The Kills discography explained

Artist:The Kills
Studio:6
Live:1
Ep:4
Singles:19
Music Videos:16
Video:1
Option:2
Option Name:Compilation contributions

The Kills are an Anglo-American indie rock band formed by American vocalist Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince. Since 2002, The Kills have released six studio albums, four extended plays, nineteen singles, sixteen music videos, a documentary, and have contributed original material to two compilations. The Kills debuted in 2002 with the Black Rooster EP, released on Domino Records. The duo's debut full-length album, Keep on Your Mean Side, was released the following year. The album peaked at number 47 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart, while the single "Fried my Little Brains" peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The Kills followed up with No Wow in 2005 and Midnight Boom in 2008, both of which were also released on Domino. No Wow was the first of the group's releases to chart in the United States, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard "Top Heatseekers" chart.[2] No Wow also charted in the UK, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The group's third album, Midnight Boom charted in a total of nine countries, including the album's first appearance on the Billboard 200 at number 133. Between The Kills' 16 singles, five have charted in the United Kingdom. A tour documentary titled I Hate the Way You Love was included with a limited number of copies of No Wow.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[4]
US
AUS
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
(FL)

[7]
FRA
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
SCO
[11]
SWI
[12]
Keep on Your Mean Side
  • Released: 1 April 2003
  • Label: Domino (#124)
  • Formats: CD, LP
477540
No Wow
  • Released: 21 February 2005
  • Label: Domino (#149)
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • Early copies included documentary
    I Hate the Way You Love.
5628229649
Midnight Boom
  • Released: 10 March 2008
  • Label: Domino (#164)
  • Formats: CD, LP
47133661323685256
Blood Pressures
  • Released: 4 April 2011
  • Label: Domino (#283)
  • Formats: CD, LP
4037433116833383616
Ash & Ice
  • Released: 3 June 2016
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
18452115251125511214
God Games
  • Released: 27 October 2023
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
663913946311670
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Indie

[13]
Live at Third Man Records
  • Released: 25 June 2013
  • Recorded: 10 October 2012
  • Label: Third Man (#188)
  • Formats: 12-inch LP
Live at Electric Lady Studios
  • Released: 21 April 2018
  • Recorded: 14 February 2017
  • Label: Electric Lady Records (#002)
  • Formats: 12-inch LP
  • Limited RSD 2018 Release (2700 copies)
40

Compilation albums

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
Sales

[16]
US
Heat
Black Rooster EP
  • Released: 28 May 2002
  • Label: Domino (#144)
  • Formats: CD, 12-inch EP
14
Fried My Little Brains
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, 10-inch EP, 7-inch EP
Run Home Slow
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Formats: CD
  • Released only in the United States
Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)
  • Released: 20 January 2009[17]
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: digital
39
The Last Goodbye
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD
10
Echo Home Non-Electric EP
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: 10-inch, digital
64
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
UK
UK
Indie

US
Dance

[18]
AUS
Hit.
[19]
BEL
(WA)
Tip

[20]
CZ
Rock

[21]
FRA
MEX
[22]
SCO
[23]
SPA
[24]
"Fuck the People"2003Keep on Your Mean Side
"Fried My Little Brains"55558
"Pull a U"[25] 8017
"The Good Ones"200523226No Wow
"Love Is a Deserter"[26] 44437
"No Wow"200653747
"U.R.A. Fever"[27] 2008538Midnight Boom
"Cheap and Cheerful"[28] 40
"Last Day of Magic"[29] 692
"Tape Song"58146
"Black Balloon"2009137440
"Willow Weep for Me"[30] His Way, Our Way
"Satellite"[31] 20111018331330Blood Pressures
"Future Starts Slow"152734
"Baby Says"[32]
"The Last Goodbye"[33] 20124745
"Doing It to Death"20161337Ash & Ice
"Heart of a Dog"41
"Siberian Nights"
"List of Demands (Reparations)"2018
"New York" / "LA Hex"[34] 2023God Games
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
2003"Fried My Little Brains"[35] Grant Gee
2005"Kissy Kissy"[36] Morgan Lebus
"The Good Ones"[37] Rojo
"Love is a Deserter"[38] Mark Davis
"No Wow"Kenneth Cappello
2007"U.R.A. Fever"[39] Sophie Muller
2008"Cheap and Cheerful"[40]
"Last Day of Magic"[41]
"Tape Song"[42] Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart
2009"Black Balloon"[43] Kenneth Cappello
2011"Satellite"[44] Sophie Muller
"Future Starts Slow"[45] Philip Andelman
"Baby Says"[46] Ben Crook
2012"The Last Goodbye"[47] Samantha Morton
"Wild Charms"Kenneth Cappello
2016"Doing It to Death"[48] Wendy Morgan
"Heart Of A Dog"Sophie Muller
"Siberian Nights"[49] Giovanni Ribisi
"Impossible Tracks"Ellis Bahl
2018"List of Demands (Reparations)"Ben Strebel
2020"Raise Me" (Demo)Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart
"I Put A Spell On You"unknown
"Passion is Accurate"
"Blue Moon"Jamie Hince
"Weed Killer"Sally Walker Hudecki
2021"The Search For Cherry Red"Chris Steyer, unknown
2023"LA Hex"Andrew Theodore Balasia
"New York"
"103"Steven Sebring
"Wasterpiece"Noel Paul

Original contributions to compilations

YearTrackCompilationLabel
2002"Restaurant Blouse"[50] If the Twenty-First Century didn't Exist it
Would be Necessary to Invent It
5 Rue Christine
2005"I Call It Art"Monsieur Gainsbourg RevisitedVirgin/Verve Forecast

A Credited as "VV and Hotel"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official Charts Company - The Kills . . 2008-07-11 .
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p530887/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} The Kills > Charts & Awards ]. AllMusic . 2008-07-10.
  3. Web site: The Kills – Discography & Lyrics. The Kills . 2008-07-11 .
  4. Web site: KILLS . . 13 March 2016.
  5. Web site: The Kills discography . australian-charts.com. Hung Medien . 2014-02-01.
  6. Web site: austriancharts.at – The Kills discography . German . austriancharts.at . 2008-07-11.
  7. Web site: Ultratop.be – The Kills discography. Dutch . Ultratop.be. 2008-07-11.
  8. Web site: Discographie The Kills . lescharts.com. Hung Medien . French . 13 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Discographie von The Kills. de. GfK Entertainment. November 2, 2023.
  10. Web site: dutchcharts.nl – The Kills discography . dutchcharts.nl . Dutch . 2008-07-11.
  11. Peaks in Scotland:
  12. Web site: hitparade.ch – The Kills discography . hitparade.ch . 2008-07-11.
  13. The Kills Chart History: Independent Albums. Billboard. 21 June 2023.
  14. The Kills – Chart History: Current Album Sales . . 21 June 2023.
  15. Web site: The Kills announce release of rarities album 'Little Bastards'; share video for unreleased demo "Raise Me" . Domino . 21 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP . 20 January 2009 . Apple Music . 21 June 2023.
  17. The Kills: Chart History Dance Singles Sales. Billboard. 21 June 2023.
  18. Peaks on the ARIA Hitseekers chart:
    • "Satelite": Web site: ARIA Report: Issue 1103. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110530060709/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110530-1606/Issue1103.pdf. dead. 30 May 2011. ARIA. 9 November 2023.
    • "Future Starts Slow": Web site: ARIA Report: Issue 1119. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20111005231108/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110930-0001/Issue1119.pdf. dead. 6 October 2011. ARIA. 9 November 2023.
  19. Web site: Discographie The Kills . Ultratop.be. Hung Medien . 13 March 2016.
  20. Web site: CZ - Modern Rock - Top 20 - Kills . IFPI Czech Republic. 21 June 2023. Czech.
  21. The Kills: Chart History Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. 21 June 2023.
  22. Peaks in Scotland:
  23. Web site: Discography The Kills. spanishcharts.com . 21 June 2023.
  24. Web site: Pull a U - Single by The Kills . 20 October 2003 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  25. Web site: Love Is a Deserter - EP by The Kills . 30 May 2005 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  26. Web site: U.R.A. Fever - Single by The Kills . 3 December 2007 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  27. Web site: Cheap and Cheerful - Single by The Kills . 25 February 2008 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  28. Web site: Last Day of Magic - EP by The Kills . 15 June 2008 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  29. Web site: Willow Weep for Me - Single by The Kills . 7 July 2009 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  30. Web site: Satellite - Single by The Kills . 31 January 2011 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  31. Web site: Baby Says - Single by The Kills . 24 October 2011 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  32. Web site: The Last Goodbye - EP by The Kills . 13 February 2012 . iTunes (GB) . February 1, 2014.
  33. Web site: The Kills Return with "New York" and "LA Hex," Their First New Songs in Five Years: Stream . 25 July 2023 . Consequence of Sound . August 14, 2023.
  34. Web site: Oil Factory – Grant Gee. Oil Factory. 2008-08-08.
  35. Web site: The Kills – Discography & Lyrics. The Kills. 2008-07-11.
  36. Web site: The Good Ones – The Kills – Music Video. MTV. 2008-12-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090113225623/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/kills/videos.jhtml. 2009-01-13.
  37. Web site: The Kills - Love is a Deserter. Retro-Juice.com. 2008-08-08. dead. https://archive.today/20130201052051/http://www.retro-juice.com/promos/mark-davis/the-kills-love-is-a-deserter.php. 2013-02-01.
  38. Web site: U.R.A. Fever – The Kills – Music Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20090115114745/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-kills/222982/ura-fever.jhtml#artist=1233272. dead. January 15, 2009. MTV. 2008-12-26.
  39. Web site: Oil Factory – Sophie Muller. Oil Factory. 2008-12-28.
  40. Web site: Knight. David. The Kills′ Last Day of Magic by Sophie Muller. Promo News. 2008-06-19. 2008-08-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080620153252/http://www.promonews.tv/2008/06/19/the-kills%E2%80%99-last-day-of-magic-by-sophie-muller/. 2008-06-20.
  41. Web site: 2008-11-04 . New Video for "Tape Song" by The Kills . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206112219/http://www.thekills.tv/ . December 6, 2008 . 2008-11-21 . The Kills.
  42. Web site: 2009-02-03 . Official Video for "Black Balloon" by The Kills . live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ruc1jTK2H_s . 2021-12-21 . 2012-08-27 . Domino Records.
  43. Web site: The Kills's video for 'Satellite' is out. Domino Publishing. 2008-08-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110216051034/http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/news/10-02-11/the-killss-video-for-satellite-is-out. February 16, 2011.
  44. Web site: The Kills - Future Starts Slow. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/KiLjuRG3hoE . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. June 20, 2011. February 1, 2014.
  45. Web site: The Kills 'Baby Says' by Ben Crook. https://archive.today/20130419054139/http://www.promonews.tv/2011/11/03/the-kills-baby-says-by-ben-crook/. dead. 2013-04-19. Promo News. 2011-11-24.
  46. Web site: The Kills 'The Last Goodbye' by Samantha Morton . Nowness . 2012-01-26.
  47. Web site: The Kills 'Doing It To Death' by Wendy Morgan. . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/498zUzNGQxY . 2021-12-21 . live. 2016-03-01.
  48. Web site: Watch the Kills' Chilling 'Siberian Nights' Video. Rolling Stone. 2016-06-28. 2017-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170724000101/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-the-kills-chilling-siberian-nights-video-20160524. dead.
  49. Web site: If the Twenty-First Century Didn't Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent It > Overview . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090603090016/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg . June 3, 2009 . 2008-07-11 . Allmusic .