Say Anything discography#Dormroom Demos
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Say Anything
| Image = Max Say Anything.jpg
| Caption = Max Bemis of Say Anything
| Studio = 8
| Singles = 9
| Music videos = 9
| EP = 4
| B-sides = 49
}}
The discography of Say Anything, an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Say Anything is composed of Max Bemis (lead vocals), Coby Linder (drums), Jake Turner (guitar, vocals), Jeff Turner (guitar, vocals), and Parker Case (keyboard, vocals). They have released eight studio albums, four EPs, and seven singles (along with music videos for each single).{{cite web|last=Bemis|first=Max|url=http://www.sayanythingmusic.com/biography|title=Say Anything biography - by Max Bemis|accessdate=2008-08-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526042057/http://www.sayanythingmusic.com/biography|archivedate=2008-05-26}} In addition, they have appeared on numerous compilation albums and have recorded many tracks that were never officially released.
In addition to this, as with any band with a large fanbase, there exist numerous live recordings of Say Anything, often recorded off of radio programs such as DJ Rossstar and GTFU.
Studio albums
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!width="18" rowspan="2"|Year !width="245" rowspan="2"|Album !colspan="4"|Chart positions !width="150" rowspan="2"|Sales |
| width="50"|Billboard 200 {{cite web|title=Say Anything Albums & Song Chart History|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=say anything|chart=Rock Albums}}|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=11 October 2011}} {{dead link|date=January 2013}} ! width="50"|Top Heatseekers ! width="50"|US Alternative Albums ! width="50"|US Rock Albums |
|---|
| 2001
| Baseball: An Album by Sayanything
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2004
|align="center"| — |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 20,000{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/02/27/real-boy/|title=...Is a Real Boy Review|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|first=Michael|last=Endelman|date=Feb 27, 2006|access-date=9 May 2011}} |
2007
|align="center"| 27 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 12 |
2009
|align="center"| 25 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 9 |
| 2012
| Anarchy, My Dear{{cite web|last=Zaleski|first=Annie|title=Exclusive Interview: Max Bemis reveals all about Say Anything's new album|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/max_bemis_say_anything_interview_2011_new_album|publisher=Alternative Press|accessdate=11 October 2011}}
|align="center"| 22 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 5 |
| 2014
| Hebrews
|align="center"| 37 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 17,950 |
|2016
|align="center"| 31 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 19,000 |
|2019
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| |2024
| ...Is Committed
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Extended plays
| class="wikitable"
! Release date ! Title ! Label |
| 2000
| Junior Varsity | rowspan="3"|Self-released |
| 2001
| In Your Dreams |
| 2002
| Menorah/Majora EP |
| 2004
| For Sale... | Doghouse |
| 2009
| N/A |
Singles
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" |Year
!rowspan="2" |Single !colspan="1" |Peak chart positions !rowspan="2" |Album |
|---|
| style="width:1em"|US Alternative |
| 2003
|"A Boston Peace" | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="2"|Non-album single(s) |
| rowspan="2"|2005
|"Belt (Acoustic)" | style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "Alive with the Glory of Love"
| style="text-align:center;"|28 |
| rowspan="2"|2007
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "Baby Girl, I'm a Blur"
| style="text-align:center;"|29 |rowspan="4"|In Defense of the Genre |
| rowspan="3"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "Skinny Mean Man"
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "Spores"
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| 2009
| style="text-align:center;"|31 |
| 2011
|"Burn a Miracle" | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="2"|Anarchy, My Dear |
| 2012
|"Say Anything" | style="text-align:center;"|— |
| rowspan="2"|2014
|"Six Six Six" | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="2"|Hebrews |
| "Judas Decapitation"
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| 2016
|"Torches Apart" | style="text-align:center;"|— |Non-album single(s) |
| 2017
|"They're Not Horses, They're Unicorns" | style="text-align:center;"|— |Say Anything/Bayside Split |
| rowspan="4"|2018
|"Daze" | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="4"|Oliver Appropriate |
| "Pink Snot"
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "It's a Process"
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "Send You Off"
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| 2023
|"Psyche!" | style="text-align:center;"|— |...Is Committed |
| colspan="7" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes singles that did not chart. |
Music videos
Compilations
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Song ! Album ! Label |
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| "Tickle Me Red" | Favorite Gentlemen Recordings/Gnome Records Sampler | Favorite Gentlemen Recordings/Gnome Records |
| "Shiksa (Girlfriend)"
| Vans Warped Tour '08 |
| "I Got Your Money" (Ol' Dirty Bastard cover) |
| rowspan="3"| 2007
| "Walk Through Hell" | Alternative Press Play Volume 1: Back to School |
| "Woe"
| Fearless Records |
| "Walk Through Hell"
| Punk the Clock 3—Property of a Gentleman | Punk the Clock |
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| "Alive with the Glory of Love" | Caddy of the Year, Vol. 4 |
| "The Man in Me" (Bob Dylan cover featuring Chris Conley of Saves the Day)
| Paupers, Peasants, Princes & Kings: The Songs Of Bob Dylan |
| rowspan="3"| 2005
| "Alive with the Glory of Love" | The Soundtrack to Your Summer! | Doghouse Records |
| "Woe"
| Drive-Thru Records and PureVolume.com—Bands You Love, Have Heard of, and Should Know |
| "Every Man Has a Molly"
| MySpace Records Volume 1 |
| 2004
| "Belt" | New Music from the American Landscape | Doghouse Records |
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| "But a Fleeting Illness" | Spring/Summer Sampler 2003 | Doghouse Records |
| "Spider Song"
| Doghouse 100 | Doghouse Records |
The song "I Got Your Money" was originally slated to appear on the album Yo!: Indie Rock Raps on Immortal Records, but the compilation was scrapped by the label before its slated 2007 release.
==Other songs==
Most of the band's unreleased songs predate ...Is a Real Boy. Along with the band's demos and other above-listed songs, they are available to download from [http://72.52.163.132/phpbb/index.php the band's online forum].{{cite web|last=Tate|first=Jason|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=246310|title=Interview with Max Bemis|date=2007-06-19|accessdate=2008-08-02}}{{cite web|url=http://72.52.163.132/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=8426|title=Say Anything Forum: It's the Download Thread Fools!|accessdate=2008-08-02}}
=''Baseball'' demos=
- "Colorblind" (Rough Demo)
- "Sure, Baby... Hold Back" (Demo)
- "That's That" (Demo) (later retitled "That's That (Do What We Want)")
=Dormroom demos=
Most of Say Anything's unreleased songs from the set of tracks known as Dormroom Demos, were recorded by Max Bemis in his dorm room while at Sarah Lawrence College.{{cite web|last=Bemis|first=Max|url=http://sayanythingmusic.com/disco.html|title=SayAnythingMusic.com archive (Discography) |date=2003-04-09|accessdate=2008-08-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030409074323/http://sayanythingmusic.com/disco.html |archivedate=2003-04-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thetabworld.com/Say_Anything_biography.html|title=Say Anything biography|accessdate=2008-07-21}}{{cite web|last=Bemis|first=Max|url=http://www.sayanythingmusic.com/ |title=SayAnythingMusic.com archive |date=2003-02-05|accessdate=2008-08-01 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030205052056/http://www.sayanythingmusic.com/ |archivedate = 2003-02-05}}
- "For the Silent"
- "Until the Bombs"
- "All This Fashion"
- "You Help Them" †
- "Transylvanian" †
- "Signal the Riflemen"
- "The Great Awakening"
- "A Boston Peace"
- "The Keg Is Bleeding"
- "By Tonight" †
- "My Bare Hands"
- "Try to Remember, Forget" †
- "Certain Type of Genius"
- "I Want to Know Your Plans" ‡
- "Nudity"
- "Dealer" (Safety In Numbers cover)
† Released as part of Menorah/Majora
‡ Released as part of Menorah/Majora and ...Is a Real Boy, the latter as a rerecording
=''...Is a Real Boy'' demos=
- "Belt"
- "The Writhing South"
- "Alive with the Glory of Love"
- "Yellow Cat (Slash) Red Cat"
- "Tiny Portions, Artful Abortions" (later renamed "The Futile")
- "An Orgy of Critics"
- "Slowly, Through a Vector"
- "Molly Conelly " (later renamed "Every Man Has a Molly")
- "I Shall Grow" (later renamed "Chia-Like, I Shall Grow")
- "Admit It!!!"
=Florida demos=
- "But a Fleeting Illness"
- "Spider Song" (later renamed "Spidersong")
- "Woe (The Optimist)" (later renamed "Woe")
=''Vs. AIDS'' demos=
The songs that would eventually make up ...Was a Real Boy were originally slated for release as a benefit album entitled Say Anything vs. AIDS, the proceeds from which would, appropriately enough, go to support AIDS research....Is a Real Boy CD booklet from the 2006 J Records reissue The songs differ from their commercially released counterparts in that they had yet to be properly mastered, and that the titles for many songs were different. One song does not appear on the commercial release.
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| Track number
! Old Title (if Applicable) ! Title on ...Was a Real Boy |
|---|
| 1
| | "Metal Now" |
| 2
| Purple Sky | "Most Beautiful Plague" |
| 3
| There's a Man Assigned to Me | "Total Revenge" |
| 4
| | "It's a Metaphor, Fool" |
| 5
| "Wow, I Can Be Sexual" | "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" |
| 6
| | "I Will Never Write an Obligatory Song About Being on the Road & Missing Someone" |
| 7
| "Don't Dance So Close to Me" | "Little Girls" |
| 08
| "You Don't See Me Right" | |
===Miscellaneous demos===
- "Mystery Rash" (demo of "We Will Erase All Life on Earth but Us")
- "Treblinkah" (demo of "Alive with the Glory of Love")
- "The Man in Me" (demo of the Bob Dylan cover, featuring Chris Conley of Saves the Day)
- "Yellow Cat/Red Cat" (rough demo)
- "Thoughts on a Liberal Education" (rough demo)
- "But a Fleeting Illness" (Demo)
- "The Presidential Suite (Electric)" (acoustic demo of "The Presidential Suite")
- "The Great Awakening" (Possible early demo of 'spay me')
===Non-demo unreleased songs===
- "Jessie and My Whetstone" (Saves the Day cover)
- "Dammit" (blink-182 cover)
- "Joel on the Other Planets"
- "Thoughts on a Liberal Education"
- "The Presidential Suite (Acoustic)"
References
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External links
- [http://www.sayanythingmusic.com/ Official Website]
- [http://www.doghouserecords.com/ Doghouse Records]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070922170119/http://www.jrecords.com/ J Records]
- [http://www.myspace.com/sayanything Say Anything's MySpace Profile]
- [http://www.purevolume.com/sayanything Say Anything's Purevolume Page]
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