The following is the discography of Motion City Soundtrack, an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their nearly twenty-year career, the group toured heavily and released six studio albums, the majority on independent label Epitaph Records. The band's sound, at times described as pop punk or emo, made notable use of the Moog synthesizer.
| Motion City Soundtrack discography | |
|---|---|
 Motion City Soundtrack performing in Washington, D.C. in 2012 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 19 |
| Music videos | 15 |
| Split, EPs | 5 |
Their first album, I Am the Movie, was originally self-released in 2002 before the group signed to Epitaph, which re-released the album in 2003. Their breakthrough album, Commit This to Memory, arrived in 2005; it achieved the highest sales in the band's discography, selling over 500,000 albums worldwide.[1] Their third record, Even If It Kills Me (2007), also achieved commercial success. The band briefly signed to major label Columbia for their fourth album, My Dinosaur Life (2010), which represented their best performance on U.S. charts, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard 200.[2] They rejoined Epitaph for Go in 2012 and Panic Stations in 2015, both of which represented large drop-offs in sales and chart performance. The group took a much-needed break in 2016 and then began playing shows again in January 2020. They're still touring and recording today.
The band's discography consists of consists of six studio albums, one live album, twenty singles, five extended plays, and five split EPs. The group also produced fifteen music videos, and appeared on numerous compilation albums.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Ind. [3] |
US Alt. [4] |
US Rock [5] |
AUS [6] |
UK [7] | ||||||||||
| I Am the Movie |
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— | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Commit This to Memory |
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72 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
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| Even If It Kills Me |
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16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 113 |
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| My Dinosaur Life |
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15 | — | 3 | 3 | 50 | 191 |
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| Go |
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46 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 84 | — | ||||||||
| Panic Stations |
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141 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 80 | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Spotify Sessions |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Kids for America | [12]
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| Back to the Beat | [13]
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| Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Motion City Soundtrack | [14] |
| Acoustic EP |
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| Making Moves 7" |
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Splits
edit| Title | Extended play details | Other artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Motion City Soundtrack / Schatzi[15] |
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| Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack |
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| Motion City Soundtrack / Limbeck |
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| Wait So Long / Disappear |
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| (Sort Of) A Song for Patsy Cline / It's (Sort Of) A Pleasure to Meet You |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [16] |
AUS [17] |
UK [18] |
UK Indie [19] | |||||
| "Promenade / Carolina" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "The Future Freaks Me Out" | 2003 | — | — | 156 | — | I Am the Movie | ||
| "My Favorite Accident" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Everything Is Alright" | 2005 | 16 | — | — | — | Commit This to Memory | ||
| "Hold Me Down" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "L.G. Fuad" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Broken Heart" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | Even If It Kills Me | ||
| "This Is for Real" | — | 48 | 154 | 6 | ||||
| "It Had to Be You" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic) | — | — | — | — | Even If It Kills Me – Acoustic EP | |||
| "Disappear" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | My Dinosaur Life | ||
| "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "True Romance" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | Go | ||
| "Timelines" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Inside Out" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "TKO" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Panic Stations | ||
| "Lose Control" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Crooked Ways" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Stop Talking" | 2024 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "When "You're" Around" | 2005 | Commit This to Memory |
| "Attractive Today" | 2006 |
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Capital H" (Live) "Red Dress" (Live) |
2004 | Mountain Dew Presents: Dew Music Showcase[A] |
| "My Favorite Accident" (Acoustic) | In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer[20] | |
| "Pop Song 89" | 2005 | Punk Goes 80's[21] |
| "Truth Hits Everybody" | ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police[22] | |
| "The Worst Part" | 2006 | Sound of Superman[23] |
| "Always Running Out of Time" | 2010 | Almost Alice[24] |
| "Waiting" | Lost Out in the Machinery – The Songs of the Rentals[25] | |
| "Here Comes the Sun" | 2011 | Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3[26] |
| "Left and Leaving" | 2014 | Friends[26] |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "The Future Freaks Me Out" | Andrew Carranza[27] |
| "My Favorite Accident" | ||
| 2005 | "Everything Is Alright" | Christopher Mills, Chris Grismer[28] |
| 2006 | "Hold Me Down" | Matt McDermitt[29] |
| "L.G. Fuad" | Josh Thacker[30] | |
| 2007 | "Broken Heart" | Jesse Cain[31] |
| "This Is for Real" | Jay Martin[32] | |
| 2008 | "It Had to Be You" | Lauren Simpson[33] |
| "Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic) | Jesse Cain[34][35] | |
| 2009 | "Disappear" | |
| 2010 | "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" | Isaac Rentz[36] |
| "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" | Shane Nelson[37] | |
| 2012 | "True Romance" | Jesse Cain |
| 2015 | "Lose Control" | Dan Huiting |
| "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" | David Prindle |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Mountain Dew Presents: Dew Music Showcase was a promotional CD consisting of live performances recorded on March 19, 2004 at La Zona Rosa in Austin, Texas. It was released with the July 2004 issue of Alternative Press (issue 191).
References
edit- ^ Jonah Bayer (October 1, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Motion City Soundtrack's Justin Pierre Rates the Band's Five Albums". Noisey (Vice Media, Inc.). Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
- Even If It Kills Me: "The ARIA Report: Issue 916" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. September 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-19. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- My Dinosaur Life: City Soundtrack "Discography Motion City Soundtrack". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - Panic Stations: Ryan, Gavin (September 26, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Taylor Morgan (February 13, 2015). "Motion City Soundtrack Delivers Pop Punk Nostalgia in Anaheim". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "American certifications – Motion City Soundtrack". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Courtney Harding (October 6, 2007). "Chart Motion". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 40. New York City: Prometheus Global Media. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Gil Kaufman (January 27, 2010). "Hope For Haiti Now Tops Billboard Albums Chart". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack discography". Motion City Soundtrack website. Retrieved 2009-02-03. [dead link]
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack - Back to the Beat". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Motion City Soundtrack August 5, 2007". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack/Schatzi – Motion City Soundtrack". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 926 (Week Commencing 3 December 2007)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-19. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "Archive Chart: 2007-09-09". UK Indie Chart. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Punk Goes 80's – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Sound of Superman – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Almost Alice – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Lost Out in the Machinery – The Songs of the Rentals (track listing). Various Artists. Ki/oon. 2010. KSCP 936.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9". Epitaph Records. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "Everything Is Alright". MTV. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Hold Me Down". MTV. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Commit This to Memory (Deluxe Edition) Liner notes". Epitaph Records. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "Broken Heart". MTV. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack Shoot Video". Rocklouder. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "It Had to Be You". MTV. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Fell in Love Without You". MTV. Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Disappear Video Premiere". Motioncitysoundtrack.com. 2009-11-19. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ ""Her Words Destroyed My Planet" Video Premiere! | The Official Motion City Site". Motioncitysoundtrack.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: New Motion City Soundtrack Video!". SPIN. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
External links
edit- Official website
- Motion City Soundtrack at AllMusic
- Motion City Soundtrack discography at Discogs