The Veronicas discography

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The Veronicas discography
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The Veronicas, 2009
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 1
↙EPs 3
↙Singles 10
↙Video albums 2
↙Music videos 11
↙Soundtracks 1

The discography of The Veronicas, an Australian pop duo, consists of two studio albums, ten singles, two DVDs and eleven music videos. They are signed to Sire Records, Warner Music and Pony Canyon. As songwriters, The Veronicas have co-written tracks with other artists.

Their debut album, The Secret Life of..., was released in 2005 and reached the top five in Australia and the top ten in New Zealand.[1][2] The album has been certified 4× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) with shipments of over 280,000 copies and also won Best Pop Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006.[3][4] Their debut single "4ever" reached the top ten in Australia and New Zealand, and peaked in the top forty in Italy, Ireland, Germany and UK and number twelve on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[5][6] The song received a nomination at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005 for Breathrough Artist – Single, and also achieved platinum status in Australia for over 70,000 copies shipped.[7][8]

Their follow up singles, "Everything I'm Not" and "When It All Falls Apart" reached the top ten in Australia and New Zealand with the latter peaking in the top twenty in Belgium.[9][10] Both singles also achieved Gold status in Australia for shipments of over 35,000 copies.[11] The next single, "Revolution", reached the top twenty on the ARIA Singles Chart and the final single from the album, "Leave Me Alone", peaked in the top fifty.[1]

In 2007 they released their second album Hook Me Up. The album reached the top ten in countries like Australia and New Zealand, the top forty in the UK and Ireland, also topping the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[12][13] The lead single, "Hook Me Up", became their first Australian number one and achieved platinum status.[1][14] The following single "Untouched" became their international breakthrough song. It topped the Irish charts while reaching the top five in Australia, Canada and Netherlands, the top ten in Finland, New Zealand and the UK and made their debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart reaching the top twenty.[15] The single achieved platinum status in both Australia and the United States.[14][16] Their next two singles, "This Love" and "Take Me on the Floor", became their third and fourth consecutive top ten Australian hits and both achieved Gold status.[1][14] The album and its first two singles were nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 for Best Pop Release, Highest Selling Single and Highest Selling Album.[17]

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales thresholds Certifications
AUS
[1]		 BE/FL
[18]		 IRL
[19]		 NZ
[2]		 SWI
[20]		 UK
[21]		 US
[22]
The Secret Life of... 2 5 — 3 61 — 133
Hook Me Up
  • Released: 3 November 2007[nb 2]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 — 33 8 38 35 107
  • AUS: 140,000+
  • US: 128,000
  • WW: 316,000+
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Live albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Live In Australia 2006 Revolution Tour
(CD, included with the live DVD for Exposed... The Secret Life of The Veronicas)
Revenge Is Sweeter Tour
(CD, included with the live DVD for Revenge Is Sweeter Tour)
  • Released: 4 September 2009[30]
  • Format: CD, DVD
  • Label: Sire Records

[edit] Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Complete
  • Released: 18 March 2009[31]
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Pony Canyon

[edit] Extended plays

List of EPs
Title Album details
Sessions@AOL[nb 3]
Unplugged - The Veronicas[nb 4]
Untouched: Lost Tracks

[edit] Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[1]		 UK
[21]		 BEL
[18]		 IRL
[35]		 NL
[36]		 NZ
[2]		 US
[37]
"4ever" 2005 2 18 26 20 32 7 112
  • AUS: Platinum [38]
 The Secret Life of...
"Everything I'm Not" 7 — — — — 10 —
"When It All Falls Apart" 2006 7 — 19 — 83 7 —
"Revolution" 18 — — — — — — —
"Leave Me Alone" 41 — — — — — — —
"Hook Me Up" 2007 1 — — — — — — Hook Me Up
"Untouched" 2 6 12 1 5 9 17
"This Love" 2008 10 — — — — 14 —
"Take Me on the Floor" 7 — — — — 29 81
"Popular" — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Album appearances

Song Year Artist(s) Album
"Grown-Up Christmas List"[40] 2010 The Veronicas The Spirit of Christmas 2010

[edit] Soundtrack appearances

Song Year Artist(s) Movie
"The Wild Side"[41] 2010 The Veronicas Hanni & Nanni
"Us Against the World"[41]

[edit] Videos

[edit] Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart
position
AUS
[42]		 Certifications
Exposed... The Secret Life of The Veronicas 3
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[43]
Revenge Is Sweeter Tour
  • Released: 4 September 2009[30]
  • Format: CD, DVD
  • Label: Sire Records
 91 —
"—" denotes releases that did not receive certification.

[edit] Music videos

Year Song Director
2005 "4ever" (Australian version) Dave Meyers[44]
"4ever" (U.S. version) Adria Petty & Daniel Kern[45]
"Everything I'm Not" Robert Hales[46][47]
2006 "When It All Falls Apart"
"Revolution" jt [nb 5]
2007 "Hook Me Up" Scott Speer[49]
"Untouched" Anthony Rose[50]
2008 "This Love"
"Take Me on the Floor"
2009 "Take Me on the Floor" (U.S. version) Cameron Barnett[51][nb 6]
"4ever" (UK version) Kenneth Cappello[53]

[edit] Other works

Apart from their own music they have also co-written songs for other artists.

Year Title Album Notes
2004 "What's Going On?"[nb 7] For You Co-written for Casey Donovan's debut album after she won the second series of Australian Idol.[55]
2005 "All About Us"[nb 8] Dangerous and Moving The song was co-written for Russian band t.A.T.u..[57]
2006 "Faded"[nb 9] A Place I've Never Been

Perfect Day

 Co-written for Australian Idol third series winner Kate DeAraugo.[57] The song was also covered by German eurodance group Cascada.[59]
"Don't Say"[nb 10] Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird Co-written with Luke Steele for the band Sleepy Jackson when the twins were about 17.[61]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Secret Life of... was released in Belgium in 2006
  2. ^ Hook Me Up was released in New Zealand and the United States in 2008, and Ireland, and UK in 2009.
  3. ^ Sessions@AOL is a live recording.
  4. ^ Unplugged - The Veronicas is a live recording.
  5. ^ The music video for "Revolution" was shot during the Revolution Tour in Brisbane by Melbourne based film company Taiyo Films.[48]
  6. ^ The North American music video for "Take Me on the Floor" was shot on 24 February 2009 at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne on the Australian leg of the Revenge Is Sweeter tour.[52]
  7. ^ "What's Going On?" was co-written with Bernholm and Johansson.[54]
  8. ^ "All About Us" was co-written with Billy Steinberg and the Berman Brothers.[56]
  9. ^ "Faded" was co-written with Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil.[58]
  10. ^ "Don't Say" was also co-written with Andrew Klippel.[60]

[edit] References

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  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  5. ^ "The Veronicas - "4ever" - World Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – "4Ever"". Billboard. Nielson Business Media Inc. 8 April 2006. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929174842/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3065447&cdi=8581859&cid=04/08/2006. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
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  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  9. ^ The Veronicas – "Everything I'm Not" (song) Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  10. ^ The Veronicas – "When It All Falls Apart" (song) Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
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  12. ^ The Veronicas - Hook Me Up - World Charts aCharts.us. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  13. ^ "Top Heatseekers – Hook Me Up". Billboard. Nielson Business Media Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-veronicas/chart-history/683267?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
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  15. ^ The Veronicas - "Untouched" - World Charts aCharts.us. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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  26. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart, Monday 12 June 2006, Chart# 1516". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). 12 June 2006. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1516&chartKind=A&format=pdf. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  28. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart, Monday 10 November 2008, Chart# 1642". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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  30. ^ a b "Revenge Is Sweeter Tour: CD and DVD". JB Hi-Fi. http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/revenge-is-sweeter-tour-cd-dvd/449665. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
  31. ^ "The Veronicas Complete Japan Double CD (457379)". Esprit International Limited (EIL). http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=457379. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 
  32. ^ "AOL Sessions Live". Yahoo! Music. Amazon.com, Inc.. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001200M6O. Retrieved 5 February 2011. 
  33. ^ "Unplugged - The Veronicas". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! Inc.. http://new.music.yahoo.com/veronicas/albums/unplugged-the-veronicas--45211171. Retrieved 5 February 2011. 
  34. ^ "Untouched: Lost Tracks". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. http://itunes.apple.com/pt/album/untouched-lost-tracks-ep/id301003487. Retrieved 5 February 2011. 
  35. ^ "The Irish Charts: All There is to Know". IrishCharts.ie. Retrieved 13 October 2007. Note: User must define 'Search by Artist' search parameter as "Veronicas".
  36. ^ "Discografie The Veronicas". Dutch charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2011. Note: Some information in Dutch.
  37. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United States:
  38. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  39. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart, Monday 1 September 2008, Chart# 1632". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). 1 September 2008. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1632&chartKind=S&format=pdf. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  40. ^ "The Spirit Of Christmas 2010 - Apple". ITunes Store. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-spirit-of-christmas-2010/id399173518. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  41. ^ a b "Hanni & Nanni von Ost und Various" (in German). Amazon.de. Amazon.com, Inc.. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B003OQDFRM. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  42. ^ Peak chart positions for DVDs in the Australia:
  43. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  44. ^ "Dave Meyers music video directing credits". davemeyers.com. http://davemeyers.com/pdfs/DaveMeyers_VideoCredits.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-05. Note: "4ever" is listed as "Forever".. 
  45. ^ "The Veronicas: "4ever" official video". theveronicas.com. http://www.theveronicas.com/media/videos/4ever-official-music-video. Retrieved 2011-07-05. Note: Production credits for "4ever" are listed below the video clip.. 
  46. ^ "Twinkie Byrd resume, p. 5.". media.watchreels.com. 14 September 2008. http://media.watchreels.com/resume/TwinkieByrdResume.pdf. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  47. ^ "The Veronicas: "When it all Falls Apart" official video". theveronicas.com. http://www.theveronicas.com/media/videos/when-it-all-falls-apart-official-video. Retrieved 2011-07-05. Note: Production credits for "When it all Falls Apart" are listed below the video clip.. 
  48. ^ (2006) Album notes for Exposed... The Secret Life of The Veronicas by The Veronicas [CD Liner Notes]. Warner Music Australia (9362432562).
  49. ^ "Brickyard Films: Music Videos". brickyardfilms.com. http://brickyardfilms.com/about/music-video-first-ad. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
  50. ^ "Director Anthony Rose credits". maddfilms.com. http://www.maddfilms.com/director-anthony-rose-the-dead-sea. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  51. ^ "Take Me on the Floor official music video". MTV Canada, Bell Media. http://www.mtv.ca/music/video_browse_play.jhtml?aid=1967806&vid=379222. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  52. ^ "New "Take Me On The Floor" Video". Theveronicas.com. http://www.theveronicas.com/new-take-me-floor-video. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  53. ^ "Kenneth Cappello credits". kennethcappello.com. http://www.kennethcappello.com/videos.html?id=34. Retrieved 2011-07-05. Note: "4ever" is listed as "Forever".. 
  54. ^ ""What's Going On?" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Whats%20Going%20On. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  55. ^ Jeffries, David. "The Veronicas biography at Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-veronicas-p728992/biography. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  56. ^ ""All About Us" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=All%20About%20Us. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
  57. ^ a b Faded and All About Us. The year of the Veronicas Smh.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  58. ^ ""Faded" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Faded. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
  59. ^ Cascada. Cascada - Faded Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  60. ^ ""Don't Say" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Don't%20Say. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
  61. ^ Sleepy Jackson. The Sleepy Jackson Interview Perth Music. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
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