American rock band We the Kings has released eight studio albums, one compilation album, five extended plays, and 26 singles. The band's self-titled full-length debut album, released in 2007, included the platinum single "Check Yes Juliet", and went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US. The group's second album Smile Kid (2009) included Top 40 singles "Heaven Can Wait" and "We'll Be a Dream" (featuring Demi Lovato), as well as the single "She Takes Me High".[1]
We the Kings discography | |
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Studio albums | 8 |
EPs | 5 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 26 |
The band's third album Sunshine State of Mind was released in 2011 and featured the MTV Video Music Award winner for Most Innovative Music Video of the Year for the group's interactive music video and song "Say You Like Me". Their fourth album Somewhere Somehow was released in late 2013 and includes singles "Just Keep Breathing", "Find You There", "Any Other Way", and "Art of War". Their fifth studio album, Strange Love, came out on November 20, 2015. It featured the single "Runaway".[2][3]
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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US [4] |
US Alt. [5] |
US Rock [6] |
CAN [7] |
SCO [8] |
UK [9] |
UK Indie [10] | |||
We the Kings | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Smile Kid |
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112 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Sunshine State of Mind |
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45 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Somewhere Somehow |
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44 | 5 | 6 | — | 81 | 88 | 7 | |
Stripped |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Strange Love |
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137 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | |
Self Titled Nostalgia |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Six |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
editTitle | Album details |
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So Far |
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Extended plays
editTitle | EP details |
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Between the Ink and the Paper |
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Secret Valentine EP[13] |
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Party, Fun, Love, and Radio EP[14] |
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Friday Is Forever EP[15] |
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SAGA[16] |
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Singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US [17] |
US Pop [18] |
AUS [19] |
CAN [20] |
UK [21] | |||||
"Skyway Avenue" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | We the Kings | ||
"Check Yes Juliet"[22] | 2008 | 70 | 25 | 26[A] | — | — | |||
"Secret Valentine" | — | 40 | — | — | — | ||||
"Heaven Can Wait"[26] | 2009 | —[B] | 30 | — | — | — | Smile Kid | ||
"We'll Be a Dream"[28] (featuring Demi Lovato) |
2010 | 76 | 23 | — | — | — | |||
"She Takes Me High" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Friday Is Forever"[29] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Sunshine State of Mind | ||
"Say You Like Me"[30] | — | 32 | 29 | — | — |
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"Just Keep Breathing"[32][33] | 2013 | 92 | — | 81 | 63 | 66 | Somewhere Somehow | ||
"Find You There"[34] | —[C] | — | — | 91 | — | ||||
"Any Other Way"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Art of War"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Love Again"[37] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | Strange Love | ||
"Runaway"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Story of Tonight"[39] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Ally"[40] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Stay Young"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Check Yes Juliet"[42] | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Skyway Avenue"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Whoa"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Planes, Trains & Cars"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Festival Music"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Turn It UP"[48] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | SAGA | ||
"These Nights"[49] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"No 1 Like U"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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US Adult [51] |
CAN [20] | ||||
"Sad Song" (featuring Elena Coats) |
2016 | 34 | 98 | Somewhere Somehow |
Notes
edit- ^ "Check Yes Juliet" charted in Australia in 2011, and was released as their first official single in the region for their Australian tour.
- ^ "Heaven Can Wait" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[27]
- ^ "Find You There" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[27]
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- ^ a b "We the Kings – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "We The Kings – Official Charts Company" (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
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- ^ "Heaven Can Wait - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "We the Kings Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "We'll Be a Dream (feat. Demi Lovato) - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Friday Is Forever - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Say You Like Me - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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- ^ "Just Keep Breathing - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Just Keep Breathing (acoustic) - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Find You There - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Any Other Way (Any Other Way) - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Art of War - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Love Again - We the Kings | Release Info". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Runaway - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Story of Tonight - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Ally - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "Stay Young (feat. Travis' daughter Kinsley) - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Skyway Avenue - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Whoa - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Planes, Trains & Cars - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Festival Music - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. December 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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