We the Kings discography

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
Studio albums8
EPs5
Compilation albums1
Singles26

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

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[4]
US
Alt.

[5]
US
Rock

[6]
CAN
[7]
SCO
[8]
UK
[9]
UK Indie
[10]
We the Kings
  • Released: October 2, 2007
  • Label: S-Curve (80731 52001 2 1)
  • Formats: CD, DL
151
Smile Kid
  • Released: December 8, 2009
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Formats: CD, DL
112 15 24
Sunshine State of Mind
  • Released: July 5, 2011
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Formats: CD, DL
45 5 9
Somewhere Somehow
  • Released: December 16, 2013
  • Label: Ozone Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
44 5 6 81 88 7
Stripped
  • Released: November 24, 2014
  • Label: Ozone Entertainment
  • Formats: DL
Strange Love
  • Released: November 20, 2015
  • Label: Ozone Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, DL
137 85
Self Titled Nostalgia
  • Released: September 12, 2017
  • Label: Ozone Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, DL
Six
  • Released: July 6, 2018
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Formats: CD, DL
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums
Title Album details
So Far
  • Released: June 17, 2016[12]
  • Label: S-Curve, BMG
  • Formats: CD, DL

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title EP details
Between the Ink and the Paper
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, DL
Secret Valentine EP[13]
  • Released: December 16, 2008
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Formats: CD, DL
Party, Fun, Love, and Radio EP[14]
  • Released: July 3, 2012
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Formats: DL
Friday Is Forever EP[15]
  • Released: January 21, 2013
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Formats: DL
SAGA[16]
  • Released: February 5, 2021
  • Label: S-Curve
  • Formats: DL

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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
"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]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[43]
"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

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US Adult
[51]
CAN
[20]
"Sad Song"
(featuring Elena Coats)
2016 34 98 Somewhere Somehow

Notes

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  1. ^ "Check Yes Juliet" charted in Australia in 2011, and was released as their first official single in the region for their Australian tour.
  2. ^ "Heaven Can Wait" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[27]
  3. ^ "Find You There" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[27]

References

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  41. ^ "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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  46. ^ "Planes, Trains & Cars - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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