Me First and the Gimme Gimmes discography explained

Artist:	Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Studio:	6
Live:	1
Compilation:	1
Music Videos:	4
Ep:	3
Singles:	18
Option:	1
Option Name:	Box sets
1Option:	3
1Option Name:	Other appearances

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, a punk rock supergroup cover band, has a discography that consists of five studio albums, three EPs, one live album, one compilation album, eighteen singles, one box set, and three music videos.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes formed in 1995 in California from members of other notable rock bands: Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters), Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name, Foo Fighters), Fat Mike (NOFX), and Joey Cape and Dave Raun (Lagwagon).^[1] They came together to perform cover songs during off-time from their main acts and did not initially intend to release albums, instead releasing singles named after the artists they had covered and contributing songs to compilation albums.^[1] Their first album, Have a Ball, was released in 1997 and began a pattern of themed albums after particular musical genres. Have a Ball covered pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s and was followed by Are a Drag (1999), which covered Broadway show tunes. Blow in the Wind (2001) focused on pop hits of the 1960s, while Take a Break (2003) covered rhythm and blues songs. The band released the live album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah in 2004 on which they covered karaoke favorites, followed by Love Their Country in 2006 which focused on country and western songs. The compilation album Have Another Ball was released in 2008, consisting of outtakes from the Have a Ball sessions, many of which had appeared on compilations and singles over the years.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US^[2]
		Billboard 200	Heatseekers	Independent
1997	Have a Ball^[3] Released: July 29, 1997 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 554) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—
1999	Are a Drag^[4] Released: May 18, 1999 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 586) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—
2001	Blow in the Wind^[5] Released: March 20, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 620) Format: CD, LP	—	—	14
2003	Take a Break^[6] Released: July 1, 2003 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 650) Format: CD, LP	131	—	6
2006	Love Their Country^[7] Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 712) Format: LP, CD	169	4	12
2014	Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!^[8] Released: May 13, 2014 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 919) Format: CD, LP	102 ^[9]	—	—
" - " denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US
		Billboard 200	Heatseekers	Independent
2004	Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah^[10] Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 674) Formats: CD, LP	197	13	17
2024	¡Blow it … at Madison's Quinceañera!^[11] Released: June 14, 2024 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT117) Formats: CD, LP, MP3	N/A	N/A	N/A

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US
		Billboard 200	Heatseekers	Independent
2008	Have Another Ball^[12] Released: July 8, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 729) Formats: CD, LP	163	11	26
2017	^[13] Released: April 7, 2017 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 975) Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—

Extended plays

Year	Album details
2001	Turn Japanese^[14] Released: February 21, 2001 Label: Pizza of Death (PZCY-2) Format: CD
2011	Go Down Under^[15] Released: February 1, 2011 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT765) Format: CD, EP
2011	Sing in Japanese^[16] Released: September 13, 2011 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT776) Format: CD, EP

Singles

Year	Release details	Tracks	Original performer
1995	Denver^[17] Released: August 26, 1995 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 531) Format: 7" single	"Country Roads" "Leaving on a Jet Plane"	John Denver
1996	Billy^[18] Released: November 1, 1996 Label: Epitaph (#86485) Format: 7" single	"Uptown Girl" "Only the Good Die Young"	Billy Joel
1997	Paul Released: 1997 Label: Kung Fu (KFS-7002) Format: 7" single	"Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" "Mother and Child Reunion"	Paul Simon
Diamond Released: 1997 Label: Hopeless (HR 624–7) Format: 7" single	"Sweet Caroline" "America"	Neil Diamond
Barry Released: 1997 Label: Side One Dummy (S1-10) Format: 7" single	"Mandy" "I Write the Songs"	Barry Manilow
1999	Elton^[19] Released: September 2, 1999 Label: Honest Don's (DON 020) Format: 7" single	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "Rocket Man"	Elton John
Garf Released: 1999 Label: Lookout! (L 219) Format: 7" single	"The Boxer"' "I Am a Rock"	Simon & Garfunkel Art Garfunkel
In Your Barcalounger Released: 1999 Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 226) Format: 7" single	"Fire and Rain" "You've Got a Friend"	James Taylor
2001	Shannon^[20] Released: 2001 Label: BYO (BYO-71) Format: 7" single	"Runaway" "Hats Off to Larry"	Del Shannon
Stevens Released: 2001 Label: Nitro (NR-15841) Format: 7" single	"Father and Son" "Wild World"	Cat Stevens
Bob Released: November 27, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Format: 7" single	"Blowin' in the Wind" "The Times They Are A-Changing"	Bob Dylan
2003	Jackson^[21] Released: 2003 Label: Jade Tree (JT 1086) Format: 7" single	"Ben" "I'll Be There"	Michael Jackson The Jackson 5
	Stevie Released: September 1, 2003^[22] Label: No Idea (NIR 148) Format: 7" single	"I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Isn't She Lovely"	Stevie Wonder
2007	Dolly^[23] Released: October 16, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 227) Format: 7" single	"Jolene" "I Will Always Love You"	Dolly Parton
Cash^[24] Released: November 6, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 228) Format: 7" single	"Sunday Morning Coming Down" "I Still Miss Someone"	Johnny Cash
Willie^[25] Released: December 11, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 229) Format: 7" single	"On the Road Again" "City of New Orleans"	Willie Nelson
2008	Kenny^[26] Released: January 22, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 230) Format: 7" single	"She Believes in Me" ('05 version) "Lady"	Kenny Rogers
Jerry^[27] Released: March 4, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 231) Format: 7" single	"East Bound and Down" (rough mix) "I'm Gonna Write a Song"	Jerry Reed

I Denotes tracks that were re-released on Have Another Ball.

II Denotes tracks that were also released on Have a Ball.

III Bob is exclusive to the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes box set and was not released separately.

IV Dolly, Cash, Willie, Kenny, and Jerry comprise the "Square Dance Series", so named because the first pressing of each was on square-shaped vinyl. The A side tracks on each are songs from Love Their Country, while the B side tracks are outtakes from the album sessions.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Album
1997	"Danny's Song"		Have a Ball
1999	"Summertime"		Are a Drag
2003	"I Believe I Can Fly"		Take a Break
2006	"Goodbye Earl"		Love Their Country

Other appearances

The following Me First and the Gimme Gimmes songs were released on compilation albums, soundtracks, and other releases. Some songs were later re-released on albums, as noted below. This is not an exhaustive list: songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.

Year	Release details	Tracks	Original performer
2000	Happy Meals, Vol. 2: The Perfect Marriage Released: 2000 Label: Honest Don's Format: CD	"Rich Girl"	Hall & Oates
2002	Uncontrollable Fatulence Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 646) Format: CD, LP	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	The Family
2003	Warped Tour 2003 Tour Compilation Released: June 3, 2003 Label: Side One Dummy Format: CD	"The Harder They Come"	Jimmy Cliff

I Denotes songs that were re-released on Have Another Ball.

II "Nothing Compares 2 U" was included on Take a Break in 2003.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cornelius. David. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p293526/biography|pure_url=yes}} Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: Biography]. Allmusic. 2009-04-16.
2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=me first and the gimme gimmes|chart=all}} Artist Chart History - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes ]. . 2008-12-08.
3. Web site: Have a Ball. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
4. Web site: Are a Drag. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
5. Web site: Blow in the Wind. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
6. Web site: Take a Break. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
7. Web site: Love Their Country. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
8. Web site: Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!. Fat Wreck Chords. 2014-03-25.
9. Web site: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Chart history Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331062425/http://www.billboard.com/artist/310300/me-first-and-gimme-gimmes/chart . 2015-03-31.
10. Web site: Ruin Johnny's Bar Mitzvah. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
11. Web site: ¡Blow it … at Madison's Quinceañera!. Fat Wreck Chords. 2024-08-02.
12. Web site: Have Another Ball. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
13. Web site: Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits. Fat Wreck Chords. 2017-02-06.
14. Web site: Turn Japanese . Pizza of Death Records . 2010-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327074715/http://www.pizzaofdeath.com/index_e.html . 2010-03-27 .
15. http://www.punknews.org/article/40782 "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes detail Go Down Under.
16. http://www.fatwreck.com/news/detail/417 "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 'Sing in Japanese'.
17. Web site: Denver. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
18. Web site: Album info: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Billy. November 1996. . 2008-12-09.
19. Web site: Elton. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
20. Web site: Shannon. BYO Records. 2010-01-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120421114609/http://www.byorecords.com/index.php?page=one_band&aid=47&albumid=100144. 2012-04-21.
21. Web site: Jackson. Jade Tree Records. 2010-01-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222044505/http://www.jadetree.com/releases/product/JT1086. 2012-02-22.
22. Web site: No Idea Records Discography . . 2008-12-09.
23. Web site: Dolly. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
24. Web site: Cash. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
25. Web site: Willie. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
26. Web site: Kenny. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.
27. Web site: Jerry. Fat Wreck Chords. 2010-01-31.