List of songs recorded by My Bloody Valentine explained

My Bloody Valentine, an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland, have recorded songs for three studio albums and a number of extended plays, singles and compilation releases. Formed in 1983 by Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig and David Conway, the band had a series of unsuccessful releases throughout the mid-1980s on various independent record labels. In 1987, after the addition of bassist Debbie Googe and vocalist-guitarist Bilinda Butcher, My Bloody Valentine released "Strawberry Wine", Ecstasy, and the 1988 EP You Made Me Realise, which were predecessors to the band's debut album Isn't Anything (1988). Considered an independent success, the band released two further EPs before Loveless (1991), their second studio album; which is considered their magnum opus and which received unanimous critical acclaim since its release. Both albums pioneered an alternative rock subgenre known as shoegazing, a term coined by Sounds journalists to describe certain bands' "motionless performing style, where they stood on stage and stared at the floor". My Bloody Valentine disbanded in 1997 after failing to utilise a third album although Kevin Shields was rumoured to have sent 60 hours' worth of material to Island Records,^[1] with whom the band signed after being dropped by Creation Records in 1991. My Bloody Valentine reunited in 2007 and began completing their third album. The album, m b v, was self-released in 2013 and received "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic.^[2]

The band were unsuccessful during their early career, with reviews of their initial releases being unanimously negative.^[3] My Bloody Valentine first experienced chart success with their EP The New Record by My Bloody Valentine (1986), which entered the UK Independent Singles Chart at number 22. Their successive releases, 1987's "Sunny Sundae Smile", "Strawberry Wine" and Ecstasy all placed in the independent charts, along with "Feed Me with Your Kiss", "Soon", "To Here Knows When" and Isn't Anything, which peaked at number 1 upon its release. Loveless is the most commercially successful of the band's releases—it peaked at number 24 in the UK Albums Chart^[4] and has sold over 290,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[5]

Among some of My Bloody Valentine's best-known songs are "Only Shallow", a song which includes notable use of Kevin Shields' "glide guitar" technique;^[6] "Sometimes", which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Lost in Translation;^[7] "Soon", a duet which incorporates elements of dance music; and "You Made Me Realise", which during live performances features an interlude of noise and excessive feedback known as "the holocaust", which has often lasted for half an hour and reached 130 db.^[8]

Songs

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Song	Writer(s)	Release	Year	Ref.
""		Man You Love to Hate – Live	1985	^[9]
"All I Need"	Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988	^[10]
"Angel"		EP's 1988–1991	2012	^[11]
"Blown a Wish"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991	^[12]
"By the Danger in Your Eyes"	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields		1986	^[13]
"Can I Touch You"	Kevin Shields		1987	^[14]
"Cigarette in Your Bed"	Kevin Shields	You Made Me Realise	1988	^[15]
"Clair"	Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	Ecstasy	1987	^[16]
"Come in Alone"	Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991
"Cupid Come"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"Don't Ask Why"	Kevin Shields	Glider	1990	^[17]
"Don't Cramp My Style"	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	This Is Your Bloody Valentine	1985	^[18]
"Drive It All Over Me"	Bilinda Butcher Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	You Made Me Realise	1988
"Emptiness Inside"	Kevin Shields		1988	^[19]
"Feed Me with Your Kiss"	Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"Forever and Again"	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	This Is Your Bloody Valentine	1985
"Glider"	Kevin Shields	Glider	1990
"Good for You"		EP's 1988–1991	2012
"Homelovin' Guy"	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	This Is Your Bloody Valentine	1985
"Honey Power"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Tremolo	1991	^[20]
"How Do You Do It"		EP's 1988–1991	2012
"I Believe"	Kevin Shields		1988
"I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It)"	Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"I Don't Need You"	Kevin Shields	Ecstasy	1987
"I Need No Trust"	Kevin Shields		1988
"I Only Said"	Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991
"If I Am"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013	^[21]
"In Another Way"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"Incidental One"	Mark Eitzel Kevin Shields	Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip	1996	^[22]
"Incidental Peace"	Kevin Shields	Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip	1996
"Inferno"	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	This Is Your Bloody Valentine	1985
"Instrumental No 1"	Kevin Shields		1988	^[23]
"Instrumental No 2"	Kevin Shields		1988
"Is This and Yes"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"Kevin Song"				^[24]
"Kiss the Eclipse"	David Conway Kevin Shields		1987	^[25]
"Loomer"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991
"Lose My Breath"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"Love Machine"	David Conway Kevin Shields	Geek!	1985	^[26]
"Lovelee Sweet Darlene"	David Conway Kevin Shields		1986
"Map Ref. 41°N 93°W"	Bruce Clifford Gilbert Graham Lewis Colin Newman	Whore: Various Artists Play Wire	1996	^[27]
"Moon Song"	Kevin Shields	Tremolo	1991
"Moonlight"	David Conway Kevin Shields	Geek!	1985
"Never Say Goodbye"	Debbie Googe Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields		1987
"New You"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"No More Sorry"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"No Place to Go"	David Conway Kevin Shields	Geek!	1985	^[28]
"Nothing Is"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"Nothing Much to Lose"	Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"Off Your Face"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Glider	1990
"On Another Rainy Saturday"	David Conway Kevin Shields		1986
"Only Shallow"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991
"Only Tomorrow"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"Paint a Rainbow"	David Conway Kevin Shields		1987
""	Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	Ecstasy	1987
"Scavengers"		Man You Love to Hate – Live	1985
"Several Girls Galore"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"She Loves You No Less"	Kevin Shields	Ecstasy	1987
"She Found Now"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"Slow"	Kevin Shields	You Made Me Realise	1988
"Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)"	Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"Sometimes"	Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991
"Soon"	Kevin Shields	Glider	1990
"Soon" (The Andrew Weatherall Mix)	Kevin Shields	"Glider E.P. Remixes"	1990	^[29]
"Strawberry Wine"	Kevin Shields		1987
"Sueisfine"	Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"Sugar"	Kevin Shields		1989	^[30]
"Sunny Sundae Smile"	David Conway Kevin Shields		1987
"Swallow"	Kevin Shields	Tremolo	1991
"Sylvie's Head"	David Conway Kevin Shields		1987
""		Man You Love to Hate – Live	1985
""	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	This Is Your Bloody Valentine	1985
""	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	This Is Your Bloody Valentine	1985
""		Man You Love to Hate – Live	1985
""	David Conway Kevin Shields	Geek!	1985
""	Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	Ecstasy	1987
"Thorn"	Kevin Shields	You Made Me Realise	1988
"Tiger in My Tank"	David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	This Is Your Bloody Valentine	1985
"To Here Knows When"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Tremolo	1991
"Touched"	Colm Ó Cíosóig	Loveless	1991
"We Have All the Time in the World"	John Barry Hal David	Peace Together	1993	^[31]
"We're So Beautiful"	David Conway Kevin Shields		1986
"What You Want"	Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991
"When You Sleep"	Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields	Loveless	1991
""	Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
"Who Sees You"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"Wonder 2"	Kevin Shields	m b v	2013
"You Made Me Realise"	Kevin Shields	You Made Me Realise	1988
"You Never Should"	Kevin Shields	Isn't Anything	1988
""	Kevin Shields	Ecstasy	1987
"You've Got Nothing"	Kevin Shields	Ecstasy	1987

See also

• My Bloody Valentine discography
• Kevin Shields discography

References

Bibliography

• Book: McGonial. Mike. Loveless. 33⅓. 2007. Continuum. New York. 978-0-8264-1548-6.
• Book: Lazell. Barry. Indie Hits: 1980–1989: The Complete Guide to UK Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). 1997. Cherry Red. London. 978-1-2345-6789-7. registration.

Notes and References

1. Stubbs. David. David Stubbs. 1989. Sweetheart Attack: My Bloody Valentine's Isn't Anything is The Eighties Rock Album. Uncut. IPC Media. February 1999.
2. Web site: M B V Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 20 August 2013.
3. Stud. Ben. Stud. Dom. 1991. My Bloody Valentine – The Class of '91. Melody Maker. IPC Media. 2 November 1991.
4. Web site: My Bloody Valentine | Artist. Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. 20 August 2013.
5. My Bloody Valentine's Loveless Follow-Up Coming This Year. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Lipshutz. Jason. 7 November 2012. 20 August 2013.
6. DiPerna. Alan. 1992. Bloody Guy. Guitar World. Harris Publications. March 1992. 26.
7. Web site: Lost in Translation – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 20 August 2013.
8. Web site: Articles: My Bloody Valentine | Features. Pitchfork Media. Ewing. Tom. 23 June 2008. 20 August 2013.
9. Man You Love to Hate – Live. My Bloody Valentine. 1985. Liner notes. Schuldige Scheitel. SCH 102.
10. Isn't Anything. My Bloody Valentine. 1988. Booklet. Creation Records. CRELP 040 CD.
11. EP's 1988–1991. My Bloody Valentine. 2012. Liner notes. Sony Music Entertainment. 88691941692.
12. Loveless. My Bloody Valentine. 1991. Liner notes. Creation Records. CRE CD 060.
13. The New Record by My Bloody Valentine. My Bloody Valentine. 1986. Album notes. Kaleidoscope Sound. KS 101.
14. "Strawberry Wine". My Bloody Valentine. 1987. Liner notes. Lazy Records. LAZY 07T.
15. You Made Me Realise. My Bloody Valentine. 1988. Liner notes. Creation Records. CRE 055T.
16. Ecstasy. My Bloody Valentine. 1987. Album notes. Lazy Records. LAZY 08.
17. Glider. My Bloody Valentine. 1990. Album notes. Creation Records. CRE 073T.
18. This Is Your Bloody Valentine. My Bloody Valentine. 1985. Liner notes. Tycoon Records. ST 7501.
19. "Feed Me with Your Kiss". My Bloody Valentine. 1988. Single notes. Creation Records. CRE 061T.
20. Tremolo. My Bloody Valentine. 1991. Album notes. Creation Records. CRE 085T.
21. m b v. My Bloody Valentine. 2013. Booklet. mbv Records. mbv LP 01.
22. Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip. Various artists. 1996. Booklet. Alternation Records. IRS 993.519.
23. "Instrumental". My Bloody Valentine. 1988. Single notes. Creation Records. CREFRE 4.
24. Web site: 2×CD My Bloody Valentine Compilation Due Next Month. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402013201/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-03/23.shtml. Pitchfork Media. Leslie-Hynan. Chris. 23 March 2004. 2 April 2004. 22 August 2013.
25. "Sunny Sundae Smile". My Bloody Valentine. 1987. Single notes. Lazy Records. LAZY 04T.
26. Geek!. My Bloody Valentine. 1985. Album notes. Fever Records. FEV 005.
27. Whore: Various Artists Play Wire. Various artists. 1993. Booklet. WMO. WMO 2CD.
28. "No Place to Go". My Bloody Valentine. 1985. Liner notes. Fever Records. FEV 005X.
29. "Glider E.P. Remixes". My Bloody Valentine. 1990. Album notes. Creation Records. CRE 073X.
30. "Sugar"/"December, with the Day". My Bloody Valentine/Pacific. 1989. Single notes. Creation Records/The Catalogue. CAT067.
31. Peace Together. Various artists. 1993. Booklet. Island Records. 518 063-2 .