The discography of the American rock band Live consists of nine studio albums (including The Death of a Dictionary, recorded when the band was known as Public Affection), one live album, two compilation albums, three extended plays, twenty-eight singles and twenty-six music videos. After initially self-releasing a full-length album and an EP under the name Public Affection, their first studio album as Live, 1991's Mental Jewelry, peaked at number 73 on the Billboard 200. The single "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" peaked at number nine on the Alternative Songs chart.
Live achieved commercial success with their next album, 1994's Throwing Copper. Helped by the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "Lightning Crashes", and "All Over You", the album reached number one on the music charts in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It went platinum eight times in the US and seven times in Canada. Throwing Copper is Live's best-selling album. "Selling the Drama" and "Lightning Crashes" both reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart.
The band's fourth album, Secret Samadhi, was released in 1997. It peaked at number one in the US, New Zealand, and Canada, and it went platinum twice in both the US and Canada. One single from the album, "Lakini's Juice", peaked at number one on the Alternative Songs chart.
In 1999, Live's fifth album, The Distance to Here, was released. It went to number one on the Australia and Canada charts and was certified platinum in the US and Canada. The band then released the studio albums V and Birds of Pray in 2001 and 2003, respectively, before releasing their first compilation album, Awake: The Best of Live, in 2004. Songs from Black Mountain, their seventh studio album, was released in 2006. The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide."LIVE to Perform at The Pools at The Palazzo on June 11". reuters.com. May 7, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
Albums Studio albums +Studio albums by Live Title Album details Chart positions Certifications US AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Mental Jewelry and "Pain Lies on the Riverside": "I Alone": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "All Over You": BEL CANPeak positions for Live' albums on Canadian Albums charts: For Throwing Copper: Positions for Birds of Pray and Songs from Black Mountain on Canadian Albums Chart: Birds of Pray: Songs from Black Mountain: GER NLD NZ SWE SWI UK"DJ Steve L – LZ Love". Chart Log UK. The Death of a Dictionary (as Public Affection)Released: August 17, 1989 Label: Action Front Records Format: CS — — — — — — — — — — Mental JewelryReleased: December 31, 1991 Label: Radioactive Format: CD, CS 73 137 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold NVPI: Gold Throwing CopperReleased: April 26, 1994 Label: Radioactive Format: CD, CS 1 1 8 1 28 5 1 11 — 37 RIAA: 8× Platinum ARIA: 10× Platinum BPI: Gold BRMA: Gold IFPI SWE: Gold MC: 7× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum Secret SamadhiReleased: February 18, 1997 Label: Radioactive Format: CD, CS, LP 1 2 3 1 23 4 1 8 17 31 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum The Distance to HereReleased: October 5, 1999 Label: Radioactive Format: CD, CS 4 1 1 1 13 2 2 6 47 56 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BRMA: Gold MC: Platinum NVPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum VReleased: September 18, 2001 Label: Radioactive Format: CD, CS 22 1 2 5 17 1 1 6 37 80 ARIA: Gold BRMA: Gold NVPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Birds of PrayReleased: May 20, 2003 Label: Radioactive Format: CD 28 3 4 73 43 1 10 13 71 199 ARIA: Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Songs from Black MountainReleased: June 6, 2006 Label: Epic Format: CD 52 4 14 21 73 1 6 14 73 172ARIA: GoldThe TurnReleased: October 28, 2014 Label: Think Loud Recordings Format: CD 133 — 139 — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums +Compilation albums by Live Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS BEL CANPeak position for Awake: The Best of Live on Canadian Albums Chart: NLD NOR"Discography Live". norwegiancharts.com. NZL SWE Awake: The Best of Live Released: November 2, 2004 Label: Radioactive Records 65 4 14 55 3 2 1 45ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Radiant Sea: A Collection of Bootleg Rarities and Two New Songs Released: September 14, 2007 Label: Action Front Records — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
In addition, live acoustic versions of "Lightning Crashes" and "Run to the Water" were included on the compilation album Cold Live at the Chapel (later known as Cold Live at the Chapel Volume 1). These were recordings from the Australian television music show Live at the Chapel in 2000."Various – Cold Live At The Chapel". Discogs.
Live albums +Live albums by Live Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS BEL NLDLive at the Paradiso – Amsterdam Released: November 11, 2008 Label: Vanguard 63 46 2
EPs Divided Mind, Divided Planet (1990) Four Songs (1991) Local 717 (2018)
Singles +Singles by Live Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Alt. AUS BEL(FL) CANPeak positions for Live's singles on Canadian Singles Chart: For "Selling the Drama": For "Lightning Crashes": For "All Over You": For "Lakini's Juice": For "Freaks": For "Turn My Head": CANAlt.Peak positions for Live's singles on Canada's Rock/Alternative Chart: For "All Over You": For "Lakini's Juice": For "Freaks": For "Turn My Head": For "Rattlesnake": For "The Dolphin's Cry": For "Run to the Water": GER NLD NZL UK1991"Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)"—9————————Mental Jewelry1992"Pain Lies on the Riverside"—24142———————"The Beauty of Gray"——————————1994"Selling the Drama"43149—41—8915—30Throwing Copper"I Alone"—697————20—481995"Lightning Crashes"—113—3————33 RMNZ: 3× Platinum"All Over You"—452—183———48"White, Discussion"—15————————1997"Lakini's Juice"—121—201—693729Secret Samadhi"Freaks"—1336—5613—80—60"Turn My Head"—34769164—67——"Rattlesnake"—18———13———— 1999"The Dolphin's Cry"783257—1—104862 ARIA: Gold RMNZ: GoldThe Distance to Here2000"Run to the Water"—143457—10—4944—"They Stood Up for Love"—31881———44——2001"Simple Creed" —184354———18——V"Overcome"—30682———3——2002"Forever May Not Be Long Enough"———68———59——2003"Heaven"59331956———3016—Birds of Pray"Run Away"———————41——"Sweet Release"——61———————2004"We Deal in Dreams"———————47——Awake: The Best of Live2006"The River"——3349———15——Songs from Black Mountain"Mystery"——————————"Wings"——————————2009"Forever"————————25— Live at the Paradiso2014"The Way Around Is Through"—————————— The Turn2018"Love Lounge"—————————— Local 717"Be a Giver, Man"—————————— 2024"Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rolling)" —————————— "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Music videos +Music videos by Live Year Song Director(s)1991"Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)"George Seminara"Pain Lies on the Riverside"Ron Keith1994"Selling the Drama"Julia Heyward, Phyllis Famiglietti"I Alone"Tim Pope"Lightning Crashes"Jake Scott1995"White, Discussion" (Version 1)Tom Giovarell"White, Discussion" (Version 2)Josh Taft1997"Lakini's Juice"Gavin Bowden"Freaks"Paul Cunningham"Turn My Head"Mary Lambert"Turn My Head" (John Register Version) Jake Scott"Ghost"Mark Neale1999"The Dolphin's Cry"Martin Weisz2000"Run to the Water""They Stood Up for Love"Kai Sehr2001"Forever May Not Be Long Enough"Mary Lambert"Simple Creed"Marc Webb"Overcome"Mary Lambert"Overcome" (with Ground Zero Footage) Steven Rosenbaum2002"Like a Soldier"Matt Bass2003"Heaven" (Version 1)Arni & Kinski"Heaven" (Version 2)Peter Van Eyndt2004"Run Away"Mary Lambert2006"The River"Nathan Cox2014"The Way Around Is Through"2018"Love Lounge"Clay Patrick McBride
Live songs in film "The Dam at Otter Creek" – In the Army Now (1994)"Live". IMDb. "White, Discussion (Sever & Reynolds Remix)" – Virtuosity (1995) "The Dolphin's Cry" – Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)* "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" – The Mummy Returns (2001) "Deep Enough" (Remix) – The Fast and the Furious (2001)* "Hold Me Up" – Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)* "Lightning Crashes" – Kodachrome (2017)
* indicates that the track does not appear on the film's soundtrack album.
References
External links Discography from AllMusic Discography from Discogs Discography from MusicBrainz