Foster the People discography
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The discography of American indie pop band Foster the People consists of four studio albums, eight extended plays (including three mixtapes), 29 singles, and 19 music videos.
Studio albums4
EPs8
Singles29
Music videos19
| Foster the People discography | |
|---|---|
Foster the People at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards, from left to right: original members Mark Pontius, founder Mark Foster, and Cubbie Fink | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Singles | 29 |
| Music videos | 19 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
Mark Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" became a viral success in 2010, the group was signed to Columbia Records imprint Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest. After releasing their debut album Torches in May 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks" became a crossover hit on commercial radio, reaching number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1][2] while also becoming successful in international markets. The success of "Pumped Up Kicks" also propelled Torches to number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart. Four other singles were released from the album, including "Helena Beat", "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)", and "Houdini", all of which entered the Alternative Songs chart.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [4] |
BEL (FL) [5] |
CAN [6] |
FRA [7] |
IRL [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
UK [12] | |||||||
| Torches | 8 | 1 | 69 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 53 | 18 | 49 | 12 | ||||||
| Supermodel |
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3 | 8 | 93 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 26 | |||||
| Sacred Hearts Club |
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47 | 71 | — | 54 | 180 | — | 85 | —[A] | — | —[B] |
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| Paradise State of Mind |
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170 | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | —[D] | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
Re-issued albums
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Foster the People |
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| Spotify Sessions – Live from The Village |
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| III |
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| Pick U Up |
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| In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Melody & Silence (with The Knocks) |
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| FTP Winter 2026 (DJ Mix) |
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| FTP Spring 2026 (DJ Mix) |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Rock [33] |
AUS [34] |
CAN [35] |
CZR [36] |
FRA [7] |
JPN [37] |
NLD [9] |
SWI [11] |
UK [38] | |||||||
| "Pumped Up Kicks" | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 18 | Torches | ||||
| "Helena Beat" | 2011 | —[E] | 15 | 74 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Call It What You Want" | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 75 | —[F] | —[G] | 139 | ||||||
| "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" | 2012 | 86 | 8 | — | 56 | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Houdini" | — | —[H] | — | — | — | — | 70 | 98 | — | — | ||||||
| "Ruby"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Coming of Age" | 2014 | —[I] | 14 | 64 | 69 | 38 | — | 44 | — | —[J] | 158 |
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Supermodel | |||
| "Pseudologia Fantastica" | — | 31 | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Best Friend" | —[K] | 21 | — | 86 | — | 150 | — | — | —[L] | — | ||||||
| "Are You What You Want to Be?" | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Unforeseeable Fate of Mr. Jones"[49] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Doing It for the Money" | 2017 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sacred Hearts Club | ||||
| "Loyal Like Sid & Nancy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sit Next to Me" | 42 | 5 | — | 68 | 16 | — | — | —[M] | — | — | ||||||
| "Pay the Man (Remix)"[51] (featuring JID & Saba) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Worst Nites"[52] | 2018 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Style"[53] | 2019 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Imagination"[54] | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Pick U Up"[55] | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Every Color"[56] (with Louis the Child)[N] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here for Now | ||||
| "It's OK to Be Human"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Lamb's Wool"[58] (solo or with Poolside)[59] |
— | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing EP | |||||
| "The Things We Do"[60] | — | —[O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Broken Jaw"[62] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[P] | Torches X | ||||
| "Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero"[64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Lost in Space"[65] | 2024 | — | —[Q] | — | — | — | — | —[R] | — | — | — | Paradise State of Mind | ||||
| "Take Me Back"[68] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Chasing Low Vibrations"[69] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "JET LAGGED"[70] (with Lava La Rue) |
2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt. [1] |
US Dance [71] |
US Rock Air. [66] |
AUS Hit. [72] |
BEL (FL) Tip [73] |
BEL (WA) Tip [74] |
CAN Rock [75] |
RUS [76] |
NZ [10] | ||||
| "Warrior"[77] (Kimbra featuring Mark Foster and A-Trak) |
2012 | — | — | — | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | 22 | Vows | |
| "Nonsense" (Madeon featuring Mark Foster) |
2015 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adventure | |
| "Ride or Die" (The Knocks featuring Foster the People) |
2018 | 16 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 86 | — |
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New York Narcotic |
| "Blur"[78] (MØ featuring Foster the People) |
35 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 36 | — | — | Forever Neverland | ||
| "All About You" (The Knocks featuring Foster the People) |
2020 | 17 | 20 | 33 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | HISTORY | |
| "Hyperlandia" (deadmau5 featuring Foster the People)[79] |
2021 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Nevermind" (alternate version) | 2014 | Supermodel |
| "I Love My Friends" | 2017 | Sacred Hearts Club |
| "Under the Moon"[80] | 2020 | In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing EP |
| "Pumped Up Kicks" (Gus Dapperton version) | 2021 | Torches X |
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock [33] |
JPN Over. [81] |
LVA [76] | |||||||
| "I Would Do Anything for You" | 2011 | — | — | — |
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Torches | |||
| "SHC" | 2017 | 50 | — | — | III EP | ||||
| "See You in the Afterlife" | 2024 | — | 17 | — | Paradise State of Mind | ||||
| "See You in the Afterlife"(MPH Remix) | — | — | 9 | Non-album single | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Remixes
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Edge of Glory" (Foster the People Remix) |
2011 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way: The Remix |
| "Colours" (Foster the People Remix) |
Grouplove | none | |
| "Blue Jeans" (Smims & Belle Remix featuring Azealia Banks) |
2012 | Lana Del Rey | Blue Jeans (Remixes) EP |
| "Hide and Seek" (Foster the People Remix) |
2016 | Nanakato! | Non-album singles |
| "Nobody's Favourite" (Foster the People Rework) |
2020 | Mobley | |
| "Last Christmas / Talk of the Town (Mixed)" (Foster the People Edit) |
2026 | Wham!, Fred Again, Sammy Virji, Reggie | FTP Winter 2026 (DJ Mix) EP[82][83] |
Other appearances
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Original artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Machu Picchu" (Foster the People Cover) | 2012 | The Strokes | BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2012 |
Production credits
Interpolations
- Sampled in "XOXO" by Feng (2026)
Songs
Bonus tracks
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Ruby" (alternate version) |
2011 | none[91] |
| "Tabloid Super Junkie" | 2014 | Supermodel (pre-order edition) |
| "Cassius Clay's Pearly Whites" | Supermodel (Japanese release) | |
| "The Unforeseeable Fate of Mr. Jones" | 2015 | Exclusive to BitTorrent |
| "Rabies Shmabies" | 2024 | Paradise State of Mind (Japanese release) |
| "Call Me Back" | 2025 | Exclusive to LatAm mailing list[92] |
| "ID1 (Mixed)" (as Foster the People / "ID")[a] |
2026 | FTP Winter 2026 (DJ Mix) EP (exclusive to Apple Music)[93][94] |
| "ID (from FTP Spring 2026)" / "Needle Guy (Mixed)" (as Foster the People / "ID"[a] with Dylan Brady) |
FTP Spring 2026 (DJ Mix) EP (streaming only) |
Side projects
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Untitled" / "Breathe In" / "The Otherside" / "Annabelle" / "Cost of Love" / "Landslide" (Sean Cimino as Fairchild)[95] |
2006 | Terminal EP |
| "Echo" / "Black and White" / "Love Brings Me Down" / "In the Middle" / "Newspaper"[b] (Matt Wilcox and Isom Innis as Matt and Isom)[97] |
2007 | The Black and White EP |
| "F'n Head (Psychedelia Version — Isom Innis Mix)" / "We At the Disco (Southern Belle Remix)" (The Chain Gang of 1974)[98] |
2009 | Guerilla |
| "Conditional Love" / "Walk Out" / "Psycho Killa" / "Loup-garou" / "Noise" / "Just Friends" / "Please Leave" / "Everytime (Remix)" / "Older Brother (Remix)"[c] (Isom Innis as Southern Belle)[102][103][104][105][106][107] |
2010 | none |
| "Halo"[108] (Shuttle featuring Isom Innis) |
2012 | Halo EP |
| "Nostroke" (Isom Innis as Saol Álainn) |
2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Cis.Cism" (Saol Álainn) |
2014 | |
| "When You Find Love"[109] (Stephan Altman and Mark Foster with Peter Barbee and Mark Pontius) |
2015 | Little Boy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Holy Water"[110] (Gabe Simon and Mark Pontius as Mr Gabriel) |
2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Glad I Tried (Isom Innis Remix)" (Matt and Kim featuring Kevin Ray, Travis Hawley, and Santigold) |
2018 | |
| "Setting" (Tyler Chester with Sean Cimino) |
2019 | Firstborn |
| "Complainer (Dr. Iceman Remix)" (Cold War Kids; Isom Innis as Dr. Iceman) |
Complainer (Remixes) EP | |
| "Pick U Up (Dr. Iceman Remix)" (Foster the People) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Jump Into the Sirens" (Isom Innis / Peel)[111][112] |
2020 | |
| "Catch & Release" / "Rom-Com" / "Persona" / "Peel" / "Citizen X" (Isom Innis and Sean Cimino as Peel) |
Peel EP | |
| Various (Peel) |
2024 | Acid Star |
| Various (Isom Innis) |
Upgraded (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Covers
| Title | Year | Original artist(s) | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Hold On" (featuring Luke Pritchard) |
2012 | Alabama Shakes | Live at Brixton Academy | [113] |
| "Under Control" | 2014 | Calvin Harris and Alesso featuring Hurts | For BBC Radio 1 with Zane Lowe | [114] |
| "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
For BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge with Fearne Cotton | [115] | |
| "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" | Tame Impala | For RTL2 (France) | [116] |
Music videos
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Pumped Up Kicks" | 2011 | Josef Geiger[117] |
| "Helena Beat" | Ace Norton[118][119] | |
| "Call It What You Want" | ||
| "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" | Daniels[120][121] | |
| "Houdini" | 2012 | |
| Medley: "Surfer Girl" / "Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "Good Vibrations" (live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards) (with The Beach Boys and Maroon 5) |
N/a[122] | |
| "Coming of Age" | 2014 | BRTHR[123] |
| "Best Friend" | Ben Brewer[124] | |
| "Pseudologia Fantastica" | Mark Foster[125] | |
| "Ghetto Blastah" (as Smims & Belle) |
2015 | Michele Civetta[126][127] |
| "Doing It for the Money" | 2017 | Daniel Henry[128] |
| "Sit Next to Me" | Fourclops & Brinton Bryan[129] | |
| "Worst Nites" | 2018 | Mark Foster & Josh Hutcherson[130] |
| "Style" | 2019 | Mark Foster[131][132][133] |
| "Imagination" | ||
| "Pick U Up" | ||
| "Lamb's Wool" | 2021 | Thomas Jarrett[134] |
| "Lost in Space" | 2024 | Rupert Höller |
| "See You in the Afterlife" / "Feed Me" | 2025 | Laura Gordon, Jackson James & Ryan Ohm[135] |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Warrior" (Kimbra featuring Mark Foster and A-Trak) |
2012 | Daniels[136][137] |
| "Ride or Die" (The Knocks featuring Foster the People) |
2018 | Kenny Laubbacher & Joel Knoernschild[138] |
| "Blur" (MØ featuring Foster the People) |
Lauren Sick[139] | |
| "All About You" (The Knocks featuring Foster the People) |
2021 | Nathan R. Smith[140] |
| "South Side" (visualizer) (The Knocks with Foster the People) |
N/a[141] | |
| "All About You (Sunrise Version)" (visualizer) (The Knocks featuring Foster the People) |
N/a[142] | |
| "Bittersweet Symphony" (visualizer) (The Knocks with Foster the People) |
N/a[143] | |
| "JET LAGGED" (Lava La Rue with Foster the People) |
2025 | Nine Screens (Dylan Coates & Travis Barton)[144][145] |
Notes
- "ID" is used as a placeholder in both the song title and artist name. Per industry practice, "ID" denotes the track's as yet untitled (and uncredited) status; despite its semi-official release. (The SoundCloud release of each track indicates Foster the People are the lead artist.)
- Matt and Isom also released the album August Jesus Depression (2008),[citation needed] along with remixes of "The City Is at War" (2009)[96] and "London Bridges".[citation needed] Their catalogue includes a number of other songs that have been performed live but not officially released.
- Innis' early solo work also includes a remix of "Good Girls Go Bad",[99] "Bottles from the Shelf" featuring Xander Singh (both 2009),[100] and the single "Freak Show" (2014).[101]
- Sacred Hearts Club did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart.[20]
- Sacred Hearts Club did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 95 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[21]
- "Helena Beat" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[41]
- "Houdini" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 41 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[45]
- "Every Color" peaked at number 12 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
- "The Things We Do" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[61]
- "Lost in Space" did not enter the Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Japan Hot Overseas chart.[67]