Devo discography
 Mark Mothersbaugh performing as part of Devo at the "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim", on 20 July 2007. | |
| Releases | |
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| ↙Studio albums | 9 |
| ↙Live albums | 6 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 12 |
| ↙EPs | 10 |
| ↙Singles | 25 |
| ↙Video albums | 7 |
| ↙Soundtracks | 1 |
The discography of Devo, an American new wave band formed in 1973, consists of 25 singles and 9 studio albums. Devo was founded by Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis and Mark Mothersbaugh. Devo currently consists of brothers Mark Mothersbaugh (synthesizers, lead vocals) and Bob Mothersbaugh (guitar and vocals), Gerald Casale (bass guitar, keyboards, Vocals) and Josh Freese (drums). The band rose to prominence in the US during the new wave era with their single "Whip It". The band have released nine studio albums, ten extended plays, twelve compilation albums, six live albums, one soundtrack album and twenty five singles.
Before signing a record contract with Warner Bros. in the US, the band released several singles on the Stiff Records label that charted in the UK but which failed to chart in the US. Devo followed up with their debut full-length album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in July 1978. The album reached #12 in the UK and #78 in the US. In 1980, Devo released Freedom of Choice which went Platinum in the US and Gold in Canada, making it their highest selling album. Their follow-up album, New Traditionalists, peaked at #23 on the American charts and was their final album to chart in the UK. Devo's chart success slowly fell throughout the decade until they released their apparently final studio album, Smooth Noodle Maps, in 1990; it failed to chart in either the US or the UK.
In 1996, Devo released a multimedia CD-ROM adventure game, The Adventures of the Smart Patrol, through Inscape. Members of Devo also began recording together under different aliases, including the surf rock-influenced The Wipeouters and Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers. From 1990 through 2009, no new albums under the Devo name were released. However, a new single, "Watch Us Work It," was released as a digital download in 2007 and as part of a 12" EP in 2008. The band announced that they would be releasing a new studio album in the fall of 2009, though this date was pushed back to 2010. Something for Everybody was released on June 15, 2010.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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AUS | CA [2] |
NZ [3] |
UK [4] | |||
| 1978 | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
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78 | 57 | — | 7 | 12 | |
| 1979 | Duty Now for the Future
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73 | 51 | 87 | 13 | 49 | |
| 1980 | Freedom of Choice
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22 | 5 | 75 | 9 | 47 | |
| 1981 | New Traditionalists
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23 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 50 | |
| 1982 | Oh, No! It's Devo
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47 | 57 | — | 10 | — | |
| 1984 | Shout
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83 | — | 92 | — | — | |
| 1988 | Total Devo
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189 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Smooth Noodle Maps
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Something for Everybody
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30 | — | — | — | 164 [8] |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1981 | DEV-O Live
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| 1989 | Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace
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| 1992 | DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years
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| 2005 | Devo Live 1980
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Live in Central Park
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| 2013 | New Traditionalists – Live in Seattle 1981
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Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1996 | Adventures of the Smart Patrol
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Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1987 | E-Z Listening Disc
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| 1990 | Hardcore Devo: Volume One
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Devo's Greatest Hits
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Devo's Greatest Misses
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| 1991 | Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
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| 1993 | Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo
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| 1998 | Greatest Hits
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| 2000 | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
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Recombo DNA
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| 2002 | The Essentials
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| 2003 | Whip It & Other Hits
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| 2013 | Something Else for Everybody
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Box-sets
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2008 | This is the Devo Box
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| 2009 | The DEVO-LUX Edition
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Extended plays
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Notes | ||||
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| US [1] |
AUS | NZ [3] |
UK [4] | ||||
| 1977 | Be Stiff EP
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| 1978 | Mechanical Man EP
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| 1981 | DEV-O Live
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50 | 1 | 14 | — |
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| 1983 | Theme from Doctor Detroit
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59 | 88 | 42 | 98 | ||
| 1988 | Baby Doll EP
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Disco Dancer EP
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| 1990 | Post Post-Modern Man EP
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| 2008 | Watch Us Work It
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| 2010 | Song Study EP
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| 2011 | What We Do: Electro-Devo Remix Cornucopia – EP
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album/EP | |||||
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| US [10][11] |
US Dance [10] |
AUS [12] |
CAN [2] |
NZ [3] |
UK [4] | ||||
| 1976 | "Mongoloid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | B Stiff EP | |
| 1977 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | — | — | 98 | — | — | 41 | ||
| 1978 | "Be Stiff" | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | ||
| "Jocko Homo" | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | ||
| "Come Back Jonee" | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |||
| 1979 | "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duty Now for the Future | |
| "Secret Agent Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Girl U Want" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freedom of Choice | |
| "Whip It" | 14 | 8[A] | 77 | 11 | 11 | 51 | |||
| "Freedom of Choice" | 103 | 71 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Working in the Coal Mine" | 43[B] | 30 | 20 | 17 | 8 | — | Heavy Metal (soundtrack) | |
| "Beautiful World" | 102 | — | 14 | — | 15 | — | New Traditionalists | ||
| "Through Being Cool" | 107 | 32[C] | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Peek-a-Boo!" | 106 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | Oh, No! It's Devo | |
| 1983 | "That's Good" | 104 | 6[D] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Theme from Doctor Detroit" | 59 | 50 | 88 | — | 42 | 98 | Doctor Detroit (soundtrack) | ||
| 1984 | "Here to Go" | [E] | — | 40 | — | — | — | Shout | |
| "Are U Experienced?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Baby Doll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total Devo | |
| "Disco Dancer" | [E] | 45 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Post Post-Modern Man" | [F] | 26 | — | — | — | — | Smooth Noodle Maps | |
| 2007 | "Watch Us Work It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Something for Everybody | |
| 2009 | "Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Fresh" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Greetings from Akron, Ohio" (Split 7" with The Black Keys) | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
- A^ "Whip It" and "Freedom of Choice" charted together with "Gates of Steel" as a triple-sided single on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart.
- B^ "Working in the Coal Mine" additionally charted at #53 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[10]
- C^ "Through Being Cool" charted together with "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" and "Going Under" as a triple-sided single on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart.
- D^ "That's Good" charted together with "Speed Racer" as a double-sided hit on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart.
- E^ "Here to Go" and "Disco Dancer" additionally charted on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart at #44 and #40 respectively.[10]
- F^ "Post Post-Modern Man" additionally charted at #7 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[10]
Other releases
This section is intended to be a compendium of the many properly released tracks that Devo has recorded for TV and film soundtracks, video games and various artists compilation albums, as well as rare remixes and other oddities. It does not list any of the tracks that appeared on proper studio albums and singles, nor any tracks from collections of previously unreleased songs (such as the Hardcore Devo compilations) or illicit bootleg releases.
| Year | Title | Source | Notes |
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| 1979 | "Flimsy Wrap" | 7" flexi-disc included with UK picture disc copies of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | A spoken-word track by a radio DJ |
| "It Takes a Worried Man" (AKA: "Worried Man Blues") | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology | A cover of the folk song by The Carter Family, from the film Human Highway | |
| 1981 | "Uncontrollable Urge" (Live) | Urgh! A Music War: The Album | Recorded live at the California Theater, San Diego, CA, August 20, 1980 |
| 1982 | "That's Good" (Extended Version) | "That's Good" promotional 12" single | Artificially extended mix using "cut and paste" techniques |
| "Speed Racer" (Extended Version) | "That's Good" promotional 12" single | Artificially extended mix using "cut and paste" techniques | |
| 1983 | "Luv-Luv" | Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Doctor Detroit | |
| 1985 | "Let's Talk" | Fright Night: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Reissued on Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology. |
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| 1986 | "Bread and Butter" | 9½ Weeks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Reissued on Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology. |
A cover of the song by The Newbeats |
| 1987 | "I Wouldn't Do That to You" | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology | From the film Happy Hour |
| "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology | A cover of the song by Brian Hyland, from the film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | |
| 1988 | "Bush Whacked" | Recombo DNA | 1979 session outtake jam. 7" flexi-disc included with Volume 1, Issue 6 of Reflex Magazine in August 1988. An extended version (labeled "Prosthetic Version") was issued on Recombo DNA. |
| 1993 | "Whip It" (HMS & M Mix) | Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo | Remixed by Psychoslaphead |
| 1995 | "Are You Ready?!" | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie: Original Soundtrack Album | |
| "Girl U Want" (Remake) | Tank Girl: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack | Based on the cover by Soundgarden | |
| "Part of You" | Infinite Zero CD reissue of Oh, No! It's Devo | Previously unreleased 1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo | |
| 1996 | "Supercop" | Supercop: Music From and Inspired by the Dimension Motion Picture | |
| "Head Like a Hole" | Supercop: Music From and Inspired by the Dimension Motion Picture. Reissued on Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology. |
A cover of the song by Nine Inch Nails | |
| "Theme From Adventures of the Smart Patrol" | Music From Adventures of the Smart Patrol | A studio version of an instrumental track played by Devo at the beginning of concerts on their New Traditionalists tour. Recorded for the Inscape PC CD-ROM game Adventures of the Smart Patrol under the name "The Smart Patrol." | |
| "That's What He Said" | Music From Adventures of the Smart Patrol | Recorded for the Inscape PC CD-ROM game Adventures of the Smart Patrol under the name "The Smart Patrol." | |
| "U Got Me Bugged" (Alternate Vocal Mix) | Music From Adventures of the Smart Patrol | Demo recorded in 1975 and released in 1991 on Hardcore Devo: Vol. 2. Overdubbed for the Inscape PC CD-ROM game Adventures of the Smart Patrol. | |
| 1997 | "Thanks to You" | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology | From the film Meet Wally Sparks |
| "Communication Break-up" | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology | From the film Meet Wally Sparks | |
| 1998 | "Huboon Stomp" | Chef Aid: The South Park Album | A studio version of a very early Devo song that had only been performed live |
| "Witch Doctor" (featuring Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) | The Rugrats Movie: Music From the Motion Picture | A cover of the song by David Seville | |
| 1999 | "One Dumb Thing" | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology | 1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo. Restored, remixed and completed for the PC CD-ROM game Interstate '82. |
| "Faster and Faster" | Recombo DNA | 1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo. Restored, remixed and completed for the PC CD-ROM game Interstate '82. | |
| "Modern Life" | Recombo DNA | 1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo. Restored, remixed and completed for the PC CD-ROM game Interstate '82. | |
| 2000 | "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" | Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology | Studio version of a song sung by Booji Boy and often played live on the early tours. The song originates from the 1966 Japanese sci-fi film War of the Gargantuas. |
| 2001 | "It's All Good" | Digital download | Originally released as a flash animation on shockwave.com, credited to "Big Dirty Farmers". No longer available, but audio circulates as bootleg. |
| 2002 | "Ohio" | When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear | A cover of the song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, chronicling the events of the Kent State massacre of 1970. (Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale have often cited this event as the catalyst for the creation of Devo.) |
| 2003 | "Go Monkey Go" | Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired by the Powerpuff Girls | A song written for the character Mojo Jojo and appearing in bumpers for the Cartoon Network |
| 2004 | "Whip It" (Philip Steir & Ramin Sakurai Remix) | The Cornerstone Player 061 | 2 CD/1 DVD promotional set for the film Hustle & Flow. |
| 2006 | "Girl U Want" (Black Light Odyssey Mix) | Future Retro | |
| 2009 | "Red Shark" | Digital-only "Devo Demo Bundle" for fans who purchased concert tickets | C. 1979-1980 demo version of "It's Not Right" |
| "Merry Something to You" | YouTube video | Released December, 2009. Video set to stills of Mark Mothersbaugh artwork. Later released on 2010 compilation Gift Wrapped II: Snowed In. | |
| 2012 | "Monsterman" | Monster Man TV Series.
Reissued on Something Else for Everybody. |
Theme Song for the SyFy series Monster Man. |
| "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro (Seamus Unleashed)" | Digital Download | Song poking fun at the scandal involving Mitt Romney's former dog, Seamus, being strapped to the roof of the family's car in a dog carrier. | |
| "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro (Seamus Unleashed) [Remix] | Digital Download |
Video releases and appearances
- 1979 - The Men Who Make the Music - VHS (Released on Laserdisc in Japan. Released on DVD in 2014.)
- 1982 - Human Highway - VHS & Laserdisc
- 1984 - We're All Devo - VHS & Laserdisc
- 1993 - The Complete Truth About De-evolution - Laserdisc (Released on DVD in 2003. Reissued in 2014 with additional material.)
- 2003 - Devo Live - DVD
- 2004 - Live in the Land of the Rising Sun - DVD
- 2005 - Devo Live 1980 - DualDisc
- 2014 - Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig - DVD (Paired with The Men Who Make the Music)
References
- General
- "Devo > Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- "Devo > Discography". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- Specific
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Devo > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Search - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "charts.org.nz - Discography Devo". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Warwick, 2004. p.320
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Album Certification". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ "Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? NO WE ARE DEVO BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "CRIA Searchable Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ↑ "Chart Log UK: Asher D - Dyverse". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ Photo and blurb on Devo-Obsesso website
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "allmusic ((( Devo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Bubbling Under Singles & Albums (1998): 64
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- Notes
- Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
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