Shihad discography

Shihad discography
Shihad performing in 2008
Studio albums	10
EPs	8
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	36
Music videos	40

The discography of Shihad, a New Zealand rock band, consists of ten studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, eight EPs, 36 singles and 40 music videos.

Shihad's first release was the Devolve EP, released in 1990. Its most recent release is the 2021 album Old Gods . Their discography includes two albums, one EP and four singles from the period of 2002 to 2003, that were released under the name band Pacifier. Shihad received music video funding grants from broadcast funding agency NZ On Air for 31 music videos, the most any New Zealand artist has had funded. ^[1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		NZ [2]	AUS [3]
Churn	Released: 12 July 1993 Label: Wildside	9	—	RMNZ: Gold [4]
Killjoy	Released: 19 May 1995 Label: Wildside	4	—	RMNZ: Platinum [5]
Shihad	Released: 25 October 1996 Label: Wildside Also known as The Fish Album	11	—	RMNZ: Platinum [6]
The General Electric	Released: 2 October 1999 Label: Wildside	1	23	RMNZ: 3× Platinum [7] ARIA: Gold [8]
Pacifier	Released: 19 August 2002 Label: WEA, Warner Music Group, Arista, BMG Released under band name Pacifier	1	8	RMNZ: 2× Platinum [9]
Love Is the New Hate	Released: 2 May 2005 Label: WEA, Warner Music Group	2	11	RMNZ: Platinum [10]
Beautiful Machine	Released: 21 April 2008 Label: WEA, Warner Music Group	1	11	RMNZ: Gold [11]
Ignite	Released: 20 September 2010 Label: Roadrunner (AUS), Warner Music Group (NZ)	1	44	NZ: RMGold [12]
FVEY	Released: 8 August 2014 Label: Roadrunner (AUS), Warner Music Group (NZ)	1	9	RMNZ: Gold [13]
Old Gods	Released: 8 October 2021 Label: ADA, Warner	1	15
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		NZ [2]
Pacifier: Live	Released: 23 November 2003 Label: WEA, Warner Music Group Released under band name Pacifier	19	NZ: Gold [14]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		NZ [2]
The Meanest Hits	Released: 7 November 2011 Label: WEA, Warner Music Group	7	NZ: Platinum [15]

EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak Chart Positions
		NZ [2]
Devolve	Released: 1990 Format: LP (1990), CD (1991) Catalogue: PACD1073/4357732	16
Happy Families Tour	Released: 1995 Catalogue: N 0258-3 Split with Head Like A Hole and SML	—
B-Sides	Released: 1996 Catalogue: HAD 0022 Released as a giveaway with Killjoy in 1996	—
Flaming Soul/Gates of Steel	Released: 1997 Catalogue: ML10688	—
Blue Light Disco	Released: October 1998 Catalogue: HAD092	17
Suck On This	Released: 2002 Catalogue: ARPCD-5213 Released as Pacifier	—
Alive	Released: 15 February 2005 Catalogue: 5046766592	6
ZM Live Lounge	Released: 20 May 2008 Format: Digital download	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		NZ [2]	AUS [3]	US Rock [16]
"I Only Said"	1993	3	—	—		Churn
"Stations"	1994	35	—	—
"Derail"		33	—	—
"You Again"	1995	20	—	—		Killjoy
"Bitter"		20	—	—
"Gimme Gimme"		39	—	—
"Deb's Night Out"	1996	41	—	—
"La La Land"		39	—	—		Shihad
"It's a Go" [A]		—	—	—
"A Day Away"	1997	44	—	—
"Home Again"		42	—	—	RMNZ: Platinum [17]
"Yr Head Is a Rock"	1998	45	—	—
"Ghost from the Past" [B]		—	—	—
"My Mind's Sedate"	1999	6	90	—		The General Electric
"The General Electric"	2000	22	—	—
"Pacifier"		48	83	—	RMNZ: Platinum [17]
"Sport and Religion"		—	—	—
"Comfort Me" (as Pacifier)	2002	34	40	—		Pacifier
"Run" (as Pacifier)		36	64	—	RMNZ: Gold [17]
"Bullitproof" (as Pacifier)	2003	48	58	27
"Everything" (as Pacifier)		36	—	—
"Alive"	2005	5	38	—		Love Is the New Hate
"All the Young Fascists"		—	59	—
"Shot in the Head"		—	—	—
"Dark Times"		—	—	—
"None of the Above"	2006	—	—	—
"One Will Hear the Other"	2008	21	—	—		Beautiful Machine
"Vampires"		31	—	—
"Beautiful Machine"		—	—	—
"Rule the World"		—	—	—
"Sleepeater"	2010	36	—	—		Ignite
"Lead or Follow"		—	—	—
"Right Outta Nowhere" [B]	2012	—	—	—		The Meanest Hits
"Think You're So Free"	2014	40	—	—		FVEY
"I Got You" [18]	2020	—	—	—		True Colours, News Colours – The Songs of Split Enz
"Tear Down Those Names"	2021	— [C]	—	—		Old Gods
"Little Demons" [20]		—	—	—
"Feel the Fire" [21]		— [D]	—	—
"Empire Falling" [23]		—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "It's a Go" was released as a single exclusively in Europe.
2. "Ghost from the Past" and "Right Outta Nowhere" were released exclusively as singles in Australia.
3. "Tear Down Those Names" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. ^[19]
4. "Feel the Fire" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. ^[22]

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
1992	"What We Get"
1993	"I Only Said"	Nigel Streeter
1994	"Stations"	Matt Palmer
	"Derail"	Joe Fisher
1995	"You Again"	Darryl Ward
	"Bitter"
	"Gimme Gimme"	Glen Standring
1996	"Deb's Night Out"	Chris Mauger
	"La La Land"	Kevin Spring
	"It's a Go"
	"A Day Away"
1997	"Home Again"	Mark Hartley
1998	"Yr Head is a Rock"	Greg Page
	"Ghost from the Past"	Julian Boshier
	"Interconnector"
1999	"Wait and See"	Reuben Sutherland
	"My Mind's Sedate"
2000	"The General Electric"	Paul Butler and Scott Walton
	The General Electric (alternate version)	Reuben Sutherland
	"Pacifier"	Jolyon Watkins
	"Sport and Religion"	Aaron Dustin
2002	"Comfort Me"	Nash Edgerton
	"Run"	Jolyon Watkins
2003	"Bullitproof"
2003	"Everything"
	"Home Again Live"
2005	"Alive"	Gary Sullivan
	"All the Young Fascists"	Mark Alberson
	"Shot in the Head"	Simon Ward
	"Dark Times"
2006	"None of the Above"	Hinge Design
2008	"One Will Hear the Other"	Adam Jones
	"Vampires"
	"Beautiful Machine"	Sam Peacocke
	"Rule the World"	Adam Jones
2010	"Sleepeater"	Sam Peacocke
	"Lead or Follow"	Tim Van Dammen
	"Ignite"
2011	"Engage"	James Soloman
2014	"Think You're So Free"	Sam Peacocke
	"FVEY"	Phil Knight
	"Song For No One"	Robert Wallace
2021	"Tear Down Those Names"	Shae Sterling
	"Feel the Fire"

References

1. "Artists". Vinyl Lionel. Vinyl Lionel. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
2. "charts.nz - Discography Shihad". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
3. Peaks in Australia:
   • All top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com - Discography Shihad". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
   • Peaks 51–100: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 250.
4. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Churn". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
5. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Killjoy". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
6. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Shihad". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
7. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – The General Electric". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 27 December 2021.
9. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Pacifier". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
10. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Love Is the New Hate". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
11. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Beautiful Machine". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
12. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Ignite". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
13. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – FVEY". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
14. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Pacifier: Live". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
15. "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – The Meanest Hits". Radioscope. Retrieved 30 December 2024.Type The Meanest Hits in the "Search:" field.
16. "Pacifier Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved 14 October 2011.
17. "New Zealand single certifications – Shihad". Radioscope. Retrieved 7 February 2025.Type Shihad in the "Search:" field.
18. "Shihad sign to Unified, release cover of Split Enz's "I Got You"". TheMusicNetwork. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
19. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
20. "Shihad's new anthem Little Demons has dropped". www.maniacsonline.com.au. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
21. "New Song of the Day: Shihad – Feel The Fire". www.13thfloor.co.nz. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
22. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
23. "New Aus Music Playlist – 08/10/21". Music Feeds. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

External links

• Shihad Wiki - discography
• Shihad Wiki - videography