The Breeders discography

The Breeders discography
The Breeders performing in 2018
The Breeders performing in 2018
Studio albums5
EPs3
Live albums1
Singles10
Music videos12

The discography of American alternative rock band The Breeders consists of five studio albums, one live album, three extended plays, ten singles and twelve music videos. Kim Deal, then-bassist of American alternative rock band the Pixies, formed The Breeders as a side-project with Tanya Donelly, guitarist of American alternative rock band Throwing Muses.[1] After recording a demo tape, The Breeders signed to the English independent record label 4AD in 1989. Their debut studio album Pod was released in May 1990, but was not commercially successful.[2] After the revival of the Pixies and Throwing Muses in 1990, The Breeders became mostly inactive until the Pixies' breakup in 1993. With a new lineup, The Breeders released their Safari EP in 1992, followed by their second studio album Last Splash in 1993. Last Splash was The Breeders' most successful album; it peaked at number 33 on the United States Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1994.[3][4] The album spawned the band's most successful single, "Cannonball". The single peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[5][6]

Following the release of the EP Head to Toe, The Breeders once again became inactive until 2002, when they released their third studio album, Title TK. It failed to match the previous success of Last Splash, and in 2004 the band were dropped from Elektra Records in the United States.[7] Mountain Battles, the band's fourth studio album, was released on April 7, 2008. It peaked at number 98 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[3] 		AUS
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		FRA
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		NLD
[12] 		NZ
[13] 		SPA
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		UK
[16]
Pod — — — — — 73 — — — 22
Last Splash
  • Released: August 31, 1993
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 33 22 44 — — 41 11 — 43 5
Title TK
  • Released: May 21, 2002
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, LP
 130 42 — 91 36 — — — — 51
Mountain Battles 98 — — 100 21 — — — — 46
All Nerve
  • Released: March 2, 2018
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 79 44 — — 49 79 — 74 — 9
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Live in Stockholm 1994[20]
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Sales
[21] 		UK
[16]
Safari
  • Released: April 6, 1992
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, 12"
 — 69
Head to Toe
  • Released: August 11, 1994
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: 7", 10"
 — 68
Fate to Fatal
  • Released: April 21, 2009
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: 12", digital download
 3 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[5] 		US
Alt.
[6] 		US
Main.
[22] 		AUS
[8] 		CAN
Digital
[23] 		FRA
[10] 		NLD
[12] 		UK
[16]
"Cannonball" 1993 44 2 32 58 — 8 35 40 Last Splash
"Divine Hammer" —[A] 28 — — — — — 59
"Saints" 1994 —[B] 12 — — — — — —
"Climbing the Sun"[25] 1997 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Off You" 2002 — — — — 25 — — 200 Title TK
"Huffer"[26] — — — — — — — —
"Son of Three" 2003 — — — — — — — 72
"Bang On"[27] 2008 — — — — — — — — Mountain Battles
"We're Gonna Rise"[28] — — — — — — — —
"Walk It Off"[29] — — — — — — — —
"Wait in the Car" 2017 — — — — — — — — All Nerve
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
  1. ^ "Divine Hammer" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[24]
  2. ^ "Saints" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[24]

Other appearances

List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Safari" (Remix)[30] 1992 Volume Three
"Collage"[31] 1999 The Mod Squad soundtrack
"Wicked Little Town" (Hedwig version)[32] 2003 Wig in a Box

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Hellbound" 1990 —[33][34]
"Safari" 1992
"Iris" (version 1) 1993 Neil Breakwell[35]
"Iris" (version 2) Hal Hartley[36]
"Cannonball" Kim Gordon, Spike Jonze[37]
"Divine Hammer" Kim Gordon, Spike Jonze, Richard Kern[38]
"Saints" 1994 Frank Sacramento[39]
"Shocker in Gloomtown" Jesse Peretz[40]
"Huffer" 2002 Kevin Kerslake[41]
"Son of Three" 2003 —[42][43]
"Walk It Off" 2008
"Fate to Fatal" 2009 James Ford, Mando Lopez, Kelley Deal[44]
"Spacewoman" 2018 Richard Ayoade[45]

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