Chvrches discography

Chvrches discography
Chvrches in 2014
Studio albums	2
Music videos	8
EPs	4
Singles	7
Other appearances	2
Cover songs	8
Remixes	4

The discography of Scottish electronic band Chvrches consists of two studio albums, four extended plays (EPs), seven singles, four remixes and seven music videos. Chvrches was formed in Glasgow, Scotland, 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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Sales	Certifications
		UK [3]	SCO [4]	AUS [5]	GER [6]	IRE [7]	JPN [8][9]	NL [10]	NZ [11]	US [12]
The Bones of What You Believe	Released: 20 September 2013 Label: Virgin (UK), Glassnote (US) Format: Digital download, CD, LP	9	5	13	22	12	66	68	35	12	UK: 120,318[13] US: 184,000[14]	BPI: Gold[15]
Every Open Eye	Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Universal (UK), Glassnote (US) Format: Digital download, CD, LP	4	1	3	20	4	39	33	10	8

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK	JPN [16]
Recover EP	Released: 25 March 2013 Label: Goodbye, Virgin (UK), Glassnote (US) Format: Digital download, 12" (limited edition)	91	—
Chvrches EP	Released: 10 July 2013 Label: Hostess Entertainment (Japan),[17] Goodbye Records (UK)[18] Format: CD (Japan), digital download (UK)	—	130
Gun (Remixes)	Released: 11 July 2013 Label: Goodbye, Virgin (UK) Format: 12" vinyl, digital download	—	—
Under the Tide EP	Released: 28 November 2014[19] Label: Goodbye, Virgin (UK) Format: 12" vinyl	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	UK [3]	SCO [20]	AUS [21]	BEL	GER [22]	JPN [23]	JPN Air [24]	US Alt [25]	Album	Certifications
"The Mother We Share"	2012	38	34	—	59	63	6	4	12	The Bones of What You Believe	RIAA: Gold[26]
"Recover"	2013	91	64	84	93	55	—	—	—
"Gun"		55	45	—	61	—	82	55	—
"Lies"[27]		196	—	—	77	—	—	—	—
"We Sink"[28]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Under the Tide"[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Get Away"[30]		52	24	—	—	—	—	49	—	Every Open Eye
"Tether" (vs. Eric Prydz)[31]	2015	107	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Leave a Trace"		108	—	64	87	—	95	—	19	Every Open Eye
"Never Ending Circles"		157	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Clearest Blue"		195	—	—	—	—	74	13	—
"Empty Threat"		—	—	—	129	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [21]
"Dead Air"[32]	2014	94	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2013	"Recover"	Wim Reygaert[33]
	"Gun"	Pen$acola[34]
	"The Mother We Share"	Sing J. Lee[35]
	"Lies"	Sing J. Lee[36]
2014	"We Sink"[37]	Sing J. Lee [38]
	"Recover (Travelogue)"[39]	N/A
	"Under the Tide"[40]	Sing J. Lee[41]
2015	"Leave a Trace"[42]	Warren & Nick[43]
	"Empty Threat"[44]	Austin Peters[44]
2016	"Clearest Blue"[45]	Warren Fu[46]

Other appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by CHVRCHES

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Bela Lugosi's Dead"	2014	N/A	Vampire Academy Soundtrack
"Do I Wanna Know?"		N/A	triple j – Like a Version 10

Cover songs

Year	Song	Notes
2012	"I Would Die 4 V"	live SiriusXM cover of a Prince song. A studio recording was available online for a short period.
2013	"Falling"	live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Haim song
	"It's Not Right but It's Okay"	live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Whitney Houston song. A studio recording was released on the Lies EP.
	"Stay Another Day"	live BBC Radio 1 cover of an East 17 song
	"Tightrope"	live Billboard cover of a Janelle Monáe song. A studio recording was released on the Target exclusive version of The Bones of What You Believe.
2014	"Bela Lugosi's Dead"	Studio recorded cover of a Bauhaus song, on Vampire Academy soundtrack release
	"Do I Wanna Know?"	live Triple J cover of an Arctic Monkeys song, released on Like a Version: Volume 10
	"Team"	live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Lorde song
2015	"Cry Me a River"	live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Justin Timberlake song
	"Ignorance"	live cover of a Paramore song
	"What Do You Mean?"	live BBC Radio 1 cover of a Justin Bieber song

Remixes

A list of songs remixed by Chvrches:

• Ultraísta – "Gold Dayzz"
• St. Lucia – "Before the Dive"
• MS MR – "Hurricane"
• SOAK – "Blud"

References

1. "BBC – Music – CHVRCHES".
2. "BBC News – BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches". 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
3. • For all except where noted: "Chvrches > Artist Chart History". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
   • For "Tether": "Chart Log UK - New Entries Update 21.03.2015". zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
   • For "Never Ending Circles": "Chart Log UK - New Entries Update 22.08.2015". zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
4. "2013 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
5. "Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
6. "Chvrches, The Bones Of What You Believe" (in German). officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
7. "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 26 September 2013". Chart-Track. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
8. Billboard Japan Top Albums (in Japanese; retrieved 3 October 2013)
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10. "Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
11. "Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
12. "Chvrches – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
13. Jones, Alan (2 October 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Disclosure's Caracal takes No.1 album slot with 26,789 sales". Music Week. Intent Media. (subscription required (help)).
14. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015.
15. "British album certifications – Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 March 2014. Enter The Bones of What You Believe in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Search
16. チャーチズのランキング | ORICON STYLE (in Japanese; retrieved 11 November 2015)
17. "Chvrches – EP". Discogs. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
18. "Chvrches – EP (File, MP3)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
19. "CHVRCHES’ ‘Under The Tide’ coming to Black Friday". Modern Vinyl. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
20. Peak positions for singles in Scotland: "Chart Archive > October 5, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-09-29.
21. Peak positions for singles in Australia:
    • "Recover": "The ARIA Report - Issue #1205" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
    • "Dead Air": Ryan, Gavin (15 November 2014). "Ed Sheeran Spends 5th Week On Top Of ARIA Singles". Noise11. Noise Network. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
    • "[Leave a Trace (Chvrches song)|Leave a Trace]]": Ryan, Gavin (25 July 2015). "ARIA Singles: Belgium's Lost Frequencies Tops Singles Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
22. Peak positions for singles in Scotland: "Chvrches – The Mother We Share". Swiss Charts. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
23. Billboard Japan Hot 100 (retrieved 19 September 2013)
24. Peak positions for Chvrches' singles on Billboard Japan Radio Songs:
    • For "Gun" Billboard Japan Radio Songs (in Japanese; retrieved 2 October 2015)
    • For "The Mother We Share" Billboard Japan Radio Songs (in Japanese; retrieved 2 October 2015)
    • For "Get Away" Billboard Japan Radio Songs (in Japanese; retrieved 7 October 2015)
    • For "Clearest Blue" Billboard Japan Radio Songs (in Japanese; retrieved 15 October 2015)
25. "The Mother We Share by CHVRCHES". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
26. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
27. "iTunes - Music - Lies - EP by CHVRCHES". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
28. "We Sink [Explicit] - CHVRCHES". Amazon (GER). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
29. "iTunes - Music - Under the Tide - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (US). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
30. "iTunes - Music - Get Away - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
31. "iTunes - Music - Tether (Eric Prydz Vs. CHVRCHES) [Radio Edit] - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
32. "iTunes - Music - Under the Tide - Single by CHVRCHES". iTunes (US). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
33. "Chvrches 'Recover' on Vimeo".
34. "Chvrches 'Gun' on Vimeo".
35. "Video: Chvrches: "The Mother We Share"". Pitchfork.
36. "Video: Chvrches: "Lies"". Pitchfork.
37. CHVRCHES - We Sink. 21 March 2014 – via YouTube.
38. "We Sink". VEVO. 21 March 2014.
39. CHVRCHES - Recover (Travelogue). 17 February 2014 – via YouTube.
40. CHVRCHES - Under The Tide. 23 October 2014 – via YouTube.
41. "Chvrches Share Trippy "Under the Tide" Video - News - Pitchfork".
42. CHVRCHES - Leave A Trace. 17 August 2015 – via YouTube.
43. "Chvrches - Leave A Trace (2015) - IMVDb". IMVDb.
44. CHVRCHES - Empty Threat, retrieved 2015-11-24
45. CHVRCHES - Clearest Blue - YouTube (retrieved February 19, 2016)
46. CHVRCHES (retrieved February 19, 2016)

External links

• Official website