The Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman has released eight studio albums, two EPs, thirty-seven singles, and twenty-six music videos. The band was formed in 1999 in Delta, British Columbia, by Tyler Connolly (lead vocals and guitars), Dave Brenner (guitar), Dean Back (bass), and former member Tim Hart (drums). They had been through multiple drummers before recruiting current member Joey Dandeneau in 2009.

Nickelback's Chad Kroeger signed the group to his record label, 604 Records, in 2001 after Connolly gave Kroeger's ex-girlfriend a copy of their demo, and the following year, Theory of a Deadman released their eponymous debut album. The record was certified platinum by Music Canada (MC; formerly known as the Canadian Recording Industry Association) and peaked at numbers four and eighty-five on the Billboard Canadian Albums and US Billboard 200 charts, respectively. Their next album, Gasoline, was released in 2005.

In 2008, the band released their third studio album, Scars & Souvenirs, which spawned several successful singles, including "Not Meant to Be", "Bad Girlfriend", "All or Nothing", and "Hate My Life". Three of these songs were on the Billboard Hot 100 and have been the only singles to be seen on this particular chart. The album was certified platinum by both MC and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was on the Billboard 200 chart for 110 weeks, peaking at number twenty-six. It also won the Western Canadian Music Award for "Rock Recording of the Year" in 2009.

Subsequent albums The Truth Is... (2011) and Savages (2014) both peaked on the Billboard 200 at number eight and appeared on the UK Albums chart, reaching numbers 68 and 41, respectively. The band recorded their first EP, Angel Acoustic EP, in 2015. Wake Up Call was released in October 2017 with the lead single, "Rx (Medicate)" (a song addressing the opioid epidemic in Canada and the United States), reaching number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and earning a "No. 1 Song Award" from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).

The band released their thirty-seventh single "History of Violence" in 2019, and announced a release date of January 31, 2020, for their seventh studio album Say Nothing.

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications CAN US US Rock US Alt UK Theory of a Deadman Released: September 17, 2002 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Island Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download 4 85 — — — MC: Platinum Gasoline Released: March 29, 2005 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Island Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download 10 58 — — — MC: Platinum Scars & Souvenirs Released: April 1, 2008 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Warner Format: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download 2 26 6 5 — MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum The Truth Is... Released: July 12, 2011 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Warner Format: CD, LP, digital download 2 8 2 2 68 MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Savages Released: July 29, 2014 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Warner Format: CD, LP, digital download 4 8 4 1 41 MC: Gold Wake Up Call Released: October 27, 2017 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Atlantic Format: CD, digital download 13 24 5 4 — MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Say Nothing Released: January 31, 2020 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming 51 116 14 5 — Dinosaur Released: March 17, 2023 Label: 604, Roadrunner, Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs + List of extended plays (EPs) Title EP details Angel Acoustic EP Released: April 28, 2015 Label: 604, Roadrunner Format: EP, digital download Part 1: Funeral Songs Released: September 4, 2026 Label: ONErpm Format: CD, EP, digital download

Singles 2000s + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Song Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN For "Nothing Could Come Between Us" and "Make Up Your Mind" (on Canadian Singles Chart): CAN Rock For "No Surprise": For "Santa Monica": For "Better Off": US US Alt US Main US Rock US Hard Rock Digi. UK "Nothing Could Come Between Us" 2002 2 — — — 8 — — — Theory of a Deadman "Make Up Your Mind" 2003 13 — — 38 13 — — — "No Surprise" 2005 — 1 — 24 8 — — — Gasoline "Say Goodbye" — — — — 22 — — — "Santa Monica" 17 3 — — 27 — — — MC: 2× Platinum "Hello Lonely (Walk Away from This)" — — — — 30 — — — "Better Off" 86 7 — — — — — — "So Happy" 2008 58 4 — 17 2 — — — Scars & Souvenirs "Bad Girlfriend" 42 3 75 8 1 — 6 — MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum "All or Nothing" 22 — 99 — — — — — MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold "Hate My Life" 65 8 — 22 3 26 — 92 MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum "Not Meant to Be" 53 18 55 — — — — — MC: Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum "By the Way" 2009 — 17 — — 16 34 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

2010s + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Song Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN For "Nothing Could Come Between Us" and "Make Up Your Mind" (on Canadian Singles Chart): CAN Rock For "No Surprise": For "Santa Monica": For "Better Off": US US Alt US Main US Rock US Hard Rock Digi. "Little Smirk" 2010 — 9 — — 15 33 — Scars & Souvenirs "Lowlife" 2011 55 6 — 25 1 4 5 MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold The Truth Is... "Bitch Came Back" — 50 — 40 14 30 4 MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum "Hurricane" 2012 — 11 — — 5 22 3 "Gentleman" — — — — 27 — — "Drown" 2014 — 7 — — 4 43 — Savages "Savages" — — — — 25 — — "Angel" 2015 — 33 — — 2 29 — MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum "Blow" — — — — 12 — — "Rx (Medicate)" 2017 86 4 — 28 1 4 — MC: 4× Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Wake Up Call "Straight Jacket" 2018 — 33 — — 12 — — "History of Violence" 2019 — 15 — — 1 15 — Say Nothing "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

2020s + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Song Year Peak chart positions Album CAN Rock US Main US Hard Rock "World Keeps Spinning" 2020 30 13 — Say Nothing "Strangers" — 20 — "Dinosaur" 2022 23 10 22 Dinosaur "Two of Us (Stuck)" 2023 — 34 — "Livin' My Life Like a Country Song" (Reimagined) 2024 — — — "Barricade" 2026 7 38 — Part 1: Funeral Songs "Winnebago (Lay Low)" — 22 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

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Promotional singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Song Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Adult "Point to Prove" 2003 — Theory of a Deadman "The Last Song" — "Leg To Stand On" — "Since You've Been Gone" 2006 — Gasoline "Wait for Me" 2009 30 Scars & Souvenirs "Crutch" — "Sacrifice" — "End of the Summer" 2010 — "Out of My Head" 2011 28 The Truth Is... "The Truth Is... (I Lied About Everything)" — "Head Above Water" 2012 — "Easy to Love You" — "Misery of Mankind" 2014 — Savages "Livin' My Life Like a Country Song" — "In Ruins" — "The Sun Has Set on Me" — "Hallelujah" 2016 — rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" "Shape of My Heart" 2017 — "Cold Water" — "Echoes" — Wake Up Call "Wake Up Call" — RIAA: Gold "Time Machine" — "Wicked Game" 2018 — "PCH" — "Say Nothing" 2019 — Say Nothing "Ambulance" 2023 — Dinosaur "Funeral Song" 2026 — Part 1: Funeral Songs

Music videos + Selected music videos Year Song Album Director(s) Ref. 2002 "Nothing Could Come Between Us" Theory of a Deadman Glenn Bennett 2003 "Make Up Your Mind" Gregory Dark "Point to Prove" 2005 "No Surprise" Gasoline Dan Rush "Santa Monica" Kyle Davison 2006 "Since You've Been Gone" 2008 "So Happy" Scars & Souvenirs Colin Minihan "Bad Girlfriend" "All or Nothing" Davin Black 2009 "Hate My Life" Bill Fishman "Not Meant to Be" Tony Petrossian "By the Way" Paul Boyd 2011 "Lowlife" The Truth Is... "Bitch Came Back" Bill Fishman "Hurricane" 2012 "Easy to Love You" John Poliquin 2014 "Drown" Savages Rich Ragsdale "Savages" "Angel" 2015 "Blow" Tony Corella 2017 "Rx (Medicate)" Wake Up Call Maria Juranic "Echoes" Kenlon Clark 2018 "Straight Jacket" Iqbal Ahmed "PCH" Ryan Sheehy "Wake Up Call" 2019 "History of Violence" Say Nothing Sam Sulam 2020 "World Keeps Spinning" 2022 "Dinosaur" Dinosaur Tony Corella 2023 "Two Of Us (Stuck)" rowspan="3" 2026 "Winnebago (Lay Low)" Part 1: Funeral Songs "Monster Truck"

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External links

Theory of a Deadman discography at AllMusic