The Kills discography

The Kills discography

The Kills live at Koko in London, February 25, 2008
Releases
↙Studio albums 4
↙Live albums 1
↙EPs 3
↙Singles 16
↙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 third 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' 16 singles, five 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]

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]		 US
[2]		 US
Heat.
[2]		 AUS
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 BEL
(VL)
[6]		 FRA
[7]		 GER
[8]		 NLD
[9]		 SWI
[10]
Keep on Your Mean Side
  • Released: 1 April 2003
  • Label: Domino (#124)
  • Formats: CD, 12" LP
 47 — — — — — 75 — — —
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 — — 28 22 — 96 —
Midnight Boom
  • Released: 10 March 2008
  • Label: Domino (#164)
  • Formats: CD, 12" LP
 47 133 1 — 66 13 23 — 68 56
Blood Pressures
  • Released: 4 April 2011
  • Label: Domino (#283)
  • Formats: CD, 12" LP
 40 37 — 43 31 16 8 33 38 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Title Album details
Live at Third Man Records
  • Released: 25 June 2013
  • Recorded: 10 October 2012
  • Label: Third Man (#188)
  • Formats: 12" LP

Extended plays

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

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[11]		 FR
[12]
"Fuck the People" 2003 — — Keep on Your Mean Side
"Fried My Little Brains" 55 —
"Pull a U"[13] 80 —
"The Good Ones" 2005 23 — No Wow
"Love Is a Deserter"[14] 44 —
"No Wow" 2006 53 —
"U.R.A. Fever"[15] 2008 — — Midnight Boom
"Cheap and Cheerful"[16] — —
"Last Day of Magic"[17] — —
"Tape Song" — 81
"Black Balloon" 2009 — 74
"Willow Weep for Me"[18]
(Frank Sinatra Cover)		 — — His Way, Our Way
"Satellite"[19] 2011 — — Blood Pressures
"Future Starts Slow" — —
"Baby Says"[20] — —
"The Last Goodbye"[21] 2012 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2003 "Fried My Little Brains"[22] Grant Gee
2005 "Kissy Kissy"[23] Morgan Lebus
"The Good Ones"[24] Rojo
"Love is a Deserter"[25] Mark Davis
"No Wow"[23] Kenneth Cappello
2007 "U.R.A. Fever"[26] Sophie Muller
2008 "Cheap and Cheerful"[27]
"Last Day of Magic"[28]
"Tape Song"[29] The Kills
2009 "Black Balloon"[30] Kenneth Cappello
2011 "Satellite"[31] Sophie Muller
"Future Starts Slow"[32] Philip Andelman
"Baby Says"[33] Ben Crook
2012 "The Last Goodbye"[34] Samantha Morton

Original contributions to compilations

Year Track Compilation Label
2002 "Restaurant Blouse"[A][35] 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

^ A Credited as "VV and Hotel"

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chart Stats - The Kills". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Kills > Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Kills – Discography & Lyrics". The Kills. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  4. ↑ "The Kills discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. ↑ "austriancharts.at – The Kills discography" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Kills discography" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  7. ↑ "The Kills French charts" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  8. ↑ "Discographie - The Kills" (in German). charts.de. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  9. ↑ "dutchcharts.com – The Kills discography" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  10. ↑ "hitparade.ch – The Kills discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  11. ↑ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM
  12. ↑ Kills "Discography The Kills". France charts online. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  13. ↑ "Pull a U - Single by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Love Is a Deserter - EP by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "U.R.A. Fever - Single by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Cheap and Cheerful - Single by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Last Day of Magic - EP by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Willow Weep for Me - Single by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Satellite - Single by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Baby Says - Single by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ "The Last Goodbye - EP by The Kills". iTunes (GB). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Oil Factory – Grant Gee". Oil Factory. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "The Kills – Discography & Lyrics". The Kills. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  24. ↑ "The Good Ones – The Kills – Music Video". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  25. ↑ "The Kills - Love is a Deserter". Retro-Juice.com. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  26. ↑ "U.R.A. Fever – The Kills – Music Video". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  27. ↑ "Oil Factory – Sophie Muller". Oil Factory. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  28. ↑ Knight, David (2008-06-19). "The Kills′ Last Day of Magic by Sophie Muller". Promo News. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  29. ↑ "NEW VIDEO FOR "TAPE SONG" BY THE KILLS". The Kills. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  30. ↑ "OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR "BLACK BALLOON" BY THE KILLS". Domino Records. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  31. ↑ "The Kills's video for 'Satellite' is out". Domino Publishing. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  32. ↑ "The Kills - Future Starts Slow". YouTube. June 20, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  33. ↑ "The Kills ‘Baby Says’ by Ben Crook". Promo News. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  34. ↑ "The Kills ‘The Last Goodbye’ by Samantha Morton". Nowness. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  35. ↑ "allmusic ((( If the Twenty-First Century Didn't Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent It > Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-11.

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