The Kills discography

The Kills discography

The Kills live at Koko in London, February 25, 2008
Releases
Studio albums 4
EPs 4
Singles 12
Music videos 10
Video 1
Compilation contributions 2

The Kills are an Anglo-American indie rock band formed by American vocalist Alison "VV" Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. Since 2002, The Kills have released four studio albums, three extended plays, nine singles, ten 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 most recent album, Midnight Boom charted in a total of nine countries, including the album's first appearance on the Billboard 200 at number 133.[2] Between The Kills' nine singles, four have charted in the United Kingdom.[1] A tour documentary titled I Hate the Way You Love was included with a limited number of copies of No Wow.[3]

Contents

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Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
US
[2]
US
Heat.

[2]
US
Ind.
[2]
AUT
[4]
BEL
[5]
FRA
[6]
NLD
[7]
SWI
[8]
2003 Keep on Your Mean Side 47 75
2005 No Wow
  • Released: 21 February 2005
  • Label: Domino (#149)
  • Formats: CD, 12" LP
  • Early copies included documentary
    I Hate the Way You Love.[3]
56 18 27 22 96
2008 Midnight Boom
  • Released: 10 March 2008
  • Label: Domino (#164)
  • Formats: CD, 12" LP
47 133 1 16 66 13 23 68 56
2011 Blood Pressures
  • Released: 4 April 2011
  • Label: Domino (#283)
  • Formats: CD, 12" LP
40 37 31 16 8 38 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year Album details
2002 Black Rooster EP
  • Released: 28 May 2002
  • Label: Domino (#144)
  • Formats: CD, 12" EP
2003 Fried My Little Brains
  • Label: Red Meat Heart Japan (#154)
  • Formats: CD, 10" EP, 7" EP
  • Released only in Japan
2005 Run Home Slow
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Formats: CD
  • Released only in the United States
2009 Black Balloon EP
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, 10" EP, Digital Download

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[9]
FR
[10]
2003 "Fuck the People" Keep on Your Mean Side
"Fried My Little Brains" 55
"Pull a U" 80
2005 "The Good Ones" 23 No Wow
"Love Is a Deserter" 44
2006 "No Wow" 53
2008 "U.R.A. Fever" Midnight Boom
"Cheap and Cheerful"
"Last Day of Magic"
2009 "Tape Song" 81
"Black Balloon" 74
"Willow Weep for Me" (Frank Sinatra Cover) His Way, Our Way
2011 "Satellite" Blood Pressures
"Future Starts Slow"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart.

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2003 "Fried My Little Brains"[11] Grant Gee
2005 "Kissy Kissy"[12] Morgan Lebus
"The Good Ones"[13] Rojo
"Love is a Deserter"[14] Mark Davis
"No Wow"[12] Kenneth Cappello
2007 "U.R.A. Fever"[15] Sophie Muller
2008 "Cheap and Cheerful"[16]
"Last Day of Magic"[17]
"Tape Song"[18] The Kills
2011 "Satellite"[19] Sophie Muller
"Baby Says"[20] Ben Crook

Original contributions to compilations

Year Track Compilation Label
2002 "Restaurant Blouse"[I][21] 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 Revisited Virgin/Verve Forecast

^ I Credited as "VV and Hotel"

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "The Kills > Charts & Awards". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p530887/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 
  3. ^ a b "The Kills – Discography & Lyrics". The Kills. http://www.thekills.tv/KILLSSITE/discography/discography.html. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  4. ^ "austriancharts.at – The Kills discography" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Kills. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Kills discography" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Kills. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  6. ^ "The Kills French charts" (in French). lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Kills. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 
  7. ^ "dutchcharts.com – The Kills discography" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.com. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Kills. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  8. ^ "hitparade.ch – The Kills discography". hitparade.ch. http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Kills. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  9. ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM
  10. ^ Kills "Discography The Kills". France charts online. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The Kills. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  11. ^ "Oil Factory – Grant Gee". Oil Factory. http://www.oilfactory.com/mv_o.php?refer=geeg. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  12. ^ a b "The Kills – Discography & Lyrics". The Kills. http://www.thekills.tv/KILLSSITE/discography/discography.html. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  13. ^ "The Good Ones – The Kills – Music Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/kills/videos.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  14. ^ "The Kills - Love is a Deserter". Retro-Juice.com. http://www.retro-juice.com/promos/mark-davis/the-kills-love-is-a-deserter.php. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  15. ^ "U.R.A. Fever – The Kills – Music Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-kills/222982/ura-fever.jhtml#artist=1233272. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  16. ^ "Oil Factory – Sophie Muller". Oil Factory. http://www.oilfactory.com/. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 
  17. ^ Knight, David (2008-06-19). "The Kills′ Last Day of Magic by Sophie Muller". Promo News. http://www.promonews.tv/2008/06/19/the-kills%E2%80%99-last-day-of-magic-by-sophie-muller/. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
  18. ^ "NEW VIDEO FOR "TAPE SONG" BY THE KILLS". The Kills. 2008-11-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5cVjgpUp9. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
  19. ^ "The Kills's video for 'Satellite' is out". Domino Publishing. http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/news/10-02-11/the-killss-video-for-satellite-is-out/. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  20. ^ "The Kills ‘Baby Says’ by Ben Crook". Promo News. http://www.promonews.tv/2011/11/03/the-kills-baby-says-by-ben-crook/. Retrieved 2011-11-24. 
  21. ^ "allmusic ((( If the Twenty-First Century Didn't Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent It > Overview )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jnfpxqu0ldkeie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1215803681&sr=8-1. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 

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