The Fray discography

The Fray discography
The Fray in 2014
Studio albums	4
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	1
Music videos	10
EPs	3
Singles	12
Promotional singles	1

The discography of The Fray, an American piano rock band, consists of four studio albums, three live albums, one compilation album, five extended plays, twelve singles, one promotional single and ten music videos. The members of the group met in a music store in Denver – independently, positive coverage from many local media outlets brought them to the attention of Epic Records, who signed them in 2004.^[1] The Fray's debut studio album, How to Save a Life, was released in 2005. Five singles were released from the album in total: the first two, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and the album's title track, both reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 and were certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA):^[2][3] the latter also topped the Irish singles chart and reached number 4 in the United Kingdom.^[4][5]

The Fray's second album, The Fray, was inspired by a series of trips they took to Rwanda, and featured production from Brendan O'Brien.^[1] After its release in February 2009, The Fray became their first album to top the US Billboard 200, and also reached the top ten of the Canadian and United Kingdom albums charts.^[6][7] Its release was preceded by the release of the single "You Found Me", which reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also certified triple platinum by the RIAA.^[2][3] It also achieved success in Australia, where it topped the singles chart and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).^[8][9] Three further singles – "Never Say Never", a cover of the Kanye West song "Heartless" and "Syndicate" – were also released from the album.

In 2012, The Fray released their third album, named Scars & Stories: the title comes from an unreleased B-side previously recorded by the group.^[1] It charted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and at number 6 in Canada,^[6][10] and spawned two singles: "Heartbeat", which reached number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[3] and "Run for Your Life".

Albums

Studio albums

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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [10]	US Rock [11]	AUS [12]	CAN [6]	GER [13]	IRL [4]	NLD [14]	NZ [15]	SWI [16]	UK [7]
How to Save a Life	Released: September 13, 2005 (US)[17] Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	14	4	1	9	56	4	50	2	57	4	US: 2,370,000[18]	RIAA: 2× Platinum[2] ARIA: Platinum[19] BPI: Platinum[20] MC: Platinum[21] RMNZ: Platinum[22]
The Fray	Released: February 3, 2009 (US)[23] Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	3	2	46	13	54	19	47	8		RIAA: Platinum[2] ARIA: Gold[24] BPI: Silver[20] MC: Gold[21]
Scars & Stories	Released: February 7, 2012 (US)[25] Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	4	2	18	6	45	41	68	39	32	44
Helios	Released: February 25, 2014 (US)[26] Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	8	2	21	11	43	—	—	—	48	51
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Album details
Live at the Electric Factory: Bootleg No. 1[27]	Released: July 18, 2006 (US)[27] Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download
Acoustic in Nashville: Bootleg No. 2[28]	Released: September 4, 2007 (US)[28] Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download
Live from the 9:30 Club: Bootleg No. 3[29]	Released: 2009 (US)[29] Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums

Title	Album details
The Fray – The Collection[30]	Released: March 8, 2013 (US)[30] Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Album details
Movement EP	Released: 2002 Label: Independent Format: CD
Reason EP	Released: 2003 Label: Independent Format: CD
iTunes Live from Soho[31]	Released: April 7, 2009 (US)[31] Label: Sony Format: Digital download
Christmas EP[32]	Released: December 21, 2009 (US)[32] Formats: Digital download
Covers[33]	Released: August 7, 2012 (US)[33] Format: LP

Singles

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [3]	US Adult [34]	US Pop [35]	AUS [8]	CAN [36]	GER [37]	IRL [4]	NZ [15]	SWI [16]	UK [5]
"Over My Head (Cable Car)"	2005	8	2	5	22	11	83	25	25	96	19	RIAA: 3× Platinum[2] ARIA: Gold[38] MC: Gold[21]	How to Save a Life
"How to Save a Life"	2006	3	1	3	2	17	45	1	7	28	4	RIAA: 3× Platinum[2] ARIA: Platinum[38] BPI: Platinum[20] MC: Platinum[21] RMNZ: Gold[39]
"Look After You"	2007	59	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All at Once"		—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	175
"You Found Me"	2008	7	1	6	1	12	73	4	18	63	35	RIAA: 4× Platinum[2] ARIA: 2× Platinum[9]	The Fray
"Never Say Never"	2009	32	7	12	38	51	—	—	—	—	87	RIAA: Platinum[2]
"Heartless"		78	—	—	—	45	—	—	—	—	—
"Syndicate"	2010	—[upper-alpha 1]	16	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Heartbeat"	2011	42	10	22	66	63	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[2]	Scars & Stories
"Run for Your Life"	2012	—	31	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Love Don't Die"	2013	60	7	—	44	65	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[2]	Helios
"Break Your Plans"	2014	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US [3]	US Pop 100 [41]
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"	2006	50	41	Non-album single

Other charted songs

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US [3]
"Absolute"	2009	70	The Fray
"Undertow" (Timbaland featuring The Fray and Esthero)		100	Shock Value II
"The Fighter"	2012	—[upper-alpha 2]	Scars & Stories

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Undertow"[42]	2009	Timbaland, Esthero	Shock Value II
"Mahna Mahna"[43]	2011	none	Muppets: The Green Album
"Take Your Time"[44]			Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
"Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World"[45]			AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered
"Forever More"[46]	2012	DJ Fresh, Professor Green	Nextlevelism

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Over My Head (Cable Car)"	2005	Elliott Lester[47]
"How to Save a Life" (version 1)	2006	Sam Brown[48]
"How to Save a Life" (version 2)		Mark Pellington[49]
"All at Once"	2007	Rod Blackhurst[50]
"You Found Me"	2008	Josh Forbes[51]
"Never Say Never"	2009	Ace Norton[52]
"Heartless"		Hiro Murai[53]
"Syndicate"	2010	Mark Pellington[54]
"Heartbeat"	2011	Justin Francis[55]
"Run for Your Life"	2012	Declan Whitebloom[56]
"Love Don't Die"	2013	Nathan Cox[57]
"Break Your Plans"	2014	Issac Slade

Notes

1. "Syndicate" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[40]
2. "The Fighter" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[40]

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External links

• Official website
• The Fray discography at Discogs
• The Fray discography at MusicBrainz