Split Enz discography

Split Enz discography
Split Enz discography
Studio albums	9
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	11
Tribute albums	5
Singles	32
B-sides	44
Video albums	7
Music videos	25

This is a complete discography listing for Split Enz, a New Zealand originated experimental rock-pop group. Their creative output includes several albums, singles, music videos, compilations as well as having albums pay tribute by other artists.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN	UK ^[3]	US ^[4]	Certifications
Mental Notes	Released: July 1975 Label: White Cloud (WCL 101)	7	35	—	—	—
Second Thoughts	Released: August 1976 Label: Mushroom Records (L 35981)	18	25	—	—	—
Dizrythmia	Released: August 1977 Label: Mushroom Records (L 36347)	3	18	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold^[5]
Frenzy	Released: February 1979 Label: Mushroom Records (L 36768)	13	24	49	—	—	ARIA: Gold^{[citation needed]} CAN: 40,000 copies^[6]
True Colours	Released: February 1980 Label: Mushroom Records (L 37167)	1	1	10	38	40	ARIA/NZ: Multi platinum^[7]^[8] CAN: 2x Platinum^[5]^[6]
Waiata/Corroboree	Released: March 1981 Label: Mushroom (RML 53001)	1	1	17	—	45	ARIA: Platinum^[9] CAN: Platinum^[6]
Time and Tide	Released: April 1982 Label:Mushroom (RML 53012)	1	1	4	71	58	NZ: 2xPlatinum^[6] CAN: Platinum^[6]
Conflicting Emotions	Released: November 1983 Label: Mushroom (RML 53107)	3	13	—	—	137
See Ya 'Round	Released: October 1984 Label: Mushroom (RML 53146)	5	29	—	—	—

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]^[10]	Certifications
The Living Enz	Released: 1985 Label: Mushroom Records (RML 55007/8)	9	88
Anniversary	Released: 1994 Label: Mushroom Records (D 98010) Recorded in New Zealand during Split Enz's Twentieth Anniversary Tour in March 1993.	—	—
Extravagenza/Greatest Hits Live	Released: 2005 Label: Liberation Blue (BLUE120.5) Reissued and expanded version of Anniversary	—	—
Live in America	Released: 2007 (Europe only) Label: The Store for Music (SFMCD044) Recorded in October 1980	—	—
Live, Alive Oh	Released: July 2017 Label: Liberation Music (LMCD0326) Recorded in New Zealand during Split Enz's Twentieth Anniversary Tour in March 1993 & NZ Farewell Tour Vactor Arena 2008	—	91

Compilations

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	Certifications
The Beginning of the Enz	Released: November 1979 Label: Mushroom Records (L 37132) Recorded: 1973–1974	35	—
Enz of an Era	Released: 1982 Label: Mushroom Records (RML 52027) Recorded: 1976 - 1982	—	—
The Split Enz Collection 1973-1984	Released: 1986 (Australia) Label: Concept Records (CC 0050)	—	41
History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz	Released: 1987 (US), 1989 (NZ & AUS) Label: A&M Records (SP-3289) Mushroom (L 30222)	9	62	ARIA: Gold^[2]
Oddz and Enz	Released: 1992 Label: Recorded: Demos and live tracks 1975 - 1979 Included in Box Set Split Enz 1972–1979	—	—
Rear Enz	Released: 1992 Label: Recorded: Demos and live tracks 1979 - 1984 Included in Box Set Split Enz 1980–1984	—	—
The Best of Split Enz	Released: 1993 (US/UK only) Label: Chrysalis (CDP 528409) Recorded: Demos and live tracks 1979 - 1984 Included in Box Set Split Enz 1980–1984	—	—
Spellbound	Released: May 1997 Label: Mushroom (MUSH33015.2) Greatest Hits collection	17	5	ARIA: Platinum^[2]
Stranger Than Fiction: The Gold Collection	Released: 1997 Label: DISKY (724348828828) Budget compilation	—	—
Other Enz: Split Enz & Beyond (with various artists)	Released: 1999 Label: Raven Records (RVCD-100) Notes: Split Enz & various artists compilation	—	—
History: The Best of Split Enz	Released: 2003 Label: Mushroom (33619-2)	—	56	ARIA: Gold^[2]
The Collection - The Best of the Early Years	Released: 2006 (UK) Label: EMI Gold (09463566862 9)	—	—
Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes	Released: 10 November 2007 Label: Warner Music Australia (5144241092) A collection of demos made in 1978	—	—

Box sets

List of Box Sets, with selected details
Title	Details
Split Enz 1972–1979	Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom (D80940) Details: 5×CD
Split Enz 1980–1984	Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom (D80946) Details: 6×CD
Enz to Enz - The Ultimate Split Enz Box Set	Released: 2007 Label: Mushroom, Warner Music (5144255272) Details: 10×CD

Tribute albums

List of Tribute albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]^[11]	AUS ^[2]^[12]	Certifications
ENZSO (by Enzso)	Released: 5 November 1996 Label: Epic (483870.2) Notes: A collection of Split Enz songs as performed by New Zealand artists and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO).	2	4	ARIA: Platinum^[13]
ENZSO 2 (by Enzso)	Released: 1999 Label: Epic (492852.2) Notes: A second collection of Split Enz songs with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.	25	—
She Will Have Her Way	Released: 26 September 2005 Label: EMI Music, Capitol Music (09463404952 8) Notes: A collection of songs written by Neil and Tim Finn, performed by Australian and New Zealand female artists	4	3	ARIA: 2x Platinum^[14] The album has sold over 350,000 copies^[15]
He Will Have His Way	Released: 12 November 2010 Label: EMI Music, Capitol Music (9471022) Notes: A collection of songs written by Neil and Tim Finn, performed by Australian and New Zealand male artists.	—	5	ARIA: Gold^[16]
They Will Have Their Way	Released: 28 October 2011 Label: EMI (7305842) Notes: A compilation of She and He with additional tracks	—	31
True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz	Released: 12 February 2021^[17] Label: Warner Music (5419709451) Notes: A compilation of True Colours reimagined and recorded by Australian and New Zealand artists.	TBA	TBA

Singles

Where available, chart positions are given for each country of release.
A mark of " — " indicates the single was released in that country, but did not chart. Cells in dark grey indicate that the single was not released in that country.

Year	Title	Chart positions					Album
Year	Title	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN	UK ^[3]	US ^[18]	Album
1973	"For You" (released as Split Ends)	—					Non-album releases
1973	"Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" (released as Split Ends)	—
1975	"No Bother to Me"	—
1975	"Maybe"	—	—				Mental Notes
1976	"Late Last Night"	—	93				Non-album release
1976	"Matinee Idyll"		—				Second Thoughts
1977	"Another Great Divide"	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album release
	"My Mistake"	21	15	—	—	—	Dizrythmia
	"Bold as Brass"	—	—	—	—	—	Dizrythmia
1978	"I See Red"	43	15	—	—	—	Frenzy
1979	"Give It a Whirl"	—	—				Frenzy
1979	"Things"	—	—				Non-album release
1980	"I Got You"	1	1	13	12	53	True Colours
	"I Hope I Never"	33	18	—	—	—
	"Nobody Takes Me Seriously"				—	—
	"What's the Matter with You"			—
	"Poor Boy"				—	—
	"One Step Ahead"	6	5	—	—	104	Waiata
1981	"History Never Repeats"	5	4	—	63	—
	"I Don't Wanna Dance"	—	65	—	—	—
	"Hard Act to Follow"			—
	"Iris"					—
1982	"Dirty Creature"	3	6	—	—	—	Time and Tide
	"Six Months in a Leaky Boat"	7	2	7	83	104
	"Never Ceases to Amaze Me"		50
	"Hello Sandy Allen"	—
1983	"Next Exit"		47				Non-album release
1983	"Strait Old Line"	15	42	—	—	—	Conflicting Emotions
1984	"Message to My Girl"	28	12	—	—	—
	"I Wake Up Every Night"		—
	"I Walk Away"	13	45				See Ya 'Round
	"One Mouth Is Fed"	—	—				See Ya 'Round
1989	"I See Red" (re-release)	27	75				History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz

Unreleased songs

Those marked as * have since surfaced and been uploaded on YouTube.

"Amsterdam"
"Bergen aan Zee"* - Phil Judd (The bridge from this song was used in "History Never Repeats")
"Does Anyone Here Understand My Girlfriend?" - Paul Hester
"Eddie's Got The Horn" - Old Mill House jam
"Edible Flowers" - Tim Finn, Neil Finn (From the 1999 Split Enz sessions. Later released on the Finn Brothers album Everyone Is Here)
"Exaggerate" (aka "Exaggeration")
"Family Way"* - Tim Finn
"Fascination"
"The First To Say Gone" - Neil Finn (Later morphed into "Catherine Wheels", released on the Crowded House album Together Alone)
"Get Out Of My Way" (aka "Headstrong")
"Going Back Tomorrow" - Old Mill House jam
"Hassle Malcolm" - instrumental
"Hidden Blessings" - Tim Finn?
"How Come"* - Tim Finn
"The Instrumental" (aka "The Five Minute Wonder")
"Lawdy"
"Lord Nord" (From the 1999 Split Enz sessions)
"Nothing Lasts"* - Tim Finn
"Marks And Sparks"
"Murder" - Tim Finn
"My Darkest Day" - Neil Finn
"My Own Backyard" - Tim Finn
"The Old Mill House" - Old Mill House jam
"Outer Mongolia" - Tim Finn (partially recycled on "Murder" and 1982 B-side "Fire Drill")
"Platform Three" - Neil Finn
"Play It Strange"* - Phil Judd (on promo CD)
"Prophecy"* - Phil Judd
"Pus-head" - instrumental
"Sailing Away" - Tim Finn
"Sensational"
"Silent But Deadly" - Tim Finn, Neil Finn
"Snake Charm Boogie" - The Ninees (Neil Finn & Noel Crombie) (mentioned in Peter Green's online diary at frenz.com)
"Something So Strong" - Neil Finn (Later released as a single for Crowded House from the self-titled album)
"Sooner The Better"* - Mal Green
"Up Against A Brick Wall"*- Tim Finn
"When the Spirit Moves Us" - Tim Finn
"Who's Got The Biggest Bumhole of Us All?" - Old Mill House jam
"You And Your Long Lost Lover"* - Tim Finn
"Zodiatrical" - Unknown

Videography

Video compilations

Video cassette releases

1980 Live In Concert (aka True Colours live) - live TV studio performance produced for TV program Nightmoves
1982 Time and Tide Live - Canadian release
1987 History Never Repeats - The Best of Split Enz (U.S. version)
1989 History Never Repeats - The Best of Split Enz (Australia/New Zealand version)
1993 Split Enz 1972-1992 (repackage of Australia/New Zealand version of History Never Repeats)

DVD releases

2002 Split Enz (DVD)
2007 One Out of the Bag - 2006 live concert performance at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - CD/DVD

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "charts.nz > Split Enz in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Split Enz in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.
^ ^a ^b "Official Charts > Split Enz". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
^ "Split Enz Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
^ ^a ^b "Split Enz Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Split Enz – Part Two - The Eighties". AudioCulture. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "Split Enz and True Colours". August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "Great NZ Album: Split Enz True Colours". RNZ. August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "WAIATA / CORROBOREE Split Enz". progarchives. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #429". auspOp. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "charts.nz – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^
Peaks in Australia:
- Enzso: "australian-charts.com – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "How She Will Have Her Way Captured The Hearts of Australian Music Lovers". Junkee. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums Charts 2010". Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz". JBhiFi. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "Split Enz Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[nz-1] "charts.nz > Split Enz in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[aus-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Split Enz in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.

[3] Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

[4] Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Split Enz in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[5] Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.

[uk-3] "Official Charts > Split Enz". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[us-4] "Split Enz Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[AM-5] "Split Enz Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[AudioCulture-6] "Split Enz – Part Two - The Eighties". AudioCulture. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[7] "Split Enz and True Colours". August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[8] "Great NZ Album: Split Enz True Colours". RNZ. August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[Prog-9] "WAIATA / CORROBOREE Split Enz". progarchives. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[10] "ARIA Chart Watch #429". auspOp. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[ENZSONA-11] "charts.nz – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[ENZSOAU-12] Peaks in Australia:
Enzso: "australian-charts.com – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[16] Enzso: "australian-charts.com – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[13] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[14] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[15] "How She Will Have Her Way Captured The Hearts of Australian Music Lovers". Junkee. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[16] "ARIA Top 100 Albums Charts 2010". Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[17] "True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz". JBhiFi. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[18] "Split Enz Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

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v t e Split Enz
Tim Finn Phil Judd Mike Chunn Miles Golding Mike Howard Div Vercoe Wally Wilkinson Geoff Chunn Robert Gillies Eddie Rayner Emlyn Crowther Noel Crombie Malcolm Green Neil Finn Nigel Griggs Paul Hester
Studio albums	Mental Notes Second Thoughts Dizrythmia Frenzy The Beginning of the Enz True Colours Waiata / Corroboree Time and Tide Conflicting Emotions See Ya 'Round
Live albums	The Living Enz Anniversary Extravagenza Live, Alive Oh
Compilations	Beginning of the Enz Enz of an Era History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz Oddz and Enz Rear Enz The Best of Split Enz Spellbound Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes
Tribute albums	She Will Have Her Way He Will Have His Way They Will Have Their Way
Singles	"Late Last Night" "My Mistake" "I See Red" "I Got You" "I Hope I Never" "Poor Boy" "One Step Ahead" "History Never Repeats" "I Don't Wanna Dance" "Dirty Creature" "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" "Never Ceases to Amaze Me" "Next Exit" "Strait Old Line" "Message to My Girl" "I Walk Away"
Videos	Split Enz
Related articles	Discography Members ENZSO Forenzics Crowded House Finn Brothers The Makers Rikky and Pete Schnell Fenster The Swingers One Out of the Bag