# Motion City Soundtrack discography

The following is the discography of Motion City Soundtrack, an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their nearly twenty-year career, the group toured heavily and released six studio albums, the majority on independent label Epitaph Records. The band's sound, at times described as pop punk or emo, made notable use of the Moog synthesizer.
Their first album, I Am the Movie, was originally self-released in 2002 before the group signed to Epitaph, which re-released the album in 2003. Their breakthrough album, Commit This to Memory, arrived in 2005; it achieved the highest sales in the band's discography, selling over 500,000 albums worldwide. Their third record, Even If It Kills Me (2007), also achieved commercial success. The band briefly signed to major label Columbia for their fourth album, My Dinosaur Life (2010), which represented their best performance on U.S. charts, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard 200. They rejoined Epitaph for Go in 2012 and Panic Stations in 2015, both of which represented large drop-offs in sales and chart performance. The group took a much-needed break in 2016 and then began playing shows again in January 2020. They're still touring and recording today.
The band's discography consists of consists of six studio albums, one live album, twenty singles, five extended plays, and five split EPs. The group also produced fifteen music videos and appeared on numerous compilation albums.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US Ind. | US Alt. | US Rock | AUS | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| I Am the Movie | Released: December 27, 2002 Re-released: June 24, 2003 Label: Self-released, Epitaph (re-release) | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | | |
| Commit This to Memory | Released: June 7, 2005 Label: Epitaph | 72 | 2 | — | — | — | — | US: 285,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| Even If It Kills Me | Released: September 18, 2007 Label: Epitaph | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 113 | US: 33,000 | |
| My Dinosaur Life | Released: January 19, 2010 Label: Columbia | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 50 | 191 | US: 27,000 | |
| Go | Released: June 12, 2012 Label: Epitaph | 46 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 84 | — | | |
| Panic Stations | Released: September 18, 2015 Label: Epitaph | 141 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 80 | — | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Spotify Sessions | Released: 2013 Label: Epitaph Format: Streaming audio (Spotify) |

## Extended plays

| Title | EP details |
| Kids for America | Released: 2000 Label: Modern Radio Records / Self-release |
| Back to the Beat | Released: 2000 Label: Modern Radio Records / Self-release |
| Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Motion City Soundtrack | Released: 18 September 2007 Label: Lolla Records / IODA Format: Live EP |
| Acoustic EP | Released: 6 May 2008 Exclusive to iTunes Store Format: Digital EP |
| Making Moves 7" | Released: 6 November 2012 Label: Mad Dragon Records Format: Vinyl, Digital EP |

### Splits

List of splits :
| Title | Extended play details | Other artist(s) |
| Motion City Soundtrack / Schatzi | Released: April 22, 2003 Label: Doghouse Formats: 12" vinyl, CD | Schatzi |
| Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack | Released: September 7, 2004 Label: Epitaph Formats: 10" vinyl, CD | Matchbook Romance |
| Motion City Soundtrack / Limbeck | Released: September 21, 2004 Label: Vinyl Nerd Formats: 7" vinyl | Limbeck |
| Wait So Long / Disappear | Released: November 22, 2011 Label: Banjodad Formats: 7" vinyl | Trampled By Turtles |
| (Sort Of) A Song for Patsy Cline / It's (Sort Of) A Pleasure to Meet You | Released: December 1, 2015 Label: Hopeless Formats: 7" vinyl | The Wonder Years |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | AUS | UK | UK Indie | Certifications | Album |
| "Promenade / Carolina" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "The Future Freaks Me Out" | 2003 | — | — | 156 | — | | I Am the Movie |
| "My Favorite Accident" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | | I Am the Movie |
| "Everything Is Alright" | 2005 | 16 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Commit This to Memory |
| "Hold Me Down" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | | Commit This to Memory |
| "L.G. Fuad" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | | Commit This to Memory |
| "Broken Heart" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | | Even If It Kills Me |
| "This Is for Real" | 2007 | — | 48 | 154 | 6 | | Even If It Kills Me |
| "It Had to Be You" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | | Even If It Kills Me |
| "Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | | Even If It Kills Me – Acoustic EP |
| "Disappear" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | | My Dinosaur Life |
| "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | | My Dinosaur Life |
| "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | | My Dinosaur Life |
| "True Romance" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | | Go |
| "Timelines" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | | Go |
| "Inside Out" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "TKO" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | | Panic Stations |
| "Lose Control" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | | Panic Stations |
| "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | | Panic Stations |
| "Crooked Ways" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Stop Talking" | 2024 | | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "When "You're" Around" | 2005 | Commit This to Memory |
| "Attractive Today" | 2006 | Commit This to Memory |

## Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Capital H" (Live) "Red Dress" (Live) | 2004 | Mountain Dew Presents: Dew Music Showcase |
| "My Favorite Accident" (Acoustic) | 2004 | In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer |
| "Pop Song 89" | 2005 | Punk Goes 80's |
| "Truth Hits Everybody" | 2005 | ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police |
| "The Worst Part" | 2006 | Sound of Superman |
| "Always Running Out of Time" | 2010 | Almost Alice |
| "Waiting" | 2010 | Lost Out in the Machinery – The Songs of the Rentals |
| "Here Comes the Sun" | 2011 | Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 |
| "Left and Leaving" | 2014 | Friends |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 2003 | "The Future Freaks Me Out" | Andrew Carranza |
| 2003 | "My Favorite Accident" | Andrew Carranza |
| 2005 | "Everything Is Alright" | Christopher Mills, Chris Grismer |
| 2006 | "Hold Me Down" | Matt McDermitt |
| 2006 | "L.G. Fuad" | Josh Thacker |
| 2007 | "Broken Heart" | Jesse Cain |
| 2007 | "This Is for Real" | Jay Martin |
| 2008 | "It Had to Be You" | Lauren Simpson |
| 2008 | "Fell in Love Without You" (Acoustic) | Jesse Cain |
| 2009 | "Disappear" | Jesse Cain |
| 2010 | "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" | Isaac Rentz |
| 2010 | "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" | Shane Nelson |
| 2012 | "True Romance" | Jesse Cain |
| 2015 | "Lose Control" | Dan Huiting |
| 2015 | "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" | David Prindle |