# Me First and the Gimme Gimmes discography

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, a punk rock supergroup cover band, has a discography that consists of five studio albums, three EPs, one live album, one compilation album, eighteen singles, one box set, and three music videos.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes formed in 1995 in California from members of other notable rock bands: Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters), Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name, Foo Fighters), Fat Mike (NOFX), and Joey Cape and Dave Raun (Lagwagon). They came together to perform cover songs during off-time from their main acts and did not initially intend to release albums, instead releasing singles named after the artists they had covered and contributing songs to compilation albums. Their first album, Have a Ball, was released in 1997 and began a pattern of themed albums after particular musical genres. Have a Ball covered pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s and was followed by Are a Drag (1999), which covered Broadway show tunes. Blow in the Wind (2001) focused on pop hits of the 1960s, while Take a Break (2003) covered rhythm and blues songs. The band released the live album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah in 2004 on which they covered karaoke favorites, followed by Love Their Country in 2006 which focused on country and western songs. The compilation album Have Another Ball was released in 2008, consisting of outtakes from the Have a Ball sessions, many of which had appeared on compilations and singles over the years.

## Studio albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| US |||
| Year | Album details | Billboard 200 | Heatseekers | Independent |
| 1997 | Have a Ball Released: July 29, 1997 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 554) Format: CD, LP | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Are a Drag Released: May 18, 1999 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 586) Format: CD, LP | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Blow in the Wind Released: March 20, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 620) Format: CD, LP | — | — | 14 |
| 2003 | Take a Break Released: July 1, 2003 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 650) Format: CD, LP | 131 | — | 6 |
| 2006 | Love Their Country Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 712) Format: LP, CD | 169 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! Released: May 13, 2014 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 919) Format: CD, LP | 102 | — | — |
| "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. |||||

## Live albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| US |||
| Year | Album details | Billboard 200 | Heatseekers | Independent |
| 2004 | Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 674) Formats: CD, LP | 197 | 13 | 17 |
| 2024 | ¡Blow it … at Madison's Quinceañera! Released: June 14, 2024 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT117) Formats: CD, LP, MP3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Compilation albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| US |||
| Year | Album details | Billboard 200 | Heatseekers | Independent |
| 2008 | Have Another Ball Released: July 8, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 729) Formats: CD, LP | 163 | 11 | 26 |
| 2017 | Rake it In: The Greatestest Hits Released: April 7, 2017 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 975) Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — |

## Extended plays

| Year | Album details |
| 2001 | Turn Japanese Released: February 21, 2001 Label: Pizza of Death (PZCY-2) Format: CD |
| 2011 | Go Down Under Released: February 1, 2011 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT765) Format: CD, EP |
| 2011 | Sing in Japanese Released: September 13, 2011 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT776) Format: CD, EP |

## Singles

| Year | Release details | Tracks | Original performer |
| 1995 | Denver Released: August 26, 1995 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 531) Format: 7" single | "Country Roads" "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | John Denver |
| 1996 | Billy Released: November 1, 1996 Label: Epitaph (#86485) Format: 7" single | "Uptown Girl" "Only the Good Die Young" | Billy Joel |
| 1997 | Paul Released: 1997 Label: Kung Fu (KFS-7002) Format: 7" single | "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" "Mother and Child Reunion" | Paul Simon |
| 1997 | Diamond Released: 1997 Label: Hopeless (HR 624–7) Format: 7" single | "Sweet Caroline" "America" | Neil Diamond |
| 1997 | Barry Released: 1997 Label: Side One Dummy (S1-10) Format: 7" single | "Mandy" "I Write the Songs" | Barry Manilow |
| 1999 | Elton Released: September 2, 1999 Label: Honest Don's (DON 020) Format: 7" single | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "Rocket Man" | Elton John |
| 1999 | Garf Released: 1999 Label: Lookout! (L 219) Format: 7" single | "The Boxer"' "I Am a Rock" | Simon & Garfunkel Art Garfunkel |
| 1999 | In Your Barcalounger Released: 1999 Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 226) Format: 7" single | "Fire and Rain" "You've Got a Friend" | James Taylor |
| 2001 | Shannon Released: 2001 Label: BYO (BYO-71) Format: 7" single | "Runaway" "Hats Off to Larry" | Del Shannon |
| 2001 | Stevens Released: 2001 Label: Nitro (NR-15841) Format: 7" single | "Father and Son" "Wild World" | Cat Stevens |
| 2001 | Bob Released: November 27, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Format: 7" single | "Blowin' in the Wind" "The Times They Are A-Changing" | Bob Dylan |
| 2003 | Jackson Released: 2003 Label: Jade Tree (JT 1086) Format: 7" single | "Ben" "I'll Be There" | Michael Jackson The Jackson 5 |
| 2003 | Stevie Released: September 1, 2003 Label: No Idea (NIR 148) Format: 7" single | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Isn't She Lovely" | Stevie Wonder |
| 2007 | Dolly Released: October 16, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 227) Format: 7" single | "Jolene" "I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton |
| 2007 | Cash Released: November 6, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 228) Format: 7" single | "Sunday Morning Coming Down" "I Still Miss Someone" | Johnny Cash |
| 2007 | Willie Released: December 11, 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 229) Format: 7" single | "On the Road Again" "City of New Orleans" | Willie Nelson |
| 2008 | Kenny Released: January 22, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 230) Format: 7" single | "She Believes in Me" ('05 version) "Lady" | Kenny Rogers |
| 2008 | Jerry Released: March 4, 2008 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 231) Format: 7" single | "East Bound and Down" (rough mix) "I'm Gonna Write a Song" | Jerry Reed |
^ I Denotes tracks that were re-released on Have Another Ball.
^ II Denotes tracks that were also released on Have a Ball.
^ III Bob is exclusive to the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes box set and was not released separately.
^ IV Dolly, Cash, Willie, Kenny, and Jerry comprise the "Square Dance Series", so named because the first pressing of each was on square-shaped vinyl. The A side tracks on each are songs from Love Their Country, while the B side tracks are outtakes from the album sessions.

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Album |
| 1997 | "Danny's Song" | Have a Ball |
| 1999 | "Summertime" | Are a Drag |
| 2003 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | Take a Break |
| 2006 | "Goodbye Earl" | Love Their Country |

## Box sets

| Year | Details | Pressings and contents |
| 2001 | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Released: November 27, 2001 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Format: 11 7" vinyl set in a bowling bag. | 500 copies produced; now out of print. Contains the singles Denver, Billy, Paul, Diamond, Barry, Elton, Garf, In Your Barkalounger, Shannon, Stevens, and Bob, as well as stickers, pins, and beer coasters. Packaged in a bowling bag. Bob was a new release exclusive to this set. |

## Other appearances

The following Me First and the Gimme Gimmes songs were released on compilation albums, soundtracks, and other releases. Some songs were later re-released on albums, as noted below. This is not an exhaustive list: songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.
| Year | Release details | Tracks | Original performer |
| 2000 | Happy Meals, Vol. 2: The Perfect Marriage Released: 2000 Label: Honest Don's Format: CD | "Rich Girl" | Hall & Oates |
| 2002 | Uncontrollable Fatulence Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 646) Format: CD, LP | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | The Family |
| 2003 | Warped Tour 2003 Tour Compilation Released: June 3, 2003 Label: Side One Dummy Format: CD | "The Harder They Come" | Jimmy Cliff |
^ I Denotes songs that were re-released on Have Another Ball.
^ II "Nothing Compares 2 U" was included on Take a Break in 2003.