Billy Talent discography

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Billy Talent discography

Billy Talent at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards. (from left to right) Jonathan Gallant, Ian D'Sa, Aaron Solowoniuk, Benjamin Kowalewicz
Releases
↙Studio albums	3
↙Live albums	2
↙Extended plays	3
↙Singles	9
↙Video albums	1
↙Demos/unreleased tracks	20
References and footnotes

This is the discography of Canadian rock band Billy Talent. Included in this discography are three items that are from back when the band was known as Pezz. These items are Demoluca, Dudebox, and Watoosh!. Besides those items, this discography documents every studio album, live album, EP, DVD and single released under the psuedom Billy Talent.

Contents 1 Studio albums 2 Live albums 3 EPs 4 DVDs 5 Singles 6 Demos and non-album tracks 7 References

[edit] Studio albums

Album information
Watoosh! Released: 1998 Note: This album was released under the band's previous name Pezz. While popular within Toronto's indie scene, it did not reach large mainstream sales levels.[1]
Billy Talent Released: September 16, 2003 Label: Warner Music Canada/Atlantic Records Certifications: CRIA: 3x platinum[2] Note: This album received considerable mainstream airplay in Canada, yet minimal success in the United States. Singles: "Try Honesty", "The Ex", "River Below", "Nothing To Lose"
Billy Talent II Released: June 27, 2006 Label: Warner Music Canada/Atlantic Records Certifications: CRIA: 2x platinum[2] IFPI: Platinum[3] Chart Positions: #1 (CAN), #1 (GER), #4 (AUT), #31 (SWI), #134 (US) Note: While also enjoying success in Canada again, this album was also one of the top 10 selling albums in Germany in its debut week.[4] Singles: "Devil in a Midnight Mass", "Red Flag" "Fallen Leaves", "Surrender", "This Suffering"
Untitled forth studio album Released: Q1 2009 Note: This album was confirmed by Benjamin Kowalewicz in May 2008

[edit] Live albums

Album information
Live From The UK Sept./2006 Released: September 8/September 16, 2006 Note: This is Billy Talent's first live album, recorded in London Hammersmith Palais and Manchester Academy.
666 Released: November 27, 2007 Note: This is footage from three of the band's European performances from their past tour in support of Billy Talent II: London's Brixton Academy, Düsseldorf's Philips Halle and Germany's Rock am Ring festival (at the Nürburgring).

[edit] EPs

Year	Title	Chart positions
		Canada
1993	Demoluca (as Pezz)	-
1994	Dudebox (as Pezz)	-
2001	Try Honesty EP	-
2003	Try Honesty / Living in the Shadows	-

[edit] DVDs

• Scandalous Travelers (2004)

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions				Album
		CAN	U.S. Mod. Rock	UK	GER
2003	"Try Honesty"	1	24	68	-	Billy Talent
2004	"The Ex"	-	-	61	-	Billy Talent
2004	"River Below"	1	-	70	-	Billy Talent
2004	"Nothing To Lose"	1	-	-	-	Billy Talent
2006	"Devil in a Midnight Mass"	1	-	66	-	Billy Talent II
2006	"Red Flag"	1	-	49	34	Billy Talent II
2006	"Fallen Leaves"	1	-	65	35	Billy Talent II
2007	"Surrender"	1	-	-	46	Billy Talent II
2007	"This Suffering"	93	-	-	-	Billy Talent II

[edit] Demos and non-album tracks

• "This is How it Goes" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP and Single)
• "Living in the Shadows" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "Cut the Curtains" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP)
• "Try Honesty" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP and Single)
• "Prisoners of Today" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "Red Flag" (Demo, released over the internet and on many compilation CDs)
• "Devil in a Midnight Mass" (Demo, released over the internet, and on the Devil in a Midnight Mass single and iTunes)
• "Beachballs" (Released on the Try Honesty EP and Single)
• "When I Was a Little Girl" (Released on the Try Honesty Single, an alternative mix is featured on Watoosh!)
• "Surrender" (A work in progress, released over the internet)
• "Where is the Line?" (Demo, released on the Red Flag single)
• "Waiting Room" (A Fugazi cover, released on the Pepsi Breakout Tour and The Ex Single)
• "Things" (Possibly a Watoosh! B-side)
• "The Ex" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "Cold Turkey" (A John Lennon cover, yet to be released)
• "Perfect World" (Demo, released on Fallen Leaves single)
• "This Suffering" (Demo)
• "Try Honesty" (Live Acoustic at Radio Station)
• "Standing In The Rain (Acoustic released on Scandalous Travelers)
• "Lies" (Acoustic released on Scandalous Travelers)

[edit] References

1. ^ "Before They Were Famous". [Ongoing History of New Music]. 2005-11-11.
2. ^ ^{a b} CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications. Canadian Recording Industry Association (January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
3. ^ Database for German Record Awards
4. ^ Bliss, Karen. "75,000 sing Billy Talent", JAM! Music, 2007-06-15. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. 

v • d • e Billy Talent Benjamin Kowalewicz • Ian D'Sa • Jonathan Gallant • Aaron Solowoniuk Studio albums Watoosh! • Billy Talent • Billy Talent II • Fourth studio album EPs Demoluca • Dudebox • Try Honesty EP • Try Honesty/Living in the Shadows Live albums Live from the UK Sept./2006 • 666 Singles "Try Honesty" • "The Ex" • "River Below" • "Nothing to Lose" • "Devil in a Midnight Mass" • "Red Flag" • "Fallen Leaves" • "Surrender" • "This Suffering" Videography Scandalous Travelers • 666 Labels Atlantic Records • Warner Music Canada Related articles Discography • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School • Meadowvale/Streetsville/Mississauga, Ontario • Music of Canada • Music of Ontario • Canadian rock • Hard Core Logo