The discography of The Get Up Kids, an American rock band that formed in 1995, consists of six studio albums, five singles, one live album and seven extended plays.
Shortly after forming in their hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, the band signed to Doghouse Records and released their first EP, Woodson, along with their debut full-length studio album Four Minute Mile (1997). After the success of their first album, the band was picked up by then-underground label Vagrant Records, where they recorded Red Letter Day, their second EP, followed by their second album Something to Write Home About. The album was a massive success, selling 134,000 copies in its first three years of release in the US. They supported the album for three years with tours and two singles; "Ten Minutes" and "Action & Action". In order to capitalize on the success of the album, Vagrant released Eudora, a compilation of b-sides, covers and rarities in 2001.
In 2002, they released their third studio album On a Wire. The album was a large departure from their previous sound, and was considered a commercial failure. In 2004, they released their fourth album Guilt Show to better critical reception. A year later, they released Live! @ The Granada Theater, the band's first and only live album. Later that year, the band broke up after one final tour. However, in 2008 the band reunited, and announced a reunion tour for 2009 to coincide with a tenth-anniversary re-release of Something to Write Home About.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions US USIndie Four Minute Mile Released: September 30, 1997 Label: Doghouse Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — — Something to Write Home About Released: September 28, 1999 Label: Vagrant Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP — — On a Wire Released: May 14, 2002 Label: Vagrant Format: CD, DL, LP 57 3 Guilt Show Released: March 2, 2004 Label: Vagrant Format: CD, DL, LP 58 3 There Are Rules Released: January 25, 2011 Label: Quality Hill Format: CD, DL, LP 124 15 Problems Released: May 10, 2019 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — 11 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Details Peak chartpositions USIndie Live! @ The Granada Theater Released: May 24, 2005 Label: Vagrant Format: CD, DL 26
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chartpositions USIndie The EP's: Red Letter Day and Woodson Released: January 9, 2001 Label: Doghouse Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — Eudora Released: November 27, 2001 Label: Vagrant Format: CD, DL, LP 18 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions US USIndie Woodson Released: 1997 Label: Doghouse Format: CD, 7" vinyl — — Red Letter Day Released: July 20, 1999 Label: Doghouse Format: CD, 10" vinyl — — iTunes Sessions EP Released: March 25, 2004 Label: Vagrant Format: DL — — Simple Science Released: April 13, 2010 Label: Simple Psyence Format: CD, DL, 10" vinyl, 12" vinyl 194 29 Kicker Released: June 8, 2018 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl — 22 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Split extended plays The Get Up Kids are widely considered to be one of the more prominent groups to take part in the second-wave emo movement that took place in the mid-1990s. In their early years, they toured with such influential emo bands as Jimmy Eat World, The Promise Ring and Braid, later touring with such groups as Superchunk, The Anniversary and Hot Rod Circuit. During that time, they often collaborated with other groups, putting out split EPs on 7" vinyl.
YearTitleSplit withSong featuredRecord label1996The Get Up Kids / CoalesceCoalesce"Burned Bridges" Second Nature Recordings1997Post Marked Stamps No. 4Braid"I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel"Tree Records1999The Get Up Kids / The AnniversaryThe Anniversary"Central Standard Time"Vagrant Records2001The Get Up Kids / Rocket From the CryptRocket from the Crypt"Up on the Roof"2004Devil in the Woods No. 69Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!"Wouldn't Believe It" (Live in the Studio)Devil in the Woods Magazine
Singles Title Year Album "Shorty" 1996 rowspan="3" "A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts" 1997 "Ten Minutes" 1999 "Action & Action" 2000 Something to Write Home About "Overdue" 2002 On a Wire "Wouldn't Believe It" 2004 Guilt Show "Automatic" 2011 There Are Rules "Rally 'Round the Fool" "Maybe" 2018 Kicker (EP) "Better This Way" "Satellite" 2019 Problems
Music videos Title Year Director Album "Action & Action" 1999 rowspan="2" Something to Write Home About "Overdue" 2002 On a Wire "Stay Gone" Brock Batten, Jonathan Green "Man of Conviction" 2004 rowspan="2" Guilt Show "The One You Want" "Automatic" 2011 Brendan Costello There Are Rules "Shatter Your Lungs" Adam Rothlein "Regent's Court" Pat Vamos "Rally 'Round the Fool" "I'm Sorry" 2018 Shawn Brackbill Kicker (EP)
Other appearances TitleYearAlbum "On with the Show" (Mötley Crüe cover) 1999 I Love Metal "Alec Eiffel" (Pixies cover) Where Is My Mind? Tribute to the Pixies "Close to Me" (The Cure cover) Before You Were Punk 2 "Newfound Mass (2000)" 2000 The Best Comp in the World "Impossible Outcomes" Encapsulated "Beer for Breakfast" (The Replacements cover) Another Year on the Streets "The Lion and the Lamb" 2004 Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 "Like a Man Possessed" Another Year on the Streets Vol. 3
References
External links
The Get Up Kids at Musicbrainz