The following is a comprehensive discography of the English alternative rock band Mansun.
| Mansun discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 17 |
| B-sides | 75 |
| Music videos | 16 |
Studio albums
edit| Year | Album details | Chart positions | BPI Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
SCO [2] |
JPN [3] | |||
| 1997 | Attack of the Grey Lantern
|
1 | 3 | – | Platinum[4] |
| 1998 | Six
|
6 | 14 | 40 | Gold[5] |
| 2000 | Little Kix
|
12 | 13 | 47 | Silver[6] |
| 2004 | Kleptomania
|
135 | – | 186 | |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album details | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
JPN [3] | ||
| 1996 | Special Mini Album (Japan Only EP)
|
N/R | – |
| 2006 | Legacy: The Best Of Mansun
|
144 | – |
| 2011 | Six/Little Kix (2 Original Classic Albums)
|
– | – |
| 2020 | The Dead Flowers Reject
|
– | – |
Closed For Business
|
– | – | |
Singles
editMansun adopted a unique labeling system for their single releases. Their first two releases for the Parlophone label were Extended Plays, these were named One EP and Two EP. However, like most EPs the opening track was promoted as the key song. Subsequent singles were more focused around the opening track, but the band retained the EP label and with the exception of "Taxloss" and "I Can Only Disappoint U", all of their singles were numbered, though both those singles counted in the numbering.
The group's first single was paid and produced by the group on their own label; Sci-Fi Hi-Fi Records. The group's second single; "Skin Up Pin Up" / "Flourella" was released on the EMI affiliate Regal Records. All subsequent singles were issued by Parlophone/EMI.
Their final single, "Slipping Away", was released after the group had disbanded was commercially released as a 7" Vinyl and Download Release only
| Release Date | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][8] |
SCO [9] |
US Mod. [10] | ||||
| 1995 | 25 September | "Take It Easy Chicken" | – | – | – | — |
| 20 November | "Skin Up Pin Up / Flourella" | 91 | – | – | ||
| 1996 | 25 March | "Egg Shaped Fred" (One EP) | 37 | 42 | – | Attack of the Grey Lantern |
| 3 June | "Take It Easy Chicken" (Two EP) | 32 | 34 | – | — | |
| 9 September | "Stripper Vicar" (Three EP) | 19 | 25 | – | Attack of the Grey Lantern | |
| 25 November | "Wide Open Space" (Four EP) | 15 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 1997 | 3 February | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" (Five EP) | 9 | 8 | – | |
| 28 April | "Taxloss" | 15 | 18 | – | ||
| 6 October | "Closed for Business" (Seven EP) | 10 | 10 | – | — | |
| 1998 | 29 June | "Legacy" (Eight EP) | 7 | 8 | – | Six |
| 24 August | "Being a Girl (Part One)" (Nine EP) | 13 | 14 | – | ||
| 26 October | "Negative" (Ten EP) | 27 | 29 | – | ||
| 1999 | 1 February | "Six" (Eleven EP) | 16 | 21 | – | |
| 2000 | 31 July | "I Can Only Disappoint U" | 8 | 9 | – | Little Kix |
| 6 November | "Electric Man" (EP 13) | 23 | 32 | – | ||
| 2001 | 29 January | "Fool" (Fourteen EP) | 28 | 34 | – | |
| 2004 | 20 September | "Slipping Away" | 55 | 71 | – | Kleptomania |
B-sides
edit| Title | Year | A-side |
|---|---|---|
| "An Open Letter to a Lyrical Trainspotter" | 1996 | "Stripper Vicar" |
| "Been Here Before" | 1998 | "Being a Girl (Part One)" |
| "Being a Girl (Parts One & Two) (Live)" | 1999 | "Six" |
| "Black Infinite Space" | 2001 | "Fool" |
| "But the Trains Run on Time" | 1999 | "Six" |
| "Can't Afford to Die" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "Check Under the Bed" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "Church of the Drive Thru Elvis" | 1999 | "Six" |
| "Dark Mavis (Acoustic)" | 1997 | "Closed for Business" |
| "Decisions, Decisions" | 2000 | "I Can Only Disappoint U" |
| "Drastic Sturgeon" | 1996 | "Take It Easy Chicken" |
| "Drastic Sturgeon (Live)" | 1997 | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" |
| "Egg Shaped Fred (Acoustic)" | 1997 | "Closed for Business" |
| "Electric Man (Acoustic version)" | 2000 | "Electric Man" |
| "Everyone Must Win" | 1997 | "Closed for Business" |
| "Face in the Crowd" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "Fade in Time" | 2001 | "Fool" |
| "Flourella" | 1997 | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" |
| "Getting Your Way" | 2004 | "Slipping Away" |
| "Golden Stone" | 2000 | "I Can Only Disappoint U" |
| "Grey Lantern" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "GSOH" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "Hidden Bonus Track" | 1996 | "Egg Shaped Fred" |
| "Hideout" | 1998 | "Being a Girl (Part One)" |
| "I Can Only Disappoint U (Perfecto Club Mix)" | 2000 | "Electric Man" |
| "I Can Only Disappoint U (Perfecto Instrumental)" | 2000 | "Electric Man" |
| "I Care" | 1998 | "Being a Girl (Part One)" |
| "I Deserve What I Get" | 1998 | "Negative" |
| "I've Seen the Top of the Mountain" | 2001 | "Fool" |
| "K.I.Double.S.I.N.G." | 1997 | "Closed for Business" |
| "King of Beauty" | 1998 | "Negative" |
| "Lemonade Secret Drinker" | 1996 | "Egg Shaped Fred" |
| "Lemonade Secret Drinker (Acoustic Version)" | 1996 | "Wide Open Space" |
| "Live Open Space" | 1997 | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" |
| "Live Television" | 1999 | "Six" |
| "Mansun's Only Acoustic Song" | 1998 | "Being a Girl (Part One)" |
| "Mansun's Only Live Song" | 1998 | "Negative" |
| "Moronica" | 1996 | "Take It Easy Chicken" |
| "Moronica (Acoustic Version)" | 1996 | "Wide Open Space" |
| "My Idea of Fun" | 2000 | "I Can Only Disappoint U" |
| "No One Knows Us" | 1996 | "Stripper Vicar" |
| "Promises" | 2001 | "Fool" |
| "Railings" | 1998 | "Being a Girl (Part One)" |
| "Rebel Without a Quilt" | 1996 | "Wide Open Space" |
| "Repair Man" | 2000 | "I Can Only Disappoint U" |
| "She Makes My Nose Bleed (Acoustic)" | 1997 | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" |
| "Ski Jump Nose (Acoustic Version)" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "Ski Jump Nose" | 1996 | "Egg Shaped Fred" |
| "Ski Jump Nose (Live)" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "Skin Up Pin Up" | 1996 | "Wide Open Space" |
| "Spasm of Identity" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "Stripper Vicar (Live)" | 1997 | "Closed for Business" |
| "Take It Easy Chicken (Live)" | 1998 | "Negative" |
| "Taxloss (Gaudi Remix)" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "Taxloss (John 'OO' Fleming Remix)" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "Taxloss (Lisa Marie Experience Remix)" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "Taxloss (Slam Remix)" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "The Apartment" | 2000 | "Electric Man" |
| "The Drifters" | 2000 | "Electric Man" |
| "The Duchess" | 1996 | "Stripper Vicar" |
| "The Edge" | 1996 | "Stripper Vicar" |
| "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" | 1997 | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" |
| "The Gods of Not Very Much" | 1996 | "Wide Open Space" |
| "The Greatest Pain" | 1996 | "Take It Easy Chicken" |
| "The Impending Collapse of It All" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "The Impending Collapse of it All (Acoustic Version)" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "The Most to Gain" | 1997 | "She Makes My Nose Bleed" |
| "The World's Still Open" | 1997 | "Closed for Business" |
| "Thief" | 1996 | "Egg Shaped Fred" |
| "Things Keep Falling Off Buildings" | 1996 | "Stripper Vicar" |
| "Vision Impaired" | 1996 | "Wide Open Space" |
| "What It's Like to be Hated" | 1999 | "Six" |
| "When the Wind Blows" | 1998 | "Negative" |
| "Wide Open Space (Acoustic)" | 1997 | "Taxloss" |
| "Wide Open Space (The Perfecto Remix)" | 1998 | "Legacy" |
| "Wide Open Space (Trouser Enthusiasts Hermaphrodite Circus Mix)" | 1998 | "Being a Girl (Part One)" |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Flourella" | edited by Nick Gordon |
| 1996 | "Egg Shaped Fred" | Lawrence Watson |
| "Take It Easy Chicken" | Walter Stern | |
| "Stripper Vicar" | Dwight Clarke | |
| "Wide Open Space" | Paul Cunningham | |
| 1997 | "Wide Open Space" (US Version) | Nigel Dick |
| "She Makes My Nose Bleed" | John Hillcoat | |
| "Taxloss" | Roman Coppola | |
| "Closed for Business" | James Brown | |
| 1998 | "Legacy" | Mike Mills |
| "Being a Girl (Part One)" | Jamie Thraves | |
| "Negative" | ||
| 1999 | "Six" | Grant Gee |
| 2000 | "I Can Only Disappoint U" | |
| "Electric Man" | ||
| 2001 | "Fool" | Phil Harder |
Miscellaneous releases
edit- Xmas Fanclub 7" vinyl (1998) - Live versions of "Everyone Must Win" and "Taxloss" recorded at Brixton Academy 23 October 1998
- "South of the Painted Hall" (2006) - Free Download available only to buyers of Legacy: The Best Of Mansun
Contributions
edit- ChildLine (1996, Polygram TV) - "Ski Jump Nose (Cliff Nourell Mix)" (various artists charity compilation for ChildLine)
- Spawn: The Soundtrack (1997, Sony) - Skin Up Pin Up" (credited as Mansun & 808 State)
- Britpop at the BBC (2014, Warner Music) - "Wide Open Space" (Studio) and "Closed For Business (Live from the BBC)"
References
edit- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 348. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Scottish albums:
- "Attack of the Grey Lantern - Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1997-02-23. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Six - Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Little Kix - Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ a b "Japan: Album positions". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "'Attack of the Grey Lantern' Gold Certificate". BPI. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "'Six' Gold Certificate". BPI. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "'Little Kix' Silver Certificate". BPI. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Mansun / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ Scottish singles:
- "One EP - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1996-03-31. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Two EP - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1996-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Stripper Vicar - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1996-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Wide Open Space - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1996-12-01. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "She Makes My Nose Bleed - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1997-02-09. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Taxloss - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1997-05-04. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Closed For Business - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1997-10-12. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Legacy - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-07-05. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Being A Girl (Part One) - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-08-30. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Negative - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-11-01. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Six - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1999-02-07. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "I Can Only Disappoint U - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Electric Man - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-11-12. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Fool - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2001-02-04. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- "Slipping Away - Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ "US single positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 December 2008.