The Knife discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Live albums | 1 |
Video albums | 2 |
Music videos | 18 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 20 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Mini-albums | 1 |
Promotional singles | 1 |
Short films | 2 |
The discography of Swedish electronic music duo the Knife consists of five studio albums, one mini-album, one live album, one soundtrack album, two video albums, two extended plays, 19 singles, one promotional single, 18 music videos, and two short films.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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SWE [1] | AUS [2] | BEL (FL) [3] | DEN [4] | GER [5] | IRE [6] | NL [7] | NOR [8] | UK [9] | US [10] | |||
The Knife |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Deep Cuts |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Silent Shout |
| 1 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |
Tomorrow, in a Year (with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock) |
| 24 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shaking the Habitual |
| 8 | 50 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 30 | 67 | 22 | 31 | 52 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Details |
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Shaken-Up Versions |
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Title | Details | Peaks |
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SWE [1] | ||
Hannah med H Soundtrack |
| 51 |
Title | Details |
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Live at Terminal 5 |
Title | Details |
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Gender Bender |
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Stay Out Here / Ready to Lose (Remixes) | |
Country Creatures (with Björk and Fever Ray) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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SWE [1] | UK [17] | US DSS [18] | |||
"Afraid of You" [14] | 2000 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"N.Y. Hotel" | 2001 | — | — | — | The Knife |
"Got 2 Let U" [14] | 2002 | — | — | — | Deep Cuts |
"Nedsvärtning" [14] | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Heartbeats" | 26 | 119 | — | Deep Cuts | |
"You Take My Breath Away" | 2003 | — | 90 | — | |
"Pass This On" | — | 134 | — | ||
"Handy-Man" [14] | — | — | — | Hannah med H Soundtrack | |
"Silent Shout" | 2006 | — | 208 | 12 | Silent Shout |
"Marble House" | — | — | 9 | ||
"We Share Our Mothers' Health" | — | 85 | 18 | ||
"Like a Pen" | — | 96 | 15 | ||
"Seeds" [19] (with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock) | 2010 | — | — | — | Tomorrow, In a Year |
"Full of Fire" [20] | 2013 | — | — | — | Shaking the Habitual |
"A Tooth for an Eye" [21] | — | — | — | ||
"Raging Lung" | — | — | — | ||
"Let's Talk About Gender Baby, Let's Talk About You and Me" (Planningtorock Rework) [22] | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Without You My Life Would Be Boring" [23] | 2014 | — | — | — | Shaking the Habitual |
"För alla namn vi inte får använda" [24] (with Europa Europa) | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Features Creatures" (The Knife Remix) (with Björk) | 2019 | — | — | — | Country Creatures |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Christmas Reindeer" [25] [26] | 2006 | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Artist |
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"Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward" [27] | 2005 | Jenny Wilson |
"Keep You Kimi" [28] | Hird | |
"Parliament Square" [29] | Stina Nordenstam | |
"Čiŋat" [30] | 2008 | Mari Boine |
Title | Details |
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When I Found the Knife |
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Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience |
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The Knife - Live At Terminal 5 |
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Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"N.Y. Hotel" | 2001 | Andreas Korsár and Andreas Nilsson [32] |
"Pass This On" | 2003 | Johan Renck [32] |
"Heartbeats" | Andreas Nilsson, Johannes Nyholm and Bo Melin [33] | |
"Handy-Man" | Bold Faces [32] | |
"You Take My Breath Away" (version one) | Henry Moore Selder [32] | |
"You Take My Breath Away" (version two) | 2004 | Peter Gerschwind [32] |
"Rock Classics" | 2005 | Amy Leech [34] |
"Silent Shout" | 2006 | Andreas Nilsson [33] |
"Marble House" (version one) | Björn Renner [32] | |
"Marble House" (version two) | Chris Hopewell [32] | |
"We Share Our Mothers' Health" | Motomichi Nakamura [32] | |
"Like a Pen" | Andreas Nilsson [32] | |
"Na Na Na" (unreleased) | 2007 | David Vegezzi and Dagmar Weaver-Madsen [35] |
"Full of Fire" | 2013 | Marit Östberg [36] |
"A Tooth for an Eye" | Roxy Farhat and Kakan Hermansson [37] | |
"Raging Lung" | Sorkklubben [38] | |
"Let's Talk About Gender Baby, Let's Talk About You and Me" (Planningtorock Rework) | Planningtorock [39] | |
"Without You My Life Would Be Boring" (Shaken-Up Version) | 2014 | Bitte Andersson [40] |
Title | Year | Notes |
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When I Found the Knife | 2004 | Story by Frau Rabid, animated by Vardag [33] |
When I Found the Knife Again | 2006 | Directed by Amy Engles [41] |
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer is a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer. Dreijer was one half of the electronic music duo the Knife, formed with their brother Olof Dreijer. Dreijer released their debut solo album under the alias Fever Ray in January 2009. Their second studio album, Plunge, under the same alias, was released in October 2017.
The Knife were a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consisted of siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They gained a large international following in response to their 2003 album Deep Cuts.
Deep Cuts is the second studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife. It was released on 17 January 2003 by Rabid Records. The 2004 version contains three additional tracks and is packaged with a DVD containing music videos. On 31 October 2006, Mute Records issued Deep Cuts and the Knife's eponymous debut album in the United States, marking the first US release of both albums. The album spawned the singles "Heartbeats", "You Take My Breath Away" and "Pass This On".
Silent Shout is the third studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife, released on 17 February 2006 by Rabid Records. The album is darker than its predecessor, Deep Cuts (2003). It spawned four singles: "Silent Shout", "Marble House", "We Share Our Mothers' Health" and "Like a Pen".
Swedish pop singer Robyn has released eight studio albums, one compilation album, six extended plays, 50 singles, nine promotional singles, and 45 music videos.
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Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has released six studio albums, one mix album, nine extended plays, 56 singles, 12 promotional singles and 47 music videos. As of November 2014, Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom.
Fever Ray is the debut solo studio album by Fever Ray, an alias of Karin Dreijer of Swedish electronic music duo the Knife. It was released on 12 January 2009 by Rabid Records. The album spawned four singles: "If I Had a Heart", "When I Grow Up", "Triangle Walks" and "Seven".
The discography of Scissor Sisters, an American pop group, consists of four studio albums, two extended plays, seventeen singles, two video albums and seventeen music videos. The band was formed in New York City in 2001 by Babydaddy, Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Del Marquis and Paddy Boom, who was later replaced by Randy Real. After signing a contract with independent record label A Touch of Class in 2002, Scissor Sisters released their debut single "Electrobix". The critical success of its B-side, a cover version of Pink Floyd's song "Comfortably Numb", brought the group to the attention of Polydor Records, which signed them in 2003.
Tomorrow, in a Year is the studio version of the music commissioned by the Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma for its opera based on Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. It is a collaboration between The Knife, Mt. Sims and Planningtorock. It was released digitally on 1 February 2010 through The Knife's own label Rabid Records prior to the physical release.
Norwegian singer and DJ Annie has released three studio albums, five mix albums, four extended plays, 25 singles, and two additional promotional singles and eight music videos.
American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has released thirteen studio albums, three compilation albums, three soundtracks, two mixtapes, thirteen extended plays (EP), twenty singles, eight promotional singles, and eight music videos. Through his record label Asthmatic Kitty Records, Stevens released his first two albums A Sun Came and Enjoy Your Rabbit in 2000 and 2001, respectively. For his next two releases – Michigan (2003) and Seven Swans (2004) – the singer partnered with Sounds Familyre Records for the distribution of both releases. Seven Swans was supported by Stevens' debut single "The Dress Looks Nice on You". The same album was reissued in 2009 and included the new single "I Went Dancing with My Sister". His fifth album, Illinois, was his first release to enter record charts, where it reached the lower positions in several countries and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 copies. The Avalanche, a compilation album consisting of outtakes from Illinois, was released in 2006 and also reached various charts internationally.
Swedish progressive house supergroup Swedish House Mafia have released one studio album, two compilation albums, two live albums, two EPs, sixteen singles, and nine music videos. The trio formed during the mid-2000s whilst touring together and assisting each other in music production, and released the single "Leave the World Behind" in 2009, although all were assigned individual artist credits for the song. The group itself rose to prominence after performing a DJ set at the Cream Amnesia nightclub in Ibiza in 2008, and were later signed by record label EMI in 2010. Until One, a compilation album containing both their own material and mixes of songs by other artists, peaked at number 13 in Sweden and in the top ten of the album charts of The Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium: two singles, "One" and "Miami 2 Ibiza", both attained chart success across Europe, with the former topping the Dutch Top 40 and the latter reaching the top five of the Flanders chart, Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart. "One" and "Miami 2 Ibiza" were certified septuple and quintuple platinum in Sweden by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii released two studio albums, one compilation album, one remix album, one mix album, 51 singles, one promotional single and 29 music videos. Following his death in 2018, one posthumous studio album and five posthumous singles were also released.
Lykke Li is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her discography consists of five studio albums, four extended plays (EPs), twenty-four singles, and twenty-two music videos. Eager to pursue a music career, Li began working with producer Björn Yttling of Swedish indie rock band Peter Bjorn and John when she was 19. The sessions resulted in her debut EP Little Bit, which she released on her own label LL Recordings in 2007. The release garnered attention from indie pop and mainstream publications in Sweden, while its title track peaked at number 20 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart. Li soon released her debut studio album, Youth Novels (2008), which peaked at number three on the Swedish albums chart and spawned three more singles, including her second chart entry "I'm Good, I'm Gone". She then signed with Atlantic Records to distribute her releases worldwide. Youth Novels received widespread critical praise, but sales were poor.
Shaking the Habitual is the fourth and final studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife. It was released on 5 April 2013 by Rabid Records. The album was released as a double CD and triple LP, and as a digital download. The album was lauded by critics at the time of its release and was featured on several critics' year-end lists.
New Zealand indie electronic band The Naked and Famous have released four studio albums, two compilation albums, three extended plays, 18 singles, seven promotional singles, 2 video albums and 16 music videos.
American singer and songwriter Sky Ferreira has released one studio album, three extended plays, 10 singles, three promotional singles, and 15 music videos. She signed a recording contract with Parlophone in 2009, and released the song "One" through the label in 2010. It was written by Ferreira, Bloodshy & Avant, Magnus Lidehäll, and Marit Bergman, and peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. It was followed by "Obsession" later that year, which was written by Ferreira, Jerrod Bettis, Justin Franks, and Ryan Tedder. It reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. During this time, much of her lyrical content incorporated themes of rebellion and teenage romance.
Australian electronic music band Cut Copy have released six studio albums, four mix albums, four extended plays, twenty-two singles, four promotional singles and fourteen music videos.
American rock duo Best Coast has released four studio albums, two live albums, seven extended plays, 24 singles, and 15 music videos. Formed in Los Angeles in 2009, the band consists of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bethany Cosentino and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno.
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