The Chemical Brothers discography

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This is the discography of United Kingdom-based electronic music group The Chemical Brothers.

Contents

[edit] Albums

Release Date Title Label Notes
1995, June 25
  Exit Planet Dust Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD1		 Featuring Tim Burgess and Beth Orton.
1997, April 27
  Dig Your Own Hole Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD2		 Featuring Noel Gallagher and Beth Orton.
1999, June 22
  Surrender Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD4		 Featuring Bernard Sumner, Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie, Hope Sandoval and Jonathan Donahue.
2002, January 29
  Come With Us Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD5		 Featuring Beth Orton and Richard Ashcroft.
2005, January 24
  Push the Button Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD7		 Featuring Q-Tip, Tim Burgess, Kele Okereke, Anna-Lynne Williams, Anwar Superstar and The Magic Numbers.
2007, July 2
  We Are the Night Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD8		 Featuring Klaxons, Ali Love, Fatlip, Willy Mason and Midlake.

[edit] Compilations

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, May
  Live at the Social Volume 1 Heavenly Records
 Live set at The Social; sometimes appears as "AuGmEnTeD" with different tracklisting, but the same music.
1997, May
  Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix Virgin Records
ANIVDJ97		 Mix set

Limited promotional release. Also contains a disc with excepts from an interview with Peter Paphides.
1998, September 22
  Brothers Gonna Work It Out Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD101		 Mix set
2002
  In Glint Virgin Records
GLINT1		 Mix set

Limited promotional release.
2003, September 22
  Singles 93-03 Freestyle Dust
XDUSTCD6		 —
2005, September 20
  The Remixes Volume 06 Disky Dance
DD 902710		 Compilation of remixes by The Chemical Brothers
2005, November 29
  Live 05 Virgin Records
 Live recordings of several Push the Button tracks, download only.

[edit] EPs

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, March 13
  Loops of Fury Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD3		 Highest chart position: #13 (UK)
2002, July 17
  Come with Us/Japan Only EP Astralwerks
ASW43338		 Only released in Japan; identical to AmericanEP, save 2 songs.
2002, November 12
  AmericanEP Astralwerks
ASW43338		 Only released in the United States.

[edit] Singles

[edit] As The Dust Brothers (non-album)

Release Date Title Label Notes
1992, October 1
  Song to the Siren Junior Boy's Own
JBO 10		 Only released as 12-inch single.
1994, January 1
  Fourteenth Century Sky Junior Boy's Own
COLLECT 004		 Only released as 12-inch single.
1994, January 1
  My Mercury Mouth EP Junior Boy's Own
JBO 20		 Only released as 12-inch single.

[edit] From Exit Planet Dust

Release Date Title Label Notes
1995, June 5
  Leave Home Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD1		 Highest chart position: #17 (UK)
1995, August 29
  Life is Sweet Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD2		 Highest chart position: #25 (UK)

[edit] From Dig Your Own Hole

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, October 15
  Setting Sun Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD4		 Highest chart position: #1 (UK), #80 (US).

Featuring Noel Gallagher.
1997
  Where Do I Begin Freestyle Dust
BEGINDJ97		 Limited promotional release.

Featuring Beth Orton.
1997
  Block Rockin' Beats Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD5		 Highest chart position: #1 (UK)
1997, September 2
  Elektrobank Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD6		 Highest chart position: #17 (UK)
1997, December 1
  The Private Psychedelic Reel Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD7		 Chart ineligible because of accompanying sticker and poster.

[edit] From Surrender

Release Date Title Label Notes
1999, June 1
  Hey Boy Hey Girl Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD8		 Highest chart position: #3 (UK)
1999, July 11
  Let Forever Be Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD9		 Highest chart position: #9 (UK)

Featuring Noel Gallagher.
1999, November 11
  Out of Control Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD10		 Highest chart position: #21 (UK)

Featuring Bernard Sumner and Bobby Gillespie.
2000, March 6
  Music: Response Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD11		 Chart ineligible because it had 5 tracks instead of the allowed amount of 3.

[edit] From Come with Us

Release Date Title Label Notes
2001, September 10
  It Began in Afrika Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD12		 Highest chart position: #8 (UK), # 13 (Italy)

Released earlier as Electronic Battle Weapon 5.
2002
  Star Guitar Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD14		 Highest chart position: #8 (UK), #11 (Italy)
2002, April 15
  Come with Us/The Test Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD15		 Highest chart position: #14 (UK)

The Test featuring Richard Ashcroft.

[edit] From Singles 93-03

Release Date Title Label Notes
2003, September 15
  The Golden Path Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD18		 Highest chart position: #17 (UK)

Featuring The Flaming Lips.
2003, November 24
  Get Yourself High Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD19		 Chart ineligible because it contained more than 3 tracks.

Featuring k-os.

[edit] From Push the Button

Release Date Title Label Notes
2005, January 17
  Galvanize Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD21		 Highest chart position: #3 (UK), #2 (Italy)

Featuring Q-Tip.
2005, May 2
  Believe Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD22		 Highest chart position: #18 (UK), #18 (Italy)

Featuring Kele Okereke.
2005, July 11
  The Boxer Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD23		 Highest chart position: #41 (UK)

Featuring Tim Burgess.

[edit] From We Are the Night

Release Date Title Label Notes
2007, May 14
  Do It Again Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD25		 Highest chart position: #12 (UK) #2 (Italy), #5 (Lithuania), #13 (Japan), #16 (Ireland)

Featuring Ali Love.
2007, September 10
  The Salmon Dance Freestyle Dust
CHEMSD26		 Highest chart position: #27 (UK)

Featuring Fatlip.

[edit] Electronic Battle Weapon series

Release Date Title Label Notes
1996, June 1
  Electronic Battle Weapon 1 & 2 Freestyle Dust
XDUSTLPDJ 2		 Tracks later appeared on Dig Your Own Hole as It Doesn't Matter and Don't Stop The Rock.
1998, June 1
  Electronic Battle Weapon 3 & 4 Freestyle Dust
XDUSTLPDJ 3		 Track 1 later appeared as Under The Influence.

Track 2 later appeared as Freak of the Week.
2001, June 1
  Electronic Battle Weapon 5 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ12		 Track later appeared as It Began in Afrika.
2002, June 1
  Electronic Battle Weapon 6 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ17		 Later edited as Hoops.
2004, June 1
  Electronic Battle Weapon 7 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ20		 Track later appeared as Acid Children.
2006, June 1
  Electronic Battle Weapon 8 & 9 Freestyle Dust
CHEMSTDJ24		 Track 1 was later edited as Saturate.

[edit] Other

Release Date Title Label Notes
1999, March 30
  Only 4 the K People Sonic Book
SONIC.018		 Bilingual (English and Italian) biographical book coming with a CD containing one track, Terminal Tower.

[edit] Chart singles

  • Below is a table of Chemical Brothers singles and songs which charted globally. Singles that did not chart either due to limited status, lack of popular success or current information are not included.
Title Release date Label Chart positions Album
UK U.S. Canada Italy
Singles Chart Billboard Hot 100 Hot Singles Sales Dance Club Play Dance Singles Sales Modern Rock Tracks Singles Chart Singles Chart
"Leave Home" 1995, June 5 CHEMSD1 17 - - - - - - - Exit Planet Dust
"Life is Sweet" 1995, August 29 CHEMSD2 25 - - 31 - - - -
"Loops of Fury" 1996, March 13 CHEMSD3 13 - - - - - - -
"Setting Sun" 1996, October 15 CHEMSD4 1 80 64 - - - - - Dig Your Own Hole
"Block Rockin' Beats" 1997 March CHEMSD5 1 105 - - 11 40 - -
"Elektrobank" 1997, September 2 CHEMSD6 17 122 - - 30 - - -
"Hey Boy Hey Girl" 1999, June 1 CHEMSD8 3 - - - 12 - 3 - Surrender
"Let Forever Be" 1999, July 11 CHEMSD9 9 - - - 18 29 - -
"Out of Control" 1999, November 11 CHEMSD10 21 - - 34 - - - -
"It Began in Afrika" 2001, September 10 CHEMSD12 8 - 42 1 9 - 3 13 Come With Us
"Star Guitar" 2002, January CHEMSD14 8 - 38 4 2 - 3 11
"Come with Us / The Test" 2002, April 15 CHEMSD15 14 - - 34 25 - - -
"The Golden Path" 2003, September 15 CHEMSD18 17 - - - - - - - Singles 93-03
"Get Yourself High" 2003, November 24 CHEMSD19 - - - 30 19 - - -
"Galvanize" 2005, January 17 CHEMSD21 3 - 22 14 3 - - 2 Push The Button
"Believe" 2005, May 2 CHEMSD22 18 - - - - - - 18
"The Boxer" 2005, July 11 CHEMSD23 41 - - - 15 - - -
"Do It Again" 2007, May 14 CHEMSD25 12 - 5 - 1 - - 2 We Are The Night
"The Salmon Dance" 2007, September 10 CHEMSD26 27 - - - - - - -
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