La Roux discography

La Roux discography

Lead singer Elly Jackson performing in September 2010
Studio albums 2
Music videos 7
EPs 2
Singles 6
Promotional singles 2
Mix albums 1
Mixtapes 1

English singer and songwriter La Roux has released two studio albums, one mix album, one mixtape, two extended plays, six 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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales 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[18]
  • Label: Renaissance
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[7]
AUS
[24]
AUT
[9]
BEL (FL)
[10]
CAN
[25]
GER
[12]
IRE
[3]
NOR
[13]
NZ
[14]
US
[26]
"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" [upper-alpha 4] [upper-alpha 5]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peaks Album
UK
[7]
FRA
[32]
"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.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Finally" 2010 Skream Outside the Box[33]
"Temptation" (live) 2012 Heaven 17 This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live[34]

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Quicksand" 2008 Kinga Burza[35][36]
"In for the Kill" 2009
"Bulletproof" The Holograms[37]
"I'm Not Your Toy" AlexandLiane[38]
"In for the Kill" (US version) 2010 LEGS[39]
"Let Me Down Gently" 2014 Oliver Hadlee Pearch[40]
"Kiss and Not Tell" Alexander Brown[41]

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]
  4. "Kiss and Not Tell" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 53 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[31]
  5. "Kiss and Not Tell" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 26 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]

References

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  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. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
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  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Discografie La Roux" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  11. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  12. 1 2 "Discographie von La Roux" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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  15. "La Roux – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  16. Jones, Alan (28 July 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Sheeran's X sells 33k copies to spend fifth week at No.1". Music Week. Retrieved 10 July 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  18. "Sidetracked". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  19. Breihan, Tom (26 May 2010). "Download the Major Lazer/La Roux Mixtape Lazerproof Right Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  20. "Lazerproof – La Roux / Major Lazer". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  21. "Lazerproof Continuous Mix". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  22. 1 2 "iTunes Festival: London 2009 – EP by La Roux". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  23. "The Gold – EP by La Roux". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  24. Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
  25. "La Roux – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  26. "La Roux – Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  27. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  28. "Canadian certifications – La Roux". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  29. "American certifications – La Roux". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  30. "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  31. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  32. "Discographie La Roux" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  33. Anderson, Rick. "Outside the Box – Skream". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  34. "This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live by Various Artists". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  35. Knight, David (3 December 2008). "La Roux's Quicksand by Kinga Burza". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  36. Knight, David (9 February 2009). "La Roux's In For The Kill by Kinga Burza". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  37. Knight, David (18 May 2009). "La Roux's Bulletproof by The Holograms". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  38. Knight, David (9 September 2009). "La Roux's I'm Not Your Toy by AlexandLiane". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  39. Brown, Jimmy (15 October 2010). "La Roux's In For The Kill by LEGS". Promo News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  40. Beauchemin, Molly (21 May 2014). "La Roux Shares Video For "Let Me Down Gently"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  41. Walker, John (8 September 2014). "We Called La Roux's Faux Phone-Sex Hotline". MTV News. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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