The discography of British rapper and songwriter Plan B consists of three studio albums, one soundtrack album, two mixtapes, three extended plays and eighteen singles. Plan B released his first single, the double A-side "Kidz / Dead and Buried" in 2005, as a limited edition 7" vinyl of which only 500 copies were pressed. The parent album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, was first released on 26 June 2006 through 679 Recordings—peaking at number thirty on the UK Albums Chart. The album's breakthrough single, "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)", was released in July 2006—marking the musician's first chart appearance, when it peaked at number forty-one in the United Kingdom"
In January 2010, Plan B released the single "Stay Too Long" as the lead single from his second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. The track saw Plan B attain his first top 10 single; peaking at number nine. Its successor, "She Said", was released in April 2010; attaining European chart success—peaking at number three in the UK, number two in Ireland and number ten in Germany. The album followed the tracks' release on 9 April 2010, debuting at number-one on the UK Albums Chart; having since been certified as triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. A further five singles were released from the studio album: "Prayin'", "The Recluse", "Love Goes Down", "Writing's on the Wall" and "Hard Times"—the latter of which featured additional vocals from Elton John and Paloma Faith.
To accompany the release of the film Ill Manors, Plan B released a soundtrack album of the same name on 23 July 2012. The lead single, also entitled "Ill Manors", became his third top ten single—peaking at number six in the United Kingdom. The follow-up singles, "Lost My Way", "Deepest Shame" and "Playing with Fire", all achieved different levels of success, peaking at No. 121, No. 27 and No. 78 respectively.
Albums
Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications(sales thresholds)UKFor peak positions in the United Kingdom: All, except where noted: For "Hard Times": For "Lost My Way": AUSAUTBELDENFRAGERGREIRLSWI Who Needs Actions WhenYou Got Words Released: 26 June 2006 Label: 679 Formats: CD, LP, download 30 — — — — — — — — — UK: 124,126 BPI: Gold The Defamation ofStrickland Banks Released: 9 April 2010 Label: 679/Asylum Formats: CD, LP, download 1 25 11 89 18 23 7 12 7 41 UK: 1,290,199 BPI: 4× Platinum IFPI EU: 2× Platinum Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose Released: 4 May 2018 Label: 679 Formats: CD, download 5 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.
Soundtracks Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)UKAUSIRL Ill Manors Released: 23 July 2012 Label: 679/Warner Bros. Formats: CD, 2xCD, download 1 9 3 BPI: Gold
Extended plays Live at The Pet Cemetery EP (2006) Remixes (2006) Time 4 Plan B (2007) iTunes Festival: London 2010 (2010) iTunes Festival: London 2012 (2012)
Mixtapes It's Time 4 Plan B (2006) Paint It Blacker: The Bootleg Album (2007)
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, year released, certifications and album name Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUKAUTBELDENEUFRAGERIRLSWI "Sick 2 Def" / "No Good" 2005 — — — — — — — — —Who Needs ActionsWhen You Got Words "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" 2006 41 — — — — — — — — "Stay Too Long"2010 9 — — — — — — — — BPI: GoldThe Defamation ofStrickland Banks "She Said" 3 9 18 20 11 51 10 2 16 BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold "Prayin'" 16 — 74 — 47 — — 34 — BPI: Silver "The Recluse" 35 — — — — — — — — "Love Goes Down" 62 — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Hard Times"(featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith) 2011 147 — — — — — — — — "Ill Manors" 2012 6 — 136 — — — — 87 — BPI: Silver Ill Manors "Deepest Shame" 27 — — — — — — — — "Playing with Fire"(featuring Labrinth) 78 — — — — — — — — "In the Name of Man" 2017 — — — — — — — — — "Heartbeat" 100 — — — — — — — — Heaven Before AllHell Breaks Loose "Guess Again" 2018 — — — — — — — — — "Queue Jumping" — — — — — — — — — "Grateful" — — — — — — — — — "It's a War" — — — — — — — — — "Stranger" — — — — — — — — — "Mercy" — — — — — — — — — "Wait So Long (Cadenza remix)"(featuring Ms. Banks and Lisa Mercedez) — — — — — — — — — "First Past the Post" 2019 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, year released and album name Title Year Peakchartpositions Album UK "Kidz" / "Dead and Buried" 2005 — Who Needs ActionsWhen You Got Words "Missing Links" 2006 — "More Is Enough" — "No More Eatin'" — Who Needs ActionsWhen You Got Words "She Said Prayin'" 2011 72 "Writing's on the Wall" — The Defamation ofStrickland Banks "Lost My Way" 2012 121 Ill Manors "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.
As featured artist + List of featured singles, with selected chart positions, year released and album name Single Year Peak chartpositions Certifications Album UK BEL "No Hats, No Trainers"(Shameless featuring Plan B) 2007 — — Smokers Die Younger "Pieces"(Chase & Status featuring Plan B) 2008 70 — More than Alot "Shifty"(Riz MC, Sway and Plan B) 2009 — — Shifty "End Credits"(Chase & Status featuring Plan B) 9 46 BPI: Platinum No More Idols "All of You"(Riz MC featuring Aruba Red and Plan B) 2012 — — MICroscope "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.
Other certified songs + List of other certified songs Title Year Certifications Album "Charmaine" 2006 BPI: Silver Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
Music videos Year Title Director(s) 2005 "No Good" Daniel Levi 2006 "Missing Links" Paul Gore "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" Dawn Shadforth "No More Eatin'" Nick Collett 2007 "Bizness Woman" Mike Figgis 2009 "Stay Too Long" Daniel Wolfe 2010 "She Said" "Writing's on the Wall" "Prayin'" "The Recluse" "Love Goes Down" 2012 "Ill Manors" Yann Demange "Lost My Way" Paul Caslin, Ben Drew "Deepest Shame" Paul Caslin "Playing with Fire" Colin Tilley
As featured artist Year Title Director(s) 2006 "Before I Die" (remix)(with Professor Green, Narstie, Ghetto & Example) 2007 "No Hats No Trainers" (with Shameless) Paddy Haggaman 2008 "Pieces" (with Chase & Status) Ben Drew 2009 "Shifty" (with Riz MC & Sway) Eran Creevy "End Credits" (with Chase & Status) Kim Gehrig 2012 "All of You" (with Riz MC & Aruba Red)
Compilation appearances Year Title Album 2005 "Cap Back" (Wonder featuring Plan B) Run the Road "Broken Wings" (Purple & Doctor featuring Plan B) Eye of the Tiger, Vol. 1 "Polarised Nation" (Carly Bond featuring Plan B, Ripper, Hitman Tiga, Doctor, Riddles, Doom-Man, Faction G & TKO Punisha) 2006 "Past That" (Shameless featuring Plan B) Above Board 2007 "Maybe" (Skrein featuring Plan B, Shameless & Sem) Bless: The Mixtape "My Eyes" (Shameless featuring Plan B, TB & Dat) "Tik Tok" (Skrein featuring Plan B) The Southcoast Soulshine EP, Vol. 1 "Makin' Love 2 Hip Hop" (Shameless featuring Plan B & Skrein) Sharpest Tool in the Box 2008 "End in the Streets" Adulthood "On It '08" (Adam Deacon featuring Plan B, Snakeyman, Blazay & Alphadecious) "I Need Love" (featuring Jacob Anderson) "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" Like a Version, Vol. 4 2010 "Pass Out" Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 5 2011 "Runaway" Like a Version, Vol. 7 "The Tracks of My Tears" The Saturday Sessions 2011
Guest appearances Year Title Album 2006 "Play Ur Position" (Juse featuring Plan B, Conspicuous, Anecdote, Shameless, Infallible & Cyphanetik) Global Casino "Bring It Back" (Juse featuring Plan B, J.B. & Tyna) "Before I Die" (MCs Remix) (Professor Green featuring Plan B, Narstie, Ghetto & Example) Before I Die "I Wanna Get Next to You" (Plan B Remix) (Danielle Senior featuring Plan B, Wretch 32 & Blemish) Take You Home 2007 "Reveal Your Inner Self" (Plan B Remix) (Killa Kela featuring Plan B) Reveal Your Inner Self "Everyday" (Rusher Remix) (Shameless featuring Plan B & Example) Everyday (In a Broken Dream) "How's It Feel" (Skrein featuring Plan B & Wyt-Fang) The Eat Up "Shots Echo" (The Mitchell Brothers featuring Plan B & Ghetto) Dressed for the Occasion 2009 "Last Dayz" (Skrein featuring Plan B & Tax) Scene Stealers 2010 "Harry" (Plan B Remix) (Medison featuring Plan B & Skrein) Harry 2011 "Fool Yourself" (Chase & Status featuring Plan B & Rage) No More Idols 2014 "Pray for Love" (by Kwabs, produced by Plan B)
Notes "No Good" was re-released as a single in 2007. Album version of "Hard Times" did not feature Elton John & Paloma Faith. Music videos were also aired for the Hadouken! and Beni G & Brookes Brothers remixes. A music video was also aired for the Pendulum remix. A re-edited music video was also aired in 2011. A music video was also aired for Breakage's Bad Week remix.
See also List of songs recorded by Plan B
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