Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, a punk rock supergroup cover band, has a discography that consists of six studio albums, three EPs, two live albums, two compilation albums, eighteen singles, one box set, and three music videos.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes formed in 1995 in California from members of other notable rock bands: Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters), Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name, Foo Fighters), Fat Mike (NOFX), and Joey Cape and Dave Raun (Lagwagon). They came together to perform cover songs during off-time from their main acts and did not initially intend to release albums, instead releasing singles named after the artists they had covered and contributing songs to compilation albums. Their first album, Have a Ball, was released in 1997 and began a pattern of themed albums after particular musical genres. Have a Ball covered pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s and was followed by Are a Drag (1999), which covered Broadway show tunes. Blow in the Wind (2001) focused on pop hits of the 1960s, while Take a Break (2003) covered rhythm and blues songs. The band released the live album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah in 2004 on which they covered karaoke favorites, followed by Love Their Country in 2006 which focused on country and western songs. The compilation album Have Another Ball was released in 2008, consisting of outtakes from the Have a Ball sessions, many of which had appeared on compilations and singles over the years.

Studio albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSBillboard 200HeatseekersIndependent1997Have a Ball Released: July 29, 1997 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 554) Format: CD, LP — — —1999Are a Drag Released: May 18, 1999 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 586) Format: CD, LP — — —2001Blow in the Wind Released: March 20, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 620) Format: CD, LP — — 142003Take a Break Released: July 1, 2003 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 650) Format: CD, LP 131 — 62006Love Their Country Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 712) Format: LP, CD 169 4 122014Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! Released: May 13, 2014 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 919) Format: CD, LP 102 — — "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Live albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSBillboard 200HeatseekersIndependent2004Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 674) Formats: CD, LP 197 13 172024Blow it...at Madison's Quinceañera! Released: June 14, 2024 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT117) Formats: CD, LP, MP3 N/A N/A N/A

Compilation albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSBillboard 200HeatseekersIndependent2008Have Another Ball Released: July 8, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 729) Formats: CD, LP 163 11 262017Rake it In: The Greatestest Hits Released: April 7, 2017 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 975) Formats: CD, LP — — —

Extended plays YearAlbum details2001Turn Japanese Released: February 21, 2001 Label: Pizza of Death (PZCY-2) Format: CD2011Go Down Under"Me First and the Gimme Gimmes detail Go Down Under. Punknews.org. December 1, 2010. Released: February 1, 2011 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT765) Format: CD, EP2011Sing in Japanese"Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 'Sing in Japanese'. FatWreck.com. September 13, 2011. Released: September 13, 2011 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT776) Format: CD, EP

Singles YearRelease detailsTracksOriginal performer1995Denver Released: August 26, 1995 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 531) Format: 7" single"Country Roads" "Leaving on a Jet Plane"John Denver1996Billy Released: November 1, 1996 Label: Epitaph (#86485) Format: 7" single"Uptown Girl" "Only the Good Die Young"Billy Joel1997Paul Released: 1997 Label: Kung Fu (KFS-7002) Format: 7" single"Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" "Mother and Child Reunion"Paul SimonDiamond Released: 1997 Label: Hopeless (HR 624–7) Format: 7" single"Sweet Caroline" "America"Neil DiamondBarry Released: 1997 Label: Side One Dummy (S1-10) Format: 7" single"Mandy" "I Write the Songs"Barry Manilow1999Elton Released: September 2, 1999 Label: Honest Don's (DON 020) Format: 7" single"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "Rocket Man"Elton JohnGarf Released: 1999 Label: Lookout! (L 219) Format: 7" single"The Boxer"' "I Am a Rock"Simon & GarfunkelArt GarfunkelIn Your Barcalounger Released: 1999 Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 226) Format: 7" single"Fire and Rain" "You've Got a Friend"James Taylor2001Shannon Released: 2001 Label: BYO (BYO-71) Format: 7" single"Runaway" "Hats Off to Larry"Del ShannonStevens Released: 2001 Label: Nitro (NR-15841) Format: 7" single"Father and Son" "Wild World"Cat StevensBob Released: November 27, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Format: 7" single"Blowin' in the Wind" "The Times They Are A-Changing"Bob Dylan2003Jackson Released: 2003 Label: Jade Tree (JT 1086) Format: 7" single"Ben" "I'll Be There"Michael JacksonThe Jackson 5Stevie Released: September 1, 2003 Label: No Idea (NIR 148) Format: 7" single"I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Isn't She Lovely"Stevie Wonder2007Dolly Released: October 16, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 227) Format: 7" single"Jolene" "I Will Always Love You"Dolly PartonCash Released: November 6, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 228) Format: 7" single"Sunday Morning Coming Down" "I Still Miss Someone"Johnny CashWillie Released: December 11, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 229) Format: 7" single"On the Road Again" "City of New Orleans"Willie Nelson2008Kenny Released: January 22, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 230) Format: 7" single"She Believes in Me" ('05 version) "Lady"Kenny RogersJerry Released: March 4, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 231) Format: 7" single"East Bound and Down" (rough mix) "I'm Gonna Write a Song"Jerry Reed

I Denotes tracks that were re-released on Have Another Ball.

II Denotes tracks that were also released on Have a Ball.

III Bob is exclusive to the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes box set and was not released separately.

IV Dolly, Cash, Willie, Kenny, and Jerry comprise the "Square Dance Series", so named because the first pressing of each was on square-shaped vinyl. The A side tracks on each are songs from Love Their Country, while the B side tracks are outtakes from the album sessions.

Music videos YearTitleDirectorAlbum 1997 "Danny's Song" Have a Ball 1999 "Summertime" Are a Drag 2003 "I Believe I Can Fly" Take a Break 2006 "Goodbye Earl" Love Their Country2026"We Are The World"Josh RoushShit The Bed

Box sets YearDetailsPressings and contents2001Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Released: November 27, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Format: 11 7" vinyl set in a bowling bag.500 copies produced; now out of print. Contains the singles Denver, Billy, Paul, Diamond, Barry, Elton, Garf, In Your Barkalounger, Shannon, Stevens, and Bob, as well as stickers, pins, and beer coasters. Packaged in a bowling bag. Bob was a new release exclusive to this set.

Other appearances The following Me First and the Gimme Gimmes songs were released on compilation albums, soundtracks, and other releases. Some songs were later re-released on albums, as noted below. This is not an exhaustive list: songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.

YearRelease detailsTracksOriginal performer2000Happy Meals, Vol. 2: The Perfect Marriage Released: 2000 Label: Honest Don's Format: CD"Rich Girl"Hall & Oates2002Uncontrollable Fatulence Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 646) Format: CD, LP"Nothing Compares 2 U"The Family2003Warped Tour 2003 Tour Compilation Released: June 3, 2003 Label: Side One Dummy Format: CD"The Harder They Come"Jimmy Cliff

I Denotes songs that were re-released on Have Another Ball.

II "Nothing Compares 2 U" was included on Take a Break in 2003.

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