Devo discography

Devo discography

Mark Mothersbaugh performing as part of Devo at the "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim", on 20 July 2007.
Releases
↙Studio albums	9
↙Live albums	5
↙Compilation albums	13
↙EPs	5
↙Singles	25
↙Video albums	7

This is a discography of Devo, an American new wave band formed in 1973 by Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis and Mark Mothersbaugh. Devo currently consists of brothers Mark Mothersbaugh (synthesizers, lead vocals) and Bob Mothersbaugh (guitar and vocals), Gerald Casale (bass guitar, keyboards, Vocals) and Bob Casale (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Josh Freese (drums). The band rose to prominence in the US during the New Wave era with their single "Whip It". The band have released eight studio albums, four extended plays, thirteen compilation albums, five live albums and 25 singles.

Before signing a record contract with Warner Bros. in the US, the band released several singles on the Stiff Records label that charted in the UK but which failed to chart in the US. Devo followed up with their debut full-length album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in July 1978. The album reached #12 in the UK and #78 in the US. In 1980, Devo released Freedom of Choice which went Platinum in the US and Gold in Canada, making it their highest selling album. Their follow-up album, New Traditionalists, peaked at #23 on the American charts and was their final album to chart in the UK. Devo's chart success slowly fell throughout the decade until they released their apparently final studio album, Smooth Noodle Maps, in 1990; it failed to chart in either the US or the UK.

In 1996, Devo released a multimedia CD-ROM adventure game, The Adventures of the Smart Patrol, through Inscape. Members of Devo also began recording together under different aliases, including the surf rock-influenced The Wipeouters and Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers. From 1990 through 2009, no new albums under the Devo name were released. However, a new single, "Watch Us Work It," was released as a digital download in 2007 and as part of a 12" EP in 2008. The band announced that they would be releasing a new studio album in the fall of 2009, though this date was pushed back to 2010. Something for Everybody was released on June 15, 2010.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		US[1]	AUS	NZ[2]	UK[3]
1978	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Released: July 1978 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, 8-track tape	78	57	7	12	Gold (U.S.)[4], Silver (UK)[5]
1979	Duty Now for the Future Released: July 1979 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, 8-track tape	73	51	13	49
1980	Freedom of Choice Released: May 1980 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, 8-track tape	22	5	9	47	Platinum (US)[4], Gold (CAN)[6]
1981	New Traditionalists Released: August 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, 8-track tape	23	3	6	50
1982	Oh, No! It's Devo Released: November 1982 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, vinyl, 8-track tape	47	57	10	—
1984	Shout Released: October 1984 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl	83	—	—	—
1988	Total Devo Released: May 1988 Label: Enigma Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, DAT	189	—	—	—
1990	Smooth Noodle Maps Released: June 1990 Label: Enigma Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, DAT	—	—	—	—
2010	Something for Everybody Released: June 15, 2010 Label: Warner Brothers Formats: CD, vinyl, digital	30	—	—	164 [7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Notes
		US[1]	AUS	NZ[2]	UK[3]
1977	Be Stiff EP Released: 1977 Label: Stiff Formats: Vinyl	—	—	—	—
1978	Mechanical Man EP Released: 1978 Label: Elevator Formats: Vinyl	—	—	—	—	"Club Devo" webmaster Michael Pilmer states that it was a "fake bootleg" produced by Virgin Records and included with some copies of the band's debut album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in the United Kingdom.[8]
1981	DEV-O Live Released: 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, vinyl	50	1	14	—	Live EP.
1983	Theme from Doctor Detroit Released: 1983 Label: MCA Records Formats: Vinyl	59	88	42	98
1988	Baby Doll EP Released: 1988 Label: Enigma Formats: 12" Vinyl, CD	—	—	—	—
1988	Disco Dancer EP Released: 1988 Label: Enigma Formats: 12" Vinyl, CD, Mini CD	—	—	—	—
1990	Post Post-Modern Man EP Released: 1990 Label: Enigma Formats: CD Maxi-Single	—	—	—	—
2008	Watch Us Work It Released: 2008 Label: MVD Formats: vinyl	—	—	—	—	Vinyl release of the downloadable single.
2010	Song Study EP Released: 2010 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
2011	What We Do - Electro-Devo Remix Cornucopia - EP Released: 2011 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Title	Notes
1981	DEV-O Live Released: 1981 Label: Warner Bros.	Live EP
1989	Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace Released: 1989 Label: Enigma
1992	DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years Released: October, 1992 Label: Rykodisc
2005	Devo Live 1980 Released: July 12, 2005 Label: Target Video	DualDisc containing both audio and video performance.
2005	Live in Central Park Released: July 26, 2005 Label: Warner Bros.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Notes
1987	E-Z Listening Disc Released: 1987 Label: Rykodisc
1990	Hardcore Devo: Volume One Released: August 17, 1990 Label: Rykodisc
1990	Devo's Greatest Hits Released: December 1990 Label: Warner Bros.
1990	Devo's Greatest Misses Released: December 1990 Label: Warner Bros.
1991	Hardcore Devo: Volume Two Released: August 23, 1991 Label: Rykodisc
1993	Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo Released: 1993 Label: Virgin
1996	Adventures of the Smart Patrol Released: August 27, 1996 Label: Discover
1998	Greatest Hits Released: November 3, 1998 Label: Discover
2000	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology Released: May 9, 2000 Label: Rhino/Warner Bros. Archives
2000	Recombo DNA Released: 2000 Label: Rhino Handmade
2002	The Essentials Released: April 2, 2002 Label: Rhino
2003	Whip It & Other Hits Released: October 10, 2003 Label: Rhino
2008	This is the Devo Box Released: July 23, 2008 Label: Warner Music Life	Fully remastered box set of Warner Brothers releases. Available only in Japan.
2009	The DEVO-LUX Edition Released: December 23, 2009 Label: Warner Brothers Records	Limited edition box set containing Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! and Freedom of Choice, as well as a live DVD of Devo performing Q: Are We Not Men? at the London Forum, a DVD of music videos, and 7" single of "Jocko Homo" and "Mongoloid".
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album/EP
		U.S. [9][10]	Hot Dance Play [9]	Hot Dance Sales [9]	Mains' Rock Tracks [9]	Modern Rock Tracks [9]	AUS [11]	NZ [2]	U.K. Singles Chart [3]
1976	"Mongoloid"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Be Stiff EP
1977	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	—	—	—	—	—	98	—	41		Be Stiff EP
1978	"Be Stiff"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71
	"Jocko Homo"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62		Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
	"Come Back Jonee"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
1979	"The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Duty Now for the Future
	"Secret Agent Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	"Girl U Want"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Freedom of Choice
	"Whip It"	14	8	—	—	—	77	11	51	Gold (US)[4] Gold (Can)[6]
	"Gates of Steel"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Freedom of Choice"	103	—	—	—	—	71	—	—
1981	"Working in the Coal Mine"	43	30	—	53	—	20	8	—		Heavy Metal soundtrack
	"Beautiful World"	102	—	—	—	—	14	15	—		New Traditionalists
	"Through Being Cool"	107	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth"	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	"Peek-a-Boo!"	106	13	—	—	—	45	—	—		Oh, No! It's Devo
1983	"That's Good"	104	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Theme from Doctor Detroit"	59	50	—	—	—	88	42	98		Doctor Detroit soundtrack
1984	"Here to Go"	—	—	44	—	—	40	—	—		Shout
	"Are U Experienced?"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	"Baby Doll"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Total Devo
	"Disco Dancer"	—	45	40	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Post Post-Modern Man"	—	26	—	—	7	—	—	—		Smooth Noodle Maps
2007	"Watch Us Work It"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Something for Everybody
2009	"Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"Fresh"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Greetings from Akron, Ohio (Split 7" with The Black Keys)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other releases

This section is intended to be a compendium of the many properly released tracks that Devo has recorded for TV and film soundtracks, video games and various artists compilation albums, as well as rare remixes and other oddities. It does not list any of the tracks that appeared on proper studio albums and singles, nor any tracks from collections of previously unreleased songs (such as the Hardcore Devo compilations) or illicit bootleg releases.

Year	Title	Source	Notes
1979	"Flimsy Wrap"	7" flexi-disc included with UK picture disc copies of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	A spoken-word track by a radio DJ
1979	"It Takes a Worried Man" (AKA: "Worried Man Blues")	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	A cover of the folk song by The Carter Family, from the film Human Highway
1981	"Uncontrollable Urge" (Live)	Urgh! A Music War: The Album	Recorded live at the California Theater, San Diego, CA, August 20, 1980
1982	"That's Good" (Extended Version)	"That's Good" promotional 12" single	Artificially extended mix using "cut and paste" techniques
1982	"Speed Racer" (Extended Version)	"That's Good" promotional 12" single	Artificially extended mix using "cut and paste" techniques
1983	"Luv-Luv"	Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Doctor Detroit
1985	"Let's Talk"	Fright Night: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Reissued on Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology.
1986	"Bread and Butter"	9½ Weeks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Reissued on Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology.	A cover of the song by The Newbeats
1987	"I Wouldn't Do That to You"	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	From the film Happy Hour
1987	"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	A cover of the song by Brian Hyland, from the film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
1988	"Bush Whacked"	Recombo DNA	1979 session outtake jam. 7" flexi-disc included with Volume 1, Issue 6 of Reflex Magazine in August 1988. An extended version (labeled "Prosthetic Version") was issued on Recombo DNA.
1993	"Whip It" (HMS & M Mix)	Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo	Remixed by Psychoslaphead
1995	"Are You Ready?!"	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie: Original Soundtrack Album
1995	"Girl U Want" (Remake)	Tank Girl: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack	Based on the cover by Soundgarden
1995	"Part of You"	Infinite Zero CD reissue of Oh, No! It's Devo	Previously unreleased 1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo
1996	"Supercop"	Supercop: Music From and Inspired by the Dimension Motion Picture
1996	"Head Like a Hole"	Supercop: Music From and Inspired by the Dimension Motion Picture. Reissued on Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology.	A cover of the song by Nine Inch Nails
1996	"Theme From Adventures of the Smart Patrol"	Music From Adventures of the Smart Patrol	A studio version of an instrumental track played by Devo at the beginning of concerts on their New Traditionalists tour. Recorded for the Inscape PC CD-ROM game Adventures of the Smart Patrol under the name "The Smart Patrol."
1996	"That's What He Said"	Music From Adventures of the Smart Patrol	Recorded for the Inscape PC CD-ROM game Adventures of the Smart Patrol under the name "The Smart Patrol."
1996	"U Got Me Bugged" (Alternate Vocal Mix)	Music From Adventures of the Smart Patrol	Demo recorded in 1975 and released in 1991 on Hardcore Devo: Vol. 2. Overdubbed for the Inscape PC CD-ROM game Adventures of the Smart Patrol.
1997	"Thanks to You"	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	From the film Meet Wally Sparks
1997	"Communication Break-up"	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	From the film Meet Wally Sparks
1998	"Huboon Stomp"	Chef Aid: The South Park Album	A studio version of a very early Devo song that had only been performed live
1998	"Witch Doctor" (featuring Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)	The Rugrats Movie: Music From the Motion Picture	A cover of the song by David Seville
1999	"One Dumb Thing"	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo. Restored, remixed and completed for the PC CD-ROM game Interstate '82.
1999	"Faster and Faster"	Recombo DNA	1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo. Restored, remixed and completed for the PC CD-ROM game Interstate '82.
1999	"Modern Life"	Recombo DNA	1982 session outtake from Oh, No! It's Devo. Restored, remixed and completed for the PC CD-ROM game Interstate '82.
2000	"The Words Get Stuck in My Throat"	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	Studio version of a song sung by Booji Boy and often played live on the early tours. The song originates from the 1966 Japanese sci-fi film War of the Gargantuas.
2001	"It's All Good"	Digital download	Originally released as a flash animation on shockwave.com, credited to "Big Dirty Farmers". No longer available, but audio circulates as bootleg.
2002	"Ohio"	When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear	A cover of the song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, chronicling the events of the Kent State massacre of 1970. (Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale have often cited this event as the catalyst for the creation of Devo.)
2003	"Go Monkey Go"	Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired by the Powerpuff Girls	A song written for the character Mojo Jojo and appearing in bumpers for the Cartoon Network
2004	"Whip It" (Philip Steir & Ramin Sakurai Remix)	The Cornerstone Player 061	2 CD/1 DVD promotional set for the film Hustle & Flow.
2006	"Girl U Want" (Black Light Odyssey Mix)	Future Retro
2009	"Red Shark"	Digital-only "Devo Demo Bundle" for fans who purchased concert tickets	C. 1979-1980 demo version of "It's Not Right"
2009	"Merry Something to You"	YouTube video	Released December, 2009. Video set to stills of Mark Mothersbaugh artwork. Later released on 2010 compilation Gift Wrapped II: Snowed In.

Video releases and appearances

• 1979 - The Men Who Make the Music - VHS (Released on Laserdisc in Japan)
• 1982 - Human Highway - VHS & Laserdisc
• 1984 - We're All Devo - VHS & Laserdisc
• 1993 - The Complete Truth About De-evolution - Laserdisc (Released on DVD in 2003)
• 2003 - Devo Live - DVD
• 2004 - Live in the Land of the Rising Sun - DVD
• 2005 - Devo Live 1980 - DualDisc

References

General

• "Devo > Discography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4080. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 

• "Devo > Discography". Trouser Press. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=devo. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 

Specific

1. ^ ^{a b} "Devo > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4080. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "charts.org.nz - Discography Devo". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Devo. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Warwick, 2004. p.320
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Album Certification". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
5. ^ "Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? NO WE ARE DEVO BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=22368. Retrieved 2008-06-22. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ ^{a b} "CRIA Searchable Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
7. ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM
8. ^ Photo and blurb on Devo-Obsesso website
9. ^ ^{a b c d e} "allmusic ((( Devo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4080. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
10. ^ Whitburn, Joel. Bubbling Under Singles & Albums (1998): 64
11. ^ http://www.australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=21533

Notes

• Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner, & Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.