Never Shout Never is an American indie rock band, formed in Joplin, Missouri in 2007. The band has released eight studio albums, eleven extended plays, and 21 singles.
Never Shout Never released their first extended play Demo-shmemo on February 29, 2008. On July 29, 2008, they released their second extended play, The Yippee through Loveway Records. The second extended play produced one single, "30days". From then on, Never Shout Never released a third extended play, Me & My Uke (Loveway Records) on January 27, 2009 and a fourth, The Summer (Loveway Records) on June 23, 2009. The former produced the single "Trouble", which was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The EP reached #57 on the Billboard 200. The fourth extended play produced two singles, "Happy" and "On the Brightside". On December 8, 2009, Never Shout Never released their fifth and self-titled (Sire Records) extended play. It produced the single "Big City Dreams".
Never Shout Never released their first studio album What Is Love? (Sire Records) on January 26, 2010. It reached #24 on the Billboard 200, #2 on the Top Alternative Albums and the Top Rock Albums charts. It produced "What Is Love?", "I Love You 5", and "Can't Stand It" as singles. On July 27, 2010, the band released their sixth extended play, Melody (Sire Records) and "Coffee and Cigarettes" was released as a single. Harmony (Sire Records) was released as the group's second studio album on August 24, 2010. Three singles were released that includes: "CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater," "This Shit Getz Old" and "Lovesick". On September 20, 2011, Time Travel (Sire Records) was released. "Time Travel" and "Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway" were the singles for this album.
They released non-album singles with the first, "Small Town Girl" released in early 2012. The second, "Till the Sun Comes Up," debuted in April of the same year. Their fourth studio album, Indigo, was released on November 13, 2012. Their fifth studio album, Sunflower, was released on July 2, 2013.
On March 3, 2015, Never Shout Never released their sixth studio album Recycled Youth, before following-up with a seventh studio album later in year on August 7, titled Black Cat. On June 12, 2020, with Christofer Drew being the sole member of Never Shout Never, released the eighth and final studio album, Unborn Spark.
As of 2010, they have accumulated 1.3 million downloaded song sales according to the Nielsen Soundscan.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesUSUSAltUSRockCAN What Is Love? Released: January 26, 2010 Label: Sire Records Format: CD, digital download 24 2 2 58 US: 21,000 Harmony Released: August 24, 2010 Label: Sire Records Format: CD, digital download 14 — — — US: 23,000 Time Travel Released: September 20, 2011 Label: Sire Records Format: CD, digital download 35 — — — Indigo Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Loveway Records Format: CD, digital download 194 — — — Sunflower Released: July 2, 2013 Label: Loveway Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — Recycled Youth Released: March 3, 2015 Label: Sire Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — Black Cat Released: August 7, 2015 Label: Sire Records Format: CD, digital download 52 3 6 — Unborn Spark Released: June 12, 2020 Label: Kymica Records Format: Digital download — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesUSUSAltUSRockCAN Demo-shmemo Released: February 29, 2008 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download — — — — The Yippee EP Released: July 29, 2008 Label: Loveway Records Format: CD, digital download — — — 1 US: 46,000 Me & My Uke Released: January 27, 2009 Label: Loveway Records Format: Digital download — — — — The Summer EP Released: June 23, 2009 Label: Loveway Records Format: CD, digital download 57 16 21 — US: 46,000 Never Shout Never Released: December 8, 2009 Label: Sire Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — Verite Released: June 25, 2010 Label: Loveway Records Format: CD — — — — Melody Released: July 27, 2010 Label: Sire Records Format: Digital download — — — — EP 01 Released: August 24, 2010 Label: Sire Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — Acoustic EP Released: February 26, 2013 Label: Loveway Records Format: Digital download — — — — The Xmas EP Released: November 22, 2013 Label: Loveway Records Format: Digital download — — — — Advent of Violett Soul Released: November 25, 2016 Label: Independent Format: Digital download — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums with selected details Title Album details Never Shout Never & The Maine Released: December 21, 2010 Label: Warner Bros. Records Format: Digital download Love (Live) Released: February 14, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download To Pick a Town Up Released: June 3, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums with selected details Title Album details Year One Released: April 12, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Rock Digital USHolidayDigital CANLTH "Big City Dreams" 2008 — — — — — The Yippee "Trouble" — — — 7 — RIAA: Gold Me & My Uke "Happy" 2009 — — — — — The Summer "30 Days" — — 44 — — The Yippee "What Is Love" — — — — — What Is Love "I Love You 5" 2010 — — — — — "Seewhatweseas" — — — — — Almost Alice "Can't Stand It" — 29 — — 42 What Is Love "Coffee and Cigarettes" — — — — — Melody "CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater" — — — — — Harmony "This Shit Never Getz Old" — — — — — "Lovesick" — — — — — "Time Travel" 2011 — — — — — Time Travel "Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway" — — — — — "Small Town Girl" 2012 — — — — — rowspan="2" "Till the Sun Comes Up" — — — — — "Hey! We Ok" 2015 — — — — — Black Cat "Red Balloon" 2016 — — — — — "Time to Change" 2020 — — — — — Unborn Spark "Easy Swagger" 2021 — — — — — rowspan="2" "Sunny Day" 2022 — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Album "Blizzard of '89" 2009
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPNAir. "Silver Ecstasy" 2011 — Time Travel "Smelyalata" 84 The Yippee EP "Life Goes On" 2012 — Indigo "Magic" — "All Mine" — "Between Two Worlds" — "Hazel Eyes" — "Good Times" 2013 — Indigo "Subliminal Messages" — "Malibu" — "Knock, Knock" — "Everything is Cool" — The Xmas EP "Boom" 2015 — Black Cat "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released to that territory.
Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Big City Dreams" 2008 Issac Ravishankara "On the Brightside" 2009 "What Is Love?" Issac Ravishankara "I Love You 5" 2010 "Can't Stand It" Isaac Ravishankara "Seawhatweseas" "Coffee and Cigarettes" Lester Cohn "cheatercheaterbestfriendeater"rowspan="9" "i love you more than you will ever know" "This Shit Getz Old" "Lousy Truth" "first dance" "lovesick" "Sellout" "Trampoline" "Harmony" "Time Travel" 2011 Bob Bekian "Magic" 2012 "Under The Mistletoe"(featuring Dia Frampton) 2013 Megan Thompson "Wild Child" 2014 "Hey! We Ok" 2015 Geoffroy Faugérolas "Peace Song" Gus Black "Red Balloon" 2016 Taylor Washington "Something" 2018 Kevin Deems
Other appearances Title Year Album "Seawhatweseas" 2010 Almost Alice "Bohemian Rhapsody" Punk Goes Classic Rock
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