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Athlete discography
Athlete performing in 2008.
Studio albums4
Compilation albums1
EPs3
Singles14

This is the discography of British rock band Athlete. It comprises four studio albums, one compilation album, fourteen singles, three EPs and numerous compilations on which band's songs have appeared on.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
2003 Vehicles and Animals 19
2005 Tourist
  • Released: 31 January 2005
  • Label: Parlophone (#5607402)
  • Formats: Double LP, CD, digital download
1
2007 Beyond the Neighbourhood
  • Released: 3 September 2007
  • Label: Parlophone (#5031772)
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
5
2009 Black Swan
  • Released: 24 August 2009
  • Label: Fiction, Polydor (#2710397)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
2010 Singles 01-10
  • Released: 27 September 2010
  • Label: EMI
    (Standard - #9068802, Deluxe - #9068732)
  • Formats: CD, Deluxe CD, digital download
174

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
2012 Live At Union Chapel
  • Released: 27 February 2012
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2013 Vehicles & Animals Live
  • Released: 25 November 2013
  • Label: Daley's Bread
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Year EP details Peak chart positions
UK
2002 Athlete
  • Labels: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
85
2008 The Outsiders EP
  • Labels: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2009 The Getaway EP
  • Labels: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Year Song UK Singles Chart Album
2002 "You Got the Style" 37 Vehicles and Animals
"Beautiful" 41
2003 "El Salvador" 31
"Westside" 42
"You Got the Style" re-issue 42
2005 "Wires" 4 Tourist
"Half Light" 16
"Tourist" 43
"Twenty Four Hours" / "Stand In the Sun" 42
2007 "Hurricane" 31 Beyond the Neighbourhood
"Tokyo" 198
2009 "Superhuman Touch" 71 Black Swan
"Black Swan Song" 127
2010 "The Getaway"
"Back Track" Singles 01:10

Compilation songs

Athlete tracks have appeared on the following compilation CDs:

Year Compilation Track
2002 The Album Vol. 4 "Westside"
2004 The Alternative Album Vol. 2 "Westside"
The Best Bands in the World...Ever "Beautiful"
The Best Bands 2004 "You Got The Style"
2005 The Alternative Album Vol. 3 "Shake Those Windows"
The Album: Music from EMI "Wires"
Acoustic 05 "You Got The Style"
The Album Vol. 6 "Half Light"
2006 The Acoustic Album "Wires"
The Last Kiss Soundtrack "El Salvador"
The Ultimate Bands - The Classic Anthems "Wires"
Relaxing Songs 2006 "Wires"
2007 The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show "God Only Knows"
Top Gear: Seriously Cool Driving Music "El Salvador"

In popular culture

  • "Black Swan Song" was chosen by the Poppy Appeal in 2009 as a song for Remembrance Sunday due to its references to war.
  • "Chances" was covered by Westlife and released on their 2010 album Gravity
  • "Light The Way" from Black Swan was used on the BBC1 Premier League highlight show "Match Of The Day" during the 2009-2010 season as background music whilst showing the league tables
  • "Chances" from Tourist was used in the 2006 Russell Crowe film A Good Year
  • "Chances" was also used in the 2010 episode of Doctor Who Vincent and the Doctor
  • "Wires" is the theme song for The Learning Channel's show Diagnosis X
  • "El Salvador" appears on the 2-CD set "Top Gear: Seriously Cool Driving Music"; inspired from the BBC 2 TV show.
  • "Tourist" is used in the Adidas commercial Impossible is 0 featuring Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas.[3]
  • "Wild Wolves" was one of the featured songs on Gossip Girl, Episode "The Hurt Locket".[4]
  • "Wires" was featured at the end of episode 6 of Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries and "Superhuman Touch" can be heard in the background of episode 5 of season 2 of the same programme.
  • "Wires" was used during the live BBC performance of Frankenstein's Wedding during the scene when Frankenstein destroys the Creature's Bride.
  • "The Unknown" is featured in the credits of the 2011 movie Soul Surfer.
  • "Wires", "Street Map", Best Not To Think About It", "Don't Hold Your Breath", and "Black Swan Song" were featured on One Tree Hill.

References

  1. ^ a b "UK Charts > Taio Cruz". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  2. ^ a b c "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-10-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ gilbertology on March 6th, 2007 in Videos (2007-03-06). "Gilbert's Story — Impossible is 0". Gilbertology.net. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2010-06-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ L.J. Gibbs (2010-03-09). "Music From Gossip Girl - "The Hurt Locket"". Tvfanatic.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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