Chvrches discography

Chvrches discography

Chvrches in 2014
Releases
Studio albums 1
EPs 4
Singles 7
Music videos 7
Other appearances 2
Cover songs 8
Remixes 4

Chvrches (pronounced as "churches", sometimes stylised as CHVRCHES or CHVRCHΞS) are a Scottish electronic band, formed in 2011. The group consists of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesisers, and samplers), Iain Cook (synthesisers, guitar, bass, vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesisers, samplers, vocals).[1]

Chvrches came fifth on the BBC's Sound of 2013 list of the most promising new music talent.[2] In March 2013, they released Recover EP. Their debut studio album The Bones of What You Believe was released on 20 September 2013.

The discography of Chvrches consists of one studio album, four EPs, seven singles, four remixes and six music videos.

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3]
SCO
[4]
AUS
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[7]
JPN
[8]
NL
[9]
NZ
[10]
US
[11]
The Bones of What You Believe 9 5 13 22 12 66 68 35 12

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Recover EP 91
EP
  • Released: 10 July 2013
  • Label: Hostess Entertainment (Japan),[13] Goodbye Records (UK)[14]
  • Format: CD (Japan), digital download (UK)
Gun (Remixes)
Under the Tide EP
  • Released: 28 November 2014[15]
  • Label: Goodbye/Virgin (UK)
  • Format: 12" vinyl

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[3]
SCO
[16]
AUS
[17]
GER
[18]
JPN
[19]
US
Alt

[20]
"The Mother We Share" 2012 38 34 63 6 12 The Bones of What You Believe
"Recover" 2013 91 64 84 55
"Gun" 55 45 82
"Lies"[21] 196
"We Sink"[22] 2014
"Under the Tide"[23]
"Get Away"[24] 52 24 Non-album single
"Tether" (vs. Eric Prydz)[25] 2015 107
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[17]
"Dead Air"[26] 2014 94 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music videos

Year Song Director
2013 "Recover" Wim Reygaert[27]
"Gun" Pen$acola[28]
"The Mother We Share" Sing J. Lee[29]
"Lies" Sing J. Lee[30]
2014 "We Sink"[31] Sing J. Lee [32]
"Recover (Travelogue)"[33] N/A
"Under the Tide"[34] Sing J. Lee[35]

Other appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by CHVRCHES
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" 2014 N/A Vampire Academy Soundtrack
"Do I Wanna Know?" N/A triple j - Like a Version 10

Cover songs

Year Song Notes
2012 "I Would Die 4 V" live SiriusXM cover of a Prince song. A studio recording was available online for a short period.
2013 "Falling" live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Haim song
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Whitney Houston song. A studio recording was released on the Lies EP.
"Stay Another Day" live BBC Radio 1 cover of an East 17 song
"Tightrope" live Billboard cover of a Janelle Monáe song. A studio recording was released on the Target
exclusive version of The Bones of What You Believe.
2014 "Bela Lugosi's Dead" Studio recorded cover of a Bauhaus song, on Vampire Academy soundtrack release
"Do I Wanna Know?" live Triple J cover of an Arctic Monkeys song, released on Like a Version: Volume 10
"Team" live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Lorde song
2015 "Cry Me a River" live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Justin Timberlake song

Remixes

A list of songs remixed by Chvrches:

References

  1. "BBC – Music – CHVRCHES".
  2. "BBC News – BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches". 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1
  4. "2013 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. "Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. "Chvrches, The Bones Of What You Believe" (in German). officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  7. "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 26 September 2013". Chart-Track. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  8. Billboard Japan Top Albums (in Japanese; retrieved 3 October 2013)
  9. "Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  10. "Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  11. "Chvrches – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  12. "British album certifications – Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 March 2014. Enter The Bones of What You Believe in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Search
  13. "Chvrches – EP". Discogs. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  14. "Chvrches – EP (File, MP3)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  15. "CHVRCHES’ ‘Under The Tide’ coming to Black Friday". Modern Vinyl. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  16. Peak positions for singles in Scotland: "Chart Archive > October 5, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-09-29.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Peak positions for singles in Australia:
  18. Peak positions for singles in Scotland: "Chvrches – The Mother We Share". Swiss Charts. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  19. Billboard Japan Hot 100 (retrieved 19 September 2013)
  20. "The Mother We Share by CHVRCHES". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  21. "iTunes - Music - Lies - EP by CHVRCHES". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  22. "We Sink [Explicit] - CHVRCHES". Amazon (GER). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  23. "iTunes - Music - Under the Tide - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (US). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  24. "iTunes - Music - Get Away - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  25. "iTunes - Music - Tether (Eric Prydz Vs. CHVRCHES) [Radio Edit] - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  26. "iTunes - Music - Under the Tide - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (US). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  27. "Chvrches 'Recover' on Vimeo".
  28. "Chvrches 'Gun' on Vimeo".
  29. "Video: Chvrches: "The Mother We Share" – News – Pitchfork".
  30. "Video: Chvrches: "Lies" – News – Pitchfork".
  31. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4zrV6v376Q&list=UUDgEglMcFTNpDbGEeQcummw
  32. http://www.vevo.com/watch/chvrches/we-sink/GBZN81400006
  33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQc7b-nKsLo
  34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTOuVP0iYQs
  35. http://pitchfork.com/news/57180-chvrches-share-trippy-under-the-tide-video/

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