The following is the discography of Motion City Soundtrack, an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their nearly twenty-year career, the group toured heavily and released seven studio albums, the majority on independent label Epitaph Records. The band's sound, at times described as pop punk or emo, made notable use of the Moog synthesizer.
Their first album, I Am the Movie, was originally self-released in 2002 before the group signed to Epitaph, which re-released the album in 2003. Their breakthrough album, Commit This to Memory, arrived in 2005; it achieved the highest sales in the band's discography, selling over 500,000 albums worldwide. Their third record, Even If It Kills Me (2007), also achieved commercial success. The band briefly signed to major label Columbia for their fourth album, My Dinosaur Life (2010), which represented their best performance on U.S. charts, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard 200. They rejoined Epitaph for Go in 2012 and Panic Stations in 2015, both of which represented large drop-offs in sales and chart performance. The band split up in 2016, but reformed in 2019 and released their seventh album, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World in September 2025.
The band's discography consists of seven studio albums, one live album, twenty singles, five extended plays, and five split EPs. The group also produced fifteen music videos and appeared on numerous compilation albums.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesCertifications US US Ind. US Alt. US Rock AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: Even If It Kills Me: My Dinosaur Life: Panic Stations: CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Even If It Kills Me: My Dinosaur Life: UK I Am the Movie Released: December 27, 2002 Re-released: June 24, 2003 Label: Self-released, Epitaph (re-release) — 42 — — — — — Commit This to Memory Released: June 7, 2005 Label: Epitaph 72 2 — — — — —US: 285,000 RIAA: Gold Even If It Kills Me Released: September 18, 2007 Label: Epitaph 16 1 5 5 52 86 113US: 33,000 My Dinosaur Life Released: January 19, 2010 Label: Columbia 15 — 3 3 50 48 191US: 27,000 Go Released: June 12, 2012 Label: Epitaph 46 8 8 21 84 — — Panic Stations Released: September 18, 2015 Label: Epitaph 141 22 18 28 80 — — The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World Released: September 19, 2025 Label: Epitaph — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Spotify Sessions Released: 2013 Label: Epitaph Format: Streaming audio (Spotify)
Extended plays Title EP details Kids for America Released: 2000 Label: Modern Radio Records / Self-release Back to the Beat Released: 2000 Label: Modern Radio Records / Self-release Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Motion City Soundtrack Released: 18 September 2007 Label: Lolla Records / IODA Format: Live EP Acoustic EP Released: 6 May 2008 Exclusive to iTunes Store Format: Digital EP Making Moves 7" Released: 6 November 2012 Label: Mad Dragon Records Format: Vinyl, Digital EP
Splits + List of splits Title Extended play details Other artist(s) Motion City Soundtrack / Schatzi Released: April 22, 2003 Label: Doghouse Formats: 12" vinyl, CDSchatzi Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack Released: September 7, 2004 Label: Epitaph Formats: 10" vinyl, CDMatchbook Romance Motion City Soundtrack / Limbeck Released: September 21, 2004 Label: Vinyl Nerd Formats: 7" vinylLimbeck Wait So Long / Disappear Released: November 22, 2011 Label: Banjodad Formats: 7" vinylTrampled By Turtles (Sort Of) A Song for Patsy Cline / It's (Sort Of) A Pleasure to Meet You Released: December 1, 2015 Label: Hopeless Formats: 7" vinylThe Wonder Years
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USBub. AUS UK UKIndie "Promenade / Carolina" 1999 — — — — "The Future Freaks Me Out" 2003 — — 156 — I Am the Movie "My Favorite Accident" — — — — "Everything Is Alright" 2005 16 — — — RIAA: Gold Commit This to Memory "Hold Me Down" 2006 — — — — "L.G. Fuad" — — — — "Broken Heart" 2007 — — — — Even If It Kills Me "This Is for Real" — 48 154 6 "It Had to Be You" 2008 — — — — "Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic) — — — —Even If It Kills Me – Acoustic EP "Disappear" 2009 — — — — My Dinosaur Life "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" — — — — "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)"2010 — — — — "True Romance" 2012 — — — —Go "Timelines" — — — — "Inside Out" 2013 — — — — "TKO" 2015 — — — —Panic Stations "Lose Control" — — — — "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" — — — — "Crooked Ways" 2020 — — — — "Stop Talking" 2024 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "When "You're" Around" 2005 Commit This to Memory "Attractive Today" 2006
Guest appearances + List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "The Greatest Fall (Of All Time)" 2003 Punk-O-Rama 8 "Capital H" (Live)"Red Dress" (Live) 2004 Mountain Dew Presents: Dew Music Showcase "My Favorite Accident" (Acoustic) In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer "Pop Song 89" 2005 Punk Goes 80's "Truth Hits Everybody" ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police "The Worst Part" 2006 Sound of Superman "Always Running Out of Time" 2010 Almost Alice "Waiting" Lost Out in the Machinery – The Songs of the Rentals "Here Comes the Sun" 2011 Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 "Left and Leaving" 2014 Friends
Music videos Year Title Director2003"The Future Freaks Me Out"Andrew Carranza"My Favorite Accident"2005"Everything Is Alright"Christopher Mills, Chris Grismer2006"Hold Me Down"Matt McDermitt"L.G. Fuad"Josh Thacker2007"Broken Heart"Jesse Cain"This Is for Real"Jay Martin2008"It Had to Be You"Lauren Simpson"Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic)Jesse Cain2009"Disappear"2010"Her Words Destroyed My Planet"Isaac Rentz"A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)"Shane Nelson2012"True Romance"Jesse Cain2015"Lose Control"Dan Huiting"It's a Pleasure to Meet You"David Prindle
See also List of songs recorded by Motion City Soundtrack
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References
External links Official website Motion City Soundtrack at AllMusic