Modest Mouse discography

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Modest Mouse discography
A group of six musicians performing on a stage, with an audience in the foreground and a gradient of pink and purple on a wall in the background.
Modest Mouse performing in 2007
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Music videos11
EPs6
Singles25
B-sides21
Reissues9
Cassettes4

The discography of Modest Mouse, an American indie rock band, consists of seven studio albums, six extended plays, two compilation albums, four low fidelity cassette releases, one live album, twenty-five singles, and nine reissues. Three of their releases have been certified at least Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. One release has further been certified Platinum, for shipments in excess of 1,000,000 copies.

Modest Mouse formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington. This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About was released as the band's debut album in April 1996. Sad Sappy Sucker was originally intended to be released instead, but was shelved. Sophomore album The Lonesome Crowded West followed in November 1997, and helped to earn the band a cult following; it has been cited by several publications as one of the best albums of the 1990s. After the album's release, Modest Mouse signed to major label Epic Records; The Moon & Antarctica, the band's major-label debut, was released in June 2000 to widespread acclaim from critics. The album was a harbinger of increased mainstream exposure to come; it was the band's first to chart in the United States, peaking at No. 120 on the Billboard 200. Following the success of The Moon & Antarctica, Sad Sappy Sucker was finally released in April 2001, several years after it had initially been shelved.

Mainstream recognition of Modest Mouse accelerated in 2004, with the release of Good News for People Who Love Bad News in April. The album charted at No. 18 in the United States and was their first to chart outside of their home country, peaking at No. 37 in Scotland and No. 40 in the United Kingdom. Lead single "Float On" was the band's first hit, peaking at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 1 on the same publication's Alternative Songs chart. Follow-up single "Ocean Breathes Salty" was a modest success, reaching No. 6 on Alternative Songs; both singles have since been certified Gold by the RIAA. March 2007's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank was the only Modest Mouse album to feature former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as a member of the band. The album peaked at No. 1 in the United States and Canada, and also charted in several other countries. Lead single "Dashboard" currently stands as the band's highest-charting song to date on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 61; it also peaked at No. 5 on Alternative Songs.

In 2014, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About and The Lonesome Crowded West were re-released by frontman Isaac Brock's record label, Glacial Pace. The following March, Strangers to Ourselves was released as Modest Mouse's first studio album in eight years. "Lampshades on Fire", which had been released as the album's lead single in December 2014, was a No. 1 hit on Alternative Songs, with the album itself peaking at No. 3 in the United States and appearing on several other album charts elsewhere.

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
IRL
[6]
NOR
[7]
NZ
[8]
SCO
[9]
UK
[10]
1996 This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
  • Released: April 16, 1996
  • Label: Up (UP027)
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
[A]
1997 The Lonesome Crowded West
  • Released: November 18, 1997
  • Label: Up (UP044)
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
[B]
2000 The Moon & Antarctica
  • Released: June 13, 2000
  • Label: Epic (EK 63871)
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
120
2004 Good News for People Who Love Bad News
  • Released: April 6, 2004
  • Label: Epic (EK 87125)
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
18 37 40
2007 We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
  • Released: March 20, 2007
  • Label: Epic (82876 86139 2)
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
1 12 1 65 22 22 26 35 47
2015 Strangers to Ourselves
  • Released: March 17, 2015
  • Label: Epic (88875049122)
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
3 15 125 3 47 26 39 31 28
2021 The Golden Casket
  • Released: June 25, 2021
  • Label: Epic
87 70 [C]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cassettes[]

Year Title
Un­known Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and Chocolate[20]
Uncle Bunny Faces' Useless Analogy Involving Distance, Freight Trains, and Half Ripe Limes (It Doesn't Matter, Limes Are Sour Either Way)[20]
Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin' on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts[20]
A Mouthful of Lost Thoughts[20]

Compilation albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US
Ind.

[21]
2000 Building Nothing Out of Something
  • Released: January 18, 2000
  • Label: Up (UP073)
  • Format: CD, LP
[D] 13
2001 Sad Sappy Sucker
  • Released: April 24, 2001
  • Label: K (KLP131)
  • Format: CD, LP
[E] 21
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums[]

Year Album details
2004 Baron von Bullshit Rides Again
  • Released: April 13, 2004
  • Label: Epic (EL 92089)
  • Format: CD

EPs[]

Year EP details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[4]
1994 Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: K (IPU58)
  • Format: 7" LP
1996 Interstate 8
  • Released: August 6, 1996
  • Label: Up (UP035)
  • Format: CD
1997 The Fruit That Ate Itself
  • Released: May 13, 1997
  • Label: K (KLP 63)
  • Format: CD
1999 Night on the Sun
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Rebel Beat Factory (RBFM-1240), Up (UP090)
[F]
2001 Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
  • Released: September 25, 2001
  • Label: Epic (EK 62104)
  • Format: CD, LP
147
2009 No One's First, and You're Next
  • Released: August 4, 2009
  • Label: Epic (88697 46289)
  • Format: CD, LP
15 91 14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Reissues[]

Year Album details
2004 The Moon & Antarctica
  • Released: March 9, 2004
  • Label: Epic (EK 92034)
  • Format: CD
2005 Good News for People Who Love Bad News
  • Released: October 11, 2005
  • Label: Epic (EN 97711)
  • Format: DualDisc
2010 The Moon & Antarctica[23]
  • Released: April 17, 2010
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Format: LP
The Fruit That Ate Itself[24]
  • Released: November 9, 2010
  • Label: Glacial Pace
  • Format: CD, LP
Sad Sappy Sucker[24]
  • Released: November 9, 2010
  • Label: Glacial Pace
  • Format: CD, LP
2014 This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About[25]
  • Released: October 28, 2014
  • Label: Glacial Pace
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
The Lonesome Crowded West[25]
  • Released: November 4, 2014
  • Label: Glacial Pace
  • Format: CD, 2×LP
2015 Interstate 8
  • Released: 2015[26][27][28]
  • Label: Glacial Pace
  • Format: CD, LP
Building Nothing Out of Something[26][27][28]
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Glacial Pace
  • Format: CD, LP
2016 Night on the Sun[29]
  • Released: July 29, 2016
  • Label: Glacial Pace
  • Format: CD, LP

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[30]
US
Alt.

[31]
US
Pop

[32]
US
Rock

[33]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[34]
CAN
Rock

[35]
MEX
[36]
SCO
[37]
UK
[38]
"Broke"[39][40] 1996 × × Interstate 8
"A Life of Arctic Sounds"[39][41] 1997 × × Building Nothing Out of Something
"Birds vs. Worms"[20][41] × × Sad Sappy Sucker
"Other People's Lives"[42] 1998 × × Building Nothing Out of Something
"Never Ending Math Equation"[39][41] × ×
"Whenever You See Fit"
(with 764-HERO)
× × [G] Non-album single
"Heart Cooks Brain"[41][44] 1999 × × The Lonesome Crowded West
"Float On" 2004 68 1 32 [H] 94 24 × 48 46 Good News for People Who Love Bad News
"Ocean Breathes Salty" 2005 6 × × 96
"Dashboard" 2007 61 5 [I] 38 12 × 36 111 We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
"Missed the Boat" 24 [J] 40 ×
"We've Got Everything" × ×
"Satellite Skin"[47] 2009 No One's First, and You're Next
"Autumn Beds"[48]
"Perpetual Motion Machine"[49]
"White Lies, Yellow Teeth"[25] 2014 [K] [L] Non-album singles
"Too Many Fiestas for Reuben"[25] [M] [N]
"Lampshades on Fire" [O] 1 12 3 42 Strangers to Ourselves
"The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" 2015 19 [P] 40
"Poison the Well"[54] 2019 Non-album singles
"Ice Cream Party"[55]
"We Are Between"[56] 2021 1 33 7 × The Golden Casket
"The Sun Hasn't Left"[57] 21 [Q] ×
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Promotional singles[]

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peaks Album
US
Rock

[33]
"The World at Large" 2005 × Good News for People Who Love Bad News
"Little Motel"[58] 2007 × We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
"King Rat"[59] 2009 No One's First, and You're Next
"The Whale Song"[60]
"Coyotes"[61] 2015 48 Strangers to Ourselves
"The Best Room"[62] 44
"Of Course We Know"[63]
"Leave a Light On"[64] 2021 The Golden Casket
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Music videos[]

Year Title Director(s)
2004 "Float On" Christopher Mills[65]
"Ocean Breathes Salty" Chris Milk[66]
2007 "Dashboard" Mathew Cullen[67]
Grady Hall[67]
"Missed the Boat" Walter Robot[68]
"We've Got Everything" Joe Stakun[69]
"Little Motel" Justin Francis[70]
2009 "King Rat" Heath Ledger[71]
Daniel Auber[71]
"Satellite Skin" Kevin Willis[72]
"The Whale Song" Nando Costa[73]
2015 "Coyotes" Un­known
"Lampshades on Fire" Jorge Torres–Torres[74][75]
"The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box"
2021 "We Are Between" Kyle Thrash[76]

Notes[]

  1. ^ This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number five on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
  2. ^ The Lonesome Crowded West did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number one on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
  3. ^ The Golden Casket did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 80 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[19]
  4. ^ Building Nothing Out of Something did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 17 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[22]
  5. ^ Sad Sappy Sucker did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 26 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[22]
  6. ^ Night on the Sun did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 10 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
  7. ^ "Whenever You See Fit" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 91 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[43]
  8. ^ "Float On" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[45]
  9. ^ "Dashboard" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[46]
  10. ^ "Missed the Boat" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[46]
  11. ^ "White Lies, Yellow Teeth" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[50]
  12. ^ "White Lies, Yellow Teeth" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 57 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[51]
  13. ^ "Too Many Fiestas for Reuben" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[50]
  14. ^ "Too Many Fiestas for Reuben" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[52]
  15. ^ "Lampshades on Fire" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[50]
  16. ^ "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Rock Airplay chart.[53]
  17. ^ "The Sun Hasn't Left" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 30 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.[53]

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