Violent Femmes discography

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This is the discography of Violent Femmes, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based alternative rock group, which consists of 10 studio albums, 19 singles, five live albums and four compilation albums, in addition to a number of miscellaneous appearances on soundtracks and compilations featuring various artists. This list does not include solo material by any of the bands' members.

Violent Femmes was formed in 1980 by vocalist/guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie and drummer Victor DeLorenzo, finding immediate success with the release of their self-titled debut album in early 1983. Featuring "Blister in the Sun", "Kiss Off", "Add It Up" and "Gone Daddy Gone", Violent Femmes became the band's biggest-selling album and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA.[1] Although the sales success of their debut was never matched, The Blind Leading the Naked (1986), 3 (1988), Why Do Birds Sing? (1991) and New Times (1994) all peaked at higher chart positions on the Billboard 200. Throughout their career, Violent Femmes' popularity remained consistent, especially in Australia where four of their albums made the Top 40 and the debut stayed on the charts for seven months. The songs "Nightmares" and "American Music" cracked the top five on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2] In the aftermath of an on-going courtcase the group disbanded.[3][4][5] They reformed in 2013, and has since released We Can Do Anything in 2016,[6] and the album Hotel Last Resort (2019).[7]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Chart peaks Certifications
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1983 Violent Femmes
  • Released: April 1983[18][19]
  • Label: Slash (23845)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, cassette (CS), LP
 171 — 31 — — — — 36 — —
1984 Hallowed Ground
  • Released: June 1984
  • Label: Slash (25094)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 — — 56 — — — — 39 — —
1986 The Blind Leading the Naked
  • Released: March 1986
  • Labels: Warner Bros., Slash (25340)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 84 — 31 — — 77 — 6 27 81
1989 3
  • Released: January 1989
  • Labels: Warner Bros., Slash (25819)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 93 — 64 — — — — — — —
1991 Why Do Birds Sing?
  • Released: April 30, 1991
  • Labels: Slash, Reprise (26476)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 141 — 26 — — — 67 31 — —
1994 New Times
  • Released: May 17, 1994
  • Label: Elektra (61553)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 90 — 60 — — 67 95 — — —
1995 Rock!!!!!
  • Released: 1995 (Australia)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2000 (US)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Label: Mushroom (93424)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: CD, CS
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2000 Freak Magnet
  • Released: February 22, 2000
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  • Format: CD
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2016 We Can Do Anything
  • Released: March 4, 2016
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  • Format: CD, LP, download
 184 9 59 153 147 — — — — —
2019 Hotel Last Resort
  • Released: July 26, 2019
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  • Format: CD, LP, download
 — 29 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details
1999 Viva Wisconsin
  • Released: November 23, 1999
  • Labels: Beyond Music, BMG Entertainment (78024)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: CD
2005 BBC Live
  • Released: August 2, 2005
  • Label: Hux Records (065)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: CD
2006 Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland
  • Released: July 27, 2006
  • Label: Add It Up Productions (01)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: CD
Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101
  • Released: September 2006
  • Label: Add It Up Productions (02)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: CD
2017 2 Mics & the Truth[22][23]
  • Released: July 7, 2017
  • Label: PIAS America (PIASR975CD)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: CD, LP

Compilation albums

Year Album details Chart peaksScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Certifications
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1990 Debacle: The First Decade
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Liberation Records (30477)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 — 39 — 41
1993 Add It Up (1981–1993)
  • Released: September 14, 1993
  • Labels: Slash Records, Reprise Records (45403)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Formats: CD, CS, 2xLP
 146 45 58 30
2001 Something's Wrong — — — —
2005 Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes
  • Released: July 12, 2005
  • Label: Rhino Entertainment (78472)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: CD
 — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

EPs

Year EP details
2015 Happy New Year[25]
  • Released April 18, 2015
  • Label: Add It Up Productions (VF001)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: 180-gram clear vinyl EP

Singles

Retail singles

Year Single Peak chart
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1983 "Gone Daddy Gone" — — Violent Femmes
"Ugly" — — Template:Non-album single
1984 "It's Gonna Rain" — — Hallowed Ground
1986 "Children of the Revolution" — 54 The Blind Leading the Naked
"I Held Her in My Arms" — —
1989 "Nightmares" 4 146 3
1991 "American Music" 2 118 Why Do Birds Sing?
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" — —
"Used to Be" — 90
1993 "I Held Her in My Arms" (alt. version)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — 111 Add It Up (1981–1993)
1994 "Machine" — — New Times
"Breakin' Up" 12 118
1995 "Tonight" — 62 Rock!!!!!
2000 "All I Want" — — Freak Magnet
"Sleepwalkin'" — —
2008 "Crazy" — — Template:Non-album single
2016 "Memory"/"You Move Me" (Record Store Day 2016 release)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". — — We Can Do Anything
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Year Single Album
1994 "Don't Start Me on the Liquor" New Times
1995 "She Went to Germany" Rock!!!!!
1997 "Blister in the Sun" Grosse Pointe Blank OST

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
1983 "Gone Daddy Gone" Douglas Martin
Steven Martin
1986 "Children of the Revolution" Mick Haggerty
1989 "Nightmares" Martin Atkins
1991 "American Music" Adam Bernstein
"Used to Be" Phil Waters
1993 "I Held Her in My Arms" Mick Haggerty
1994 "Breakin' Up"
"Machine" Sean Casey
1995 "Tonight"
1997 "Blister in the Sun" Evan Bernard
2000 "All I Want" Dominic Engel
2015 "Love Love Love Love Love" Jake Brebes
"Good For/At Nothing" Harley Hefford
2016 "Memory"
"Issues" David Gladstein

Video albums

Year Title
2005 Permanent Record: Live & Otherwise
  • Released: July 12, 2005
  • Label: Rhino Entertainment (970428)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: DVD
2006 No, Let's Start Over
  • Released: March 28, 2006
  • Label: Universal Music Group (0602498756775)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: DVD
2007 Live at the Haçienda
  • Released: December 11, 2007
  • Label: Cherry Red (CRDVD163)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Format: DVD

Soundtracks and compilations

Year Title Track(s) Note(s)
1987 I Was a Teenage Zombie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Good Feeling"
1991 Triple J's Live At The Wireless 2 "Kiss Off" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1994 The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Color Me Once"
Woodstock 94 "Dance, Motherfucker, Dance!/Kiss Off" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1995 Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits "Step Right Up"
Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits "Eep Opp Ork Ah-ah (Means I Love You)" From The Jetsons.
1997 Grosse Pointe Blank Soundtrack "Blister in the Sun" Although it appears on the soundtrack, "Blister 2000" does not appear in the actual film.
"Blister 2000"
1998 MTV's 120 Minutes Live "Kiss Off" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1999 End Sessions: The End 107.7 "Fat" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture "I Swear It (I Can Change)" The Femmes' rendition of "I Can Change" does not appear in the actual film.
Mystery Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "No More Heroes"
The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas: Volume One "Blister in the Sun" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". From Acoustic Christmas 1993.
2000 Y100 Sonic Sessions: Volume Four "Add It Up"
2002 Discrespective: Big Day Out "Girl Trouble" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2006 Rocket Science: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Blister in the Sun" Instrumental covers of "Blister in the Sun" and "Add It Up" by Sam Matthews and Houfei Tang also appear in the film.
"Kiss Off"
2007 Triple J's Live at the Wireless: From the Vaults "Blister in the Sun" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2023 Okemah Rising "Gotta Get to Peekskill" The band appear on the Dropkick Murphys song from their 2023 studio album.

References

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