The Flaming Lips discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
|Artist = The Flaming Lips
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|Caption = The Flaming Lips performing in Mexico City
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|Studio = 16
|Singles = 15
|EP = 18
|Compilation = 10
|Video = 4
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The discography of the Flaming Lips, an American rock band formed in 1983, consists of 16 studio albums, 18 extended plays, 15 singles, 10 compilation albums, four video albums and an array of various other appearances.
Studio albums
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scope="row"| Hear It Is
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scope="row"| Oh My Gawd!%21%21
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scope="row"| Telepathic Surgery
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scope="row"| In a Priest Driven Ambulance
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scope="row"| Hit to Death in the Future Head
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scope="row"| Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
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| 108 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| Clouds Taste Metallic
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| — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| Zaireeka
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scope="row"| The Soft Bulletin
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| — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 39 | style="text-align:left;"|
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scope="row"| Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
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| 50 | — | 62 | — | 80 | 47 | 13 | style="text-align:left;"|
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scope="row"| At War with the Mystics
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| 11 | — | 20 | 47 | 50 | 36 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| Once Beyond Hopelessness
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scope="row"| Embryonic
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| 8 | — | 43 | 50 | 61 | — | 43 | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon |
| 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
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| 139 | — | — | 199 | — | — | 99 | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| The Terror
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| 21 | — | 100 | 39 | 50 | — | 42 | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| The Time Has Come to Shoot You Down... What a Sound
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scope="row"| With a Little Help from My Fwends
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| 58 | — | — | 108 | — | — | 84 | style="text-align:left;"| |
scope="row"| Atlas Eets Christmas
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scope="row"| Oczy Mlody
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| 62 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 38 | |
scope="row"| King's Mouth
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| — | — | — | 174 | — | — | 78 | |
scope="row"| American Head
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| 172 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 17 | |
colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilations
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scope="row"| A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording...By Amateurs
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scope="row"| Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid
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scope="row"| Shambolic Birth and Early Life Of
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scope="row"| The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg
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scope="row"| Late Night Tales: The Flaming Lips
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scope="row"| 20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986–2006
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scope="row"| iTunes Originals – The Flaming Lips
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scope="row"| Heady Nuggs: The First Five Warner Bros. Records 1992–2002
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scope="row"| Heady Nuggs: 20 Years After Clouds Taste Metallic 1994–1997
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scope="row"| Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
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scope="row"| Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips
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scope="row"| Seeing the Unseeable: The Complete Studio Recordings of the Flaming Lips 1986–1990
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scope="row"|"The Soft Bulletin Companion Album"
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Extended plays
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scope="row"| The Flaming Lips
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scope="row"| Unconsciously Screamin'
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|CD single containing the non-album tracks "Ma, I Didn't Notice", "Lucifer Rising", and "Let Me Be It" |
scope="row"| Yeah, I Know It's a Drag... But Wastin' Pigs Is Still Radical
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scope="row"| Due to High Expectations... the Flaming Lips Are Providing Needles for Your Balloons
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|Peaked at No. 182 on the US Billboard 200 |
scope="row"| The Southern Oklahoma Cosmic Trigger Contest
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scope="row"| Fight Test
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|CD single containing non-album tracks "The Strange Design of Conscience" and "Thank You Jack White (for the Fiber-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me)" |
scope="row"| Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
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|CD single non-album tracks "Assassination of the Sun", "I'm a Fly in a Sunbeam (Following the Funeral Procession of a Stranger)", "Sunship Balloons", and "A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)" |
scope="row"| Yoshimi Wins! (Live Radio Sessions)
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scope="row"| It Overtakes Me
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|CD single containing non-album track "I'm Afraid of Dying... Aren't You?" |
scope="row" | Paranoia and Peace (with Tame Impala)
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|Split vinyl EP sold at Halloween concerts, with the Flaming Lips covering Tame Impala and Tame Impala covering the Flaming Lips.{{Cite web|title=The Flaming Lips / Tame Impala – Peace And Paranoia Tour 2013 – New 12|url=https://www.shugarecords.com/products/theflaminglipstameimpalapeaceandparanoiatour2013-new12eprecord2013lovelysortsofdeathusanewfumeshandpouredvinyl-rockpsych|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Shuga Records}} |
scope="row"| Peace Sword
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|The title track, "Peace Sword (Open Your Heart)", was written for the film Ender's Game. The other tracks on the EP, however, were not accepted by the producers.{{cite web|author=Stuart Berman|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18677-the-flaming-lips-peace-sword-ep/|title=The Flaming Lips: Peace Sword EP Album Review|website=Pitchfork|date=2013-10-30|accessdate=2017-01-16}} |
Singles
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!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="4"|Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" |Album |
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scope="row"| "Drug Machine"{{efn-ua|b/w "Strychnine/(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding" (non-album track){{Citation|title=Flaming Lips – Drug Machine (1989, small center hole, Vinyl)|date=June 1989 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Flaming-Lips-Drug-Machine/release/10448077|language=en|access-date=2021-09-18}}}}
| 1989 | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Unconsciously Screamin'"
| 1990 | — | — | — | — | | scope="row" |In a Priest Driven Ambulance |
scope="row"| "She Don't Use Jelly"
| 1993 | 55 | 9 | 25 | 94 | | rowspan="2" |Transmissions from the Satellite Heart |
scope="row"| "Turn It On"
| rowspan="2"| 1995 | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Bad Days"{{efn-ua|b/w "Girl with Hair Like an Explosion" (non-album track){{cite web|title=The Flaming Lips – Bad Days|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Flaming-Lips-Bad-Days/master/232020|access-date=2021-09-30|website=Discogs|date=1995 |language=en}}}}
| — | — | — | 77 | | rowspan="3" |Clouds Taste Metallic |
scope="row"| "This Here Giraffe"
| rowspan="2"| 1996 | — | — | — | 72 | |
scope="row"| "Brainville"
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scope="row"| "Race for the Prize"
| rowspan="2"| 1999 | — | — | — | 39 | | rowspan="2" |The Soft Bulletin |
scope="row"| "Waitin' for a Superman"
| — | — | — | 73 | |
scope="row"| "Do You Realize??"
| 2002 | — | — | — | 32 | | rowspan="4" |Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots |
scope="row"| "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
| rowspan="3"| 2003 | — | — | — | 18 | |
scope="row"| "Fight Test"
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scope="row"| "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell"
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scope="row"| "The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)"
| rowspan="3"| 2006 | 108 | — | — | 41 | | rowspan="3" |At War with the Mystics |
scope="row"| "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)"
| — | — | 79 | 16 | |
scope="row"| "It Overtakes Me"
| — | — | — | — | 155 |
scope="row"| "Love the World You Find"
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Look... The Sun is Rising"
| rowspan="2"| 2013 | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="2"| The Terror |
scope="row"| "Sun Blows Up Today"
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scope="row"| "Space Oddity"
| rowspan="4"| 2016 | — | — | — | — | |non-album single |
scope="row"| "The Castle"
| — | — | — | — | | rowspan="5" |Oczy Mlody |
scope="row"| "How??"
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scope="row"| "Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)"
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scope="row"| "We a Famly"
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Nigdy Nie (Never No)"
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scope="row"| "Flowers of Neptune 6"
| rowspan="6"| 2020 | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="6" |American Head |
scope="row"| "My Religion Is You"
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scope="row"| "Dinosaurs on the Mountain"
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scope="row"| "You n Me Sellin' Weed"
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scope="row"| "Will You Return / When You Come Down"
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scope="row"| "Mother Please Don't Be Sad"
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colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
The Flaming Lips 2011 series
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scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #1: Two Blobs Fucking
|February |
|music video |Released as a 12-piece track on YouTube, each accompanied by its own respective video. Similar to their Zaireeka album, it is meant to be played simultaneously on 12 separate smartphones.{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Robin|title=The Flaming Lips release new track|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-flaming-lips-release-new-track|website=Clashmusic.com|date=February 15, 2011 |accessdate=21 June 2013}} |
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scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #2: The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian
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| rowspan="3" |EP |Collaborative mini-album with Neon Indian released at various records stores on special colored 12" vinyl. |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #3: Gummy Song Skull
|April |
|Released at various record stores as a giant skull made of an edible gelatin substance. Inside the skull was a USB stick containing 4 new songs. |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #4: The Flaming Lips with Prefuse 73
|May |
|Collaborative mini-album with Guillermo Scott Herren, released at various records stores on randomly colored 12" vinyls. |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #5: The Soft Bulletin Live la Fantastique de Institution 2011
| rowspan="2" |June |
|remix album |Rerecorded version of The Soft Bulletin live in-studio, released at two shows at the Hollywood Cemetery, |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #6: Gummy Song Fetus
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| rowspan="2" |EP |Released at various record stores as a replica of an unborn fetus made of an edible gelatin substance. Inside the fetus was a USB stick containing 3 new songs. |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #7: The Flaming Lips with Lightning Bolt
|July |
|Collaborative mini-album with Lightning Bolt, released at various records stores. |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #8: Strobo Trip – Light & Audio Phase Illusions Toy
|September |
| rowspan="2" |album |Box set released at various records stores containing a stroboscope light and a memory stick with three tracks of music, including one six-hour track. |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #9: 7 Skies H3 – 24 Hour Skull
|October |
|One 24-hour track released on limited edition flash drives encased in real human skulls, for Halloween. A website was also set up, streaming the song on an endless loop. |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #10: Atlas Eets Christmas – Infinite Christmas Sounds
|November |
|compilation album |Anthology of Flaming Lips Christmas songs, streamed on a loop at atlaseetschristmas.com.{{cite web|date=2012-12-25|title=Hear Flaming Lips Brand New, Original Christmas Song; Watch Their Holiday Show|url=https://thefutureheart.com/christmas-show/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=The Future Heart|language=en}} |
scope="row"|The Flaming Lips 2011 #11: The Flaming Lips with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
|December |
|EP |Collaborative EP with Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band, released at a New Year's Eve concert, on 2000 multi-colored 12" vinyl, 600 of which glowed in the dark.{{cite web|date=2011-12-23|title=Flaming Lips Release Collab EP with Plastic Ono Band on Multi-Color, Glow-In-Dark 12″ – Also Plan Gummy Frog|url=https://thefutureheart.com/christmas-and-new-year-updates/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=The Future Heart|language=en}} |
Music videos
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- Everyone Wants To Live Forever (1992)
- Frogs (1992)
- Turn It On (1993)
- She Don't Use Jelly (1993)
- Be My Head (1994)
- Bad Days (1995)
- Christmas At The Zoo (1995)
- When You Smile (1995)
- This Here Giraffe (1996)
- Race For The Prize (1999)
- Watin' For A Superman (1999)
- Do You Realize?? (2002)
- Are You A Hypnotist?? (2002)
- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots PT1 (2002)
- Phoebe Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
- Fight Test (2002)
- The Golden Path (2003)
- Spongebob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy (2004)
- Mr. Ambulance Driver (2005)
- The W.A.N.D. (2006)
- The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (2006)
- I Can Be A Frog (2009)
- Watching The Planets (2009)
- Powerless (2010)
- The Sparrow Looks Up At The Machine (2010)
- See The Leaves (2010)
- I Wanna Get High But I Don't Want Brain Damage (2011)
- Girl, You're So Weird (2012)
- Supermoon Made Me Want To Pee (2012)
- The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face (2012)
- I'm Working At NASA On Acid (2012)
- The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face [Amanda Palmer cut] (2012)
- Ashes In The Air (2013)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (2013)
- Look... The Sun Is Rising (2013)
- You Lust (2013)
- Try To Explain (2013)
- Be Free... A Way (2013)
- Turning Violent (2013)
- How?? (2017)
- There Should Be Unicorns (2017)
- Sunrise (Eyes Of The Young) (2017)
- Nigdy Nie (Never No) (2017)
- The Castle (2017)
- Almost Home (Blisko Domu) (2017)
- We A Famly (2017)
- Giant Baby (2019)
- How Many Times (2019)
- Will You Return / When You Come Down (2020)
- Flowers of Neptune 6 (2020)
- Dinosaurs On The Mountain (2020)
- At The Movies On Quaaludes (2020)
- Brother Eye (2020)
- You N Me Sellin' Weed (2020)
- Mother Please Don't Be Sad (2020)
- Assassins Of Youth (2020)
- God And The Policeman (2020)
- My Religion Is You (2020)
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Other appearances
=Studio=
= Radio =
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1996
|"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" |KCRW, May 1996 |"Brainville" B-side |
rowspan="3" |2003
|"Can't Get You Out of My Head" |KEXP, August 2002 |"Fight Test" B-side |
"The Golden Age"
|CD101, August 2002 |Beck |"Fight Test" B-side |
"Knives Out"
|KCRW, August 2002 |"Fight Test" B-side |
2007
|"War Pigs" |iTunes, 2007 |iTunes Originals |
=Live=
- "Thank You" and "Death Valley '69" – 1988 split single with the Fleshtones and Steve Kilbey{{Citation|title=Fleshtones / Steve Kilbey / Flaming Lips – The Bob Magazine No. 32 (1988, Flexi-disc)|date=1988 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Fleshtones-Steve-Kilbey-Flaming-Lips-The-Bob-Magazine-No-32/release/2085863|language=en|access-date=2021-09-18}}
- "Whole Lotta Love" – 2005 soundtrack Fearless Freaks{{cite web|title=The Flaming Lips – The Fearless Freaks – 20 Years Of Weird: The Flaming Lips 1986–2006|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Flaming-Lips-The-Fearless-Freaks-20-Years-Of-Weird-The-Flaming-Lips-1986-2006/master/436279|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Discogs|language=en}}
- "Gates of Steel" – 2014 split single with Devo{{cite web|title=Devo / The Flaming Lips – Gates Of Steel (Live)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Devo-The-Flaming-Lips-Gates-Of-Steel-Live/master/735739|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Discogs|language=en}}
Video albums
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scope="row"| The Fearless Freaks
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scope="row"| VOID
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scope="row"| U.F.O.s at the Zoo
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scope="row"| Christmas on Mars
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Guest appearances
=Albums=
- Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) – Modest Mouse – additional instrumentation ("The Good Times Are Killing Me")
- "My Mechanical Friend" (2012) – Grace Potter – co-writing and instrumentation
- Warrior (2012) – Kesha – producer ("Past Lives")
- Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz (2015) – Miley Cyrus – producer ("Dooo It!", "Karen Don't Be Sad", "The Floyd Song (Sunrise)", "Something About Space Dude", "Fuckin Fucked Up", "BB Talk", "Milky Milky Milk", "Cyrus Skies", "I'm So Drunk", "Tangerine", "Tiger Dreams", "Evil Is But a Shadow" and "Miley Tibetan Bowlzzz")
=Singles=
- "The Golden Path" (2003) – The Chemical Brothers
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References
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