Portishead discography

Portishead discography
Studio albums	3
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Video albums	1
Music videos	11
Singles	10
Remixes	20

The discography of British trip hop group Portishead consists of three studio albums, one live album, one compilation, ten singles and one video album. The Bristol-based band consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NZ [7]	NOR [8]	US [9]
Dummy	Released: 22 August 1994 Label: Go! Beat 8285222 Formats: CD, LP	2	23	—	—	45	15	21	29	79	UK: 2× Platinum[10] AUS: Platinum[11] CAN: Platinum[12] US: Gold[13]
Portishead	Released: 29 September 1997[14] Label: Go! Beat 8285222 Format: CD, LP	2	2	6	5	7	31	1	7	21	UK: Platinum[10] AUS: Gold[11]
Third	Released: 28 April 2008[14] Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	9	4	3	6	8	9	6	7	UK: Gold[10]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
		UK [1]	US [15]	GER	AUS [2]	NZ [16]
1998	Roseland NYC Live Released: 2 November 1998[14] Label: Go! Beat 5594242 Format: CD, LP	40	155	58	33	23	UK: Silver[17]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions												Album
		UK [1][18]	AUS [2]	BEL [19]	CA [20]	FR [21]	IRE [22]	NL [23]	NZ [24]	SWE [25]	SWI [26]	US [27]	US Mod [28]
1994	"Numb"	—	213	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dummy
	"Sour Times"	13	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	53	5
1995	"Glory Box"	13	96	36	—	12	12	25	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"All Mine"	8	36	—	—	—	—	—	29	44	42	—	—	Portishead
	"Over"	25	159	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"Only You"	35	131	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	—
2008	"Machine Gun"	52	87	—	84	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Third
	"The Rip"	—	—	—	—	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Magic Doors"	—	—	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"Chase the Tear"	164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album single
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilations

• 1995 Glory Times (the "Glory Box" and "Sour Times" singles combined)
• 1995 The Rebirth of Cool Phive^[29] (Revenge of the Number)

Video albums

• 1998 Roseland NYC Live (PAL video)
• 2002 Roseland NYC Live (DVD - also includes all single promos and short films shown in the videography section)

Collaborations and miscellaneous releases

• 1999: Portishead collaborated with Tom Jones on "Motherless Child" from his album of duets Reload. That album also has a cover of Portishead's "All Mine" sung as a duet with Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy.
• 2003: Geoff Barrow along with Adrian Utley, Clive Deamer, Tim Saul and John Baggott assisted with the production of Stephanie McKay's McKay under the Go! Beat Records label.
• 2005: Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley produced The Coral's The Invisible Invasion.
• 2006: Portishead recorded a cover of "Requiem for Anna" on the various artists compilation "Monsieur Gainsbourg revisited".
• Portishead Interview and Mix CD (Geoff Barrow interviewed by Mark Findlay (INTER HEAD 1) and Mix by Geoff Barrow & Andy Smith with Cowboys (MIX HEAD 1))
• A track entitled "Acid Jazz & Trip Hop (Remix)" has been circulating the web and Portishead, Massive Attack, or Squarepusher are widely credited as the artist. However, the track is in fact a Portishead remix of an Unkle song that has been given different titles on a number of releases. On Unkle's earliest release, The Time Has Come EP, the track is entitled "If You Find Earth Boring (Portishead Plays U.N.K.L.E Mix)". However, on various compilations and "The Time Has Come" 2005 single by DJ Shadow, the track is entitled "Time Has Come (Portishead Plays Unkle Mix)".

Remixes

• Depeche Mode – "In Your Room" (The Jeep Rock Mix) (1993)
• Depeche Mode – "Walking in My Shoes" (Grungy Gonads Mix) (1993)
• Gabrielle – "Going Nowhere" (Portishead Mix) (1993)
• Whores of Babylon – "Fall of Agade" (Portishead Remix) (1993)
• Paul Weller – "Wild Wood" (The Sheared Wood Remix) (1994)
• Primal Scream – "Give Out but Don't Give Up" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• Ride – "Moonlight Medicine" (Portishead's Ride On The Wire Mix) (1994)
• The Sabres of Paradise – "Planet D" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• Gravediggaz – "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere To Hide" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• The Federation – "Rusty James" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• UNKLE – "The Time Has Come" (Portishead Plays Unkle Mix) (1994)
• Earthling – "1st Transmission" (Portishead's Earthead Mix) (1994)
• Earthling – "Nefisa" (Portishead Mix) (1995)
• Nine – "Whutcha Want?" (Portishead Mix) (1995)
• Massive Attack – "Karmacoma" (Portishead Experience) (1995)
• Junkwaffel – "Mudskipper" (Portishead So-So Mix) (1995)
• My Dying Bride - "Grace Unhearing" (Portishell Mix) (1998)
• Something for Kate – "Easy" (Mr Barrow and Mr Yates Surfin' For Kate Remix) (1999)
• Machine Gun Fellatio – "Horny Blonde 40" (Portishead Remix) (2002)

Videography

Music videos

• "Sour Times" (Hemming): made up of scenes from To Kill a Dead Man
• "Numb" (dir. Alexander Hemming)
• "Glory Box" (Hemming) homage to the Basil Dearden film Victim
• "Wandering Star" (acoustic version) (edited by Rick Holbrook, filmed by Adrian Utley, Hazel Grian, et al.)
• "All Mine" (Dick Caruthers) based on a 1968 Italian talent show and The Outer Limits
• "Over" (Chris Bran)
• "Humming" (Ben Waters) A short film noir set to the song of the same name (2003)
• "Only You" (Chris Cunningham)
• "Machine Gun" (John Minton)
• "Magic Doors" (John Minton)
• "The Rip" (Nick Uff)
• "We Carry On" (Nick Uff)

Short films

• To Kill a Dead Man (1994) (Alexander Hemming)
• Road Trip (1997) (Hazel Grian) 10-minute film screened as introduction to each concert on the 1997/98 World Tour and accompanied by a DJ Andy Smith mix of tracks performed by Portishead, footage consists of a car driving from Bristol to Portishead.

Other use in media

Advertisements

• "Glory Box" appeared in a Levi's ad celebrating the watch pocket.
• "Numb" was used in a commercial for the TV series Lost and featured in a commercial for the Nissan Primera.
• "Roads" was used in the One Campaign commercials on TV.
• "Machine Gun" was used in the Metro: Last Light teaser trailer.
• "Chase the Tear" was used in the promotional teaser for the reality series Utopia.

Films

• Nadja ("Strangers") ("Roads") (1994)
• Assassins ("Roads") (1995)
• Le Confessional (1995)
• Go Now (1995)
• Little Criminals ("Roads") (1995)
• Tank Girl ("Roads") (1995)
• The Craft ("Glory Box") (1996)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Stealing Beauty ("Glory Box") (1996)
• When the Cat's Away (Chacun cherche son chat) (1996)
• Nowhere (1997)
• B Monkey ("Glory Box") (1998)
• Cheaters ("Roads") (2000)
• The Watcher ("Roads") (2000)
• Sous le sable ("Undenied") (2000)
• Lord of War ("Glory Box") (2005)
• Sharkwater ("Roads") (2007)
• Jake Blauvelt: Naturally ("Roads") (2013)
• Wild ("Glory Box") (2014)

Television

• Daria ("Glory Box") - "Pinch Sitter"
• The Vice ("Sour Times") theme song
• MTV Downtown ("Glory Box") - "Insomnia"
• Crossing Jordan ("Strangers") - "Born to Run"
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Glory Box") - "Chaos Theory", ("We Carry On") - "Leave Out All The Rest"
• The L Word ("Roads") - "Limb from Limb"
• Skins ("Undenied") "Maxxie and Anwar", ("Machine Gun") - "Effy"
• Rescue Me ("Numb") - "Zombies", ("Glory Box" ") - "Thaw"
• Warehouse 13 ("Only You") - "Elements", ("Sour Times") - "Time Will Tell"
• Numb3rs ("Glory Box") - "And the Winner Is..."
• Ringer ("Glory Box") - "If You Ever Want a French Lesson"
• Defiance ("Roads") - "The Cord and the Ax"
• Gotham ("Roads") - "Selina Kyle"
• Person of Interest ("Roads") - "Nautilus"
• The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story ("Sour Times") - "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"

Video games

• Grand Theft Auto V ("Numb"), track appears as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One exclusive track for fictional radio station WorldWide FM

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