: 26 June 2006
  • Label: Visible Noise (#96531)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
162447494313087143433
  • BPI: Platinum
The Betrayed
  • Released: 13 January 2010
  • Label: Visible Noise (#7610052)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3499042
  • BPI: Gold
Weapons
  • Released: 2 April 2012
  • Label: Epic (#88691965682)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
955748652145

EPs

TitleEP details
Here Comes the Party
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Self-released
Para Todas las Putas Celosas
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Self-released
The Fake Sound of Progress
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Self-released

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
UK
AUS
GER
[22]
IRL
JPN
[23]
NZ
SCO
[24]
US
[25]
US
Alt.

[26]
US
Main.

[27]
"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"20014133The Fake Sound of Progress
"The Fake Sound of Progress"200221
"Burn Burn"2003174881Start Something
"Last Train Home"20048684875110
"Wake Up (Make a Move)"18916
"Last Summer"13
"Goodbye Tonight"42
"I Don't Know" (radio airplay)1124
"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)"2006836251141522
  • BPI: Silver
Liberation Transmission
"A Town Called Hypocrisy"23
"The New Transmission" [28] (radio airplay)
"Can't Catch Tomorrow"35
""200734
"It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"20091617The Betrayed
"Where We Belong"2010322128
"For He's a Jolly Good Felon"99
"Bring 'Em Down"201216039Weapons
"We Bring an Arsenal"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos

YearSongDirector(s)
2001"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" Mike Piscitelli[29]
2001"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" Mike Piscitelli[30]
2002"The Fake Sound of Progress"Mike Piscitelli[31]
2003"Burn Burn"Patrick Kiely[32]
2004"Last Train Home"Brian Weber[33]
"Wake Up (Make a Move)"Steven Murashige[34]
"Last Summer"The Malloys[35]
2005"Goodbye Tonight"Steven Oritt[36]
2006"Rooftops"Ryan Smith[37] [38] [39] [40]
"A Town Called Hypocrisy"
"Can't Catch Tomorrow"
2007"4:AM Forever"
2009"It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"David Allen
"Where We Belong"
2010"For He's a Jolly Good Felon"Starring Alan Ford
2012"Bring 'Em Down"JJ Moffat[41]
"We Bring an Arsenal"
"Jesus Walks" JJ Moffat[42]
"Somedays" Luke Reynolds

Other appearances

YearSongAlbumNotes
2001"Athousandapologies"[43] Electric Ballroom Presents: Full Tilt, Vol. 3Original mix
2002"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"[44] MTV HandpickedVarious artists
2002"Five Is A Four Letter Word"[45] Hardplace: 11 Hardcore Rock TracksVarious artists
2003"The Fake Sound of Progress"[46] Q The AlbumVarious artists
2004"Burn Burn"Big Day Out 2004 soundtrackVarious artists
2004"Lucky You"[47] Spider-Man 2 soundtrackRecorded for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack
2007"Going Underground"[48] Punk the Clock Volume 3Cover of The Jam song
2007"Davidian"[49] Higher Voltage!: Another Brief History of RockCover of Machine Head song, released June 2007
2009"Boys Don't Cry"[50] Pictures of YouRecorded for an album of The Cure covers given away free with NME
2010"Empire State of Mind"BBC Live Recorded with LMFAO
2012"We Bring an Arsenal"Epic Stadium AnthemsVarious artists
2012"Earthquake"BBC Live LoungeRecorded with Labrinth

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeffries, David . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p511921|pure_url=yes}} Lostprophets > Biography]. AllMusic. 24 August 2008 .
  2. Web site: IPC Media. Lostprophets. 17 February 2009. NME.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p511921|pure_url=yes}} Lostprophets > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. Macrovision. 24 June 2008.
  4. Web site: Lostprophets Make Fiery Return. 17 February 2009. NME.
  5. Web site: McLaren, James. About rock music. BBC Wales. 18 February 2009.
  6. Web site: RIAA Certifications . . 24 June 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130808001221/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Lostprophets&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25 . 8 August 2013 .
  7. Web site: BPI > Certified Awards Search . . 27 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820035204/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx . 20 August 2011 .
  8. Web site: Lostprophets to release new album next year. 22 November 2006. Ultimate Guitar Archive. 5 August 2009.
  9. Web site: Lostprophets Ex-Singer Ian Watkins sentenced to 29 Years for Child Sex Crimes. 18 December 2013 . 20 April 2022. People .
  10. Web site: Ian Watkins Lostprophets child-abuse-trial. 29 June 2014. 12 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312100358/http://pastebin.com/wyEJa1U1. dead.
  11. Web site: The Official Charts Company > Lostprophets . . 24 June 2008.
  12. Peaks in Australia:
  13. Web site: Austrian Charts > Lostprophets . German . austriancharts.at Hung Medien . 24 June 2008 .
  14. Web site: Belgian Charts > Lostprophets. Dutch. Ultratop.be Hung Medien. 20 June 2008 .
  15. Web site: French Charts > Lostprophets. French. chartsinfrance.net Hung Medien. 28 April 2012 .
  16. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Soundgarden / Longplay. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 24 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213185012/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Lostprophets/?type=longplay. 13 February 2012. dead.
  17. Web site: Irish Charts > Lostprophets. irish-charts.com Hung Medien. 24 June 2008 .
  18. Web site: Dutch Album Charts > Lostprophets. Dutch. dutchcharts.nl. 24 June 2008 .
  19. Web site: New Zealand Charts > Lostprophets. charts.nz Hung Medien. 24 June 2008 .
  20. Web site: Swiss Charts > Lostprophets. hitparade.ch Hung Medien. 24 June 2008 .
  21. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p511921|pure_url=yes}} Lostprophets > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums]. Allmusic. Macrovision. 24 June 2008 .
  22. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Soundgarden / Single. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 24 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213185347/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Lostprophets/?type=single. 13 February 2012. dead.
  23. Japan Billboard 100. Billboard. 24 June 2010.
  24. Web site: Official charts company. Official Charts Company. 24 June 2012.
  25. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lostprophets|chart=Hot 100}} Lostprophets – Chart History: Hot 100 ]. . . 23 February 2013.
  26. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lostprophets|chart=Alternative Songs}} Lostprophets – Chart History: Alternative Songs ]. . 23 February 2013.
  27. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lostprophets|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} Lostprophets – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks ]. . . 23 February 2013.
  28. Web site: FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock . Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated . 29 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 . 22 March 2013 .
  29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPs6Slexfc0 YouTube
  30. Web site: Shinobi video and director. 13 August 2009. VH1.
  31. Web site: Fake Sound of Progress video and director. 13 August 2009. VH1.
  32. Web site: Burn Burn video and director. 13 August 2009. VH1.
  33. Web site: "Last Train Home" by Lostprophets. 17 August 2009. A Common Thread Inc.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090208221545/http://www.acommonthread.tv/home.html. 8 February 2009.
  34. Web site: Wake Up (Make a Move) video. 14 August 2009. Day O Productions.
  35. Web site: Last Summer video and director. 14 August 2009. VH1.
  36. Web site: Goodbye Tonight director. 14 August 2009. Terrero Films. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120615013422/http://www.terrerofilms.com/index2.html. 15 June 2012.
  37. Web site: Lostprophets videography. 8 August 2008. MTV. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080502020739/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lostprophets/videos.jhtml. 2 May 2008.
  38. Web site: Town Called Hypocrisy video and director. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8ZzgN7efCoE . 2021-12-15 . live. 13 August 2009. Visible Noise.
  39. Web site: 4 AM Forever director . 17 August 2009 . Ryan Smith . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414011044/http://www.ryansmithdirector.com/music_videos.html . 14 April 2009 .
  40. Web site: Can't Catch Tomorrow director. 17 August 2009. Christopher Probst.
  41. Web site: Bring 'Em Down director. https://archive.today/20130119025235/http://mobile.casttv.com/video/wt6y5i4/lostprophets-bring-em-down-video. dead. 19 January 2013. 1 May 2012. JJ Moffat.
  42. Web site: Jesus Walks director. 7 September 2012. JJ Moffat. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120909212624/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/152141-lostprophets-premiere-video-single-jesus-walks-vevo.html. 9 September 2012.
  43. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r563587|pure_url=yes}} Lostprophets Credits Allmusic Discography]. Allmusic. Macrovision. 17 August 2009.
  44. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r563587|pure_url=yes}} Lostprophets Credits Allmusic Discography]. Allmusic. Macrovision. 9 July 2013.
  45. Web site: Lostprophets. . 9 July 2013.
  46. Web site: Lostprophets Q The Album. Q. 9 July 2013.
  47. Web site: Lostprophets Spiderman 2 Soundtrack feature. Sony Pictures Entertainment. 17 August 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090706004925/http://spiderman.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman2/soundtrack/. 6 July 2009.
  48. Lostprophets Going Underground. Rolling Stone. 17 August 2009.
  49. Web site: Lostprophets Davidian . Kerrang. 17 August 2009.
  50. Web site: Lostprophets cover Cure song. NME. 17 August 2009.