Chvrches discography

Chvrches discography
Chvrches in June 2014
Studio albums	2
Music videos	11
EPs	3
Singles	14
Promotional singles	1
Remixes	4

Scottish synthpop band Chvrches have released two studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), 14 singles, one promotional single and 11 music videos. Chvrches was formed in Glasgow in 2011 and consists of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesisers, samplers), Iain Cook (synthesisers, guitar, bass, vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesisers, samplers, vocals).^[1]

Chvrches came fifth on the BBC's Sound of 2013 list of the most promising new music talent.^[2] In March 2013, they released Recover EP. Their debut studio album The Bones of What You Believe was released on 20 September 2013.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		UK [3]	SCO [4]	AUS [5]	CAN [6]	GER [7]	IRE [8]	JPN [9]	NL [10]	NZ [11]	US [12]
The Bones of What You Believe	Released: 20 September 2013 Label: Virgin, Goodbye Formats: CD, LP, digital download	9	5	13	19	22	12	59	68	35	12	UK: 120,318[13] US: 184,000[14]	BPI: Gold[15]
Every Open Eye	Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Virgin EMI, Goodbye Formats: CD, LP, digital download	4	1	3	11	20	4	53	33	10	8		BPI: Silver[15]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		UK [16]	JPN [9]
Recover EP	Released: 25 March 2013 Label: Goodbye Formats: 12" (limited edition), digital download	91	—
EP	Released: 10 July 2013[17][18] Label: Hostess Formats: CD, digital download	—	130
Under the Tide EP	Released: 28 November 2014[19] Label: Goodbye Format: 12"	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		UK [16]	SCO [20]	AUS [21]	BEL Tip (FL) [22]	GER [7]	JPN [23]	JPN Air [24]	US Alt [25]
"The Mother We Share"	2012	38	34	—	9	63	6	4	12	RIAA: Gold[26]	The Bones of What You Believe
"Recover"	2013	91	64	84	43	55	—	—	—
"Gun"		55	45	—	11	—	82	55	—
"Lies"[27]		105	—	—	27	—	—	—	—
"We Sink"[28]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Under the Tide"[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Get Away"[30]		52	24	—	—	—	—	49	—		Non-album singles
"Tether"[31] (vs. Eric Prydz)	2015	107	—	—	33	—	—	—	—
"Leave a Trace"		108	—	64	37	—	95	—	19		Every Open Eye
"Never Ending Circles"		157	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Clearest Blue"		195	—	—	—	—	74	13	—
"Empty Threat"		—	—	—	79	—	—	—	—
"Warning Call"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	—		Every Open Eye (extended edition)
"Bury It" (featuring Hayley Williams)		—	—	—	—	—	—	46[upper-alpha 1]	31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Make Them Gold"[32]	2015	Every Open Eye

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peaks	Album
		AUS [33]
"Dead Air"	2014	94	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Bela Lugosi's Dead"	2014	Vampire Academy: Music from the Motion Picture
"Do I Wanna Know?"		Triple J: Like a Version 10
"What Do You Mean?"	2015	BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2015

Remixes

List of remixes by Chvrches for other artists, showing year released

Title	Year	Artist
"Gold Dayzz"[34]	2012	Ultraísta
"Before the Dive"[35]	2013	St. Lucia
"Hurricane"[36]		MS MR
"Blud"[37]	2014	SOAK

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Recover"	2013	Wim Reygaert	[38]
"Gun"		Pen$acola	[39]
"The Mother We Share"		Sing J. Lee	[40]
"Lies"			[41]
"Recover (Travelogue)"	2014		[42]
"We Sink"			[43]
"Under the Tide"			[44]
"Leave a Trace"	2015	Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones	[45]
"Empty Threat"		Austin Peters	[46]
"Clearest Blue"	2016	Warren Fu	[47]
"Bury It" (featuring Hayley Williams)		Jamie McKelvie	[48]

Notes

1. Original album version without Hayley Williams.

References

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2. "BBC News – BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches". 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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13. Jones, Alan (2 October 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Disclosure's Caracal takes No.1 album slot with 26,789 sales". Music Week. Retrieved 22 July 2016. (subscription required (help)).
14. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
15. "British certifications – Chvrches". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 March 2014. Enter Chvrches in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Click Search
16. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • All except noted: "Chvrches". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
    • "Lies": "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013". Zobbel. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
    • "Tether": "CHART: CLUK Update 21.03.2015 (wk11)". Zobbel. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
    • "Leave a Trace": "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 8 October 2015". UKChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd (737).
    • "Never Ending Circles": "CHART: CLUK Update 22.08.2015 (wk34)". Zobbel. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
    • "Clearest Blue": "CHART: CLUK Update 19.09.2015 (wk38)". Zobbel. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
17. "Ep : Chvrches". HMV Japan. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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20. Peak positions for singles in Scotland: "Chart Archive > October 5, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-09-29.
21. Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
    • "Recover": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 1st April 2013" (PDF). ARIA Charts (1205): 4. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
    • "Leave a Trace": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 27th July 2015" (PDF). ARIA Charts (1326): 4. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
22. "Chvrches – The Mother We Share" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
23. "Chvrches – Chart history: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
24. Peak chart positions for singles on the Japan Radio Songs chart:
    • "The Mother We Share": "Billboard Japan Radio Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
    • "Gun": "Billboard Japan Radio Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
    • "Get Away": "Billboard Japan Radio Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
    • "Clearest Blue": "Billboard Japan Radio Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
    • "Warning Call": "Billboard Japan Radio Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
    • "Bury It": "Billboard Japan Radio Songs" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
25. "Chvrches – Chart history: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
26. "American certifications – Chvrches". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
27. "Lies – EP by CHVRCHES". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
28. "We Sink (EP) by CHVRCHES". iTunes Store (DE). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
29. "Under the Tide – Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
30. "Get Away – Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
31. "Tether (Eric Prydz Vs. CHVRCHES) [Radio Edit] – Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
32. "Make Them Gold" (German promotional CD single). Chvrches. Vertigo Records. 2015.
33. "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 17th November 2014" (PDF). ARIA Charts (1290): 4. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
34. Cragg, Michael (29 November 2012). "New music: Ultraista – Gold Dayzz (Chvrches remix)". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
35. Joyce, Colin (4 March 2013). "Hear CHVRCHES' Moody Remix of St. Lucia's 'Before the Dive'". Spin. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
36. Pelly, Liz (5 May 2013). "MS MR – "Hurricane (CHVRCHES Remix)"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
37. Bowe, Miles (27 February 2014). "SOAK – "Blud (Chvrches Remix)"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
38. "Chvrches 'Recover'". Vimeo. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
39. Brown, Jimmy (24 June 2013). "Chvrches 'Gun' by Pen$acola". Promo News. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
40. Minsker, Evan (5 August 2013). "Video: Chvrches: "The Mother We Share"". Pitchfork.
41. Minsker, Evan (4 November 2013). "Video: Chvrches: "Lies"". Pitchfork.
42. "Recover (Travelogue) – CHVRCHES". Vevo. 17 February 2014.
43. "We Sink – CHVRCHES". Vevo. 21 March 2014.
44. Camp, Zoe (23 October 2014). "Chvrches Share Trippy "Under the Tide" Video". Pitchfork.
45. Velez, Cat (21 August 2015). "Chvrches 'Leave A Trace' by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones". Promo News. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
46. Knight, David (20 November 2015). "Chvrches 'Empty Threat' by Austin Peters". Promo News. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
47. Bather, Luke (26 February 2016). "Chvrches 'Clearest Blue' by Warren Fu". Promo News. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
48. Lozano, Kevin; Monroe, Jazz (11 July 2016). "Watch Chvrches and Hayley Williams' New Animated Video for "Bury It"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Chvrches at AllMusic
• Chvrches discography at Discogs
• Chvrches discography at MusicBrainz