Lostprophets discography

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Lostprophets discography
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Lostprophets performing at the Pinkpop Festival 2007
Studio albums5
Music videos17
EPs3
Singles17

The discography of Lostprophets, a Welsh alternative rock band formed in Pontypridd [1] in 1997 and active until 2012, contains five studio albums, three EPs, and seventeen singles.

Contents

The band's first album, The Fake Sound of Progress , was released through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom in November 2000 [2] and was certified gold. [3] The album produced two singles: "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja", which was successful in the US, peaking at number thirty-three on the Alternative Songs chart, [4] and the title track "The Fake Sound of Progress".

The first single released from their second album, Start Something , was "Burn Burn" in November 2003, and was originally scheduled to be closely followed by the release of the album. [5] The album was released in the UK in February 2004 and peaked at number four in the UK Albums Chart. [6] The album has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. [3] The second track from Start Something, "Last Train Home", reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart in the US, [4] and peaked at number eight in the UK, making it the band's first UK top-ten single. [6] Other released singles include; "Wake Up (Make a Move)", "Last Summer" and "Goodbye Tonight". In 2004, the album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in the UK and gold by the RIAA in the US. [7] [8]

The band's third album, Liberation Transmission was released in the UK in June 2006 and put the band at the top of the UK Albums Chart for the first time; [6] it was later certified silver in the UK. [7] Singles from the album were "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)", which peaked at number eight, [6] "A Town Called Hypocrisy", "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" and "4:AM Forever".

The band's fourth studio album The Betrayed was delayed many times. [9] The title and several tracks were revealed in 5 August issue of Kerrang! magazine, and the album was released on 18 January 2010.

The band's fifth and final studio album Weapons was released on 2 April 2012.

In December 2012, lead singer Ian Watkins was charged with multiple sexual offences against minors, infants and animals. Lostprophets cancelled all tour dates and disbanded in October 2013, before the end of Watkins's trial. Watkins pleaded guilty to several charges. In December 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment plus six years of extended supervision on licence. [10] [11] In June 2014, the remaining members joined American singer Geoff Rickly to form a new band, No Devotion.

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[6]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[13]
BEL
[14]
FRA
[15]
GER
[16]
IRL
[17]
NLD
[18]
NZL
[19]
SWI
[20]
US
[21]
The Fake Sound of Progress 44186
Start Something
  • Released: 2 February 2004
  • Label: Visible Noise (#86554)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
466606951611433
Liberation Transmission
  • Released: 26 June 2006
  • Label: Visible Noise (#96531)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
162447494313087143433
  • BPI: Platinum [7]
The Betrayed
  • Released: 13 January 2010
  • Label: Visible Noise (#7610052)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3499042
Weapons
  • Released: 2 April 2012
  • Label: Epic (#88691965682)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
955748652145

EPs

TitleEP details
Here Comes the Party
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Self-released
Para Todas las Putas Celosas
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Self-released
The Fake Sound of Progress
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Self-released

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certification Album
UK
[6]
AUS
[12]
GER
[22]
IRL
[17]
JPN
[23]
NZ
[19]
SCO
[24]
US
[25]
US
Alt.

[26]
US
Main.

[27]
"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"20014133The Fake Sound of Progress
"The Fake Sound of Progress"200221
"Burn Burn"2003174881Start Something
"Last Train Home"20048684875110
"Wake Up (Make a Move)"18916
"Last Summer"13
"Goodbye Tonight"42
"I Don't Know" (radio airplay)1124
"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)"2006836251141522Liberation Transmission
"A Town Called Hypocrisy"23
"The New Transmission" [29] (radio airplay)
"Can't Catch Tomorrow"35
"4:AM Forever"200734
"It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"20091617The Betrayed
"Where We Belong"2010322128
"For He's a Jolly Good Felon"99
"Bring 'Em Down"201216039Weapons
"We Bring an Arsenal"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos

YearSongDirector(s)
2001"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" (version 1)Mike Piscitelli [30]
2001"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" (version 2)Mike Piscitelli [31]
2002"The Fake Sound of Progress"Mike Piscitelli [32]
"Burn Burn"Patrick Kiely [33]
2004"Last Train Home"Brian Weber [34]
"Wake Up (Make a Move)"Steven Murashige [35]
"Last Summer" The Malloys [36]
2005"Goodbye Tonight"Steven Oritt [37]
2006"Rooftops"Ryan Smith [38] [39] [40] [41]
"A Town Called Hypocrisy"
"Can't Catch Tomorrow"
2007"4:AM Forever"
2009"It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"David Allen [ citation needed ]
"Where We Belong"
2010"For He's a Jolly Good Felon"Starring Alan Ford
2012"Bring 'Em Down"JJ Moffat [42]
"We Bring an Arsenal"
"Jesus Walks"JJ Moffat [43]
"Somedays" (unreleased)Luke Reynolds

Other appearances

YearSongAlbumNotes
2001"Athousandapologies" [44] Electric Ballroom Presents: Full Tilt, Vol. 3Original mix
2002"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" [45] MTV HandpickedVarious artists
2002"Five Is A Four Letter Word" [46] Hardplace: 11 Hardcore Rock TracksVarious artists
2003"The Fake Sound of Progress" [47] Q The AlbumVarious artists
2004"Burn Burn" [45] Big Day Out 2004 soundtrack Various artists
2004"Lucky You" [48] Spider-Man 2 soundtrack Recorded for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack
2007"Going Underground" [49] Punk the Clock Volume 3 Cover of The Jam song
2007"Davidian" [50] Higher Voltage!: Another Brief History of Rock Cover of Machine Head song, released June 2007
2009"Boys Don't Cry" [51] Pictures of YouRecorded for an album of The Cure covers given away free with NME
2010"Empire State of Mind"BBC LiveRecorded with LMFAO
2012"We Bring an Arsenal" [45] Epic Stadium AnthemsVarious artists
2012"Earthquake"BBC Live LoungeRecorded with Labrinth

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