Athlete discography

Athlete discography
Athlete performing in 2008.
Studio albums	4
Compilation albums	1
EPs	3
Singles	14

This is the discography of British rock band Athlete. It comprises four studio albums, one compilation album, fourteen singles, three EPs and numerous compilations on which band's songs have appeared on.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Year	Album details	UK ^[1]	Certifications
2003	Vehicles and Animals Released: 7 April 2003 Label: Parlophone (#5822912) Formats: LP, CD, digital download	19	UK: Platinum^[2]
2005	Tourist Released: 31 January 2005 Label: Parlophone (#5607402) Formats: Double LP, CD, digital download	1	UK: Platinum^[2]
2007	Beyond the Neighbourhood Released: 3 September 2007 Label: Parlophone (#5031772) Formats: LP, CD, digital download	5	UK: Silver^[2]
2009	Black Swan Released: 24 August 2009 Label: Fiction, Polydor (#2710397) Formats: CD, digital download	18

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Year	Album details	UK ^[1]	Certifications
2010	Singles 01-10 Released: 27 September 2010 Label: EMI (Standard - #9068802, Deluxe - #9068732) Formats: CD, Deluxe CD, digital download	174

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Year	Album details	UK	Certifications
2012	Live At Union Chapel Released: 27 February 2012 Formats: CD, digital download
2013	Vehicles & Animals Live Released: 25 November 2013 Label: Daley's Bread Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Year	EP details	Peak chart positions
Year	EP details	UK
2002	Athlete Labels: Parlophone Formats: CD, digital download	85
2008	The Outsiders EP Labels: Parlophone Formats: CD, digital download	—
2009	The Getaway EP Labels: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download	—

Singles

Year	Song	UK Singles Chart	Album
2002	"You Got the Style"	37	Vehicles and Animals
2002	"Beautiful"	41
2003	"El Salvador"	31
	"Westside"	42
	"You Got the Style" re-issue	42
2005	"Wires"	4	Tourist
	"Half Light"	16
	"Tourist"	43
	"Twenty Four Hours" / "Stand In the Sun"	42
2007	"Hurricane"	31	Beyond the Neighbourhood
2007	"Tokyo"	198	Beyond the Neighbourhood
2009	"Superhuman Touch"	71	Black Swan
2009	"Black Swan Song"	127
2010	"The Getaway"	—
2010	"Back Track"	—	Singles 01:10

Compilation songs

Athlete tracks have appeared on the following compilation CDs:

Year	Compilation	Track
2002	The Album Vol. 4	"Westside"
2004	The Alternative Album Vol. 2	"Westside"
	The Best Bands in the World...Ever	"Beautiful"
	The Best Bands 2004	"You Got The Style"
2005	The Alternative Album Vol. 3	"Shake Those Windows"
	The Album: Music from EMI	"Wires"
	Acoustic 05	"You Got The Style"
	The Album Vol. 6	"Half Light"
2006	The Acoustic Album	"Wires"
	The Last Kiss Soundtrack	"El Salvador"
	The Ultimate Bands - The Classic Anthems	"Wires"
	Relaxing Songs 2006	"Wires"
2007	The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show	"God Only Knows"
2007	Top Gear: Seriously Cool Driving Music	"El Salvador"

In popular culture

"Black Swan Song" was chosen by the Poppy Appeal in 2009 as a song for Remembrance Sunday due to its references to war.
"Chances" was covered by Westlife and released on their 2010 album Gravity
"Light The Way" from Black Swan was used on the BBC1 Premier League highlight show "Match Of The Day" during the 2009-2010 season as background music whilst showing the league tables
"Chances" from Tourist was used in the 2006 Russell Crowe film A Good Year
"Chances" was also used in the 2010 episode of Doctor Who Vincent and the Doctor
"Wires" is the theme song for The Learning Channel's show Diagnosis X
"El Salvador" appears on the 2-CD set "Top Gear: Seriously Cool Driving Music"; inspired from the BBC 2 TV show.
"Tourist" is used in the Adidas commercial Impossible is 0 featuring Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas.^[3]
"Wild Wolves" was one of the featured songs on Gossip Girl, Episode "The Hurt Locket".^[4]
"Wires" was featured at the end of episode 6 of Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries and "Superhuman Touch" can be heard in the background of episode 5 of season 2 of the same programme.
"Wires" was used during the live BBC performance of Frankenstein's Wedding during the scene when Frankenstein destroys the Creature's Bride.
"The Unknown" is featured in the credits of the 2011 movie Soul Surfer.
"Wires", "Street Map", Best Not To Think About It", "Don't Hold Your Breath", and "Black Swan Song" were featured on One Tree Hill.

References

1 2 "UK Charts > Taio Cruz". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
1 2 3 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ gilbertology on March 6th, 2007 in Videos (2007-03-06). "Gilbert's Story — Impossible is 0". Gilbertology.net. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
↑ L.J. Gibbs (2010-03-09). "Music From Gossip Girl - "The Hurt Locket"". Tvfanatic.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

External links

Official website

Athlete

Joel Pott Carey Willetts Stephen Roberts Tim Wanstall

Studio albums	Vehicles & Animals Tourist Beyond the Neighbourhood Black Swan

Compilations	The Singles 01:10

Singles	"You Got the Style" "Beautiful" "El Salvador" "Westside" "Wires" "Half Light" "Tourist" "Twenty Four Hours / Stand in the Sun" "Hurricane" "Tokyo" "Superhuman Touch" "Black Swan Song"

EPs	Athlete The Outsiders EP The Getaway

Related	Discography

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