Modest Mouse discography

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 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

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.

Albums

Studio albums

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

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [2]	BEL [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	Released: April 16, 1996 Label: Up (UP027) Format: CD, 2×LP	—[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Lonesome Crowded West	Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Up (UP044) Format: CD, 2×LP	—[B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[C]	US: 60,000[12]
The Moon & Antarctica	Released: June 13, 2000 Label: Epic (EK 63871) Format: CD, 2×LP	120	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[D]	US: 492,000[13]	RIAA: Gold[14]
Good News for People Who Love Bad News	Released: April 6, 2004 Label: Epic (EK 87125) Format: CD, 2×LP	18	—[E]	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	40	US: 1,500,000[13]	RIAA: 2× Platinum[14] BPI: Silver[16] MC: Gold[17]
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank	Released: March 20, 2007 Label: Epic (82876 86139 2) Format: CD, 2×LP	1	12	—	1	65	22	22	26	35	47	US: 649,000[18]	RIAA: Gold[14] MC: Gold[17]
Strangers to Ourselves	Released: March 17, 2015 Label: Epic (88875049122) Format: CD, 2×LP	3	15	125	3	47	26	—	39	31	28	US: 73,000[19]
The Golden Casket	Released: June 25, 2021 Label: Epic Format: CD, 2×LP, Cassette	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	70	—[F]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cassettes

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]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US Ind. [22]
Building Nothing Out of Something	Released: January 18, 2000 Label: Up (UP073) Format: CD, LP	—[G]	13
Sad Sappy Sucker	Released: April 24, 2001 Label: K (KLP131) Format: CD, LP	—[H]	21
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Details
Baron von Bullshit Rides Again	Released: April 13, 2004 Label: Epic (EL 92089) Format: CD

EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US Rock [24]	AUS [2]	CAN [4]
Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?	Released: 1994 Label: K (IPU58) Format: 7" LP	—	—	—	—
Interstate 8	Released: August 6, 1996 Label: Up (UP035) Format: CD	—	—	—	—
The Fruit That Ate Itself	Released: May 13, 1997 Label: K (KLP 63) Format: CD	—	—	—	—
Night on the Sun	Released: 1999 Label: Rebel Beat Factory (RBFM-1240), Up (UP090)	—[I]	—	—	—
Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks	Released: September 25, 2001 Label: Epic (EK 62104) Format: CD, LP	147	—	—	—
No One's First, and You're Next	Released: August 4, 2009 Label: Epic (88697 46289) Format: CD, LP	15	3	91	14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Reissues

List of reissued albums

Title	Details
The Moon & Antarctica	Released: March 9, 2004 Label: Epic (EK 92034) Format: CD
Good News for People Who Love Bad News	Released: October 11, 2005 Label: Epic (EN 97711) Format: DualDisc
The Moon & Antarctica[25]	Released: April 17, 2010 Label: Epic/Legacy Format: LP
The Fruit That Ate Itself[26]	Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP
Sad Sappy Sucker[26]	Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About[27]	Released: October 28, 2014 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, 2×LP
The Lonesome Crowded West	Released: November 4, 2014[27] Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, 2×LP
Interstate 8	Released: 2015[28][29][30] Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP
Building Nothing Out of Something[28][29][30]	Released: 2015 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP
Night on the Sun[31]	Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP
Good News For People Who Love Bad News: 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition	Released: April 6, 2024 Label: Epic Format: CD, 2×LP

Singles

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

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	RIAA: 5× Platinum[14] BPI: Silver[16]	Good News for People Who Love Bad News
"Ocean Breathes Salty"	2005	—	6	—	×	—	—	—	×	—	96	RIAA: Gold[14]
"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.

Promotional singles

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

Title	Year	Peaks	Certifications	Album
		US Rock [35]
"The World at Large"	2005	×	RIAA: Gold[14]	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.

Other appearances

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)

Music videos

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]

Notes

1. This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number five on the Vinyl Albums Chart.^[11]
2. The Lonesome Crowded West did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number one on the Vinyl Albums Chart.^[11]
3. The Lonesome Crowded West did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart.^[10]
4. The Moon & Antarctica did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart.^[10]
5. Good News for People Who Love Bad News did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number eight on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.^[15]
6. The Golden Casket did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 80 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.^[20]
7. Building Nothing Out of Something did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 17 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.^[23]
8. Sad Sappy Sucker did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 26 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.^[23]
9. Night on the Sun did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 10 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.^[11]
10. "Whenever You See Fit" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 91 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.^[45]
11. "Float On" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.^[47]
12. "Dashboard" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.^[48]
13. "Missed the Boat" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.^[48]
14. "White Lies, Yellow Teeth" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.^[52]
15. "White Lies, Yellow Teeth" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 57 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.^[53]
16. "Too Many Fiestas for Reuben" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.^[52]
17. "Too Many Fiestas for Reuben" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.^[54]
18. "Lampshades on Fire" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.^[52]
19. "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Rock Airplay chart.^[55]
20. "The Sun Hasn't Left" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 30 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.^[55]