Esthero discography

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Esthero discography
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Esthero in 2008
Studio albums3
Music videos7
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Singles7

Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero has released three studio albums, two extended plays, and seven singles as a lead artist. Her debut album, Breath from Another , was released with Doc McKinney in 1998. [1] The album initially unsuccessful, though it eventually managed to sell more than 110,000 copies in the US and more than 50,000 in Canada. [2] The record spawned three singles: "Breath from Another", "Heaven Sent", and "That Girl". "Heaven Sent" went into moderate rotation on MTV and peaked in the top 5 on the Hot Dance Breakouts Single Sales chart. [3] [4] Breath from Another received a nomination at the 1999 Juno Awards, in the category of "Best Alternative Album." [5] However, it lost to Rufus Wainwright's eponymous debut album. [6]

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After her label, Work Group, was consumed by a larger label, Esthero was released from her contract; [2] in the years between her dropping from the label and the release of her next EP, she provided guest vocals for songs by a variety of artists, including Ian Pooley, Nelly Furtado, and Black Eyed Peas. [7] [8] [9] Her Black Eyed Peas collaboration, "Weekends," gave her her first chart entry in the US; it peaked at number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart. [9] Her Ian Pooley collaboration, "Balmes (A Better Life)", was a top 75 hit on the UK Singles Chart; [7] it also gave her her first top 40 hit on the US Dance Club Songs chart. [9] She also recorded a solo song, "O.G. Bitch", which was released in 2004 and topped the US Dance Club Songs chart. [10]

In 2004, she released an EP titled We R In Need of a Musical Revolution. The EP was met with praise from critics [11] [12] [13] and spawned a single of the same name; the video went into rotation on MuchMusic Canada. The following year, she released her sophomore album, Wikked Lil' Grrrls, which spawned the hit single "Fastlane", which earned Esthero a second top 5 hit on the Dance Club Songs chart. After the release of the album, Esthero continued to provide guest vocals, and wrote music for other artists, including Kanye West [14] and Kidz in the Hall. [15] She finally returned with solo material in 2012 with Everything Is Expensive , which she funded using pledges from PledgeMusic. [16] The album spawned one single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", which was a minor hit in Canada, earning her her first chart entry there. [9]

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales/Certifications
US
Heat.
Breath from Another —
  • CAN: 50,000 [2]
  • US: 118,000 [2]
Wikked Lil' Grrrls 24
Everything Is Expensive
  • Released: 30 October 2012 [18]
  • Label: XL, Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, LP
13
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Short of Breath
  • Released: 1998 [19]
  • Label: Work
  • Format: CD
We R in Need of a Musical Revolution!

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
[21] 		US
Dance
[21]
"Breath from Another"1998——Breath from Another
"Heaven Sent"——
"That Girl"——
"O.G. Bitch" [10] [22] [23] 2003—1Non-album single
"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution"2004—— Wikked Lil' Grrrls
"Fastlane"
(featuring Jemeni and Jelleestone)		2005—5
"Never Gonna Let You Go" [9] 201272— Everything Is Expensive
"You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch" [24] 2017——Non-album single
"Baby Steps" [25] 2019——
"Gimme Some Time" [26] ——
"Emotional Animal" [27] 2020——
TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Album
AUS
[28] 		UK
[7] 		US Dance
[21]
"Weekends"
(The Black Eyed Peas featuring Esthero)		200093—— Bridging the Gap
"Balmes (A Better Life)"
(Ian Pooley featuring Esthero)		2001—6535 Since Then
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeakAlbum
US
[21]
"Undertow"
(Timbaland featuring The Fray and Esthero)		2009100 Shock Value II
"Can You Feel It"
(Timbaland featuring Sebastian (rapper) and Esthero) 		2009- Shock Value II

Other guest appearances

TitleYearLead artistAlbum
"Country Livin' (The World I Know)" [29] 1998 Goodie Mob Slam
"Final Home (vocal version)" [30] DJ Krush Kakusei
"Song for Holly" [31] 1999 Esthero featuring Danny Saber Go
"The Hero"2000 j. englishman Poor Lil' Rockstar
"Don't Wanna Be Your Slave" [32] Michie Mee The First Cut Is the Deepest
"Priceless" [33] Rascalz Global Warning
"Tao of Now" [34] 2001 Saul Williams Amethyst Rock Star
"I Feel You" [8] Nelly Furtado Whoa, Nelly!
"The Universal Quest" [35] Lisa Lopes Supernova
"How Could I?" [36] [37] 2002 John Forté I, John
"Run for Your Life" [38] Jarvis Church Shake It Off
"Keep the Beat" [39] WarChild Canada Much Dance 2003
"The Streets Where You Live" [40] The Buried Heart Project Women & Songs 6
"White Rabbit" [41] 2003 Blue Man Group The Complex
"Heaven" [42] Sugar Ray In Pursuit of Leisure
"Coming Down"The OdditiesThe Scenic Route
"One Life" Last Emperor and Poetic Music, Magic, Myth
"Summertime" [43] 2004 Mos Def Mos Def Presents Medina Green
"Life"Artists for WarChild Canada Much Dance 2004
"Summer Breeze"Onda The Isley Brothers - Taken to the Next Phase
"Too Rude" [44] 2005 Carmen Rizzo The Lost Art of the Idle Moment
"Shine" [45] 2006 Boney James Shine
"Another Great Love Gone By" [46] Vikter Duplaix Bold and Beautiful
"Make U Fly" [47] Zion I & The GrouchHeroes in the City of Dope
"Yes We Can" [48] 2008 will.i.am —
"Street Lights" [14] Kanye West 808s & Heartbreaks
"Can You Feel It?" [49] 2009 Timbaland Shock Value II
"Wavin' Flag" (K'naan cover) [50] 2010 Young Artists for Haiti —
"Spaceship" [51] Stat Quo Statlanta
"That Good" [15] 2011 Kidz in the Hall Occasion
"Don't Pass Me By" [52] ' Spree Wilson The Never Ending Now
"21 Jump Street" [53] 2012 Rye Rye —
"Firecracker" [54] 2017Michael Bernard FitzgeraldYes
"Me & U" [55] 2018Parker LaneREPLAY
"Falling (Acoustic)" [56] 2020 Chin Injeti —
"Get It" [57] 2022 Phlake Phine
"Famous (Esthero's Version)" [58] Michael Bernard FitzgeraldLove Valley Rearranged (Deluxe)

Music videos

TitleYearDirectorRef.
"Heaven Sent"1998Philip Harder [59]
"That Girl"Patrick Hoelck [60]
"Weekends"2000Brian Beletic [61]
"Balmes (A Better Life)"2001Max Zimmerman [61]
"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution"2004Noble Jones [61]
"Never Gonna Let You Go"2012Sean Michael Turrell [62]
"Emotional Animal"2020Giovanni & Niccolo Cerretelli [63]

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