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The Living End discography

The discography of the Living End, an Australian punk rock and psychobilly group, consists of eight studio albums, twenty-three singles, six extended plays (EPs), four video albums and three compilation albums. Chris Cheney, Scott Owen and Joe Piripitzi formed the Living End in 1994;[1] their debut release was Hellbound, an eight-track EP, in 1995.[2] The group's first single, "From Here on In", was issued in 1996 from their second EP, It's for Your Own Good, which received airplay on Triple J, an Australian radio station. Soon after, Piripitzi was replaced on drums by Travis Demsey.[2] The band's breakthrough hit occurred in 1997 with "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society", a double A-side single/EP,[nb 1] which became the highest-selling Australian-made single of the 1990s.[4][7] It peaked at number four and spent 47 weeks in the ARIA Top 50 Singles chart,[6] and charted in the top 30 of the United States' Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The Living End discography
The Living End in 2007 at Electric Ballroom, London. Left to right: Chris Cheney, Andy Strachan, Scott Owen
Studio albums8
EPs7
Compilation albums3
Singles23
Video albums4
Music videos26

In 1998, the Living End signed with Modular Recordings and released their debut album, The Living End. It peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart and was certified four times-platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – indicating shipment of 280,000 copies in Australia. Six tracks from the debut album were issued as singles and, as of September 2015, it remains the Living End's most commercially successful album. Their second album, Roll On (2000), provided the singles "Pictures in the Mirror" and "Roll On". It peaked at number eight and received a platinum certification. Andy Strachan replaced Dempsey on drums in 2002.[2] Modern Artillery was the band's third album, released in 2003, which peaked at number three. It achieved gold status in Australia, making it their lowest-selling album to date.

The band returned to the number-one position on the Australian Albums Chart in 2006 with their fourth album, State of Emergency. It included two more top 10 singles, "Wake Up" and "What's on Your Radio?", which charted at number five and nine respectively. In 2008, they released a fifth studio album, White Noise, along with a double A-side single, "White Noise / How Do We Know?". The album debuted at number two on the Australian Albums Chart and achieved a gold accreditation. The title track reached number twelve in its third week and was eventually certified platinum. White Noise is the group's highest-charting album on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, where it reached number 18. The group's sixth studio album, The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (2011), reached number three in Australia and was also certified gold there.

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		UK
Rock
[10] 		US Heat.
[11] 		US Ind.
[12]
The Living End
  • Released: 12 October 1998
  • Label: Modular (MODCD001)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 27 — 33 —
Roll On
  • Released: 19 November 2000
  • Label: EMI (724353017224)
  • Formats: CD
 8 34 24 22 —
Modern Artillery
  • Released: 28 October 2003
  • Label: EMI (724359399324)
  • Formats: CD
 3 46 — 37 —
State of Emergency
  • Released: 4 February 2006
  • Label: EMI (094635298529)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 31 — 38 42
White Noise
  • Released: 19 July 2008
  • Label: Dew Process (DEW900076)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 2 18 — — —
The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating
  • Released: 22 July 2011
  • Label: Dew Process (DEW9000353)
  • Formats: CD, LP, DD
 3 36 — — —
Shift
  • Released: 13 May 2016
  • Label: Dew Process
  • Formats: CD, LP, DD
 4 — — — —
Wunderbar
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, DD
 3 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[8]
From Here on In: The Singles 1997–2004
  • Released: 26 September 2004
  • Label: EMI (8745032)
  • Formats: CD
 10
Rarities —
Blow Your Loudspeaker
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Raucous
  • Formats: CD
  • Note: Limited edition (500 copies)[20]
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title EP details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[8]
Hellbound
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Independent/MDS (LIVING END 01)
  • Format: CD
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It's for Your Own Good
  • Released: 11 November 1996
  • Label: Rapido Records (RAP021)
  • Format: CD
 99
Second Solution / Prisoner of Society
  • Released: 8 September 1997[nb 1]
  • Label: Rapido Records (RAP027)
  • Format: CD
 4
Best of the B-Sides —
The Juice —
Four on the Floor —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
AUS
[8] 		AUS
Alt.
[27] 		CZ
Rock
[28] 		NZ
[9] 		UK
[29] 		US
Alt.
[30]
"From Here on In"[nb 2] 1996 — — — — — — It's for Your Own Good
"Second Solution / Prisoner of Society"[nb 1] 1997 4 — — 28 — — The Living End
"Prisoner of Society"[nb 3] — — — — 179 23
"Save the Day" 1998 22 — — — — —
"All Torn Down" 1999 12 — — 29 — —
"West End Riot" 83 — — — — —
"Trapped"[nb 3] — — — — — —
"Pictures in the Mirror" 2000 18 1 — — — — Roll On
"Roll On" 2001 15 2 — — 148 33
"Dirty Man" 86 9 — — — —
"One Said to the Other / What Would You Do?" 2002 19 — — — — — Modern Artillery
"Who's Gonna Save Us?" 2003 37 — — — — 26
"Tabloid Magazine" 2004 56 — — — — —
"I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got" — — — — — — From Here on In: The Singles
"What's on Your Radio?" 2005 9 — — — — — State of Emergency
"Wake Up" 2006 5 — — 12 — —
"Long Live the Weekend" 23 — — — — —
"Nothing Lasts Forever" 39 — — — — —
"White Noise" 2008 12 — — 26 — — White Noise
"Moment in the Sun" 100 — — — — —
"Raise the Alarm" 2009 68 — — — — —
"The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating" 2011 91 — — — — — The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating
"Song for the Lonely" — — — — — —
"Lay Down Your Guns"[33][34]
(with Jimmy Barnes) 		2014 — — — — — — 30:30 Hindsight
"Keep On Running" 2016 — — — — — — Shift
"Staring Down the Barrel" — — — — — —
"Monkey" — — — — — —
"Don't Lose It" 2018 — — 17 — — — Wunderbar
"Amsterdam" — — — — — —
"Otherside" — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

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List of other song appearances
Year Song Title Album Notes
1999 "Girls on Film" Undone: The Songs of Duran Duran
2005 "Leilani" Stoneage Cameos
2005 "Live It Up" Timor Leste: Freedom Rising
  • A charity album by various artists for "environmental, health and education projects in East Timor"[39][40]
2007 "Rising Sun"[nb 2] Standing on the Outside: The Songs of Cold Chisel
2008 "Guitar Band" Easy Fever
2011 "Hot Potato" ReWiggled - A Tribute to the Wiggles
2013 "Say Goodbye" Crucible – The Songs of Hunters & Collectors
2024 "No Secrets" – (with Doc Neeson), "All Torn Down", "West End Riots" and "Jingle Bell Rock" (with Kylie Minogue) Tour of Duty – Concert for the Troops (Live in Dili 1999) A benefit concert held in 1999, and released in 2024[46]

Videos

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Video albums

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List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[47]
From Here on In: The Singles (1997–2004)
  • Released: 27 September 2004
  • Label: EMI (RCSDVD01)
  • Format: DVD
 3
How to Make an Album and Influence People
  • Released: 4 February 2006
  • Label: EMI (3533522)
  • Format: DVD
  • Note: Included as a bonus DVD with State of Emergency
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Live at Festival Hall
  • Released: 30 September 2006
  • Label: EMI (3754659)
  • Format: DVD
 3
Live at ACDC Lane
  • Released: 19 July 2008
  • Label: Dew Process
  • Format: DVD
  • Note: Included as a limited edition DVD with White Noise
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

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List of music videos, with directors
Year Title Director(s)
1998 "Prisoner of Society" Jason Tutty[50]
"Second Solution" Jason Tutty,[50] Ryan Renshaw[51]
"All Torn Down" Jason Tutty,[50] Ryan Renshaw[51]
"Save the Day" Joel Noble[50][52]
1999 "West End Riot" Don Letts[50]
"Prisoner of Society" (American release) Jamie Stern[53][54]
2000 "Pictures in the Mirror" Mark Hartley[50][55]
"Roll On" Marcos Siega[56]
2001 "Roll On" (American release) Mark Hartley[50][55][57]
"Dirty Man" Morgan Evans[58]
2002 "One Said to the Other" Morgan Evans[50][58][59]
2003 "Who's Gonna Save Us?" Un­known[nb 4]
2004 "Who's Gonna Save Us?" (American version) Mark Kohr[60]
"Tabloid Magazine" Todd Sheldrick[50]
"I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got" Jason Tutty[50][61][62]
2006 "What's on Your Radio?" Sean Gilligan,[63] Sarah-Jane Woulahan[64]
"Wake Up" Sean Gilligan,[65] Sarah-Jane Woulahan[64][66]
"Long Live the Weekend" Sean Gilligan, Sarah-Jane Woulahan[67]
2007 "Rising Sun" Bart Borghesi[68]
"Nothing Lasts Forever" Morgan Christie[69][70]
2008 "White Noise" Grant Marshall[71]
"Moment in the Sun" Simon Ozolins[72][nb 5]
2009 "Raise the Alarm" Un­known[nb 6]
2011 "The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating" Christopher Frey[74]
"Song for the Lonely" Rhett Dashwood[75]
2012 "For Another Day" Jeremy Santolin[76]
2016 "Keep On Running" Tiberiu Bogdan Dumitrescu
"Staring Down the Barrel" Un­known
2018 "Don't Lose It" Jarred Lammiman[77]
2019 "Not Like the Other Boys" Daniel Cooper, Reid McManus[78]
"—" denotes a director that is not available through reliable sources.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Different sources describe "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society" as a double A-sided single,[1][3] or as an EP.[4][5] It appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart.[6]
  2. ^ a b "From Here on In" was the lead track from the It's for Your Own Good EP, which charted on the ARIA singles chart. "Rising Sun" was issued as a radio-only single.
  3. ^ a b "Prisoner of Society" was issued as a single in United Kingdom and United States. "Trapped" was issued as a single in United States.
  4. ^ The footage for the Australian version of "Who's Gonna Save Us?" was taken from their performance at Splendour in the Grass in 2003. The band recorded video footage of seven songs at that gig for a bonus limited edition DVD which was released with Modern Artillery (October 2003).
  5. ^ In 2008 Simon Ozolins won the Australian Cinematographers Society's Gold Cinematography Award in the Music Clips category (Victoria and Tasmania) for his work with the Living End.[73]
  6. ^ The footage for "Raise the Alarm" includes material from the band's Splendour in the Grass performance in 2008, a gig at the Enmore Theatre and behind the scenes footage of the band recording the related album, White Noise (July 2008).

References

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General
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  2. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus. "The Living End". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ^ Pascuzzi, Carmine (2007). "Sneaky Sound System makes Australian chart history". Mediasearch. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "The Living End". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. ^ Eliezer, Christie (25 July 1998). "Global Music Pulse: The Latest Music News from Around the Planet". Billboard. p. 63. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "The Living End – 'Second Solution'/'Prisoner of Society' (song)". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. ^ Davidson, Helen (2 April 2014). "Australian anthems: the Living End – 'Prisoner of Society'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  9. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography: The Living End". New Zealand Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Living End Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ The Living End albums on Billboard's Heatseekers Album Chart:
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  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Living End – Blow Your Loudspeaker". Raucous Records. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  21. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  22. ^ The Living End (1999). "The Best of the B-sides" (Special Collector's ed.). Modular Recordings. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  23. ^ The Living End (2000). "The Juice EP". EMI. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  24. ^ "Living End, The – The Juice EP". Discogs. November 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  25. ^ "The Living End – Four on the Floor". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  26. ^ "The Living End : Four on the Floor". Spirit of Rock. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  27. ^ Peaks on the ARIA Alternative Songs chart:
  28. ^ "CZ - Modern Rock - Top 20 - Living End" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  29. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK (1994-2012)". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  30. ^ "The Living End Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  31. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  32. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  33. ^ "Jimmy Barnes and The Living End Lay Down Your Guns VIDEO". noise11. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  34. ^ "Chartifacts – Tuesday 9th September 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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  36. ^ "Powderfinger Central – Discography – Compilations". OzMusic-Central. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  37. ^ "Stoneage Cameos – Various Artists". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  38. ^ Roberts, Jo (19 August 2005). "Hoodoo you love". The Age. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  39. ^ Ferguson, Tom (20 August 2005). "Kelly's Project supports East Timor's children". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. p. 50.
  40. ^ "Various Artists – Timor Leste: Freedom Rising". FasterLouder. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  41. ^ Murfett, Andrew (30 March 2007). "Chisel come in from the Cold". The Age. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  42. ^ "Cold Chisel warm up for national tour". The West Australian. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  43. ^ "Easy Fever: A Tribute to The Easybeats and Stevie Wright". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  44. ^ Arrow, Michelle (2009). Friday on Our Minds: Popular Culture in Australia Since 1945. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press Ltd. p. 227. ISBN 978-086840-662-6.
  45. ^ "Single Bio: The Living End – 'Say Goodbye' [Liberation]". Mushroom Records. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  46. ^ "Historic 1999 Tour of Duty Concert Featuring John Farnham, Kylie Minogue and The Living End To Be Released For ANZAC Day". Noise11. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  47. ^ ARIA Reports for the Living End's DVDs:
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    • Live at Festival Hall: "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 40 DVD" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 13 November 2006. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  48. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  49. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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  52. ^ "Directors: Joel Noble". Druid Films. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  53. ^ Garcia, Alex S. (2008). "Jamie Stern – director videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
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  55. ^ a b Garcia, Alex S. (2008). "Mark Hartley Evans – director videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  56. ^ "Marcos Siega biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  57. ^ "The Living End – Music Videos 'Roll On'". MTV.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  58. ^ a b Garcia, Alex S. (2008). "Morgan Evans – director videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  59. ^ "Pranee McKinlay – other works". IMDb. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
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  68. ^ "Pirate Films/Bart Borghesi Filmography" (PDF). BartBorghesi.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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  74. ^ "The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating". Christopher Frey. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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  78. ^ "The Living End - Not Like The Other Boys (Official Music Video)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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