The discography of White Lies, a London-based indie rock band, consists of six studio albums, two extended plays and twelve singles. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the group formed in Ealing in west London in 2002,[1][2] whilst founding members Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown were both still at school.[3] Harry McVeigh joined the band in 2004.[4] They began as a "weekend project",[5] before later releasing two 7-inch vinyls, ""Routemaster/Round Three"[6] and "Three's a Crowd/Forget-Me-Nots".[7]
| White Lies discography | |
|---|---|
 White Lies performing in Brighton in early 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 12 |
| Music videos | 10 |
White Lies' first release was a short extended play, titled "Unfinished Business". The release contained only two tracks and was limited to only 500 copies.[citation needed] They made their television debut on Later... with Jools Holland in May 2008, where they played "Unfinished Business" and "Death",[8][9] the latter of which was released as a single later that year and reached number 52 in the United Kingdom.[10] The band's second single, "To Lose My Life" was released in January 2009, and was their first single to break the top forty of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 34.[10] To Lose My Life..., the band's debut album, was released one week later. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[10] It was the first debut album by a British band to do so in 2009.[11] The album also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands, reaching peaks of 22 and 31 respectively.[12][13] A third single from the album, "Farewell to the Fairground", was released on 23 March 2009. The release marked the band's most successful single to date, reaching number 33 in the UK and spending 5 weeks on the chart.[10] "Death" was re-released on 29 June 2009. A music video was created for "Death" (Crystal Castles Remix).[14]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUT [15] |
BEL [16] |
DEN [17] |
FRA [18] |
GER [19] |
NLD [13] |
SCO [20] |
SWI [21] |
US [22] | |||
| To Lose My Life... |
|
1 | 57 | 24 | 10 | 119 | 50 | 31 | 3 | 73 | 146 | |
| Ritual |
|
3 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 95 |
|
| Big TV |
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4 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 129 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | —[A] | |
| Friends |
|
11 | 59 | 11 | — | 194 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 50 | — | |
| Five |
|
14 | 30 | 9 | — | —[B] | 18 | 12 | 11 | 15 | — | |
| As I Try Not to Fall Apart |
|
14 | 45 | 16 | — | — | 36 | 9 | 6 | 23 | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA [18] | ||
| Unfinished Business |
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| The Remixes |
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| White Lies Amazon Artist Lounge |
|
133 |
| There Goes Our Love Again Remixes |
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| Small TV |
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Singles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUT [15] |
BEL [16] |
CZ [28] |
DEN [17] |
MEX [29] |
NLD [13] |
POL [30] |
SCO [31] |
SWI [32] | ||||
| "Routemaster" (as Fear of Flying) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Three's A Crowd"/"Forget-Me-Nots" (as Fear of Flying) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Unfinished Business" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Lose My Life... | |
| "Death" | 52 | — | —[C] | — | — | 30 | — | 35 | 8 | — | |||
| "To Lose My Life" | 2009 | 34 | — | —[D] | 65 | —[E] | 28 | — | 43 | 4 | 70 | ||
| "Farewell to the Fairground" | 33 | — | —[F] | — | — | — | 83 | 1 | 9 | — | |||
| "Death" (re-release) | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | |||
| "Bigger than Us" | 2011 | 42 | 46 | 36 | — | 38 | 25 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 96 | Ritual | |
| "Strangers" | — | — | —[G] | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | |||
| "Holy Ghost" | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Power & the Glory" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "There Goes Our Love Again" | 2013 | —[I] | — | —[J] | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | Big TV | |
| "First Time Caller" | — | — | —[K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take It Out on Me" | 2016 | — | — | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Friends | |
| "Come On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Morning in LA" | — | — | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hold Back Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Want to Feel It All" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Time to Give" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[N] | — | — | — | Five | |
| "Believe It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Finish Line" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tokyo" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | —[O] | — | — | — | ||
| "Hurt My Heart" | — | — | —[P] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "As I Try Not to Fall Apart" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | As I Try Not to Fall Apart | |
| "I Don't Want to Go to Mars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Am I Really Going to Die" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blue Drift" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart, have not yet charted, or were not released. | |||||||||||||
Promotional Singles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEX [29] | |||
| "Getting Even" | 2013 | 48 | Big TV |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Embrace" (Chase & Status featuring White Lies) |
2011 | No More Idols |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Unfinished Business" | 2008 | Simon Green |
| "Death"[Q] | Andreas Nilsson[36] | |
| "To Lose My Life" | 2009 | |
| "Farewell to the Fairground" | ||
| "Bigger than Us" | 2010 | Jonas & François[37] |
| "Strangers" | 2011 | Stephen Agnew |
| "Holy Ghost" | Canada | |
| "The Power & the Glory" | ||
| "There Goes Our Love Again" | 2013 | James Slater[38] |
| "First Time Caller" | Nicolas Davenel | |
| "Take It Out on Me" | 2016 | David Pablos[39] |
| "Morning in LA" | Chris Hugall | |
| "Don't Want to Feel It All" | Alex Alvarez | |
| "Believe It" | 2018 | David Pablos |
| "Tokyo" | 2019 | |
| "As I Try Not to Fall Apart" | 2021 | |
| "I Don't Want to Go to Mars" | ||
| "Am I Really Going to Die" | 2022 | Balan Evans |
Notes
edit- ^ Big TV did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 166 on the US Top Current Albums Chart.[26]
- ^ Five did not enter the France Albums Chart but peaked at number 194 on the French Physical Albums Chart.[27]
- ^ "Death" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at three on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "To Lose My Life" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at 18 on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "To Lose My Life" did not enter the Denmark Top 40, but peaked at seven on the Denmark Airplay chart.[33]
- ^ "Farewell to the Fairground" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at six on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "Strangers" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at eight on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "Holy Ghost" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[10]
- ^ "There Goes Our Love Again" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[10]
- ^ "There Goes Our Love Again" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at 30 on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "First Time Caller" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at 54 on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "Take It Out on Me" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "Morning in LA" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ "Time to Give" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Airplay Chart at number 43.[34]
- ^ "Tokyo" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Airplay Chart at number 49.[35]
- ^ "Hurt My Heart" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[16]
- ^ A music video was also made for the Crystal Castles remix.
References
edit- ^ Gaymer, Dann (September 2008). "WHITE LIES - 'DEATH'". noizemakesenemies.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ Hayes, Alex (17 December 2008). "Ealing band are critics favourite with 2009 album". Ealing Times. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "White Lies - 'Unfinished Business' album". musicremedy.com. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "BBC - London - Radio - Fear of Flying". BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "White Lies:Murder, madness and lots of black trousers". London: Chris Salmon, guardian.co.uk. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "Young and Lost Club - Releases - YALC0008". Young and Lost Club official website. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Young and Lost Club - Releases - YALC0011". Young and Lost Club official website. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "White Lies and Sweet Jane confirmed as special guests to Glasvegas". mcd.ie. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ "White Lies - Unfinished Business / Death (Live on Jools Holland)". Angryape.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "WHITE LIES | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Ormsby, Avril (25 January 2009). "Red hot White Lies set album charts alight". STV. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Discography White Lies". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie White Lies". MegaCharts. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "White Lies - Death (Crystal Castles Remix) video". NME. p. 1. Retrieved 21 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Discographie White Lies". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "ultratop.be - Discography White Lies". Ultratop (in Dutch).
- ^ a b "danishcharts.dk - Discography White Lies". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ a b Peaks in France:
- For all except noted: "lescharts.com - Discography White Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- For Friends: "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 41, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Discographie White Lies". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Peaks on the Scottish Albums chart:
- For To Lose My Life...: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- For Ritual: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- For Big TV: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- For Friends: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- For Five: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- For As I Try Not to Fall Apart: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Swiss Singles/Albums charting
- ^ "White Lies Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b "British album certifications – White Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Type White Lies in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Certificeringer | ifpi.dk" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2009 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "White Lies Chart History: Top Current Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Top Albums - SNEP". SNEP. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 100 - White Lies" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "White Lies - Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online". Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- "Death": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- "To Lose My Life": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- "Farewell to the Fairground": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- "Death" (re-release): "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- "Bigger than Us": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Peaks in Switzerland:
- For "To Lose My Life": "Schweizer Charts 06/2009 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- For "Bigger than Us": "Schweizer Charts 09/2011 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU - Danmarks officielle hitlister". Hitlisten. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "White Lies - Time To Give - dutchcharts.nl". Mega Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "White Lies - Tokyo - dutchcharts.nl". Mega Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Andreas Nilsson - Director - Videography". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "White Lies: Bigger than Us: Music video debut". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "White Lies "There Goes Our Love Again" Music Video". IMVDb. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "White Lies - Take It Out on Me (Official Video)". 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2016 – via YouTube.