M.I.A. discography

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This is a discography of experimental vocalist, songwriter, producer and visual artist M.I.A.

Contents

[edit] Albums

Year Title Chart positions[1][2][3][4] Sales
U.S. U.S. Electronic U.S. Heatseekers U.S. Independent UK NOR SWE JPN
2005 Arular 190 3 15 16 98 20 47 78 U.S. sales: 129,000[5]
2007 Kala
  • Second studio album
  • Released: August 20, 2007
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 18 1 39 22 18 23 Worldwide sales: 284,875
U.S. sales: 201,761[6]

"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

[edit] Mixtapes

Year Album information Notes
2004 Piracy Funds Terrorism, Volume 1
  • Released: December 2004
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 The mixtape was only given initially to the press and distributed at her early live performances. In 2004, TurntableLab.com released it exclusively through their website. In 2005, a digital mixtape Online Piracy Funds Terrorism began collecting and adding unofficial fan-made remixes of M.I.A.'s music to the existing remixes on Piracy Funds Terrorism. XL Recordings made this available on their website.

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart positions[7][8][9] Album
UK CAN US Hot 100 U.S. Dance Sales U.S Single Sales PL
2003 "Galang" (limited edition) – – – – – – Arular
2004 "Sunshowers" 93 22 – – – –
"Galang" (re-issue) 77 19 – – – –
2005 "Bucky Done Gun" 88 – – – – –
"Galang '05" 77 – – 11 – –
2007 "Boyz" – 7 – 3 7 – Kala
"Jimmy"[I] 66 – – – – 46
"Paper Planes" 89 104[I] 1 3 –
  • I ^  Released as the first single from Kala in Japan.[10]
  • I ^ "Paper Planes" peaked at #4 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Charts, which translates to a placement at #104 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[edit] EPs

Year Title Notes
2005 Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP (iTunes-only download)
2007 Boyz EP 12", CD single, digital download, USB flash drive
2008 Paper Planes (Homeland Security Remixes) - EP 12", digital download, CD single

[edit] Guest singles

Year Single Artist Chart positions[11][12][13] Notes
UK U.S. Hip-Hop EU
2005 "Nookie Tonight" Jamesy P and Jabba 14 23 45 Single only

"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

[edit] Guest appearances

These songs have not appeared on a studio album or single released by M.I.A.:

Year Song Artist Album/Single
2004 "Topknot" (Cavemen's mix with Bubbley Kaur) Cornershop "Topknot" CD single
2005 "Goodies" (Richard X remix) Ciara "Goodies" UK CD single 2
"Bad Man" (with Vybz Kartel) Missy Elliott The Cookbook
"Nookie Tonight" Jamesy P "Nookie Tonight" CD single
2006 "I Gott Grapes" (M.I.A.'s remix) Nump "I Gott Grapes" CD single
2007 "Take It Easy" Amanda Blank "Take It Easy" MySpace single
2008 "Sound of Kuduro" (with DJ Znobia, Saborosa and Puto Prata) Buraka Som Sistema Black Diamond

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] B-sides

Year Song A-side
2004 "Fire, Fire" "Sunshowers"
2005 "Pull Up the People" (D'Explicit remix) "Bucky Done Gun"
"U.R.A.Q.T." (DJ C remix) "Galang '05"
2007 "What I Got" (Ruff Ruff version) "Jimmy"

[edit] Other tracks

Song Album Appearance Other Release Appearance
"Macho" Arular promo, internet
"Do Ya" Karma Download
"Lady Killa" OD2 Network
"You're Good" iTunes Music Store

[edit] Soundtracks, compilations and song use

  • 2005: "Fire Fire" was used in an episode from season 3 on The O.C..[14]
  • 2005: "10 Dollar" and "Galang" were used in episodes on the TV show Entourage in season 2.
  • 2005: "Galang" was featured in an ad for the Honda civic.
  • 2005: "Bucky Done Gun" was featured in the soundtrack of the videogame NBA Live 06, renamed as "Bucky Done."
  • 2005: "Fire Fire" was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition.
  • 2006: Live at KEXP: Volume 2 (2006). Song: "Galang"
  • 2007: "10 Dollar" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2007 film War.
  • 2007: "Come Around" featured in the fourth season finale of Entourage.
  • 2007: "Boyz" was used in the Heroes episode "Fight or Flight".
  • 2007: "Boyz" featured in a sixth season episode of the show CSI: Miami.
  • 2007: "Bird Flu" featured in the soundtrack of the anime film Vexille (2007).[15]
  • 2008: "Paper Planes" was used in the red band and main trailer for the film Pineapple Express
  • 2008: "Jimmy" appears in the trailer for the film You Don't Mess with the Zohan.

[edit] Unreleased tracks

Song Release Appearance Unreleased to
"Hit That" Myspace CD
"Shells" CD
"XR2 Turbo" Myspace CD

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2004 "Galang"[A] Ruben Fleischer
"Sunshowers" Rajesh Touchriver
2005 "Bucky Done Gun" Anthony Mandler
2007 "Bird Flu" Kalyan
"Boyz" Jay Will & M.I.A.
"Jimmy" Nezar Khamal
"Paper Planes" Bernard Gourley

[edit] As director

Year Title Artist
2000 "Mad Dog God Dam" Elastica
Notes
  • A ^ Art direction by M.I.A.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Album Charts. All Music Guide. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Swedish Chart Positions. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  3. ^ Norwegian Chart Positions. norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  4. ^ (Japanese) アルバム 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング
  5. ^ Jonathan Cohen. "M.I.A. Dropping Second Album In August". Billboard.com. April 12, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Canadian Singles Chart Positions. top40-charts.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  8. ^ UK Singles Chart Positions. Chart Log UK. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  9. ^ U.S. Singles Chart Positions. All Music Guide. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  10. ^ News. beggarsjapan.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  11. ^ UK Searchable Database. everyhit.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  12. ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  13. ^ European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  14. ^ The OC Show – Music on The OC. The OC Show. Autumn 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
  15. ^ Various Artists - Vexille Soundtrack. 7 Digital. Retrieved 23 December 2007.


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M.I.A.
Studio albums
Arular (2005)  · Kala (2007)
EPs
Sustainable Development EP  · Live Sessions  · Boyz EP  · Paper Planes - Homeland Security Remixes EP
Other albums
Singles
"Galang"  · "Sunshowers"  · "Bucky Done Gun"  · "Boyz"  · "Jimmy"  · "Paper Planes"
Other songs
Tours
Related articles
Discography