Death Cab for Cutie performing at Bonnaroo in 2006
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Death Cab for Cutie has released ten studio albums, five extended plays (EPs), a demo tape, a digital album, one live album, thirty-two singles (including one as featured artist), nine music videos, and two DVDs. Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock group from Bellingham, Washington and was formed in 1997 by Ben Gibbard as a side project from Pinwheel. After releasing a demo tape, he added guitarist Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good to the band. Death Cab signed to Barsuk Records and released four extended plays (EPs) and four studio albums through the label. The fourth album, Transatlanticism, reached number 97 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold in the United States. The group also issued nine singles and a demo tape through Barsuk.
In 2004, the band signed with Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group. Their first release on the label, Plans, earned a platinum certification and charted at number four in the US. The single \"Soul Meets Body\" was the band\'s first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Death Cab for Cutie topped the US and Canadian album charts with Narrow Stairs (2008), with help from the Hot 100 single \"I Will Possess Your Heart\". Both Plans and Narrow Stairs received critical praise and were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Other projects with Atlantic include a downloadable digital album, two DVDs, and five singles.
In 2013, a limited edition vinyl boxed set called The Barsuk Years was released on the Artist in Residence label. The 7-LP set, which includes all the band\'s early works, was produced in a limited run of 1500 units, each individually numbered and signed by the band.
This list does not include material that members of Death Cab for Cutie recorded with The Postal Service, ¡All-Time Quarterback! or other side projects.
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Released: August 18, 1998
Label: Barsuk
Format: CD, vinyl
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Released: March 21, 2000
Label: Barsuk
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Released: October 9, 2001
Label: Barsuk
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Released: October 7, 2003
Label: Barsuk
Format: CD, vinyl
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RIAA: Gold
MC: Gold
Released: August 30, 2005
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, vinyl
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US: 1,200,000
RIAA: Platinum
BPI: Silver
MC: Platinum
Released: May 13, 2008
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, vinyl
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RIAA: Gold
BPI: Silver
MC: Gold
Released: May 31, 2011
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, vinyl
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US: 285,000
Released: March 31, 2015
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, vinyl
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Released: August 17, 2018
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, vinyl
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Released: September 16, 2022
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
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Digital albums
Sales
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Released: October 12, 2005
Label: Atlantic
Format: Digital download
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Released: March 10, 2023
Label: Atlantic
Format: Digital download
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Live albums
Cla.
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Indie
Released: April 19, 2014
Label: Barsuk (Bark #144)
Format: vinyl, digital
featuring Magik*Magik Orchestra
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Released: May 7, 2021
Label: self-released
Format: digital
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Demo albums
Heat.
Ind.
Released: 1997
Re-released: October 22, 2002
Label: Elsinor (Els #012) / Barsuk (Bark #28)
Format: CS
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Extended plays
Dance
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Ind.
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Released: October 24, 2000
Label: Barsuk (Bark #15)
Format: CD
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Released: February 19, 2002
Label: Barsuk (Bark #23)
Format: CD
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Released: July 27, 2004
Label: Barsuk (Bark #39)
Format: Digital download
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Released: March 1, 2005
Label: Barsuk (Bark #43)
Format: CD
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Released: March 31, 2009 (digital)
April 14, 2009 (retail)
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, vinyl, digital download
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Released: 2011
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD
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Released: September 6, 2019
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD, vinyl, digital download
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Digital extended plays
Rock
Released: July 19, 2008
Label: Atlantic
Format: Digital download
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Released: August 2008
Label: Atlantic
Format: Digital download
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Released: December 4, 2020
Label: Atlantic
Format: Digital download
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Singles
As lead artist
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Rock
1998
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Something About Airplanes
1999
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You Can Play These Songs with Chords
2000
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non-album single
2002
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The Stability EP
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The Photo Album
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Transatlanticism
2004
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RIAA: Platinum
MC: Gold
Plans
2006
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RIAA: Gold
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RIAA: 2× Platinum
BPI: Silver
MC: Platinum
2008
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RIAA: Platinum
Narrow Stairs
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The Open Door EP
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack
2011
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Codes and Keys
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Kintsugi
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non-album single
2016
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Kintsugi
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30 Days, 30 Songs
2018
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Thank You for Today
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The Blue EP
2022
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Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
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Asphalt Meadows
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non-album single
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As featured artist
R&B
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Hot
(Chance the Rapper featuring Death Cab for Cutie)
2019
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The Big Day
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Other charting songs
Lyric
Lyric
2018
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Thank You For Today
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The Blue EP
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The Georgia E.P.
\"—\" denotes a release that did not chart.
Video albums
2005
Drive Well, Sleep Carefully
Released: July 26, 2005
Label: Plexifilm
Format: DVD
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Directions: The Plans Video Album
Released: April 11, 2006
Label: Atlantic Records
Format: DVD
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2011
Death Cab for Cutie: Live at the Mt. Baker Theatre
Released: May 31, 2011
Label: Atlantic Records
Format: DVD
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Music videos
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\"Fortunate Son\"
Don\'t Know When I\'ll Be Back Again
2003
\"Styrofoam Plates\"
Live The Dream: Fierce Panda Compilation Volume 2
2004
\"This Temporary Life\"
Future Soundtrack For America
\"Dream Scream\"
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
\"A Movie Script Ending\" (acoustic version)
Wicker Park (soundtrack)
\"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)\"
Maybe This Christmas Tree
2005
\"Lightness\" (live)
Paste Magazine (Sep/Aug 2005 issue CD)
\"Earth Angel\"
Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack
\"Lovesong\"
For Unicef - Tsunami Relief Fund Compilation
2007
\"Rockin\' Chair\"
Endless Highway: The Music of The Band
\"World Shut Your Mouth\"
Causes 1
2008
\"Jealousy Rides with Me\"
Heroes: Original Soundtrack
2009
\"Meet Me on the Equinox\"
New Moon Soundtrack
\"Kicked In\"
SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!
2016
\"Million Dollar Loan\"
30 Days, 30 Songs
Notes
^ The Photo Album did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 40 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.
^ Transatlanticism did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but entered the Dutch Alternative Top 30 chart at number 21.
^ Asphalt Meadows did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.
^ Double LP on 180-gram vinyl with digital download key for Record Store Day.
^ Live 2012 did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 11 on the US Vinyl Albums Chart.
^ Live at The Showbox did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 21 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.
^ The Blue EP did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 17 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.
^ \"Soul Meets Body\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Crooked Teeth\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"I Will Follow You into the Dark\" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 39 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.
^ \"I Will Possess Your Heart\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Cath...\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Cath…\" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.
^ \"No Sunlight\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Grapevine Fires\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Little Bribes\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Meet Me on the Equinox\" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
^ \"You Are a Tourist\" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
^ \"Underneath the Sycamore\" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 45 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.
^ \"Black Sun\" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
^ \"Bad Reputation\" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.
^ \"Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 27 on the Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Tractor Rape Chain\" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 80 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.
^ \"Million Dollar Loan\" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.
^ \"When We Drive\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Pepper\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"An Arrow in the Wall\" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 32 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
^ \"Do You Remember\" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.
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