Pendulum are an Australian drum and bass band originating from Perth, Western Australia. They have released three studio albums, one live album, one compilation, one extended play, twenty-five singles and twelve music videos.
| Pendulum discography | |
|---|---|
 Pendulum live at the Electric Ballroom in London during their 2007 tour | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 12 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Other appearances | 36 |
Pendulum were formed in 2002 by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding in Perth.[1] Their first individual single release was the double A-side "Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" in July 2003.[2] The single was only released in New Zealand and did not receive much publicity, but later that year their track "Vault" was met with widespread underground recognition.[3] Soon after, the band relocated to the United Kingdom where they were joined by guitarist Peredur ap Gwynedd, drummer Paul Kodish, and MC Ben "the Verse" Mount.[1]
Their first full-length release followed in July 2005 with the album Hold Your Colour.[2] Five singles were produced from the album, including "Slam" / "Out Here", the first single by Pendulum to reach the top forty in the UK Singles Chart.[4] In addition, two non-album singles were released. The first was Pendulum's remix of "Voodoo People" originally by The Prodigy, released on 3 October 2005. It reached number twenty in the UK charts and was the band's most successful single for almost three years.[4] This was followed by "Blood Sugar" / "Axle Grinder", released on 18 June 2007, which was later appended to the reissue of Hold Your Colour due to its popularity.[2]
Pendulum's second album, In Silico, was released in May 2008 to significant commercial success.[2] The album charted at number two in the United Kingdom and at number nine in Australia,[4][5] and has been certified Platinum in the UK.[6] Four singles have been released from In Silico. The most successful of these is "Propane Nightmares", which reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart and was nominated for Best Single at the Kerrang! Awards 2008 ceremony.[4][7]
The band's third album titled Immersion was released on 24 May 2010.[2] It peaked at number one in the United Kingdom during its first week of release, marking the band's success.[4] The lead single from the album "Watercolour" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it Pendulum's highest-charting single to date.[4] So far, Immersion has been their most successful album based on sales and chart success.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | AUT [8] | BEL [9] | FIN [10] | IRL [11] | NLD [12] | NZ [13] | SWI [14] | UK [4] | US Heat. [15] | |||
| Hold Your Colour |
| 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | |
| In Silico |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 50 |
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| Immersion |
| 3 | 20 | 67 | 50 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 4 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ [13] | UK [4] | |||
| Live at Brixton Academy |
| 32 | 45 |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Jungle Sound: The Bassline Strikes Back! |
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Remix albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | UK [4] | ||
| The Reworks[21] |
| 29 | 61 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Elemental |
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| Anima |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | CAN [24] | NZ [13] | UK [25] | US Alt. [26] | ||||||
| 2003 | "Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2004 | "Another Planet" / "Voyager" | — | — | — | 46 | — | Hold Your Colour | |||
| "Back 2 You" / "Still Grey" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2005 | "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt" | — | — | — | 60 | — |
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| "Slam" / "Out Here" | — | — | — | 34 | — |
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| 2006 | "Hold Your Colour" / "Streamline" | — | — | — | 83 | — | ||||
| 2007 | "Blood Sugar" / "Axle Grinder" | — | — | — | 62 | — |
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| "Granite" | — | — | — | 29 | — | In Silico | ||||
| 2008 | "Propane Nightmares" | — | — | — | 9 | 38 |
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| "The Other Side" | — | — | — | 54 | — | |||||
| 2009 | "Showdown" | — | — | — | 119 | — | ||||
| 2010 | "Watercolour" | 37 | 62 | 37 | 4 | — |
| Immersion | ||
| "Witchcraft" | 56 | — | — | 29 | — |
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| "The Island" | — | — | — | 41 | — | |||||
| 2011 | "Crush" | — | — | — | 92 | — | ||||
| "Ransom" | — | — | — | 193 | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2020 | "Nothing for Free" / "Driver"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | Elemental | |||
| 2021 | "Come Alive"[28] | — | — | —[A] | — | — | ||||
| "Louder than Words" (with Hybrid Minds)[22] | — | — | —[B] | — | — | |||||
| 2023 | "Halo" (featuring Matthew Tuck)[31] | — | — | —[C] | — | — | Anima | |||
| "Colourfast" | — | — | —[D] | — | — | |||||
| "Mercy Killing" (featuring Scarlxrd) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Song | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] | ||||
| 2005 | "Guns at Dawn"[34] | Baron | 71 | Non-album single |
| 2006 | "Painkiller"[35] | Freestylers | — | Adventures in Freestyle[36] |
| 2007 | "Security"[37] | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Single details | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hardware Limited 03[38] | Non-album single | |
| 2008 | "The Tempest"[39] |
| In Silico |
| 2010 | "Immunize" |
| Immersion |
Remixes
| Year | Song | Artist | Peak positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [42] | IRL [43] | NOR [44] | SWE [45] | UK [4] | ||||
| 2005 | "Voodoo People"[46] | The Prodigy | 79 | 27 | 20 | 93 | 20 | Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005[47] |
| 2010 | "ABC News Theme"[III] | Tony Ansell & Peter Wall | 38 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||
- III ^ Released only on Australian iTunes Store.[48]
Music videos
| Year | Song | Album | Director | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Slam" | Hold Your Colour | Adam Brown[49] | Narrative | [1] |
| "Voodoo People" (Pendulum remix) | Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 | Ron Scalpello[50] | [2] | ||
| 2007 | "Granite" | In Silico | D.A.R.Y.L.[51][52] | Compilation | [3] |
| 2008 | "Propane Nightmares" | Tim Qualtrough[53] | Narrative | [4] | |
| "The Other Side" | Rob Chandler[54] | [5] | |||
| "Showdown" | Nick Bartleet[55] | [6] | |||
| 2010 | "Salt in the Wounds" | Immersion | A former Russian army general[56] | Visual | [7] |
| "Watercolour" | The Found Collective[57][58][59] | Performance | [8] | ||
| "Witchcraft" | [9] | ||||
| "The Island, Pt. I (Dawn)" | Narrative | [10] | |||
| 2011 | "Crush" | Tim Qualtrough[60] | [11] | ||
| 2020 | "Nothing For Free" | Elemental | Lewis Cater | Performance/Narrative | [12] |
| 2021 | "Come Alive" | Performance | [13] | ||
| 2021 | "Louder Than Words" | Ed Bulmer | Animation | [14] | |
| 2023 | "Halo" (featuring Matthew Tuck)[31] | Performance | [15] | ||
| 2023 | "Colourfast" | Ross Silcocks | Performance | [16] |
Other appearances
The following songs have been made, remixed or covered by Pendulum, and have not appeared on any studio album or single released by Pendulum.
Notable compilation appearances
| Year | Song | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Vault" | Kingz of the Rollers EP Volume 3[61] |
| 2004 | "Toxic Shock" | The Sideshow EP: Chapter 1[62] |
| "Kingston Vampires" (with Fresh) | Jungle Sound: The Bassline Strikes Back![20] | |
| "Masochist" | ||
| 2005 | "Another Planet" (VIP mix) | Bass Invaderz[63] |
| 2006 | "Masochist" (VIP mix) | Jungle Sound: Gold[19] |
| 2008 | "Violet Hill" (Coldplay cover) | Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3[64] |
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Babylon Rising" | Fresh & Singing Fats | Escape from Planet Monday[65] |
Studio appearances as remixer
| Year | Song | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Tonite" | Concord Dawn | "Tonite" (Pendulum remix) / "Appollo 13" single[66] |
| "Submarines" | Fresh | "Submarines" CD single[67] | |
| "Pack of Wolves" | Nightbreed | "Pack of Wolves" CD maxi single[68] | |
| "Bacteria" | Ed Rush & Optical | The Remixes Vol. 2 single[69] | |
| 2005 | "Just a Ride" (Adam F & Pendulum music mix) | Jem | "Just a Ride" CD maxi single[70] |
| 2010 | "Stay Too Long" | Plan B | "Stay Too Long" single[71] |
Notes
References
General
- Pendulum. rolldabeats. Retrieved on 22 September 2008.
- The full Pendulum discography. Pendulum. Archived on 28 September 2008.
Specific