Eraserheads are a Philippine alternative rock band. Formed in Quezon City in 1989, the group consists of singer Ely Buendia, bassist Buddy Zabala, guitarist Marcus Adoro, and drummer Raimund Marasigan. The Eraserheads discography consists of seven studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, three extended plays (EP), 21 singles, two video albums and 13 music videos.
With their debut album Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993) and the following albums Circus (1994) and Cutterpillow (1995), Eraserheads ushered in a second wave of Filipino rock bands in the 1990s. Their first three albums also achieved commercial success, with Cutterpillow becoming the third biggest-selling album in OPM history and the biggest for any Filipino band or group.
After releasing the Christmas-themed concept album Fruitcake (1996), Eraserheads experimented with electronic and art rock styles for their next albums Sticker Happy (1997), Natin99 (1999), and Carbon Stereoxide (2001). The band broke up in 2002, and all principal former members have enjoyed success as solo artists. They later reunited in 2008 for a series of reunion concerts in the Philippines and have since made sporadic touring and promotional appearances in the country and overseas.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with sales and certifications Title Album details Sales Certifications Ultraelectromagneticpop!Released: July 1, 1993 Label: BMG, Musiko Format: CD, cassette, LP PHI: 200,000+ PARI: 8× Platinum CircusReleased: November 4, 1994 Label: BMG, Musiko Format: CD, cassette, LP PHI: 214,000+ PARI: 7× Platinum CutterpillowReleased: December 8, 1995 Label: BMG, Musiko Format: CD, cassette, LP PHI: 400,000+ PARI: 14× Platinum (Diamond) FruitcakeReleased: December 6, 1996 Label: BMG, Greater East Asia Format: CD, cassette PHI: 122,000+ PARI: 3× Platinum Sticker HappyReleased: September 11, 1997 Label: BMG, Greater East Asia Format: CD, cassette PHI: 120,000+ PARI: 3× Platinum Natin99Released: May 19, 1999 Label: BMG, Greater East Asia Format: CD, cassettePHI: 20,000+ PARI: Gold Carbon StereoxideReleased: March 10, 2001 Label: BMG, Musiko Format: CD, cassette PHI: 12,000+
Live albums Title Album details The Reunion Concert 08.30.08 Released: November 3, 2008 Labels: BMG Formats: CD, digital download Huling El Bimbo (Live at 2022 The Eraserheads Reunion Concert) Released: March 15, 2024 Labels: WEU Event Management Services Formats: Digital download
Compilation albums Title Album details Sales and Certifications Aloha Milkyway Released: August 12, 1998 Label: BMG Formats: CD, cassette Eraserheads: The Singles Released: 2001 Label: BMG Formats: CD, cassette Eraserheads Anthology Released: January 23, 2004 Label: BMG Formats: CD PHI: 209,000+ 6× Platinum Eraserheads Anthology Two Released: August 16, 2006 Label: BMG Formats: CD The Heads Set Released: September 7, 2010 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Formats: 10×CD, DVD box set
Extended plays Title Album details Fruitcake EP Released: November 1996 Formats: CD, cassette Label: BMG Bananatype Released: June 1997 Formats: CD, cassette Label: BMG Please Transpose Released: August 2002 Formats: CDr Label: Self-released
Singles +List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album Notes"Ligaya"1993Ultraelectromagneticpop!"Pare Ko""Toyang""Shirley"1994"Kailan" Circus"Overdrive"1996 Cutterpillow"Fruitcake" Fruitcake"Harana"1997 Bananatype"Milk and Money"The New York MixesPromotional CD single"Hard to Believe""Andalusian Dog""Kaliwete"Sticker Happy"Hard to Believe"1998"Para sa Masa""Julie Tearjerky"Aloha Milkyway"Tamagotchi Baby"1999"With a Smile""Maselang Bahaghari"Natin99"Huwag Kang Matakot""Maskara"2001Carbon Stereoxide"Hula""How Far Will U Go""U Make Me" 2002 Please Transpose"Sabado"2014Sabado/1995Released as part of the September 2014 issue of the Philippine edition of Esquire"1995"
Other appearances + List of non-single appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Run Barbi Run" 1995 Best OPM Collection Volume 4 "Casa Fantastica" 1996 1896: Ang Pagsilang "Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka"The Silver Album "Pumapatak Ang Ulan" 2000 Nescafé Open Up Party "Blue Jeans" "Manila"2001Bandang Pinoy Lasang Hotdog: The Hotdog Tribute Album
Videography Video albums Title Album details Eraserheads: The Reunion Concert Released: January 31, 2009 Label: BMG Format: DVD Pop-U-Mentary! Released: September 7, 2010 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: DVD
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director Notes "With a Smile" (version 1) 1994 Art Borromeo and Linette Buenaseda "Ang Huling El Bimbo" 1995 Auraeus Solito "Fruitcake" 1997 Mark Gary "Trip to Jerusalem" "Kaliwete" Matthew Rosen "Julie Tearjerky" 1998 "Spoliarium" "Para sa Masa" Rico Gutierrez Made for the GMA TV special "Sigla ng Siglo" to commemorate the Philippine Centennial. "With a Smile" (version 2) Ely Buendia and Mark Villena Made to promote the song's rerelease as part of the compilation album Aloha Milkyway for Southeast Asian markets. "Maskara" 2001 Ely Buendia and Marie Jamora Released as a bonus VCD for the album Carbon Stereoxide. "U Make Me" 2002 Marie Jamora "Sabado" 2014 Erik Matti "1995"
Tribute albums Title Album details Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads Released: November 29, 2005 Labels: BMG, Musiko The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album Released: May 9, 2012 Labels: Star Music, Star Cinema Pop Machine the Album: A Collective of Artists Turning Heads This 2020 Released: June 12, 2020 Label: Noisemakers Cutterpillow: Tribute Album Released: May 30, 2025 Label: Offshore Music
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