Following are songs recorded by Florence and the Machine:
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Song | Writer(s) | Release | Year | Ref. |
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"100 Years" | Florence Welch | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"All This and Heaven Too" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Back In Town" | Florence Welch | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Between Two Lungs" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"Big God" | Florence Welch Jamie Smith | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"Blinding" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"The Bomb" | Florence Welch | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Breaking Down" | Florence Welch | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Cassandra" | Florence Welch | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Caught" | Florence Welch James Ford | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Choreomania" | Florence Welch Jack Antonoff Thomas Bartlett | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Cosmic Love" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"Daffodil" | Florence Welch Dave Bayley | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Delilah" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Dog Days Are Over" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"Dream Girl Evil" | Florence Welch | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Drumming Song" | Florence Welch James Ford Crispin Hunt | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"The End of Love" | Florence Welch Tobias Jesso Jr. | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"Falling" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Lungs | [4] | |
"Free" | Florence Welch Jack Antonoff | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Girl with One Eye" | Matt Alchin David Ashby James McCool | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"Girls Against God" | Florence Welch Jack Antonoff | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Grace" | Florence Welch Emile Haynie Tobias Jesso Jr. Sampha Sisay | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"Heartlines" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Heaven Is Here" | Florence Welch | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Howl" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"Hunger" | Florence Welch Tobias Jesso Jr. Emile Haynie Thomas Bartlett | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"Hurricane Drunk" | Florence Welch Eg White | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"I'm Not Calling You a Liar" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"June" | Florence Welch | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"King" | Florence Welch Jack Antonoff | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Kiss with a Fist" | Florence Welch Matt Alchin | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"Leave My Body" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Long & Lost" | Florence Welch Ester Dean | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Lover to Lover" | Florence Welch | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Morning Elvis" | Florence Welch Dave Bayley | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Mother" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"My Boy Builds Coffins" | Florence Welch Christopher Lloyd Hayden Rob Ackroyd | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"My Love" | Florence Welch | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Never Let Me Go" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"No Choir" | Florence Welch Emile Haynie Andrew Wyatt | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"No Light, No Light" | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Only If for a Night" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Patricia" | Florence Welch Emile Haynie Thomas Bartlett | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"Prayer Factory" | Florence Welch Jack Antonoff | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Queen of Peace" | Florence Welch Markus Dravs | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"Restraint" | Florence Welch Dave Bayley | Dance Fever | 2022 | [3] |
"Seven Devils" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Shake It Out" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Ship to Wreck" | Florence Welch Tom Hull | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Sky Full of Song" | Florence Welch Emile Haynie Thomas Bartlett | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"South London Forever" | Florence Welch Brett Shaw | High as Hope | 2018 | [1] |
"St. Jude" | Florence Welch James Ford | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Spectrum" | Florence Welch Paul Epworth | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"Third Eye" | Florence Welch | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"Various Storms and Saints" | Florence Welch Markus Dravs | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"What Kind of Man" | Florence Welch Tom Hull John Hill | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 2015 | [5] |
"What the Water Gave Me" | Florence Welch Eg White | Ceremonials | 2011 | [2] |
"You've Got the Love" | John Bellamy Arnecia Michelle Harris Anthony B. Stephens | Lungs | 2009 | [4] |
"You Got the Love" is a song by British songwriting team The Source featuring American singer-songwriter Candi Staton. Originally released in 1986, the song was remixed and re-released in 1991, 1997, and 2006. It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, number two on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number one on the UK Club Chart.
Florence and the Machine are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and a collaboration of other musicians. The band's music has received acclaim across the media, especially from the BBC, which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Introducing. At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. The band's music is renowned for its dramatic, eccentric production and Welch's powerful vocals.
Florence Leontine Mary Welch is an English singer, the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The band's debut studio album, Lungs (2009), topped the UK Albums Chart and won the Brit Award for Best British Album. Their next three albums also achieved chart success. In 2018, Welch released a book titled Useless Magic, a collection of lyrics and poems written by her, along with illustrations.
"Kiss with a Fist" is the debut single by indie rock band Florence and the Machine, taken from their debut studio album Lungs (2009). The single was released through Moshi Moshi Records on 9 June 2008 in the UK and was then released four months later on 6 October 2008 through IAMSOUND Records in the US. The B-side to "Kiss with a Fist" is a cover version of the Cold War Kids song "Hospital Beds".
Lungs is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 3 July 2009 by Island Records. After working on various projects, Florence Welch formed a band which included Robert Ackroyd, Chris Hayden, Mark Saunders, Tom Monger, and former collaborator Isabella Summers. The album features production from James Ford, Paul Epworth, Stephen Mackey, Eg White and Charlie Hugall, with additional production by band member Isabella Summers. The album has been reissued several times: an expanded version titled Between Two Lungs (2010), a digital EP subtitled The B-Sides (2011), and a Tenth Anniversary Edition (2019).
Isabella Janet Florentina Summers is an English musician, songwriter, producer, remixer and composer. She is a founding member of British indie rock band Florence and the Machine.
"Cosmic Love" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their debut studio album Lungs (2009). The song was written by the band's lead singer Florence Welch and keyboardist Isabella Summers, and produced by Paul Epworth, with additional production from Summers.
"Heavy in Your Arms" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 14 November 2010 as the third single from the soundtrack of the 2010 film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The track was written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth, with production handled by the latter. The song is a gothic rock ballad that has inspirations from hip hop and gospel music. Lyrically, the song is about "the weight of love and how sometimes it can be a burden between two people". The track was also featured in some of the band's later works.
"Spectrum" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their second studio album Ceremonials (2011). It was written by lead singer Florence Welch and Paul Epworth with production being handled by Epworth. The band premiered the song during a concert at Brooklyn's Creators Project on 15 October 2011, prior to the release of the album. The album version of "Spectrum" is a downtempo orchestral pop, dance-pop and disco song. The accompanying music video for the song premiered on 30 May 2012. It was directed by David LaChapelle and John Byrne.
MTV Unplugged is the second live album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 6 April 2012 by Island Records. It was filmed on 15 December 2011 in New York City's oldest synagogue building, the Angel Orensanz Center, as part of the MTV Unplugged series, with the band being backed by a ten-person choir. The album contains acoustic performances of eleven songs, nine from the band's two studio albums, Lungs (2009) and Ceremonials (2011) alongside a cover of "Jackson" with Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and "Try a Little Tenderness". Upon its release, MTV Unplugged received mixed to positive reviews by music critics.
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is the third studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 29 May 2015 by Island Records. After returning from her year-long hiatus from music, lead vocalist Florence Welch returned to configure How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, recording material that dealt with personal conflicts and struggles. In comparison to their last two studio albums, the album is much more refined and stripped-down instrumentally, and incorporates a mixture of musical influences such as folk, blues and gospel.
"What Kind of Man" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch, Kid Harpoon and John Hill, produced by Markus Dravs and co-produced by Hill. The song was released on 12 February 2015 as the album's lead single. "What Kind of Man" received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.
"Ship to Wreck" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was released on 9 April 2015 as the album's second single. The track premiered on Huw Stephens' show on BBC Radio 1 on 8 April 2015 and the accompanying music video was released on 13 April, following the narrative of band's previous two videos of "What Kind of Man" and "St. Jude". The video was filmed in frontwoman Florence Welch's London house.
"Delilah" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch and Isabella Summers, and produced by Markus Dravs. The song was released on 27 November 2015 as the album's fourth and final single.
"Queen of Peace" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch and Markus Dravs, and produced by the latter. The song was released on 4 September 2015 as the album's third single. "Queen of Peace" debuted at number 178 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking three weeks later at number 133, the band's first single to miss the top 100 since "Lover to Lover" in 2012.
"Wish That You Were Here" is a song by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine written by Florence Welch, Andrew Wyatt, and Emile Haynie. It was released on Island Records on 26 August 2016. The song was made available via digital download and is featured on the soundtrack of the film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, which was directed by Tim Burton. Welch — a longtime fan of Burton's work — had expressed interest in collaborating with him long before the recording of "Wish That You Were Here", as they shared similar artistic themes. Upon release, the composition was positively received by music critics and reached number 128 on the UK Singles Chart.
High as Hope is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 29 June 2018, by Republic and Virgin EMI Records. It was preceded by the singles "Sky Full of Song" and "Hunger". "Patricia" was released as the third and final single on 10 August 2018.
"Hunger" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their fourth studio album, High as Hope (2018). It was written by Florence Welch, Emile Haynie, Thomas Bartlett and Tobias Jesso Jr., and produced by Welch and Haynie. The song was released on 3 May 2018 as the second single of the album. An uptempo alternative pop and soul song, "Hunger" was inspired by the singer's teenage struggles with eating disorder and alcoholism.
"Jenny of Oldstones", alternatively titled "Jenny's Song", is a song appearing in the HBO epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones. It was included in two separate parts in the second episode of the series' eighth season, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms". In the first instance of the song, it was performed during the episode by character Podrick Payne, portrayed by Scottish actor Daniel Portman. The song then played during the episode's end credits, performed by British indie rock band Florence and the Machine. Florence and the Machine released the song as a single the day after the episode aired, on 22 April 2019. The song was released by HBO and record label Universal Music Group.
"King" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Dance Fever (2022). It was written and produced by Florence Welch and Jack Antonoff. The song was released on 23 February 2022.