This is a discography of Mogwai, a Scottish post-rock band.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: GER FRA NLD BEL (FL) BEL (WA) AUT ITA US SCO Mogwai Young Team Release date: 21 October 1997 Format: CD, LP Label: Chemikal Underground 62 65 — — 169 — — — — 3 BPI: Silver Come On Die Young Release date: 29 March 1999 Format: CD, LP Label: Chemikal Underground 29 — — — — — — — — 24 Rock Action Release date: 30 April 2001 Format: CD, LP Label: Play It Again Sam 23 — 82 — — — — — — 20 Happy Songs for Happy People Release date: 21 May 2003 Format: CD, LP Label: Play It Again Sam 47 — 91 — — — — — 182 22 Mr Beast Release date: 6 March 2006 Format: CD, LP Label: Play It Again Sam 31 65 64 97 21 57 — — 128 17 The Hawk Is Howling Release date: 22 September 2008 Format: CD, LP Label: Wall of Sound 35 72 53 92 29 70 — 47 97 18 Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will Release date: 14 February 2011 Format: CD, LP Label: Rock Action 25 27 46 83 31 39 49 — 97 12Rave Tapes Release date: 20 January 2014 Format: CD, LP, Cassette Label: Rock Action 10 16 37 78 12 30 56 50 55 2Every Country's Sun Release date: 1 September 2017 Format: CD, LP Label: Rock Action 6 29 50 85 21 19 52 — — 2As the Love Continues Release date: 19 February 2021 Format: CD, LP Label: Rock Action 1 3 59 — 5 17 29 78 — 1The Bad Fire Release date: 24 January 2025 Format: CD, LP, cassette Label: Rock Action 5 16 — — 22 32 47 — — 1 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Special MovesRelease date: 23 August 2010 Format: CD, LP Label: Rock Action (US & UK) — Mogwai – iTunes Festival London 2011Release date: 26 August 2011 Format: Download Label: Rock Action — 2018 Release date: 4 September 2020 Format: Download Label: Rock Action 80 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Year Title Label Notes 1997 Release date: 17 April 1997 Format: CD Rock Action (UK) Jetset (US)
Spunk (Australia/New Zealand) Trama (Brazil) Compiles songs previously released throughout 1996—1997 from various sources. 2000 EP+6 Release date: 23 August 2000 Format: CD Toy's Factory (Japan) Chemikal Underground (UK) Initially Japan-only album, compiling the EPs 4 Satin, No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew), and EP on one CD, later released in the UK. 2005 Release date: Format: CD, LP Play It Again Sam (Europe) Matador (US) Toy's Factory (Japan) Soyuz (Russia) Compiles songs recorded from various BBC Radio sessions with John Peel and Steve Lamacq. 2015 Release date: Format: 3xCD, 6xLP Rock Action Records 20th anniversary career retrospective and rarities.
EPs Year Title Label Notes 1997 4 Satin Release date: 26 May 1997 Format: CD, 12" Chemikal Underground (UK) Jet Set (US) UK Singles Chart #94 1998 Mogwai Fear Satan Remixes Release date: 30 March 1998 Format: CD, 12" Eye Q (UK) Features remixes of "Mogwai Fear Satan" by Mogwai, μ-Ziq, Surgeon and My Bloody Valentine. UK Singles Chart #57 Release date: 29 June 1998 Format: CD, 12" Chemikal Underground (UK) UK Singles Chart #68 1999 EP Release date: 18 October 1999 Format: CD, 12" Chemikal Underground (UK) Matador (US) Spunk (Australia/New Zealand) 2000 EP+6 Release date: 23 August 2000 Format: Enhanced CD Toy's Factory (Japan) Chemikal Underground (UK), in 2001 2001 Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 Release date: 18 March 2001 Format: CD Mogwai's contribution to the subscription-only series of twelve EPs from Temporary Residence Limited. US Tour EP Release date: 24 May 2001 Format: 10" Matador (US) Split 10" EP with Bardo Pond, sold during Mogwai's May–June 2001 tour of the US. UK/European Tour EP Release date: Format: CD Compiles limited edition tracks from various 2001 releases. 2006 Travel Is Dangerous Release date: 26 June 2006 Format: CD, 12" Play It Again Sam (Europe) 2008 Batcat Release date: 8 September 2008 Format: CD, 12", Download Wall of Sound (Europe) Matador (US) Spunk (Australia/New Zealand) UK Singles Chart #164 2011 Earth Division Release date: 12 September 2011 Format: CD, 12", Download Rock Action Records (UK, Europe) Sub Pop (US) UK Singles Chart #178 2012-2013 Les Revenants EP Release date: 17 December 2012 (digital) 28 January 2013 (physical) Format: CD, 10", Download Rock Action Records (UK, Europe) 2014 Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. Release date: 1 December 2014 Format: CD, 12", Download Rock Action Records 2021Take Sides
Release date: 1 October, 2021 Format: Download Rock Action RecordsRemix EP featuring Alessandro Cortini, The Other Two, and Idles
Singles Year Title Album Label Notes 1996 "Tuner"/"Lower" Release date: 18 March 1996 Format: 7" non-album singles Rock Action (UK) Double A-side, limited to 500± copies. "Tuner" was rerecorded for Ten Rapid. "Angels vs Aliens" Release date: 1 July 1996 Format: 7" Ché Trading (UK) Split with English band [dweeb]. "Angels vs Aliens" was rerecorded for Ten Rapid. "Summer"/"Ithica 27 Φ 9" Release date: Format: 7" Love Train (UK) Double A-side, limited to 1500 copies. Both tracks feature on Ten Rapid. 1997 Release date: February 1997 Format: 7" Wurlitzer Jukebox (UK) Double A-side, limited to 3000 copies. Both tracks feature on Ten Rapid. Club Beatroot - Part Four Release date: May 1997 Format: 7" Split with Scottish band pH Family, limited to 500 copies. Features "Stereo Dee (Live)", recorded at The 13th Note, Glasgow, Scotland on 13 February 1997. 1998 Do the Rock Boogaloo Release date: 23 March 1998 Format: 7", CD Fierce Panda (UK) UK Singles Chart #60; Split with English band Magoo. Features a cover of "Sweet Leaf" by Black Sabbath. 2001 "My Father My King" Release date: 22 October 2001 Format: 12", CD Rock Action (UK) Matador (US) 2006 "Friend of the Night" Release date: 30 January 2006 Format: 7", CD Mr Beast Play It Again Sam (Europe) UK Singles Chart #38; First single released from a studio album 2011 Release date: 18 January 2011 Format: 7" Sub Pop Release date: 7 February 2011 Format: 7" Rock Action Release date: 23 May 2011 Format: 7" Rock Action 2017 Release date: 2 August 2017 Format: 7" Rock Action Release date: 25 August 2017 Format: 7" Rock Action 2020 Release date: 29 October 2020 Format: Download Rock Action 2021 Release date: 12 January 2021 Format: Download Rock Action2022 Release date: 26 April 2022 Format: Download non-album single Rock Action 2024 Release date: 17 September 2024 Format: DownloadThe Bad Fire Rock Action
Remix albums Year Title Label 1998 Release date: Format: CD, LP Jetset (US) 2012 A Wrenched Virile Lore Release date: 19 November 2012, except USA 4 December Format: CD, LP, Download Rock Action (UK/world) Sub Pop (US)
Film and television scores Year Title Film/TV series Label 2006 Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait Release date: 30 October 2006 Format: CD, LP Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait Play It Again Sam (Europe) The Fountain: Music from the Motion Picture Release date: 21 November 2006 Collaboration with Clint Mansell and Kronos Quartet Format: CD The Fountain Nonesuch Records2013Les Revenants OST Release date: 25 February 2013 Format: CD, LP, Download The Returned (TV series) Rock Action Records2016Atomic: A Soundtrack by Mogwai Release date: 1 April 2016 Format: CD, LP, Download Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise (TV documentary) Rock Action Records2016Before the Flood (Music from the Motion Picture) Release date: 21 October 2016 Collaboration with Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Gustavo Santaolalla. Format: 3xLP, Download Before the Flood (feature-length documentary) Lakeshore Records2018Kin (soundtrack) Release date: 31 August 2018 Format: CD, LP, Download Kin Rock Action Records2020ZeroZeroZero (soundtrack) Release date: 1 May 2020 Format: Download Vinyl released for Record Store Day 2021 (June 12 UK, June 18 North America) CD released 26 November 2021 ZeroZeroZero Rock Action Records2022Black Bird (soundtrack)
Release date: 8 July 2022 Format: DownloadBlack Bird (Apple TV+ Series) Rock Action Records2023Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn
Release Date: Unreleased Format: N/AWanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn (Apple TV+ series)2025The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Release Date: 18 May 2025 Format: DownloadThe Bombing of Pan Am 103 (BBC miniseries)
Various Artists Compilation appearances Year Title Mogwai Tracks Label 1996 NME C96 Release date: 1996 Format: CD 7. "a-70" NME 1997 Bedroom Ambience: A Collection of Home Recordings Release date: 1997 Format: LP 9. "Stereo Donut" Enraptured 1998 NME Clean Sweep: Live at the London Astoria 98 Release date: March 1998 Format: CD 7. "Ex-Cowboy (Live)" NME A Tribute to Spacemen 3 Release date: 4 May 1998 Format: CD 3. "Honey" (cover) Rocket Girl NME Presents: Radio 1 Sound City Release date: 25 October 1998 Format: CD 12. "I Don't Know What to Say" NME Glasgow EP Release date: November 1998 Format: 7" 1. "I Can't Remember" Plastic Cowboy Recordings 1999 Fabulous Shit Release date: 2 November 1999 Format: CD 6. "003" Lo Recordings The Carve-Up Release date: 1999 Format: CD 7. "Nick Drake" Loose 2003 Rock Action Presents Vol 1 Release date: 6 September 2003 Format: CD 5. "Tuner (Original 7" Version)" 9. "Star Wars" Rock Action 2004 Matador at Fifteen Release date: 12 October 2004 Format: CD Disc 1, 18. "Hunted by a Freak" Disc 2, 6. "Hunted by a Freak (Boom Bip Remix)" Matador 2007 The 11th Hour (soundtrack) Release date: 13 November 2007 Format: CD 10. "Mogwai Fear Satan" Lakeshore Records 2008 A Rock Action Sampler: Spring 2008 Release date: 2008 Format: CD 6. "Dracula Family" Rock Action 2010 Matador at 21 Release date: 28 September 2010 Format: CD Disc 3, 10. "Helps Both Ways" Disc 4, 7. "Kids Will Be Skeletons" Disc 6, 15. "Ex-Cowboy (Live)" Matador 2012 Occupy This Album Release date: 15 May 2012 Format: CD Disc 4, 17. "Earth Division" Music for Occupy Live At KEXP - Volume Eight Release date: 2012 Format: CD 8. "Hasenheide (Live Session)" KEXP 2013 Dig for Fire: A Tribute to Pixies Release date: 14 November 2013 Format: CD, Download 7. "Gouge Away" (cover) American Laundromat Records 2014 Other Voices: Series 12 (Live) Release date: 30 May 2014 Format: Download 20. "MasterCard (Live Version)" 21. "Remurdered (Live Version)" Other Voices 2016 Life Is Strange (soundtrack) Release date: 19 January 2016 Format: CD, Download 8. "Kids Will Be Skeletons" DONTNOD Entertainment 2019 Rocket Girl 20 Release date: 1 March 2019 Format: CD + 7" vinyl + flexi disc Flexi disc: "Fight for Work" Rocket Girl
Documentary Year Title Format 2025 If the Stars Had a Sound Documentary feature film on DVD/Blu-ray (Blu-ray includes 12 exclusive art cards and a live performance at Tramway from 2021)
Music Videos "Summer" (1997) "Christmas Steps" (1999) "Stanley Kubrick" (1999) "Hunted by a Freak" (2003) "Friend of the Night" (2006) "Travel Is Dangerous" (2007) "Batcat" (2008) "How to Be a Warewolf" (2010) "Mexican Grand Prix" (2011) "San Pedro" (2011) "Rano Pano" (2011) "The Lord Is Out of Control" (2013) "Teenage Exorcists" (2014) "Simon Ferocious" (2014) "Helicon 1" (2015) "Ether" (2016) "Colverine" (2017) "Party in the Dark" (2017) "Crossing the Road Material" (2017) "Dry Fantasy" (2020) "Ritchie Sacramento" (2021) "Ceiling Granny" (2021) "Boltfor" (2022) "God Gets You Back" (2024) "Lion Rumpus" (2025) "Fanzine Made Of Flesh" (2025) "Tuner" (2026)
References
External links Mogwai discography at Bright Light!