American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars has recorded material for five studio albums. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1998 by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto.[1] The duo later expanded to a four-piece when they added guitarist Solon Bixler and bassist Matt Wachter to the line-up. After signing a contract with record label Immortal Records in 1998, the band began to work with producers Bob Ezrin and Brian Virtue on their debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars, which was released in August 2002.[2] The album produced two singles, "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" and "Edge of the Earth". In early 2003, Bixler left the band due to issues primarily related to touring and was replaced by Tomo Miličević.[3] Thirty Seconds to Mars released their second studio album, A Beautiful Lie, in August 2005. The record, produced by Josh Abraham, was preceded by the single "Attack" and spawned two Kerrang! Award-winning singles, "The Kill" and "From Yesterday".[4] The album's title track, "A Beautiful Lie", was released as the fourth single in selected territories. "Hunter", a song originally performed by Björk, was covered by the band and added to the track listing of the album.[5] In March 2007, Wachter left the group to spend more time with his family and was replaced by Tim Kelleher, performing live only.[6]
Thirty Seconds to Mars returned to the studio in August 2008 to begin work on their third album This Is War (2009), with Flood and Steve Lillywhite producing.[7] "Kings and Queens", the album's lead single, was written by Jared Leto across the United States and South Africa.[8] "This Is War" became the band's third number one single on the US Alternative Songs.[9] "Closer to the Edge" was released as the album's third single. Thirty Seconds to Mars collaborated with rapper Kanye West on the song "Hurricane", which was released on the deluxe edition of This Is War and became the album's fourth single in some territories. Drummer Shannon Leto wrote the instrumental track "L490" and played every instrument on it, including all guitars and a singing bowl.[10] This Is War moved away from the band's typical sound to experiment with different musical genres; a trend which became much more pronounced on the 2013 album Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams, produced by Jared Leto with previous collaborator Steve Lillywhite.[11] [12] The first single released from the album was "Up in the Air", which was followed by "Do or Die" and "City of Angels".
| Indicates single release | |
| Indicates promotional single release | |
| Song | Writer(s) | Album | Year | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | "100 Suns" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | [13] |
| scope=row | "7:1" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | [14] |
| scope=row | "93 Million Miles" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | [15] |
| scope=row | "Alibi" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | |
| scope=row | "Anarchy in Tokyo" [16] | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | [17] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Attack" | Jared Leto | 2005 | [18] [19] | |
| scope=row | "Avalanche" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "Bad Romance" [20] | Stefani Germanotta Nadir Khayat | This Is War | 2010 | [21] |
| scope=row | "Battle of One" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 2005 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "" | Jared Leto | 2005 | [22] | |
| scope=row | "Birth" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | [23] |
| scope=row | "Bright Lights" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Buddha for Mary" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | [24] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "City of Angels" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | [25] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Closer to the Edge" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | [26] |
| scope=row | "Conquistador" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Convergence" | Shannon Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Dangerous Night" | Jared Leto Stevie Aiello | America | 2018 | [27] |
| scope=row | "Dawn Will Rise" | Jared Leto | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Depuis le début" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Do or Die" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | [28] |
| scope=row | "Echelon" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Edge of the Earth" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | [29] |
| scope=row | "End of All Days" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "End of the Beginning" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row | "Escape" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | |
| scope=row | "Fallen" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row | "" | Jared Leto | 2005 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "From Yesterday" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 2005 | [30] | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Get Up Kid" | Thirty Seconds to Mars Ammar Malik Jackson Wise | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "Great Wide Open" | Jared Leto | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Hail to the Victor" | Jared Leto Stevie Aiello Jim Taihuttu Nils Rondhuis Thom Van Der Bruggen | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Hunter" | Björk Guðmundsdóttir | 2005 | ||
| scope=row | "" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "" | Jared Leto Kanye West | This Is War | 2010 | [31] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "" | Jared Leto | 2005 | [32] | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "" [33] | Jared Leto Priscilla Leone | 2008 | [34] | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Kings and Queens" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | [35] |
| scope=row | "L490" | Shannon Leto | This Is War | 2009 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Life is Beautiful" | Thirty Seconds to Mars Dan Reynolds Marco Borrero Tim Randolph | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "Live Like a Dream" | Jared Leto | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Lost These Days" | Thirty Seconds to Mars Jon Bellion The Monsters & Strangerz | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "Love Is Madness" | Jared Leto Ashley Nicolette Frangipaine | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Love These Days" | Thirty Seconds to Mars Ori Dulitzki Natalia Lalwani | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "A Modern Myth" | Jared Leto | 2005 | ||
| scope=row | "Midnight Prayer" | Thirty Seconds to Mars J. P. Clark Dave Gibson | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "Message in a Bottle" | Gordon Matthew Sumner | AOL Sessions Undercover | 2007 | [36] |
| scope=row | "The Mission" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row | "Monolith" | Jared Leto | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Never Not Love You" | Thirty Seconds to Mars Jon Bellion The Monsters & Strangerz | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Night of the Hunter" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | [37] |
| scope=row | "Northern Lights" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Oblivion" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row | "Occam's Razor" [38] | 2002 | |||
| scope=row | "One Track Mind" | Jared Leto Rakim Mayers Daniel Omelio | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Phase 1: Fortification" [39] | 2002 | |||
| scope=row | "Praying for a Riot" [40] | Jared Leto | 2005 | ||
| scope=row | "Pyres of Varanasi" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "R-Evolve" | Jared Leto | 2005 | ||
| scope=row | "" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Remedy" | Shannon Leto Stevie Aiello | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Rescue Me" | Jared Leto Graham Muron | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Revolution" | 2002 | |||
| scope=row | "Rider" | Jared Leto | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Santa Through the Back Door" | Kevin & Bean's Super Christmas | 2006 | [41] | |
| scope=row | "Savior" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 2005 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "Search and Destroy" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | [42] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Seasons" | Thirty Seconds to Mars Connor McDonough Riley McDonough Johnny Goldstein | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "Stay" | Mikky Ekko Justin Parker | BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013 | 2013 | [43] |
| scope=row | "The Story" | Jared Leto | 2005 | ||
| scope=row | "Stranger in a Strange Land" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | |
| scope=row | "Stronger" | Kanye West Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Edwin Birdsong | Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 2 | 2007 | |
| scope=row | "The Struggle" [44] | Jared Leto Shannon Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Stuck" | Jared Leto JKash John Ryan Ammar Malik | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "This Is War" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | [45] |
| scope=row | "Time to Wake Up" [46] | 2007 | [47] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Up in the Air" | Jared Leto | Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams | 2013 | [48] |
| scope=row | "Valhalla" | 2002 | |||
| scope=row | "Vox Populi" | Jared Leto | This Is War | 2009 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Walk on Water" | Jared Leto | America | 2018 | |
| scope=row | "Was It a Dream?" | Jared Leto | 2005 | ||
| scope=row | "Welcome to the Universe" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |
| scope=row | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | Paul Hewson David Evans Adam Clayton Larry Mullen, Jr. | MTV Unplugged | 2011 | [49] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00" | "World on Fire" | Thirty Seconds to Mars Ed Sheeran Johnny McDaid Steve McCutcheon | It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day | 2023 | |
| scope=row | "Year Zero" | Jared Leto | 30 Seconds to Mars | 2002 | |