Fightstar discography

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Fightstar discography
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Studio albums4
Compilation albums1
Music videos17
EPs1
Singles13
B-sides28
Soundtrack albums1

The discography of British post-hardcore band Fightstar consists of thirteen singles, one EP, four studio albums, one compilation album and seventeen music videos.

Contents

Albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
IRL
[2]
2006 Grand Unification
2842
2007 One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours
  • Released: 24 September 2007
  • Label: Gut
  • Formats: CD + DVD, digital download
27
2009 Be Human
20
2015 Behind the Devil's Back
  • Released: 16 October 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
19

Extended plays

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
2005 They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
86

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak
chart
positions
UK
[1]
2008 Alternate Endings
  • B-sides compilation album
  • Released: 11 August 2008
  • Label: Gut Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
85

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
UK
Rock
UK
Indie
IRL
[2]
SCO
2005"Palahniuk's Laughter"They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
"Paint Your Target"929Grand Unification
"Grand Unification Part 1"204118
2006"Waste a Moment"29120
"Hazy Eyes"47234
2007"99"One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours
"We Apologise for Nothing"633124
"Deathcar"922226
2008"Floods"1142232
"I Am the Message"1436
"The English Way"622226Be Human
2009"Mercury Summer"46137
"Never Change"13241122
"A City on Fire"11641097
2015"Animal" [3] Behind the Devil's Back
"Sharp Tongue" [4]

Other songs

SongNotesAppearance
"Leper Messiah" Metallica coverKerrang!s Remastered (Metallica Tribute)
"My Own Summer (Shove It)" Deftones coverKerrang!s High Voltage (A Brief History of Rock)
"Fear of the Dark" Iron Maiden coverKerrang!s Maiden Heaven (Iron Maiden Tribute)
"Battlefield" Jordin Sparks coverRadio 1 Live Lounge
"Sex on Fire" Kings of Leon coverThe Sun Online
"Black Hole Sun" Soundgarden coverLive at Download Festival 2009
"A.M. 180" Grandaddy cover Colin Murray Session for BBC Radio 1
"Hurt" Nine Inch Nails coverRadio 1 Live
"She Drove Me to Daytime Television" Funeral for a Friend cover

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2005"Palahniuk's Laughter"Dan Haigh
"Paint Your Target" (Original Version)
"Paint Your Target" (Second Version)
"Grand Unification Pt 1"
2006"Waste a Moment"
"Hazy Eyes"
2007"99"
"We Apologise for Nothing"
"Deathcar"
2008"Floods"
"I Am the Message"
"The English Way"Paul Morricone [5]
2009"Mercury Summer"Ben Strebel and Dylan Byrne [6]
"Never Change"
"A City on Fire"Ben Thornley and Paul Burrows [7]
2015"Sink with the Snakes"Shane Davey [8] [9] [10]
"Overdrive"
"Behind the Devil's Back"

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