The Get Up Kids discography explained

Artist:The Get Up Kids
Studio:6
Live:1
Ep:7
Singles:5
Music Videos:5

The discography of The Get Up Kids, an American rock band that formed in 1995, consists of six studio albums, five singles, one live album and seven extended plays.

Shortly after forming in their hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, the band signed to Doghouse Records and released their first EP, Woodson, along with their debut full-length studio album Four Minute Mile (1997). After the success of their first album, the band was picked up by then-underground label Vagrant Records, where they recorded Red Letter Day, their second EP, followed by their second album Something to Write Home About. The album was a massive success, selling 134,000 copies in its first three years of release in the US.[1] They supported the album for three years with tours and two singles; "Ten Minutes" and "Action & Action". In order to capitalize on the success of the album, Vagrant released Eudora, a compilation of b-sides, covers and rarities in 2001.

In 2002, they released their third studio album On a Wire. The album was a large departure from their previous sound, and was considered a commercial failure. In 2004, they released their fourth album Guilt Show to better critical reception. A year later, they released Live! @ The Granada Theater, the band's first and only live album. Later that year, the band broke up after one final tour. However, in 2008 the band reunited, and announced a reunion tour for 2009 to coincide with a tenth-anniversary re-release of Something to Write Home About.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
[2]
US
Indie

[3]
Four Minute Mile
  • Released: September 30, 1997
  • Label: Doghouse
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
Something to Write Home About
  • Released: September 28, 1999
  • Label: Vagrant
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP
On a Wire
  • Released: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Vagrant
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
573
Guilt Show
  • Released: March 2, 2004
  • Label: Vagrant
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
583
There Are Rules
  • Released: January 25, 2011
  • Label: Quality Hill
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
12415
Problems
  • Released: May 10, 2019
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US
Indie

The EP's: Red Letter Day and Woodson
  • Released: January 9, 2001
  • Label: Doghouse
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
Eudora
  • Released: November 27, 2001
  • Label: Vagrant
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
USUS
Indie
Woodson
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Doghouse
  • Format: CD, 7" vinyl
Red Letter Day
  • Released: July 20, 1999
  • Label: Doghouse
  • Format: CD, 10" vinyl
iTunes Sessions EP
  • Released: March 25, 2004
  • Label: Vagrant
  • Format: DL
Simple Science
  • Released: April 13, 2010
  • Label: Simple Psyence
  • Format: CD, DL, 10" vinyl, 12" vinyl
19429
Kicker
  • Released: June 8, 2018
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl
22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Split extended plays

The Get Up Kids are widely considered to be one of the more prominent groups to take part in the second-wave emo movement that took place in the mid-1990s. In their early years, they toured with such influential emo bands as Jimmy Eat World, The Promise Ring and Braid, later touring with such groups as Superchunk, The Anniversary and Hot Rod Circuit. During that time, they often collaborated with other groups, putting out split EPs on 7" vinyl.

YearTitleSplit withSong featuredRecord label
1996The Get Up Kids / CoalesceCoalesce"Burned Bridges" Second Nature Recordings
1997Post Marked Stamps No. 4Braid"I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel"Tree Records
1999The Get Up Kids / The AnniversaryThe Anniversary"Central Standard Time"Vagrant Records
2001The Get Up Kids / Rocket From the CryptRocket from the Crypt"Up on the Roof"
2004Devil in the Woods No. 69Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!"Wouldn't Believe It" (Live in the Studio)Devil in the Woods Magazine

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Shorty"1996rowspan="3"
"A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts"1997
"Ten Minutes"1999
"Action & Action"2000Something to Write Home About
"Overdue"[4] 2002On a Wire
"Wouldn't Believe It"2004Guilt Show
"Automatic"2011There Are Rules
"Rally 'Round the Fool"[5]
"Maybe"[6] 2018Kicker (EP)
"Better This Way"[7]
"Satellite"[8] 2019Problems

Music videos

TitleYearDirectorAlbum
"Action & Action"[9] 1999Something to Write Home About
"Overdue"[10] 2002On a Wire
"Stay Gone"Brock Batten, Jonathan Green[11]
"Man of Conviction"[12] 2004Guilt Show
"The One You Want"
"Automatic"2011Brendan Costello[13] There Are Rules
"Shatter Your Lungs"Adam Rothlein[14]
"Regent's Court"Pat Vamos[15] [16]
"Rally 'Round the Fool"[17]
"I'm Sorry"2018Shawn Brackbill[18] Kicker (EP)

Other appearances

scope=colTitlescope=colYearscope=colAlbum
"On with the Show" (Mötley Crüe cover)1999I Love Metal
"Alec Eiffel" (Pixies cover)Where Is My Mind? Tribute to the Pixies
"Close to Me" (The Cure cover)Before You Were Punk 2
"Newfound Mass (2000)"2000The Best Comp in the World
"Impossible Outcomes"Encapsulated
"Beer for Breakfast" (The Replacements cover)Another Year on the Streets
"The Lion and the Lamb"2004Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1
"Like a Man Possessed" Another Year on the Streets Vol. 3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get Up Kids Get A Lift From Superchunk . Billboard.com . 2012-02-17.
  2. The Get Up Kids Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. March 11, 2019.
  3. The Get Up Kids Chart History: Independent Albums. Billboard. March 11, 2019.
  4. "Overdue". The Get Up Kids. 2002. sleeve. Vagrant Records.
  5. Web site: Listen: The Get Up Kids - 'Past Is Past'. The 405. The 405. September 22, 2011. March 11, 2019.
  6. Web site: Maybe - The Get Up Kids Release Info. AllMusic. March 11, 2019.
  7. Web site: Better This Way - Single. https://archive.today/20190311135327/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/better-this-way-single/1382530756. 25 May 2018 . iTunes. March 11, 2019. March 11, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Satellite - Single. https://archive.today/20190311135550/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/satellite-single/1451820445. iTunes. March 11, 2019. March 11, 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Audio/Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20000622202631/http://thegetupkids.net/audio.html. The Get Up Kids. June 22, 2000. February 26, 2019.
  10. Web site: New + Notable. https://web.archive.org/web/20030608084213/http://www.thegetupkids.com/main.htm/. The Get Up Kids. June 8, 2003. February 6, 2019. dead.
  11. Another Year on the Street Vol. 3. Various artists . 2004. booklet. Vagrant Records. VR-0397-2.
  12. Web site: News. https://web.archive.org/web/20051026205702/http://www.thegetupkids.com/gs-news.asp?EventDate=all. The Get Up Kids. October 26, 2005. February 8, 2019. dead.
  13. Web site: The Get Up Kids – "Automatic". Consequence of Sound. Young, Alex. February 16, 2011. March 12, 2019.
  14. Web site: SHOT: The Get Up Kids - Adam Rothlein, dir.. VideoStatic. Gottlieb, Steven. February 16, 2011. March 11, 2019.
  15. Web site: The Get Up Kids: "Regent's Court". Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. June 1, 2011. March 10, 2019.
  16. Web site: Video: The Get Up Kids – "Rally Round the Fool". Consequence of Sound. Young, Alex. July 8, 2011. March 12, 2019.
  17. Web site: Video Premiere: The Get Up Kids - "Rally 'Round The Fool". Paste. Peterkin, Caitlin. July 6, 2011. March 10, 2019.
  18. Web site: The Get Up Kids "I'm Sorry" (Shawn Brackbill, dir.). VideoStatic. Gesner, Andy. August 31, 2018. March 11, 2019.