Mental As Anything discography
Band discography
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Mental As Anything were an Australian new wave and pop rock band. They released 13 studio albums, 6 compilations, 6 extended plays and 41 singles.
Studio albums13
EPs6
Compilation albums6
Singles41
| Mental As Anything discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 41 |
| Video albums | 3 |
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
NZ [4] | |||
| Get Wet (aka Mental As Anything) |
19 | — | — | ||
| Espresso Bongo |
|
37 | — | — | |
| Cats & Dogs (aka If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?) |
|
3 | 44 | 2 |
|
| Creatures of Leisure |
|
8 | — | 37 |
|
| Fundamental |
|
3 | — | 22 |
|
| Mouth to Mouth |
|
14 | — | — |
|
| Cyclone Raymond |
|
34 | — | — | |
| Liar Liar Pants on Fire |
|
32 | — | — | |
| Garàge |
|
99 | — | — | |
| Beetroot Stains |
|
— | — | — | |
| Road Case |
|
— | — | — | |
| Plucked |
|
— | — | — | |
| Tents Up |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums
| Title | details |
|---|---|
| At Play |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
NZ [4] | |||
| Greatest Hits Volume 1 |
|
2 | 36 | |
| Chemical Travel |
|
— | — | |
| Best of |
|
42 | — |
|
| Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition |
|
54 | — | |
| Live It Up – The Collection |
|
— | — | |
| Surf & Mull & Sex & Fun |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Mental as Anything Plays at Your Party |
|
| Bicycle |
|
| Minus Bonus |
|
| Borscht |
|
| iTunes Live from Sydney |
|
| 5 Track EP |
|
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
CAN [12] |
IRE [13] |
NZ [4] |
UK [14] |
US Dance[15] |
AUT [16] |
GER [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] | |||||
| 1979 | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger"[A] | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Wet | ||
| "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Egypt" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Come Around" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Espresso Bongo | |||
| "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 1981 | "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?"[B] | 4 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cats & Dogs | ||
| "Too Many Times" | 6 | 34 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Berserk Warriors" | 30 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "I Didn't Mean to Be Mean" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Close Again" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Creatures of Leisure | |||
| 1983 | "Spirit Got Lost" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Brain Brain" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Working for the Man" | 20 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 1984 | "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile off Santa's Face)" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1985 | "You're So Strong"[D] | 11 | — | — | — | 82 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Fundamental | ||
| "Live It Up"[E] | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 15 | 6 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| "Date with Destiny" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Big Wheel" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | "Sloppy Croc" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
UK [14] | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | "Let's Go to Paradise" | 15 | — | Mouth to Mouth | ||||||||||
| 1987 | "He's Just No Good for You" | 15 | 88 | |||||||||||
| "Don't Tell Me Now" | 36 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Love Me Tender" | 34 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| 1988 | "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" (new version)[B] | — | — | Mouth to Mouth | ||||||||||
| "Rock and Roll Music" | 5 | — | Young Einstein | |||||||||||
| 1989 | "Love Comes Running"[F] | — | — | Cyclone Raymond | ||||||||||
| "The World Seems Difficult" | 19 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Baby You're Wild" | 79 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | "Overwhelmed" | 108 | — | |||||||||||
| 1995 | "Mr Natural" | 27 | — | Liar Liar Pants on Fire | ||||||||||
| "Nigel" | 115 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Whole Wide World" | 53 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | "Marianne" | 171 | — | |||||||||||
| 1998 | "Just My Luck" | 230 | — | Garàge | ||||||||||
| "Calling Colin" | 255 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | "Fine Line" | 228 | — | Beetroot Stains | ||||||||||
| "Stretchmarks" (from Borscht EP)[G] | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger"[A] | — | — | Plucked | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Video albums
| Title | Video details |
|---|---|
| Monumental As Anything | |
| Monumental II | |
| Basemental |
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | Jeremy Fabinyi | |
| "Possible Theme For A Future TV Drama Series" | not attributed | Filmed for ADS-7 "Music Express" | |
| "Business And Pleasure" | |||
| 1980 | "Egypt" | John Moyle | |
| "Come Around" | Peter Cox | ||
| "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" | Jeremy Fabinyi | ||
| 1981 | "If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?" | Adam Bowen | Version 1 - exterior shots of band in Hobart and Sydney (on Monumental As Anything). Version 2 - studio performance shoot mixed with footage from Version 1 (broadcast version). |
| "Too Many Times" | Esben Storm | ||
| "Got Hit" | Jeremy Fabinyi | ||
| "Ready For You Now" | |||
| "Berserk Warriors" | not known | Original performance version, not on Monumental videos | |
| 1982 | "Let's Cook" | John Evan Hughes | |
| "I Didn't Mean To Be Mean" | Adam Bowen | ||
| "Close Again" | John Evan Hughes | ||
| 1983 | "Spirit Got Lost" | B# - Wilkinson/Scott/Gailey/Stauce | |
| "Brain Brain" | |||
| "Working For The Man" | Mental As Anything / Larry Meltzer | ||
| 1984 | "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile off Santa's Face)" | B# - Wilkinson/Scott/Gailey/Stauce | |
| "Wouldn't Try To Explain" | Mental As Anything | ||
| 1985 | "Berserk Warriors" | Tony Stevens | Viking version for Monumental As Anything |
| "You're So Strong" | John Evan Hughes | ||
| "Live It Up" | Kimble Rendall | ||
| "Date With Destiny" | not attributed | ||
| "Big Wheel" | Axolotl - Wilkinson/Stauce | ||
| 1986 | "Let's Go To Paradise" | Kimble Rendall | |
| 1987 | "He's Just No Good For You" | Susan Davis / Mark Cochrane | 3 versions exist, each a different one shot take. |
| "Don't Tell Me Now" | Ray Argall | ||
| "Love Me Tender" | Axolotl - Wilkinson/Stauce | ||
| 1988 | "Rock and Roll Music" | Yahoo Serious | |
| 1989 | "Love Comes Running" | not known | Unreleased, held by NFSA |
| "The World Seems Difficult" | Kriv Stenders | ||
| "Baby You're Wild" | |||
| 1990 | "Overwhelmed" | not attributed | |
| 1995 | "Mr Natural" | Axolotl - Wilkinson/Stauce | |
| "Nigel" | John Wilkinson | ||
| "Whole Wide World" | |||
| 1998 | "Just My Luck" | ||
| "Calling Colin" | |||
| 2001 | "Fine Line" | not known | |
| "Stretchmarks" | Garry Richards | ||
| 2015 | "Shake Off Your Sandals" | see note | Made by Greedy Smith on a phone app |
| 2016 | "Goat Tracks In My Sandpit" | see note | One shot video of Martin Plaza playing guitar and signing |
| 2017 | "The Luckiest Player" | not attributed |
Notes
- A.^"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" was originally released as a track on the EP, Mental as Anything Plays at Your Party in September 1978, it was remixed and released as a single in July 1979 and subsequently appeared on the album, Get Wet in September.[9] An acoustic version from the Plucked album was released as a Radio Only single in 2005.
- B.^"If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" was originally released in 1981 from the Cats & Dogs album. A new version was recorded for the UK version of Mouth to Mouth and released as a single in 1988 but it did not peak into the top 100 in the UK.
- D.^"You're So Strong" was originally released in 1985, re-released in 1986 as a remixed version in the US and charted in the UK in 1987 after the success there of "Live It Up".
- E.^"Live It Up" was originally released in Australia in 1985 and in 1986/1987 in Europe after it featured in "Crocodile" Dundee.[9]
- F.^"Love Comes Running" was cancelled from release in Australia and only issued in New Zealand where it failed to chart.
- G.^"Stretchmarks" was originally released in 2000 as an album track on Beetroot Stains, then released in 2001 as the featured track on Borscht EP.