The Chemical Brothers discography

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This is the discography of United Kingdom-based electronic music group The Chemical Brothers.

Contents

[edit] Albums

Release Date Title Label Notes
1995, June 25
 Exit Planet Dust Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD1
Featuring Tim Burgess and Beth Orton.
1997, April 27
 Dig Your Own Hole Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD2
Featuring Noel Gallagher and Beth Orton.
1999, June 22
 Surrender Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD4
Featuring Bernard Sumner, Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie, Hope Sandoval and Jonathan Donahue.
2002, January 29
 Come With Us Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD5
Featuring Beth Orton and Richard Ashcroft.
2005, January 24
 Push the Button Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD7
Featuring Q-Tip, Tim Burgess, Kele Okereke, Anna-Lynne Williams, Anwar Superstar and The Magic Numbers.
2007, July 2
 We Are the Night Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD8
Featuring Klaxons, Ali Love, Fatlip, Willy Mason and Midlake.

[edit] Compilations

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, May
 Live at the Social Volume 1 Heavenly Records
Live set at The Social; sometimes appears as "AuGmEnTeD" with different tracklisting, but the same music.
1997, May
 Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix Virgin Records
ANIVDJ97
Mix set

Limited promotional release. Also contains a disc with excepts from an interview with Peter Paphides.

1998, September 22
 Brothers Gonna Work It Out Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD101
Mix set
2002
 In Glint Virgin Records
GLINT1
Mix set

Limited promotional release.

2003, September 22
 Singles 93-03 Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD6
2005, September 20
 The Remixes Volume 06 Disky Dance
DD 902710
Compilation of remixes by The Chemical Brothers
2005, November 29
 Live 05 Virgin Records
Live recordings of several Push the Button tracks, download only.

[edit] EPs

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, March 13
 Loops of Fury Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD3
Highest chart position: #13 (UK)
2002, July 17
 Come with Us/Japan Only EP Astralwerks
ASW43338
Only released in Japan; identical to AmericanEP, save 2 songs.
2002, November 12
 AmericanEP Astralwerks
ASW43338
Only released in the United States.

[edit] Singles

[edit] As The Dust Brothers (non-album)

Release Date Title Label Notes
1992, October 1
 Song to the Siren Junior Boy's Own
JBO 10
Only released as 12-inch single.
1994, January 1
 Fourteenth Century Sky Junior Boy's Own
COLLECT 004
Only released as 12-inch single.
1994, January 1
 My Mercury Mouth EP Junior Boy's Own
JBO 20
Only released as 12-inch single.

[edit] From Exit Planet Dust

Release Date Title Label Notes
1995, June 5
 Leave Home Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD1
Highest chart position: #17 (UK)
1995, August 29
 Life is Sweet Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD2
Highest chart position: #25 (UK)

[edit] From Dig Your Own Hole

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, October 15
 Setting Sun Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD4
Highest chart position: #1 (UK), #80 (US).

Featuring Noel Gallagher.

1997
 Where Do I Begin Freestyle Dust
BEGINDJ97
Limited promotional release.

Featuring Beth Orton.

1997
 Block Rockin' Beats Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD5
Highest chart position: #1 (UK)
1997, September 2
 Elektrobank Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD6
Highest chart position: #17 (UK)
1997, December 1
 The Private Psychedelic Reel Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD7
Chart ineligible because of accompanying sticker and poster.

[edit] From Surrender

Release Date Title Label Notes
1999, June 1
 Hey Boy Hey Girl Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD8
Highest chart position: #3 (UK)
1999, July 11
 Let Forever Be Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD9
Highest chart position: #9 (UK)

Featuring Noel Gallagher.

1999, November 11
 Out of Control Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD10
Highest chart position: #21 (UK)

Featuring Bernard Sumner and Bobby Gillespie.

2000, March 6
 Music: Response Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD11
Chart ineligible because it had 5 tracks instead of the allowed amount of 3.

[edit] From Come with Us

Release Date Title Label Notes
2001, September 10
 It Began in Afrika Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD12
Highest chart position: #8 (UK), # 13 (Italy)

Released earlier as Electronic Battle Weapon 5.

2002
 Star Guitar Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD14
Highest chart position: #8 (UK), #11 (Italy)
2002, April 15
 Come with Us/The Test Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD15
Highest chart position: #14 (UK)

The Test featuring Richard Ashcroft.

[edit] From Singles 93-03

Release Date Title Label Notes
2003, September 15
 The Golden Path Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD18
Highest chart position: #17 (UK)

Featuring The Flaming Lips.

2003, November 24
 Get Yourself High Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD19
Chart ineligible because it contained more than 3 tracks.

Featuring k-os.

[edit] From Push the Button

Release Date Title Label Notes
2005, January 17
 Galvanize Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD21
Highest chart position: #3 (UK), #2 (Italy)

Featuring Q-Tip.

2005, May 2
 Believe Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD22
Highest chart position: #18 (UK), #18 (Italy)

Featuring Kele Okereke.

2005, July 11
 The Boxer Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD23
Highest chart position: #41 (UK)

Featuring Tim Burgess.

[edit] From We Are the Night

Release Date Title Label Notes
2007, May 14
 Do It Again Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD25
Highest chart position: #12 (UK) #2 (Italy), #5 (Lithuania), #13 (Japan), #16 (Ireland)

Featuring Ali Love.

2007, September 10
 The Salmon Dance Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD26
Highest chart position: #27 (UK)

Featuring Fatlip.

[edit] Electronic Battle Weapon series

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, June 1
 Electronic Battle Weapon 1 & 2 Freestyle Dust
XDUSTLPDJ 2
Tracks later appeared on Dig Your Own Hole as It Doesn't Matter and Don't Stop The Rock.
1998, June 1
 Electronic Battle Weapon 3 & 4 Freestyle Dust
XDUSTLPDJ 3
Track 1 later appeared as Under The Influence.

Track 2 later appeared as Freak of the Week.

2001, June 1
 Electronic Battle Weapon 5 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ12
Track later appeared as It Began in Afrika.
2002, June 1
 Electronic Battle Weapon 6 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ17
Later edited as Hoops.
2004, June 1
 Electronic Battle Weapon 7 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ20
Track later appeared as Acid Children.
2006, June 1
 Electronic Battle Weapon 8 & 9 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ24
Track 1 was later edited as Saturate.

[edit] Other

Release Date Title Label Notes
1999, March 30
 Only 4 the K People Sonic Book
SONIC.018
Bilingual (English and Italian) biographical book coming with a CD containing one track, Terminal Tower.

[edit] Chart singles

  • Below is a table of Chemical Brothers singles and songs which charted globally. Singles that did not chart either due to limited status, lack of popular success or current information are not included.
Title Release date Label Chart positions Album
UK U.S. Canada Italy
Singles Chart Billboard Hot 100 Hot Singles Sales Dance Club Play Dance Singles Sales Modern Rock Tracks Singles Chart Singles Chart
"Leave Home" 1995, June 5 CHEMSD1 17 - - - - - - - Exit Planet Dust
"Life is Sweet" 1995, August 29 CHEMSD2 25 - - 31 - - - -
"Loops of Fury" 1996, March 13 CHEMSD3 13 - - - - - - -
"Setting Sun" 1996, October 15 CHEMSD4 1 80 64 - - - - - Dig Your Own Hole
"Block Rockin' Beats" 1997 March CHEMSD5 1 105 - - 11 40 - -
"Elektrobank" 1997, September 2 CHEMSD6 17 122 - - 30 - - -
"Hey Boy Hey Girl" 1999, June 1 CHEMSD8 3 - - - 12 - 3 - Surrender
"Let Forever Be" 1999, July 11 CHEMSD9 9 - - - 18 29 - -
"Out of Control" 1999, November 11 CHEMSD10 21 - - 34 - - - -
"It Began in Afrika" 2001, September 10 CHEMSD12 8 - 42 1 9 - 3 13 Come With Us
"Star Guitar" 2002, January CHEMSD14 8 - 38 4 2 - 3 11
"Come with Us / The Test" 2002, April 15 CHEMSD15 14 - - 34 25 - - -
"The Golden Path" 2003, September 15 CHEMSD18 17 - - - - - - - Singles 93-03
"Get Yourself High" 2003, November 24 CHEMSD19 - - - 30 19 - - -
"Galvanize" 2005, January 17 CHEMSD21 3 - 22 14 3 - - 2 Push The Button
"Believe" 2005, May 2 CHEMSD22 18 - - - - - - 18
"The Boxer" 2005, July 11 CHEMSD23 41 - - - 15 - - -
"Do It Again" 2007, May 14 CHEMSD25 12 - 5 - 1 - - 2 We Are The Night
"The Salmon Dance" 2007, September 10 CHEMSD26 27 - - - - - - -
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