| Modest Mouse discography | |
|---|---|
 Modest Mouse performing in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 25 |
| B-sides | 21 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| Reissues | 9 |
| Cassettes | 4 |
The discography of Modest Mouse, an American indie rock band, consists of seven studio albums, six extended plays, two compilation albums, four low fidelity cassette releases, one live album, 25 singles, and nine reissues. Three of their releases have been certified at least gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. One release has further been certified double platinum, for shipments in excess of 2,000,000 copies.
Modest Mouse formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington. This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About was released as the band's debut album in April 1996. Sad Sappy Sucker was originally intended to be released instead, but was shelved. Second album The Lonesome Crowded West followed in November 1997, and helped to earn the band a cult following; it has been cited by several publications as one of the best albums of the 1990s. After the album's release, Modest Mouse signed to major label Epic Records; The Moon & Antarctica, the band's major-label debut, was released in June 2000 to widespread acclaim from critics. The album was a harbinger of increased mainstream exposure to come; it was the band's first to chart in the United States, peaking at No. 120 on the Billboard 200. Following the success of The Moon & Antarctica, Sad Sappy Sucker was finally released in April 2001, several years after it had initially been shelved.
Mainstream recognition of Modest Mouse accelerated in 2004, with the release of Good News for People Who Love Bad News in April. The album charted at No. 18 in the United States and was their first to chart outside of their home country, peaking at No. 37 in Scotland and No. 40 in the United Kingdom. Lead single "Float On" was the band's first hit, peaking at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 1 on the same publication's Alternative Songs chart. Follow-up single "Ocean Breathes Salty" was a modest success, reaching No. 6 on Alternative Songs; both singles have since been certified gold by the RIAA. March 2007's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank was the only Modest Mouse album to feature former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as a member of the band. The album peaked at No. 1 in the United States and Canada, and also charted in several other countries. Lead single "Dashboard" currently stands as the band's highest-charting song to date on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 61; it also peaked at No. 5 on Alternative Songs.
In 2014, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About and The Lonesome Crowded West were re-released by frontman Isaac Brock's record label, Glacial Pace. The following March, Strangers to Ourselves was released as Modest Mouse's first studio album in eight years. "Lampshades on Fire", which had been released as the album's lead single in December 2014, was a No. 1 hit on Alternative Songs, with the album itself peaking at No. 3 in the United States and appearing on several other album charts elsewhere.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRL [6] |
NOR [7] |
NZ [8] |
SCO [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Lonesome Crowded West |
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—[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] |
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| The Moon & Antarctica |
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120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] |
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| Good News for People Who Love Bad News |
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18 | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 40 |
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| We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank |
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1 | 12 | — | 1 | 65 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 47 |
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| Strangers to Ourselves |
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3 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 47 | 26 | — | 39 | 31 | 28 |
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| The Golden Casket |
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87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | —[F] | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1992/1994 | Uncle Bunny Faces' Useless Analogy Involving Distance, Freight Trains, and Half Ripe Limes (It Doesn't Matter, Limes Are Sour Either Way)[21] |
| Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and Chocolate[21] | |
| A Mouthful of Lost Thoughts[21] | |
| Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin' on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts[21] |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Ind. [22] | |||
| Building Nothing Out of Something |
|
—[G] | 13 | |
| Sad Sappy Sucker |
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—[H] | 21 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Baron von Bullshit Rides Again |
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| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Rock [24] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] | ||
| Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? |
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— | — | — | — |
| Interstate 8 |
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— | — | — | — |
| The Fruit That Ate Itself |
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— | — | — | — |
| Night on the Sun |
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—[I] | — | — | — |
| Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks |
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147 | — | — | — |
| No One's First, and You're Next |
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15 | 3 | 91 | 14 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Moon & Antarctica |
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| Good News for People Who Love Bad News |
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| The Moon & Antarctica[25] |
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| The Fruit That Ate Itself[26] |
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| Sad Sappy Sucker[26] |
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| This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About[27] |
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| The Lonesome Crowded West |
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| Interstate 8 | |
| Building Nothing Out of Something[28][29][30] |
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| Night on the Sun[31] |
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| Good News For People Who Love Bad News: 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [32] |
US Alt. [33] |
US Pop [34] |
US Rock [35] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [36] |
CAN Rock [37] |
MEX [38] |
SCO [39] |
UK [40] | ||||
| "Broke"[41][42] | 1996 | — | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | — | Building Nothing Out of Something | |
| "A Life of Arctic Sounds"[41][43] | 1997 | — | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | — | ||
| "Birds vs. Worms"[21][43] | — | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | — | Sad Sappy Sucker | ||
| "Other People's Lives"[44] | 1998 | — | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | — | Building Nothing Out of Something | |
| "Never Ending Math Equation"[41][43] | — | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | — | |||
| "Whenever You See Fit" (with 764-HERO) |
— | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | —[J] | Non-album single | ||
| "Heart Cooks Brain"[43][46] | 1999 | — | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | — | The Lonesome Crowded West | |
| "Float On" | 2004 | 68 | 1 | 32 | —[K] | 94 | 31 | 24 | × | 48 | 46 | Good News for People Who Love Bad News | |
| "Ocean Breathes Salty" | 2005 | — | 6 | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | 96 |
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| "Dashboard" | 2007 | 61 | 5 | 56 | —[L] | — | 38 | 12 | × | 36 | 111 | We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank | |
| "Missed the Boat" | — | 24 | — | —[M] | — | — | 40 | × | — | — | |||
| "We've Got Everything" | — | — | — | × | — | — | — | × | — | — | |||
| "Satellite Skin"[49] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No One's First, and You're Next | |
| "Autumn Beds"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Perpetual Motion Machine"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "White Lies, Yellow Teeth"[27] | 2014 | —[N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[O] | Non-album singles | |
| "Too Many Fiestas for Reuben"[27] | —[P] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[Q] | |||
| "Lampshades on Fire" | —[R] | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | 3 | 42 | — | — | Strangers to Ourselves | ||
| "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" | 2015 | — | 19 | — | —[S] | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | ||
| "Poison the Well"[56] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Ice Cream Party"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Are Between"[58] | 2021 | — | 1 | — | 33 | — | — | 7 | — | × | — | The Golden Casket | |
| "The Sun Hasn't Left"[59] | — | 21 | — | —[T] | — | — | — | — | × | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock [35] | |||||||||||||
| "The World at Large" | 2005 | × |
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Good News for People Who Love Bad News | |||||||||
| "Little Motel"[60] | 2007 | × | We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank | ||||||||||
| "King Rat"[61] | 2009 | — | No One's First, and You're Next | ||||||||||
| "The Whale Song"[62] | — | ||||||||||||
| "Coyotes"[63] | 2015 | 48 | Strangers to Ourselves | ||||||||||
| "The Best Room"[64] | 44 | ||||||||||||
| "Of Course We Know"[65] | — | ||||||||||||
| "Leave a Light On"[66] | 2021 | — | The Golden Casket | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Album | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Zum Audio Vol. 2 | "Buttons to Push the Buttons" |
| 1999 | I Love Metal | "South of Heaven" (Slayer cover, with Califone) |
| 2000 | The Unaccompanied Voice | "Leaflets Gabe" |
| 2002 | The Giant Rock 'N' Roll Swindle | "White Lies, Yellow Teeth" |
| 2011 | Live From Nowhere Near You Vol. II | "Dead End Job at the Dead Letter Office" |
| Rave On Buddy Holly | "That'll Be the Day" (The Crickets cover) |
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Float On" | Christopher Mills[67] |
| "Ocean Breathes Salty" | Chris Milk[68] | |
| 2007 | "Dashboard" | Mathew Cullen[69] Grady Hall[69] |
| "Missed the Boat" | Walter Robot[70] | |
| "We've Got Everything" | Joe Stakun[71] | |
| "Little Motel" | Justin Francis[60] | |
| "People as Places as People" | Andy Bruntel[72] | |
| "Fly Trapped in a Jar" | Adam Toht[73] | |
| "Invisible" | Terri Timely[74] | |
| 2009 | "King Rat" | Heath Ledger[75] Daniel Auber[75] |
| "Satellite Skin" | Kevin Willis[76] | |
| "The Whale Song" | Nando Costa[77] | |
| 2015 | "Coyotes" | Unknown |
| "Lampshades on Fire" | Jorge Torres–Torres[78][79] | |
| "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" | ||
| 2021 | "We Are Between" | Kyle Thrash[80] |
