The Pussycat Dolls discography | |
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Studio albums | 2 |
Video albums | 2 |
Music videos | 15 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 15 |
The discography of American girl group the Pussycat Dolls consists of two studio albums, two extended plays, two video albums, 15 singles, two promotional singles, and 15 music videos. To date, the group has sold 15 million albums and 40 million singles worldwide. [1] [2]
In 2003, Robin Antin struck a joint venture with Interscope Records to develop the Pussycat Dolls into a recording group. [3] In 2004, the group made their musical debut by releasing a cover of "Sway" for the soundtrack of the film Shall We Dance? . [4]
Their self-titled debut album was released in September 2005 and it peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. [5] It earned double platinum certification in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), [6] 3× Platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and 4× Platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album's lead single, "Don't Cha", peaked atop the charts in 15 countries and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. [7] [8] Its follow-up singles, "Stickwitu" and "Buttons", were also a commercial success peaking in the top five on charts worldwide. [7] After the success of their debut album, the Pussycat Dolls released their first video album, PCD Live from London , in 2006 to coincide with the group's headlining world tour. [9] As of 2008, PCD has sold nearly three million copies in the United States. [10]
After a three-year hiatus in hopes to further Scherzinger's own solo career, the group reunited to release their second and final studio album, Doll Domination , in September 2008. Scherzinger began to receive a larger input in the recording process as co-writer and co-producer of the album. [11] Doll Domination garnered a higher peak position than PCD of number four on Billboard 200, but failed to match its predecessor's commercial success. Its lead single, "When I Grow Up", became another top ten single for the group. [8] "I Hate This Part" was released as the second single and managed to attain similar success. [8] In early 2009, Doll Domination was re-released as two compilation albums. [12] The lead single from Doll Domination 2.0 was "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)", which reached number one in seven countries. The follow-up single, "Hush Hush; Hush Hush", reached the top 20 worldwide. [7] [13] In 2010, the original recording group line-up disbanded.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [5] | AUS [13] | BEL (FL) [14] | CAN [5] | FRA [15] | GER [16] | IRE [17] | NZ [18] | SWI [19] | UK [7] | ||||
PCD |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
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Doll Domination |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
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Title | Album details | Peaks | Certifications | |
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AUS [37] | AUS URB [37] | |||
Doll Domination 2.0 |
| 8 | 2 |
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Doll Domination 3.0 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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US [40] | AUS [41] | JPN [42] | NLD [43] | UK [44] | |||
PCD Live from London | 12 | 12 | 252 | 26 | 24 |
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The Pussycat Dolls: Live from Control Room |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Extended play details | Peaks | Sales | Certifications | |
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CAN [48] | UK [7] | ||||
Sessions@AOL |
| — | — | ||
Doll Domination – The Mini Collection | 58 | 9 |
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Celebrating Pride: The Pussycat Dolls |
| — | — | ||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [53] | AUS [13] | BEL (FL) [14] | CAN [54] | FRA [15] | GER [55] | IRE [17] | NZ [18] | SWI [19] | UK [7] | |||||
"Sway" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shall We Dance? | ||
"Don't Cha" (featuring Busta Rhymes) | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | PCD | ||
"Stickwitu" | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
"Beep" (featuring will.i.am) | 2006 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||
"Buttons" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
"I Don't Need a Man" | 93 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 7 | ||||
"Wait a Minute" (featuring Timbaland) | 28 | 16 | 18 | 24 | — | 27 | — | 24 | 41 | 108 | ||||
"When I Grow Up" | 2008 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | Doll Domination | ||
"Out of This Club" (featuring R. Kelly and Polow da Don) | — [upper-alpha 9] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Whatcha Think About That" (featuring Missy Elliott) | — [upper-alpha 10] | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 12 | — | 9 |
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"I Hate This Part" | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | ||||
"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (with A. R. Rahman) | 2009 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||
"Bottle Pop" | — [upper-alpha 11] | 17 | — [upper-alpha 12] | 88 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | ||||
"Hush Hush; Hush Hush" | 73 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 44 | 13 | — | 30 | 17 | ||||
"React" | 2020 | — [upper-alpha 13] | — [upper-alpha 14] | — | — [upper-alpha 15] | — | — | 23 | — [upper-alpha 16] | 75 | 29 | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US [53] | CAN [54] | |||
"Right Now" (NBA version) | 2005 | – | – | PCD |
"Top of the World" | 2009 | 79 | 53 | Doll Domination |
Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
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US Jazz [76] | |||
"Feelin' Good" | 2006 | 23 | PCD |
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album | Ref. |
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"We Went as Far as We Felt Like Going" | 2004 | — | Shark Tale | |
"Grown Man" | 2008 | New Kids on the Block Teddy Riley | The Block | |
"Bad Girl" | 2009 | — | Confessions of a Shopaholic | |
"Genetics" | 2020 | Meghan Trainor | Treat Myself |
Title | Year | Other performers | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Sway" | 2004 | — | Steve Antin | [81] |
"Don't Cha" | 2005 | Busta Rhymes | Paul Hunter | [82] |
"Stickwitu" | — | Nigel Dick | [83] | |
"Beep" | will.i.am | Benny Boom | [84] | |
"Buttons" | 2006 | Snoop Dogg | Francis Lawrence | [85] |
"I Don't Need a Man" | — | Chris Applebaum | [86] | |
"Wait a Minute" | Timbaland | Marc Webb | [87] | |
"When I Grow Up" | 2008 | — | Joseph Kahn | [88] |
"Whatcha Think About That" | Missy Elliott | Diane Martel | [89] | |
"I Hate This Part" | — | Joseph Kahn | [90] | |
"Bottle Pop" | 2009 | Thomas Kloss | [91] | |
"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" | A. R. Rahman Nicole Scherzinger | [92] | ||
"Hush Hush; Hush Hush" | — | Rich Lee | [93] | |
"React" | 2020 | Bradley and Pablo | [94] | |
"Santa Baby" | Hans Carrillo | [95] |
"Don't Cha" is a song written by Busta Rhymes and CeeLo Green, and produced by the latter. The chorus is a slightly modified interpolation of the chorus line sung by Sir Mix-a-Lot in a song he wrote called "Swass" (1988). The song was originally recorded and published in 2004 by Tori Alamaze, former backing vocalist for the hip hop duo OutKast, and was released as her debut single. After minor success, and dissatisfaction with Universal Records, Alamaze gave up her rights to the song.
PCD is the debut studio album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 12, 2005, by A&M Records. In 1995, the Pussycat Dolls were created as a burlesque troupe by choreographer Robin Antin. After attracting media attention, Antin struck a joint venture with Interscope Records to develop the Pussycat Dolls into a brand, with Jimmy Iovine assigning the project to Ron Fair. As one of the executive producers Fair produced the majority of the album and collaborated with producers like Kwamé, Polow da Don and Rich Harrison. The music style of PCD was described as pop/R&B and urban dance-pop. Lyrically the album incorporates sexual innuendo and explores the themes of feminism and romance. It features guest vocals from rappers Busta Rhymes, Timbaland and will.i.am.
"Stickwitu" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their debut studio album PCD (2005). It was written by Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston and Robert Palmer and produced by Ron Fair. A pop ballad with soul influences, the song finds the group celebrating monogamous relationships, with music critics drawing comparisons to fellow girl groups Cover Girls, Sweet Sensation, and the Spice Girls. It was released as the album's second single on September 26, 2005, by A&M Records and Interscope Records.
"Beep" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their debut studio album PCD (2005). It features will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, who also composed the song with additional writing from Kara DioGuardi and Jeff Lynne, and additional production from Ron Fair. The song contains a sample of "Evil Woman" by Electric Light Orchestra. It was released as the third single from PCD on February 6, 2006, by A&M Records and Interscope Records.
Melody Thornton is an American singer and television personality. After graduating high school, Thornton became one of the main vocalists of the pop girl group the Pussycat Dolls and released the albums PCD (2005) and Doll Domination (2008) becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups. As part of the group, she has received a Grammy Award nomination.
"Buttons" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls from their debut studio album PCD (2005). It was written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry and group member Nicole Scherzinger, and produced by the former two alongside Ron Fair. It is a hip hop-influenced pop and R&B track featuring synthesizers and a Middle Eastern rhythm, with the group pleading a reluctant man to help them undress whilst adopting a submissive stance. A remix version featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg was released as the album's fourth single on April 11, 2006, by A&M Records and Interscope Records.
"Wait a Minute" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their debut studio album PCD (2005). It features a guest appearance from Timbaland, who served as the song's sole producer and co-wrote it with Keri Hilson and Craig Longmiles. Lyrically, the song showcases the artists flirting and committing to a playful give and take, highlighting the differences between the two sexes. In the United States, A&M Records and Interscope Records released the song to contemporary hit radio on October 16, 2006, as the fifth single of the album in the US and the sixth and final in international territories. An accompanying music video was directed by Marc Webb features the Pussycat Dolls performing choreography on a subway car and city streets. It was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award and a MOBO Award.
"I Don't Need a Man" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their debut studio album PCD (2005). It was written and produced by Rich Harrison, with additional writing from Nicole Scherzinger, Kara DioGuardi, and Vanessa Brown. The song was released as the fifth single from the album on September 9, 2006, by A&M Records and Interscope Records. Musically, it draws from 1980s music and includes elements of dance, pop, and R&B. Inspired by Destiny's Child's "Independent Women Part I" (2000), the song is a post-disco that features feminist themes and rejects objectification and co-dependency, while part of the chorus alludes to masturbation. It has been compared to works by Beyoncé and Inner City.
PCD Live from London is the first video album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls. It was directed by Jeff Gripe and Ginger Ramsey-Grippe, and was executively produced by Ron Fair and Jimmy Iovine. It was first released on December 1, 2006, by A&M Records. The DVD features their concert at Windsor Racecourse in London, United Kingdom, as part of the Vodafone TBA secret gigs. It also features six music videos, backstage footage and candid interviews with each member.
The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe mainstream as a pop group. Antin negotiated a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt. Their debut single, "Sway", was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 film Shall We Dance?.
"Whatever U Like" is the debut solo single by American singer Nicole Scherzinger, featuring rapper T.I. and Sean Garrett. The trio, along with Polow da Don, composed the song for Scherzinger's planned debut studio album Her Name Is Nicole. "Whatever U Like" was released on July 28, 2007 on Interscope Records.
"When I Grow Up" is a song by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls from their second studio album Doll Domination (2008). It was released by Interscope Records on May 27, 2008, as the lead single from the album. It was first written for Britney Spears, but was rejected. It was then considered and recorded for Nicole Scherzinger's planned solo project, Her Name Is Nicole, but after its cancellation and Scherzinger's return to the group, she felt that the song was better suited for the group. "When I Grow Up" was written by Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who also produced the song. It is an uptempo electropop and R&B song, sampling the 1966 song, "He's Always There" by British rock band The Yardbirds. "When I Grow Up" speaks about the desire to be famous, and was described as being "autobiographical" by Scherzinger.
Doll Domination is the second and final studio album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. The album's release was preceded by the departure of the group's longest-standing member Carmit Bachar. Development began in February 2008 where the group worked with previous collaborators Sean Garrett, Polow da Don and Timbaland and new ones such as Darkchild, J-Roc and Chase N. Cashe. Polow da Don, R. Kelly and Snoop Dogg also make guest performances on the album. Several songs on Doll Domination were originally recorded for the lead singer Nicole Scherzinger's debut solo album, Her Name is Nicole, which was shelved after the under-performance of its preceding singles.
"Bottle Pop" is a song by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their second studio album Doll Domination (2008). It was written and produced by Sean Garrett and Fernando Garibay, with additional songwriting by group's lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. The song features American rapper Snoop Dogg, whom they previously collaborated with on "Buttons" (2006). It is an electronica song that uses sexual innuendo, and has been compared to works of Ciara, Flo Rida, Petey Pablo, Britney Spears, and Gwen Stefani. The single was released in Australia, Germany, and New Zeland between February and March. In the latermost country, a remix, featuring rapper Devolo was released replacing Dogg for its local release.
"Whatcha Think About That" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their second studio album, Doll Domination (2008). The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Missy Elliott, who co-wrote it with the song's producer Polow da Don, Ester Dean, and Mickaël Furnon, who received songwriting credit due to his work being sampled. It was released on August 29, 2008, as the album's second single in the United States, and on February 23, 2009, as the third single in the United Kingdom. The electropop and R&B midtempo song samples "Je m'appelle Jane" by Jane Birkin and is built on a bhangra-inspired guitar riff. Lyrically, the Pussycat Dolls reverse roles towards an overbearing and controlling partner. Elliott references American singer Katy Perry and her song "I Kissed a Girl".
"I Hate This Part" is a song by the American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, taken from their second studio album Doll Domination (2008). It was written by Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Jonas Jeberg, Mich Hansen and produced by the latter two and Ron Fair. The track was initially intended for Leona Lewis and later for Nicole Scherzinger's unreleased solo album, Her Name is Nicole. After the album's cancellation, the song was ultimately given to the group. Musically, it's a pop ballad with elements of grinding R&B and dance music. Lyrically, it sees Scherzinger conversating with a partner just before they break up, adopting breathy and emotional vocals. Interscope Records released it as the second single in territories outside the United States on October 14, 2008, and sent it to the US mainstream radio on October 21, 2008, by as the fourth single.
"Hush Hush; Hush Hush" is the remix of "Hush Hush", a song by American female group The Pussycat Dolls. The track was written by Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ina Wroldsen, Nicole Scherzinger, Dino Fekaris, and Freddie Perren and produced by the former two alongside Ron Fair and Dave Audé is included on the reissues of the group's second album Doll Domination (2008). It was released on May 12, 2009 by Interscope Records as the album's seventh overall and final single. It is also the group's final release before their disbandment in 2010 until they reformed in 2019. Originally a ballad on the album, the song was remixed for its release as a single with a more uptempo disco-influenced production and interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (1978) with lyrics alluding to a doomed relationship.
"Jai Ho! " is a song by Indian composer A. R. Rahman and American girl group The Pussycat Dolls, recorded for the re-release of the group's second studio album Doll Domination (2008) and their EP Doll Domination – The Mini Collection (2009). It was released on February 23, 2009, by Interscope Records as the fourth single from the album and is an English remake of the original Hindi song "Jai Ho" which is taken from the soundtrack to the hit film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). The remake was conceived by record executives Jimmy Iovine and Ron Fair who tasked the Dolls' lead singer Nicole Scherzinger with creating a pop record that did not deviate from the original melody. Iovine and Fair also asked a number of other writers to create interpretations of the song, including Brick & Lace, The Writing Camp and Ester Dean. The final English version of "Jai Ho" was dubbed "Jai Ho! " and is sometimes also referred to as the "RF Mix" or "Ron Fair" Remix.
Angelique Frances Meunier, known professionally as Havana Brown or DJ Havana Brown, is an Australian DJ, singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. In 2008, Brown signed with Island Records Australia as a DJ for the record company and began releasing her Crave compilation album series, which featured remixes of songs from other artists. This led to her touring with international artists, including Britney Spears, Rihanna, the Pussycat Dolls, Chris Brown, and Enrique Iglesias.
Doll Domination – The Mini Collection is the second extended play (EP) by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls. It was released on May 24, 2009 by Interscope Records. The EP is an extension of the group's second studio album, Doll Domination (2008), including some previously released singles, such as "When I Grow Up", "Whatcha Think About That" and "I Hate This Part", as well as three new songs. The Mini Collection was one of several reissues released throughout 2009 as further promotion for the Doll Domination era, being released in between the European and Australasian legs of the group's Doll Domination Tour. It debuted at number nine on both the Scottish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart, and would go on to be certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of at least 100,000 in the UK.
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