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Kittie discography
Kittie performing at the Opera House in Toronto in 2010
Studio albums7
EPs4
Demo albums1
Compilation albums1
Singles17
Video albums4
Music videos18

Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Morgan Lander, guitarist Fallon Bowman and drummer Mercedes Lander. The band has released seven studio albums, four extended plays, one compilation album, one demo album, four video albums, seventeen singles and eighteen music videos. Morgan and Mercedes are the only members to appear on all of Kittie's albums; their current lineup features guitarist Tara McLeod, who joined in 2005, and bassist Ivy Vujic, who played with the band from 2007 to 2012 before rejoining in 2022. As of 2018, they have sold over two million albums worldwide.[1] The band has achieved most of its commercial successes in the United States compared to its home country; as of 2009, they have sold 60,000 albums in Canada.[2]

In 1998, Kittie recorded its first demo, Sexizhell. In 1999, they released their self-titled debut extended play and signed to Ng Records after performing at the Canadian Music Week festival in March of that year.[3][4] The band released their debut album Spit in November 1999; shortly thereafter, Ng was absorbed into Artemis Records, who reissued the album in January 2000.[5] The album peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard 200 chart, whilst both of its singles, "Brackish" and "Charlotte", charted within the top forty of Billboard Active Rock Tracks chart and the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart. It went on to sell over 600,000 in the United States and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] The band's second album Oracle (2001) earned the band its highest charting positions worldwide, debuting at number 57 on the Billboard 200 with 33,000 copies sold,[7] although its sales fell below those of Spit with 220,000 copies sold in the United States by 2004.[8] After settling a lawsuit with Artemis over unpaid royalties,[9] Kittie released Until the End (2004), which debuted at number 105 on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 copies sold.[10] Its only single, "Into the Darkness", reached number 116 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2005, Kittie left Artemis Records and partnered with Rock Ridge Music to release the band's fourth EP Never Again (2006).[11][12] That same year, Kittie formed its own record label, X of Infamy Records, to release its fourth album Funeral for Yesterday (2007).[13][14] The album debuted at number 101 on the Billboard 200 with almost 9,000 copies sold,[15] whilst its title track charted at number 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band recorded its fifth album, In the Black, in 2008 without the backing of a record label.[16] In 2009, they signed a three-album deal with eOne Music to release the album in North America, alongside a separate deal with Massacre Records for Europe.[17][18] The album charted at number 133 on the Billboard 200.[19] The band's sixth album, I've Failed You (2011), debuted at number 178 on the Billboard 200, selling 3,000 copies.[20] In 2012, Kittie released its first compilation album Not So... Safe , which featured tracks from most of the band's six albums, excluding Funeral for Yesterday.[21] Due to rising costs associated with touring and writing new music and declining interest in the band's live shows,[27] Kittie entered a hiatus that lasted from 2017 to 2022.[28][29] In 2024, the band released its seventh album and first in thirteen years, Fire, though Sumerian Records.[30] Its second single, "We Are Shadows", became the band's highest-charting song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, peaking at number 20.

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[31] 		US
Ind.
[32] 		US
Rock
[33] 		GER
[34] 		UK
[35]
Spit 79 2 — — —
Oracle
  • Released: November 12, 2001[41]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
 57 3 — 91 121
  • US: 220,000+[8]
Until the End
  • Released: July 26, 2004[42]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 105 4 — — —[A]
Funeral for Yesterday
  • Released: February 20, 2007[44]
  • Label: X of Infamy/MRV
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
 101 7 — — —
In the Black
  • Released: September 15, 2009[19]
  • Label: eOne
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 133 23 — — —
I've Failed You
  • Released: August 30, 2011[46]
  • Label: eOne
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 178 26 46 — —
Fire
  • Released: June 21, 2024[47]
  • Label: Sumerian
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
 —[B] — — — —[C]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums
Title Album details
Not So... Safe
  • Released: September 11, 2012[50]
  • Label: eOne
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Demo albums

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List of demo albums
Title Album details
Sexizhell
  • Released: 1998[4]
  • Formats: CS

Video albums

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List of video albums
Title Album details
Spit in Your Eye[51]
  • Released: July 11, 2000[52]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
In the Studio
  • Released: February 18, 2007[53]
  • Label: X of Infamy/MRV Music
  • Formats: Digital download (iTunes)
Kittie: Origins/Evolutions
Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall
  • Released: March 26, 2019[55]
  • Label: Pyre Productions, Creative Dynamic
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, digital download

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
Ind.
[32]
Kittie
  • Released: 1999[4]
  • Formats: CD[3]
 —
Paperdoll
  • Released: December 12, 2000[56]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD
 22
Safe
  • Released: November 19, 2002[57]
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD
 —
Never Again
  • Released: February 7, 2006[58]
  • Label: Rock Ridge
  • Formats: Digital download
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Main. Rock
[59] 		US Active Rock
[60] 		UK
[61]
"Brackish" 2000 — 31 46 Spit
"Charlotte" — 35 60
"What I Always Wanted"[62] 2001 — 36 — Oracle
"Run Like Hell"[63] 2002 — — —
"In Winter"[64] — — —
"Into the Darkness" 2004 — — 116 Until the End
"Funeral for Yesterday" 2007 40 37 — Funeral for Yesterday
"Breathe"[65] — — —
"Cut Throat" 2009 — — — In The Black
"Sorrow I Know" — — —
"Die My Darling" 2010 — — —
"Empires, Pt. 2"[66] 2011 — — — I've Failed You
"We Are the Lamb"[67] — — —
"Eyes Wide Open"[68] 2024 — x — Fire
"We Are Shadows" 20 —
"Vultures" — —
"One Foot in the Grave" — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"x" denotes a chart that did not exist when the song was charting, either from not being launched yet or being discontinued.

Other appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Fantasies"[69] 2011 Take It or Leave It – A Tribute to the Queens of Noise: The Runaways
"Space Oddity"[70] 2015 A Salute to The Thin White Duke: The Songs of David Bowie

Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Brackish" 2000 Candave Corelli, Juli Berg
"Charlotte" Lisa Rubish[52]
"What I Always Wanted" 2001 Thomas Mignone[71]
"Pain" (Live video) Daniel C. Artfield
"Run Like Hell" (Live video)
"Into the Darkness" 2004 Greg Kaplan, Rafaela Monfradini[72]
"This Too Shall Pass" (Live video) 2006 Brett Novak
"Funeral for Yesterday" 2007 Vincent Giordano[73]
"Cut Throat" 2009 David Brodsky[74][75]
"Sorrow I Know" 2010
"Die My Darling" John Barber[76]
"My Plague" 2011 Un­known
"Empires, Pt. 2" David Brodsky
"We Are the Lamb"
"Eyes Wide Open" 2024 Erez Bader
"We Are Shadows" Un­known
"Vultures" Edwin Daboub
"One Foot in the Grave" Un­known
"Fire" Jim Louvau and Tony Alguilera

Notes

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  1. ^ Although Until the End did not enter the UK Albums Chart, it peaked at number 34 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[43]
  2. ^ Although Fire did not enter the Billboard 200, it reached number 20 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.[48]
  3. ^ Although Fire did not enter the UK Albums Chart, it reached numbers 72 and 71 on the UK Albums Sales Chart and Physical Albums Chart, respectively.[49]

References

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    For rising costs, see:[22][23]
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