Motion City Soundtrack discography

The following is the discography of Motion City Soundtrack, an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their nearly twenty-year career, the group toured heavily and released six studio albums, the majority on independent label Epitaph Records. The band's sound, at times described as pop punk or emo, made notable use of the Moog synthesizer.

Motion City Soundtrack discography
Motion City Soundtrack performing in Washington, D.C. in 2012
Studio albums	6
Live albums	1
Music videos	15
EPs	5
Singles	19
Split EPs	5

Their first album, I Am the Movie, was originally self-released in 2002 before the group signed to Epitaph, which re-released the album in 2003. Their breakthrough album, Commit This to Memory, arrived in 2005; it achieved the highest sales in the band's discography, selling over 500,000 albums worldwide.[1] Their third record, Even If It Kills Me (2007), also achieved commercial success. The band briefly signed to major label Columbia for their fourth album, My Dinosaur Life (2010), which represented their best performance on U.S. charts, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard 200.[2] They rejoined Epitaph for Go in 2012 and Panic Stations in 2015, both of which represented large drop-offs in sales and chart performance. The group broke up in 2016.

The band's discography consists of consists of six studio albums, one live album, twenty singles, five extended plays, and five split EPs. The group also produced fifteen music videos, and appeared on numerous compilation albums.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Sales	Certifications
		US [2]	US Ind. [3]	US Alt. [4]	US Rock [5]	AUS [6]	UK [7]
2003	I Am the Movie Released: June 24, 2003 Label: Epitaph	—	42	—	—	—	—
2005	Commit This to Memory Released: June 7, 2005 Label: Epitaph	72	2	—	—	—	—	US: 285,000[8]
2007	Even if It Kills Me Released: September 18, 2007 Label: Epitaph	16	1	5	5	52	113	US: 33,000[9]
2010	My Dinosaur Life Released: January 19, 2010 Label: Columbia	15	—	3	3	50	191	US: 27,000[10]
2012	Go Released: June 12, 2012 Label: Epitaph	46	8	8	21	84	—
2015	Panic Stations Released: September 18, 2015 Label: Epitaph	141	22	18	28	80	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year	Album details
2013	Spotify Sessions Released: 2013 Label: Epitaph Format: Streaming audio (Spotify)

Extended plays

Year	Album details
2000	Kids for America Released: 2000[11] Label: Modern Radio Records / Self-release
2000	Back to the Beat Released: 2000 Label: Modern Radio Records / Self-release[12]
2007	Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Motion City Soundtrack[13] Released: 18 September 2007 Label: Lolla Records / IODA Format: Live EP
2008	Acoustic EP Released: 6 May 2008 Exclusive to iTunes Store Format: Digital EP
2012	Making Moves 7" Released: 6 November 2012 Label: Mad Dragon Records Format: Vinyl, Digital EP

Splits

List of splits

Title	Extended play details	Other artist(s)
Motion City Soundtrack / Schatzi[14]	Released: April 22, 2003 Label: Doghouse Formats: 12" vinyl, CD	Schatzi
Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack	Released: September 7, 2004 Label: Epitaph Formats: 10" vinyl, CD	Matchbook Romance
Motion City Soundtrack / Limbeck	Released: September 21, 2004 Label: Vinyl Nerd Formats: 7" vinyl	Limbeck
Wait So Long / Disappear	Released: November 22, 2011 Label: Banjodad Formats: 7" vinyl	Trampled By Turtles
(Sort Of) A Song for Patsy Cline / It's (Sort Of) A Pleasure to Meet You	Released: December 1, 2015 Label: Hopeless Formats: 7" vinyl	The Wonder Years

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		US [15]	US Alt [16]	AUS [17]	UK [18]	UK Indie [19]
"Promenade / Carolina"	1999	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"The Future Freaks Me Out"	2003	—	—	—	156	—		I Am the Movie
"My Favorite Accident"		—	—	—	—	—
"Everything Is Alright"	2005	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[20]	Commit This to Memory
"Hold Me Down"	2006	—	—	—	—	—
"L.G. Fuad"		—	—	—	—	—
"Broken Heart"	2007	—	—	—	—	—		Even if It Kills Me
"This Is for Real"		—	—	48	154	6
"It Had to Be You"	2008	—	—	—	—	—
"Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic)		—	—	—	—	—		Even if It Kills Me — Acoustic EP
"Disappear"	2009	—	—	—	—	—		My Dinosaur Life
"Her Words Destroyed My Planet"		—	—	—	—	—
"A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)"	2010	—	—	—	—	—
"True Romance"	2012	—	—	—	—	—		Go
"Timelines"		—	—	—	—	—
"Inside Out"	2013	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"TKO"	2015	—	—	—	—	—		Panic Stations
"Lose Control"		—	—	—	—	—
"It's a Pleasure to Meet You"		—	—	—	—	—
"Crooked Ways"	2020	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US [15]	US Alt [16]	AUS [6]	UK [7]
"When "You're" Around"	2005	—	—	—	—		Commit This to Memory
"Attractive Today"	2006	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Capital H" (Live) "Red Dress" (Live)	2004	Mountain Dew Presents: Dew Music Showcase[upper-alpha 1]
"My Favorite Accident" (Acoustic)		In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer[21]
"Pop Song 89"	2005	Punk Goes 80's[22]
"Truth Hits Everybody"		¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police[23]
"The Worst Part"	2006	Sound of Superman[24]
"Always Running Out of Time"	2010	Almost Alice[25]
"Waiting"		Lost Out in the Machinery – The Songs of the Rentals[26]
"Here Comes the Sun"	2011	Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3[27]
"Left and Leaving"	2014	Friends[28]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2003	"The Future Freaks Me Out"	Andrew Carranza[29]
	"My Favorite Accident"
2005	"Everything Is Alright"	Christopher Mills, Chris Grismer[30]
2006	"Hold Me Down"	Matt McDermitt[31]
	"L.G. Fuad"	Josh Thacker[32]
2007	"Broken Heart"	Jesse Cain[33]
	"This Is for Real"	Jay Martin[34]
2008	"It Had to Be You"	Lauren Simpson[35]
	"Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic)	Jesse Cain[36][37]
2009	"Disappear"
2010	"Her Words Destroyed My Planet"	Isaac Rentz[38]
	"A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)"	Shane Nelson[39]
2012	"True Romance"	Jesse Cain
2015	"Lose Control"	Dan Huiting
	"It's a Pleasure to Meet You"	David Prindle

See also

• List of songs recorded by Motion City Soundtrack

Notes

1. Mountain Dew Presents: Dew Music Showcase was a promotional CD consisting of live performances recorded on March 19, 2004 at La Zona Rosa in Austin, Texas. It was released with the July 2004 issue of Alternative Press (issue 191).

References

1. Jonah Bayer (October 1, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Motion City Soundtrack's Justin Pierre Rates the Band's Five Albums". Noisey (Vice Media, Inc.). Retrieved October 1, 2015.
2. "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
3. "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
4. "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
5. "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
6. Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
   • Even If it Kills Me: "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. September 24, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
   • My Dinosaur Life: City Soundtrack "Discography Motion City Soundtrack" Check |url= value (help). australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
   • Panic Stations: Ryan, Gavin (September 26, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
7. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
8. Taylor Morgan (February 13, 2015). "Motion City Soundtrack Delivers Pop Punk Nostalgia in Anaheim". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
9. Courtney Harding (October 6, 2007). "Chart Motion". Billboard. New York City: Prometheus Global Media. 119 (40): 46. ISSN 0006-2510.
10. Gil Kaufman (January 27, 2010). "Hope For Haiti Now Tops Billboard Albums Chart". MTV News. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
11. "Motion City Soundtrack discography". Motion City Soundtrack website. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
12. "Motion City Soundtrack - Back to the Beat". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
13. "Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Motion City Soundtrack August 5, 2007". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
14. "Motion City Soundtrack/Schatzi – Motion City Soundtrack". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
15. "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
16. "Motion City Soundtrack – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
17. "The ARIA Report: Issue 926 (Week Commencing 3 December 2007)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
18. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
19. "Archive Chart: 2007-09-09". UK Indie Chart. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
20. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=motion+city#search_section
21. "In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
22. "Punk Goes 80's – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
23. "¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
24. "Sound of Superman – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
25. "Almost Alice – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
26. Lost Out in the Machinery – The Songs of the Rentals (track listing). Various Artists. Ki/oon. 2010. KSCP 936.CS1 maint: others (link)
27. "Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
28. "Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
29. "Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
30. "Everything Is Alright". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
31. "Hold Me Down". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
32. "Commit This to Memory (Deluxe Edition) Liner notes". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
33. "Broken Heart". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
34. "Motion City Soundtrack Shoot Video". Rocklouder. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
35. "It Had to Be You". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
36. "Fell in Love Without You". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
37. "Disappear Video Premiere". Motioncitysoundtrack.com. 2009-11-19. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
38. ""Her Words Destroyed My Planet" Video Premiere! | The Official Motion City Site". Motioncitysoundtrack.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
39. "EXCLUSIVE: New Motion City Soundtrack Video!". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

External links

• Official website
• Motion City Soundtrack at AllMusic
• Motion City Soundtrack discography at Discogs