The Courteeners discography

The Courteeners discography
The Courteeners
Studio albums	5
Video albums	1
EPs	4
Singles	15

The discography of English rock band The Courteeners consists of 5 studio albums, 4 EPs, 15 singles and 1 DVD album. Several of the band's songs have been featured in adverts and TV shows.

Studio albums

EPs

• Here Come the Young Men (16 January 2008; Japan only)
• Live at Manchester Apollo (10 October 2008; 7Digital download only)
• Electric Lick (5 December 2010)
• How Good It Was (21 July 2014)

Singles

Video albums

• Live at the MEN Arena (12 December 2011)

In other media

• "Fallowfield Hillbilly" appeared on ITV Granada's 'Soccer Night' programme during the goals/highlights round-up (season 2006–07) before the band had actually released any material.
• "No You Didn't, No You Don't" featured on Match of The Day 2 on BBC2 during the goals/highlights round-up (season 2007–08).
• "What Took You So Long" was used for a series of television advertisements circa Winter 2008 for the UK DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) 'Science and Maths' campaign aimed at 11–16-year-olds to showcase the interesting and exciting jobs taking Science and Maths can lead young people to. It was also featured in a TV advert for Stagecoach, likely due to the mention of the coach company in the song's lyrics.
• "Acrylic" was used as the backing track for a series of Vodafone television advertisements circa Winter 2008.
• "That Kiss" was used in the 90210 episode "There's No Place Like Homecoming" (at the end of the episode during Ethan and Annie's first kiss).
• "Not Nineteen Forever" is the backing track for the 2009 promotional video for the North West Development Ageny (NWDA) to promote tourism in the North West of England online and on TV . The song was also on the playlist of the football PC game, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 and featured in an episode of US show Cougar Town. It was used once more on BBC's Match of the Day 2 as a backing track to the highlights of Saturday's English Premier League matches. It was also used as the theme song to the TV show Sport Wales.
• "The Opener" was adopted as pre-match anthem by Doncaster Rovers FC, largely because of the inclusion of the word "Doncaster" within the lyrics.
• "Cavorting" was used for one episode of Take Me Out on ITV, backing one of the date reviews.
• The majority of The Courteeners' tracks have also featured on UK soap opera Coronation Street as background music on the jukebox in the Rovers Return pub. The band were also referenced in a story line between characters David Platt and girlfriend Tina McIntyre when David attempts to win back his girlfriend's affections by buying her tickets to watch the band.^[3]
• Shameless Channel 4's comedy drama which is set in Manchester has featured 'Bide Your Time' and 'Acrylic' in the latest (sixth) series in episodes seven and eight. The songs were played as background music during several scenes in the fictionary pub, The Jockey.
• Gavin & Stacey – The first episode of the third series of the BBC1 sitcom featured The Courteeners. Early demo versions of "No You Didn't and No You Don't" and "Bide Your Time were played", and during the marriage of Ness, "Kings of the New Road" was played. The song "Not Nineteen Forever" was used in series 3, episode 2.
• "Will It Be This Way Forever?" was used in Series 15, episode 2 of Top Gear when the three presenters were driving second-hand affordable sports saloons in Germany.
• "Take Over the World" was used in a UK Visa 2012 Olympics advert and in the American ABC Family series Greek's last episode.
• "The Opener" was used in a Film 4 trailer for Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.

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