White Lies discography

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Studio albums7
EPs2
Singles12
Music videos10
White Lies discography
White Lies performing in Brighton in early 2008
Studio albums7
EPs2
Singles12
Music videos10

The discography of White Lies, a London-based indie rock band, consists of seven studio albums, two extended plays and twelve singles. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the group formed in Ealing in west London in 2002,[1][2] whilst founding members Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown were both still at school.[3] Harry McVeigh joined the band in 2004.[4] They began as a "weekend project",[5] before later releasing two 7-inch vinyls, "Routemaster/Round Three"[6] and "Three's a Crowd/Forget-Me-Nots".[7]

White Lies' first release was a short extended play, titled "Unfinished Business". The release contained only two tracks and was limited to only 500 copies.[citation needed] They made their television debut on Later... with Jools Holland in May 2008, where they played "Unfinished Business" and "Death",[8][9] the latter of which was released as a single later that year and reached number 52 in the United Kingdom.[10] The band's second single, "To Lose My Life" was released in January 2009, and was their first single to break the top forty of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 34.[10] To Lose My Life..., the band's debut album, was released one week later. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[10] It was the first debut album by a British band to do so in 2009.[11] The album also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands, reaching peaks of 22 and 31 respectively.[12][13] A third single from the album, "Farewell to the Fairground", was released on 23 March 2009. The release marked the band's most successful single to date, reaching number 33 in the UK and spending 5 weeks on the chart.[10] "Death" was re-released on 29 June 2009. A music video was created for "Death" (Crystal Castles Remix).[14]

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[10]
AUT
[15]
BEL
[16]
DEN
[17]
FRA
[18]
GER
[19]
NLD
[13]
SCO
[20]
SWI
[21]
US
[22]
To Lose My Life... 1 57 24 10 119 50 31 3 73 146
Ritual
  • Released: 17 January 2011
  • Label: Fiction (#2751636)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
3 21 4 2 123 10 3 3 19 95
Big TV
  • Released: 12 August 2013
  • Label: Fiction (#3740906)[10]
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
4 23 14 10 129 19 12 11 3 [A]
Friends
  • Released: 7 October 2016
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
11 59 11 194 40 32 15 50
Five
  • Released: 1 February 2019
  • Label: PIAS
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
14 30 9 [B] 18 12 11 15
As I Try Not to Fall Apart
  • Released: 18 February 2022
  • Label: PIAS
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
14 45 16 36 9 6 23
Night Light
  • Released: 7 November 2025
  • Label: PIAS
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
29 [C] 14
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
Indie

[10]
FRA
[18]
Unfinished Business
  • Released: 28 April 2008
  • Label: Chess Club
34
The Remixes
  • Released: 17 April 2010
  • Label: Fiction
White Lies Amazon Artist Lounge
  • Released: 29 July 2013
  • Label: Polydor
133
There Goes Our Love Again Remixes
  • Released: 23 August 2013
  • Label: Polydor
Small TV
  • Released: 6 November 2013
  • Label: Fiction
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]
AUT
[15]
BEL
[16]
CZ
[29]
DEN
[17]
MEX
[30]
NLD
[13]
POL
[31]
SCO
[32]
SWI
[33]
"Routemaster" (as Fear of Flying) 2006 Non-album singles
"Three's A Crowd"/"Forget-Me-Nots" (as Fear of Flying)
"Unfinished Business" 2008 To Lose My Life...
"Death" 52[D]30358
"To Lose My Life" 2009 34[E]65[F]2843470
"Farewell to the Fairground" 33[G]8319
"Death" (re-release) 17420
"Bigger than Us" 2011 424636382545484296 Ritual
"Strangers" [H]44
"Holy Ghost" [I]
"The Power & the Glory"
"There Goes Our Love Again" 2013 [J][K]38 Big TV
"First Time Caller" [L]
"Take It Out on Me" 2016 [M] Friends
"Come On"
"Morning in LA" [N]
"Hold Back Your Love" 43
"Don't Want to Feel It All" 2017
"Time to Give" 2018 [O] Five
"Believe It"
"Finish Line"
"Tokyo" 2019 19[P]
"Hurt My Heart" [Q]
"As I Try Not to Fall Apart" 2021 As I Try Not to Fall Apart
"I Don't Want to Go to Mars"
"Am I Really Going to Die" 2022
"Blue Drift"
"Trouble In America"
"Breakdown Days"
"Nothing On Me" 2025 Night Light
"In the Middle"
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, have not yet charted, or were not released.

Promotional singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
MEX
[30]
"Getting Even" 2013 48 Big TV
Title Year Album
"Embrace"
(Chase & Status featuring White Lies)
2011 No More Idols

Music videos

Notes

References

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