M.I.A. discography explained
Artist: | M.I.A. |
Studio: | 6 |
Ep: | 2 |
Singles: | 40 |
Music Videos: | 29 |
Option: | 3 |
Option Name: | Mixtapes |
British rapper and singer M.I.A. has released six studio albums, two extended plays, three mixtapes, forty singles (including eight as a featured artist) and twenty-nine music videos. Born Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, M.I.A. began her career as a visual artist and film-maker, and moved into making music after filming a documentary on the band Elastica in 2001.[1] The band's lead singer, Justine Frischmann, lent her a Roland MC-505 sequencer/drum machine which she used to make a demo tape that secured her a contract with British label XL Recordings.[2] [3]
M.I.A.'s debut studio album, Arular, was initially scheduled to be released in September 2004, but the release was delayed by six months due to problems with the clearance of samples used in the songs.[4] [5] She released two singles and a mixtape in the interim.[6] [7] Although the album had limited commercial success, it was highly regarded by music critics for its blending of genres such as grime, hip hop, ragga and Brazilian baile funk, and for its politicised lyrics.[8] [9] [10] Music magazines in the United States and Europe included it in lists of the best albums of the year, and it was nominated for the Mercury Prize in the United Kingdom.[11]
Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007 along with the single "Boyz" and was also praised by critics, drawing more extensively from African, Tamil and Caribbean music. It proved much more commercially successful than her debut, reaching number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and number 21 on the UK Albums Chart. "Paper Planes", the album's fourth and final single, became M.I.A.'s breakthrough hit and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.[12] The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire along with "O... Saya", a song written specifically for the film by M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman. The song, which appears on the film's soundtrack album, was released on M.I.A.'s own label N.E.E.T. and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards.[13]
Her third album, Maya, was released in 2010 and reached the top 10 in numerous countries, remaining her highest-charting album both in the UK and the US. Her fourth album, Matangi, was released in 2013, charting moderately in music markets, despite receiving strong feedback from both public and critics. Her fifth album, AIM, was released on 9 September 2016. In 2020, she was featured along with Young Thug on Travis Scott's single "Franchise", which debuted atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Hot 100 number-one single.[14]
Albums
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
Music videos
As lead artist
As featured artist
External links
Notes and References
- News: Richard. Harrington. 16 September 2005. M.I.A., No Loss For Words. The Washington Post. 28 January 2009.
- Web site: Shapiro . Peter . Talking about her revolution . . 17 June 2005 . 30 September 2008.
- Web site: McKinnon . Matthew . Tigress Beat . . 3 March 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416192026/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/mia.html . 16 April 2009 . 30 September 2008.
- Web site: Timmermann . Josh . M.I.A. – Arular . . 24 February 2005 . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510114744/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mia/arular.htm . 10 May 2012 .
- Web site: Vowell . Zach . M.I.A.'s Arular Out March 22 . . 3 March 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080308155703/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/34272-mias-arular-out-march-22 . 8 March 2008 . 6 February 2009.
- Web site: Simmons . Will . Interview : M.I.A. . Stylus Magazine . 7 November 2005 . 25 May 2014 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828061845/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/interview/mia.htm . dead . s
- Web site: Wolk . Douglas . Booty Call . . 14 December 2004 . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Webb . Adam . M.I.A. – 'Arular' . . 26 April 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060109204308/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/050426/33/1xkwz.html . 9 January 2006 . 6 October 2008.
- Arular : M.I.A. . . https://web.archive.org/web/20071216191931/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6857856/arular . 16 December 2007 . dead . 23 December 2007.
- Frere-Jones . Sasha . Sasha Frere-Jones . Bingo in Swansea: Maya Arulpragsam's world . . 22 November 2004 . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Antony and Johnsons win Mercury . . 7 September 2005 . 11 February 2009.
- Web site: MIA's baby due the same day as Grammy Awards. Sean. Michaels. The Guardian. 23 February 2009. 8 December 2008.
- Cohen . Jonathan . 'Slumdog, 'WALL-E' Lead Oscar Music Nominees . Billboard . 22 January 2009 . 23 February 2009.
- Travis Scott's 'Franchise' Flies In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Becoming His Record Third Chart-Topping Debut Within a Year. 6 October 2020. Billboard. en.
- Peak chart positions for albums and singles in the United Kingdom:
- Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
- Kala and Maya: Web site: Discography M.I.A. . australian-charts.com. Hung Medien . 11 February 2012 .
- Matangi: Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 11th November 2013 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131123130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20131124-0000/Issue1237.pdf . dead . 23 November 2013 . . 6 . 25 September 2014.
- AIM: Web site: CHART WATCH #386. auspOp. 17 September 2016. 17 September 2016. 9 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009210933/https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/09/chart-watch-386/. dead.
- Web site: Discografie M.I.A. . Dutch . Ultratop. Hung Medien . 23 May 2014.
- Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- Kala: Web site: Williams . John . Soundclash crashes Cdn. chart . . 29 August 2007 . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721202635/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/B/Bedouin_Soundclash/2007/08/29/4455380-ca.html . 21 July 2015 .
- Maya: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=m.i.a.|chart=Canadian Albums}} M.I.A. – Chart history: Canadian Albums ]. Billboard . 23 May 2014.
- Peak chart positions in France:
- Web site: M.I.A.(Hip Hop) Longplay-Chartverfolgung . German . musicline.de. PHONONET . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Discography M.I.A. . irish-charts.com. Hung Medien . 24 May 2014.
- Web site: Discography M.I.A. . norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien . 18 February 2009.
- Web site: Discography M.I.A. . swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien . 18 February 2009.
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=m.i.a.|chart=Billboard 200}} M.I.A. – Chart history: Billboard 200 ]. . 24 May 2014.
- Web site: Impala sales award winners June 2005 - January 2008. Independent Music Companies Association. January 2008. 15 October 2018. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628075527/https://www.impalamusic.org/docum/04-press/Awards%20total%20as%20of%20January2008.pdf. dead.
- Cohen . Jonathan . M.I.A. Dropping Second Album In August . Billboard . 12 April 2007 . 29 December 2013.
- Lipshutz . Jason . M.I.A., 'Matangi': Fall Music Preview 2013 . Billboard . 3 September 2013 . 29 December 2013.
- United Kingdom. Mia. 8 October 2022.
- Canada. M.I.A.. 27 August 2018.
- United States. M.I.A.. 25 February 2023.
- Web site: Upcoming Releases - HITS Daily Double. Hits Daily Double. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803121350/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases. 3 August 2016. 3 August 2016.
- Web site: Ziegbe . Mawuse . M.I.A. To Drop Vicky Leekx Mixtape On New Year's Eve . https://web.archive.org/web/20150103124529/http://www.mtv.com/news/1653549/mia-to-drop-vicky-leekx-mixtape-on-new-years-eve/ . dead . 3 January 2015 . . 3 December 2010 . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Harrison. Scoop. M.I.A. to Release New Mixtape, Bells Collection, on Christmas Day . . 22 December 2023 . 23 December 2023.
- Web site: Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) – EP by M.I.A. . . 25 May 2014.
- Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
- "Paper Planes": Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 20th October 2008 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081119130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081120-0000/issue973.pdf . dead . 19 November 2008 . ARIA Charts. Australian Web Archive . 4 . 23 May 2014.
- "XXXO": Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 14th June 2010 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100610140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20100611-0000/Issue1059.pdf . dead . 10 June 2010 . ARIA Charts. Australian Web Archive . 4 . 15 August 2010.
- "Bad Girls": Web site: Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 19th March 2012 . ARIA Charts . https://www.webcitation.org/66LT2Aclo?url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm . 22 March 2012 . 23 May 2014.
- "Give Me All Your Luvin'": Web site: Discography M.I.A. . australian-charts.com. Hung Medien . 11 February 2012.
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=m.i.a.|chart=Canadian Hot 100}} M.I.A. – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100 ]. Billboard . 24 May 2014.
- Web site: Discography M.I.A. . danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien . 13 April 2011.
- Web site: M.I.A. Single-Chartverfolgung . German . musicline.de. PHONONET . 21 July 2015.
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=m.i.a.|chart=Hot 100}} M.I.A. – Chart history: The Hot 100 ]. Billboard . 24 May 2014.
- M.I.A. – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Songs. Billboard. 13 November 2020.
- Web site: Hombre – Single by M.I.A. . iTunes Store (IE). Apple . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110132625/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/hombre-single/id49945764 . 10 November 2012 . 16 November 2010.
- Web site: IFPI DEN . IFPI Denmark. 14 May 2021.
- Web site: Steppin Up – Single by M.I.A. . iTunes Store (CA). Apple . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Teqkilla – Single by M.I.A. . iTunes Store (CA). Apple . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Tell Me Why – Single by M.I.A. . iTunes Store (CA). Apple . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: It Takes a Muscle – Single by M.I.A. . 20 December 2010 . iTunes Store (CA). Apple . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Internet Connection (The Remixes) – EP by M.I.A. . iTunes Store (US). Apple . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: MIA to debut new single 'Bring The Noize' next week . . 13 June 2013 . 15 June 2013.
- Web site: MIA previews new single 'Come Walk With Me' – listen . NME . 30 August 2013 . 30 August 2013.
- Web site: M.I.A.'s Sexodus Re-Loaded With War (feat. War Syntaire): M.I.A.: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads . www.amazon.co.uk . 22 July 2015.
- M.I.A. Releases Artistic New Video for 'P.O.W.A.': Watch. Billboard . Rania. Aniftos. 8 February 2017. 9 February 2017.
- Web site: Up Inna - Single by Cadenza, M.I.A. & GuiltyBeatz. iTunes Store (US). Apple. 30 August 2021.
- Web site: Listen to M.I.A.'s thumping new track 'CTRL'. NME. Tom. Skinner. 9 September 2020. 16 September 2020.
- Web site: Sacher . Andrew . M.I.A. announces new album 'MATA,' shares new song "The One" . 2022-08-12 . BrooklynVegan . en.
- Web site: Hussey . Allison . Strauss . Matthew . 26 May 2022 . M.I.A. Reveals New Album Title, Shares New Song "The One" . 26 May 2022 . Pitchfork . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-08-12 . M.I.A. Debuts New 'MATA' Single "Popular" . 2022-08-12 . Hypebeast.
- Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 October 2020. 3 October 2020.
- Peak chart positions for singles as featured artist in Canada:
- "Give Me All Your Luvin'": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=madonna|chart=Canadian Hot 100}} Madonna – Billboard Chart history: Canadian Hot 100 ]. Billboard . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Top Singles (Week 40, 2020). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 5 October 2020.
- Peak chart positions for singles as featured artist in Germany:
- Web site: Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50: 02 October 2020 – 08 October 2020. Official Charts Company. 2 October 2020.
- Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 40. Sverigetopplistan. 2 October 2020.
- Peak chart positions for singles as featured artist in the United States:
- Web site: Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America. 6 August 2020.
- Web site: C.T.F.O. (feat. M.I.A) – Single by SebastiAn . 22 August 2011 . iTunes Store (FR). Apple . 25 May 2014.
- Web site: Gold & Platinum Searchable Database . Recording Industry Association of America . 29 June 2012 . 23 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134304/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Give+Me+All+Your+Luvin_%22 . 24 September 2015 .
- M.I.A. & G-Dragon Team Up on Baauer's 'Temple' From His Debut Album 'Aa'. Billboard . Paley. Martin. 17 March 2016. 23 March 2016.
- Web site: M.I.A. and A.R. Rahman – O...saya . αCharts.us . 24 May 2014.
- Web site: M.I.A. Awards . . 24 May 2014.
- Web site: Cornershop – Archive . cornershop.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209031233/http://www.cornershop.com/archive.html . 9 February 2009 . 19 February 2009.
- Web site: Ciara – Goodies (Richard X Remix Feat M.I.A) . Black Melody Productions . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122140615/http://blackmelody.com/track.php?id=33 . 22 January 2009 . 19 February 2009.
- Web site: Goodies [Single] ]. . 25 May 2014.
- "Nookie" . UK CD single liner notes . . Smoove Records . 2005 . SMOOVE04CDS.
- Web site: I Got Grapes (World Wide Treemix) – EP by Nump . June 2007 . iTunes Store (US). Apple . 25 May 2014.
- Web site: Audio: Nump And Friends, "I Got Grapes (Treemix)" . . 20 April 2007 . 25 May 2014.
- Web site: Dombal . Ryan . Check Out This Hot New M.I.A. Verse . Pitchfork Media . 29 July 2009 . 26 March 2010.
- Web site: NUMP Featuring M.I.A. Legalize My Medicine (MP3 Download) . . 7 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100815203151/http://www.urb.com/2009/07/07/nump-featuring-m-i-a-legalize-my-medicine-mp3-download/ . 15 August 2010 . 7 September 2010.
- Web site: M.I.A. Teams With the Partysquad for "Gold". Pitchfork Media. Jeremy. Gordon. 24 July 2014. 21 July 2015.
- M.I.A.'s 'New International Sound Pt. II' Video Features 36,000 Chinese Children Fighters: Watch. Billboard . Paley. Martin. 15 June 2015. 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Chapter I: Forever, For Now EP. Pitchfork. 2023. Bhanuj. Kappal. 2 November 2023.
- Web site: The 50 Best Music Videos of the Aughts . . 20 January 2010 . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Sunshowers – M.I.A. Song Lyrics . AllMusic. All Media Network . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: M.I.A. – Bucky Done Gun . . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721191648/http://www.xlrecordings.com/videos/209 . 21 July 2015 .
- Web site: M.I.A. – Bird Flu . . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014193137/http://watch.muchmusic.com/artists-a-z/m/mia/clip78336 . 14 October 2008 . 19 February 2009.
- Web site: M.I.A. – "Boyz" . MTV . 27 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091028124235/http://www.mtv.com/videos/mia/159174/boyz.jhtml . 28 October 2009 . 19 February 2009.
- Web site: Hogan . Marc . Video: M.I.A.: "Jimmy" . Pitchfork Media . 7 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206145734/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/44707-mia-jimmy . 6 February 2009 . 19 February 2009.
- Web site: Gottlieb . Steven . NEW RELEASE: M.I.A. "Paper Planes" . VideoStatic . 21 December 2007 . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Dombal . Ryan . Official Info on Mysterious M.I.A. Video . Pitchfork Media . 14 January 2010 . 8 June 2014.
- Web site: Slater . Luke . Watch: New M.I.A. video – 'Born Free' . . 26 April 2010 . 19 February 2009 . 7 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007155019/http://drownedinsound.com/news/4139801-watch--new-m-i-a-video-born-free . dead .
- Web site: Gottlieb . Steven . WATCH IT: M.I.A. "XXXO" (M.I.A., dir.) . VideoStatic . 11 August 2010 . 25 May 2014.
- Web site: Dombal . Ryan . Video: M.I.A.: "Story to Be Told" . Pitchfork Media . 20 September 2010 . 8 June 2014.
- Web site: Knight . David . M.I.A. 'Bad Girls' by Romain Gavras . Promo News . 7 February 2012 . 25 May 2014.
- Web site: M.I.A. / [Bring the Noize] ]. Good Company . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209173751/http://www.goodco.tv/work/bring-the-noize . 9 February 2014 .
- Lipshutz . Jason . M.I.A. Shares Insane Animated Lyric Video For 'Come Walk With Me': Watch . Billboard . 5 September 2013 . 29 December 2013.
- Web site: Makarechi . Kia . MIA's 'Y.A.L.A.' Video Gives Intense Light To Rapper's Mantra . . 15 November 2013 . 17 November 2013.
- Web site: Knight . David . M.I.A. 'Double Bubble Trouble' by M.I.A. . Promo News . 20 May 2014 . 25 May 2014.
- Web site: Roberts . Christopher . Watch: M.I.A. "Broader Than a Border" Video Featuring New Song "Swords" . Under the Radar . 13 July 2015 . 22 July 2015.
- Web site: Monroe . Jazz . M.I.A. Travels With Refugees in "Borders" Video . Pitchfork . 27 November 2015 . 30 November 2015.
- Web site: Gush . Charlotte . M.I.A. is captured by Viviane Sassen's dreamy lens for her new video Finally . . 16 June 2017 . 3 August 2017.
- News: Minsker . Evan . Blais-Billie . Braudie . Alston . Trey . M.I.A. Shares New Video for Unreleased Song "Reload": Watch . 17 December 2018 . Pitchfork . 14 December 2018.
- Web site: Buraka Som Sistema – Sound of Kuduro (2008) . 3 May 2008 . IMVDb . 25 May 2014.
- Web site: M.I.A., Rye Rye: "Bang" . Pitchfork Media . 1 July 2009 . 28 January 2011.
- Web site: Gottlieb . Steven . WATCH IT: Rye Rye f/ M.I.A. "Sunshine" (Jess Holzworth, dir.) . VideoStatic . 18 October 2010 . 25 May 2014.
- Schneider . Marc . Madonna's 'Luvin' Gets Super Rollout... Album 'MDNA' Set for March 26 . Billboard . 29 January 2012 . 30 January 2012.
- Web site: Travis Scott, Young Thug, and M.I.A Share Video for New Song "Franchise": Watch. Pitchfork. Madison. Bloom. 25 September 2020. 25 September 2020.