La Roux discography

La Roux discography

Lead singer Elly Jackson performing in September 2010
Studio albums 2
Music videos 7
EPs 2
Singles 5
Promotional singles 2
Mix albums 1
Mixtapes 1

The discography of English recording artist La Roux consists of two studio albums, one mix album, two extended plays, one mixtape, five singles, two promotional singles and seven music videos. La Roux was originally formed as a duo in 2006, consisting of Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid. They first collaborated on the acoustic project Automan before opting to switch to a musical style similar to that of Prince, David Bowie and The Knife, naming their new project La Roux.[1]

The duo's eponymous debut studio album was released in June 2009, reaching number two on the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart.[2][3] The album was eventually certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).[4][5] In 2011, La Roux won a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.[6] Four singles were released from the album: "Quicksand", "In for the Kill", "Bulletproof" and "I'm Not Your Toy". "Bulletproof" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the BPI.[4][7] Following Langmaid's departure from La Roux, Jackson released her second studio album, Trouble in Paradise, in July 2014.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]		 AUS
[8]		 AUT
[9]		 BEL (FL)
[10]		 CAN
[11]		 GER
[12]		 IRE
[3]		 NOR
[13]		 NZ
[14]		 US
[15]
La Roux 2 22 34 34 34 54 7 36 26 70
Trouble in Paradise
  • Released: 18 July 2014
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 6 28 50 19 13 33 15 38 — 20
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mix albums

Title Album details
Sidetracked
  • Released: 26 July 2010[17]
  • Label: Renaissance
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title Album details
iTunes Festival: London 2009
  • Released: 10 July 2009[18]
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital download
The Gold EP

Mixtapes

Title Album details
Lazerproof (with Major Lazer)
  • Released: 26 May 2010[20]
  • Label: Mad Decent
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[7]		 AUS
[23]		 AUT
[9]		 BEL (FL)
[10]		 CAN
[24]		 GER
[12]		 IRE
[3]		 NOR
[13]		 NZ
[14]		 US
[25]
"Quicksand" 2008 129 — — —[upper-alpha 1] — — — — — — La Roux
"In for the Kill" 2009 2 36 53 43 — 92 13 11 — —
"Bulletproof" 1 5 3 5 45 13 5 18 7 8
"I'm Not Your Toy" 27 79 — —[upper-alpha 2] — — — — — —
"Uptight Downtown" 2014 63 — — —[upper-alpha 3] — — — — — — Trouble in Paradise
"Kiss and Not Tell" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[7]		 FRA
[30]
"Let Me Down Gently" 2014 194 — Trouble in Paradise
"Tropical Chancer" — 162
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Finally" 2010 Skream Outside the Box[31]
"Temptation" (Live) 2012 Heaven 17 This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live[32]

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Quicksand" 2008 Kinga Burza[33][34]
"In for the Kill" 2009
"Bulletproof" The Holograms[35]
"I'm Not Your Toy" AlexandLiane[36]
"In for the Kill" (US version) 2010 LEGS[37]
"Let Me Down Gently" 2014 Oliver Hadlee Pearch[38]
"Kiss and Not Tell" Alexander Brown[39]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Quicksand" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 19 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
  2. ↑ "I'm Not Your Toy" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 14 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
  3. ↑ "Uptight Downtown" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number four on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. "La Roux | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "La Roux" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Discography La Roux". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Certified Awards" (To access, enter "La Roux" into the "Keywords" box and select "Search by: Artist"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 "2009 Certification Awards – Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (13 February 2011). "Grammy Awards: La Roux wins official Grammy for electronic/dance album – and unofficially for most rad hairstyle". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  8. ↑ "Discography La Roux". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Discographie La Roux" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Discografie La Roux" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  12. 1 2 "Discographie La Roux" (in German). charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Discography La Roux". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Discography La Roux". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "La Roux – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  17. ↑ "Sidetracked". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  18. 1 2 "iTunes Festival: London 2009 – EP by La Roux". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "The Gold – EP by La Roux". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  20. ↑ Breihan, Tom (26 May 2010). "Download the Major Lazer/La Roux Mixtape Lazerproof Right Now". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  21. ↑ "Lazerproof – La Roux / Major Lazer". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Lazerproof Continuous Mix". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  23. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
  24. ↑ "La Roux – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "La Roux – Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  26. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  27. ↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  28. ↑ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  29. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Media Sauce. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  30. ↑ "Discographie La Roux" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  31. ↑ Anderson, Rick. "Outside the Box – Skream". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  32. ↑ "This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live by Various Artists". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  33. ↑ Knight, David (3 December 2008). "La Roux's Quicksand by Kinga Burza". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  34. ↑ Knight, David (9 February 2009). "La Roux's In For The Kill by Kinga Burza". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  35. ↑ Knight, David (18 May 2009). "La Roux's Bulletproof by The Holograms". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  36. ↑ Knight, David (9 September 2009). "La Roux's I'm Not Your Toy by AlexandLiane". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  37. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (15 October 2010). "La Roux's In For The Kill by LEGS". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  38. ↑ Beauchemin, Molly (21 May 2014). "La Roux Shares Video For "Let Me Down Gently"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  39. ↑ Walker, John (8 September 2014). "We Called La Roux's Faux Phone-Sex Hotline". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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