Reel Big Fish discography
Reel Big Fish performing at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California on March 27, 2008.
Studio albums9
Live albums1
Compilation albums5
Video albums3
EPs3
Soundtrack albums16
Demos3
7" vinyl records2

The following is a complete discography of the band Reel Big Fish.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
US Indie
[2]
AUS
[3]
UK
[4][5]
1995 Everything Sucks
  • Released: May 5, 1995
  • Label: Piss-Off Records
  • Formats: CD
190
1996 Turn the Radio Off
  • Released: August 13, 1996
  • Label: Mojo
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP
57
1998 Why Do They Rock So Hard?
  • Released: October 20, 1998
  • Label: Mojo
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP
67 54
2002 Cheer Up!
  • Released: June 25, 2002
  • Label: Mojo, Jive
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL
115 47 96
2005 We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy
  • Released: April 5, 2005
  • Label: Mojo Records/Jive Records
  • Formats: CD, DL
155
2007 Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free 106 13 190
2009 Fame, Fortune and Fornication
  • Released: January 20, 2009
  • Label: Rock Ridge Music
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
177 26
2012 Candy Coated Fury
  • Released: July 31, 2012
  • Label: Rock Ridge Music
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
80 14
2018 Life Sucks...Let's Dance!
  • Released: December 21, 2018
  • Label: Rock Ridge Music
  • Format: CD, DL, LP

Live albums

Year Album details
2006 Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
  • Released: August 22, 2006
  • Label: Rock Ridge Music
  • Formats: CD+DVD-V

Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[4][5]
2000 Viva La Internet/Blank CD
  • Released: April 22, 1996
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
2002 Favorite Noise
  • Released: March 12, 2002
  • Label: Mojo, Jive
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL
115
2006 Greatest Hit...And More
  • Released: November 21, 2006
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, DL
2010 A Best of Us... For the Rest of Us
  • Released: July 20, 2010
  • Label: Rock Ridge Music
  • Formats: CD, DL
2011 Skacoustic
  • Released: 2011
  • Formats: LP

EPs

  • Keep Your Receipt EP - July 1, 1997, Mojo Records/Jive Records
  • Sold Out EP - 2002, Mojo Records/Jive Records (#62 UK)[5]
  • Duet All Night Long (split EP with Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer) - February 20, 2007, Reignition Records[7]
  • Happy Skalidays - December 15, 2014, Rock Ridge Music

Demos

  • In The Good Old Days... (1992)
  • Return of the Mullet (Reel Big Fish) (1994)[8]
  • Buy This! (1994)

Video

  • The Show Must Go Off! Reel Big Fish - Live at the House of Blues (2003)
  • Reel Big Fish Live! In Concert! (2009)

7" vinyl records

  • Teen Beef (with Goldfinger on reverse side)(1996)
  • Vacationing in Palm Springs (with Cherry Poppin' Daddies on reverse side) (1997)
  • Where Have You Been? (UK Exclusive) (2002)
  • Monkey Man (UK Exclusive) (2005)

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Mod. Rock US Air. UK
1997 "Sell Out" 10 69 Turn the Radio Off
"Beer"[9]
"She Has a Girlfriend Now"[10]
1998 "Take On Me" Why Do They Rock So Hard?
"The Set Up (You Need This)"[11]
"Somebody Hates Me"[12]
1999 "The Kids Don't Like It"[13]
2002 "Where Have You Been?" 76 Cheer Up!
2005 "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy
2007 "Party Down"[14] Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free
"Slow Down"[15]
2009 "Monkey Man" 86 Fame, Fortune and Fornication
2012 "I Dare You to Break My Heart"[16] Candy Coated Fury
"Don't Stop Skankin'"[17]
2017 "Evil Approaches" Digital-only release
2018 "You Can't Have All of Me"[18] Life Sucks... Let's Dance!

Soundtrack

  • Misfits Of Ska – "Skatanic" (1995)
  • Take Warning: The Songs of Operation Ivy – "Unity" (1997)
  • The Duran Duran Tribute Album – "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1997)
  • BASEketball Original Soundtrack – "Take On Me", "Beer" (1998)
  • Where is My Mind? – A Tribute to the Pixies – "Gigantic" (1999)
  • Metalliska – "Kiss Me Deadly" (2000)
  • The Solution to Benefit Heal the Bay – "Kiss Me Deadly" (2000)
  • Samba De Amigo – "Take On Me" (2000)
  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie Soundtrack – "Monkey Man" (2002)
  • Because We Care: A Benefit for the Children's Hospital of Orange County – "Doo-Doo" (2002)
  • Dive into Disney – "Baroque Hoedown (Main Street Electrical Parade)" (2002)
  • Mosh Pit on Disney (Japanese Only) – "It's Not Easy (Pete's Dragon)" (2004)
  • Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo – "We Close Our Eyes" (2005)
  • Go Cat Go! A Tribute to Stray Cats – "Stray Cat Strut" (2006)
  • TOKYOPOP Presents: Anime Trax, Vol. 1 – "Rave-o-lution" (Rave Master theme) (2006)
  • Ladybird Soundtrack – "Snoop Dog, Baby" (2017)
  • Clerks III Soundtrack – "No Hope" (a Louser song featuring Reel Big Fish) (2022)

Multiple titled songs

Songs that have different titles on different releases, despite being essentially the same song.

  • "Fuck Yourself" (Everything Sucks) / "All I Want Is More" (Turn the Radio Off)
  • "Cool Ending" (Turn the Radio Off) / "I'm Cool" (Everything Sucks, Why Do They Rock So Hard?)
  • "Thank You for Not Moshing" (Why Do They Rock So Hard?) / "In the Pit" (Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album)
  • "Big Fuckin' Star" (Everything Sucks) / "Big Star" (Why Do They Rock So Hard?)

Cover songs

Reel Big Fish are well known for their cover songs (so much so that their former label, Jive Records, chose to promote the album We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy with stickers on the CD jewel case proclaiming that the album included "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" and "Story of My Life"; both covers) and frequently end live shows with their cover of a-ha's 1985 hit "Take On Me". Reel Big Fish released their first studio album composed only of cover songs, entitled Fame, Fortune and Fornication, in January 2009.

Although the band are known to play a variety of other songs live regularly, this is a comprehensive, roughly chronological list of all known cover songs officially recorded by Reel Big Fish.

SongOriginally ByAlbum(s)
"Take On Me"a-haTeen Beef

BASEketball Soundtrack
Sold Out EP
Viva La Internet
Samba De Amigo
Why Do They Rock So Hard?
Favorite Noise
Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album
The Best Songs We Never Wrote
Released as a CD single

"Unity"Operation IvyKeep Your Receipt EP

Take Warning: The Songs of Operation Ivy
Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album (DVD)
Viva La Internet
The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"There Is Nothin' Like a Dame"Rodgers and HammersteinVacationing in Palm Springs

Viva La Internet
Where Have You Been? UK single

"Hungry Like the Wolf"Duran DuranSold Out EP

Why Do They Rock So Hard?
The Duran Duran Tribute Album
Viva La Internet

"Kiss Me Deadly"Lita FordViva La Internet

Cheer Up!
Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album
The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Gigantic"PixiesViva La Internet

Where Is My Mind?

"Uniform of Destruction"Suburban RhythmViva La Internet
Runnin' Naked Thru the Cornfield
"Mele Kalikimaka"Robert Alexander AndersonViva La Internet
"Love Boat"Jack JonesViva La Internet
"Boys Don't Cry"The CureViva La Internet

Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Ska Sucks"PropagandhiViva La Internet
"Boss DJ"SublimeViva La Internet

Cheer Up!
The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Main Street Electrical Parade"Main Street Electrical ParadeDive into Disney
"New York, New York"Liza MinnelliCheer Up!
"Rock It with I"The MelodiansCheer Up!
"Give It to Me"The J. Geils BandCheer Up!
The Best Songs We Never Wrote
"Dance Wid Me"HepcatThe Show Must Go Off! Reel Big Fish Live at the House of Blues DVD
"So Lonely"The PoliceThe Show Must Go Off! DVD
"Monkey Man"Toots & the MaytalsThe Wild Thornberrys Movie Soundtrack

Fame, Fortune and Fornication
The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"It's Not Easy"Helen Reddy and Sean MarshallMosh Pit On Disney

Duet All Night Long

"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"MorrisseyWe're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy

The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution"Tracy ChapmanWe're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy

Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album

"Story of My Life"Social DistortionWe're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy
"Stray Cat Strut"The Stray CatsGo Cat Go! A Tribute to Stray Cats

The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"We Close Our Eyes"Oingo BoingoDead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo

The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Ask"The SmithsDuet All Night Long
"Lyin' Ass Bitch"FishboneDuet All Night Long
"Another Day in Paradise"Phil CollinsMonkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps For Free

The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Nothin' But a Good Time"PoisonFame, Fortune and Fornication

The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"SladeFame, Fortune and Fornication
"Veronica Sawyer"Edna's GoldfishFame, Fortune and Fornication
The Best Songs We Never Wrote
"Authority Song"John MellencampFame, Fortune and Fornication
"Brown Eyed Girl"Van MorrisonFame, Fortune and Fornication
The Best Songs We Never Wrote
"The Long Run"The EaglesFame, Fortune and Fornication
"Won't Back Down"Tom PettyFame, Fortune and Fornication
"Keep a Cool Head"Desmond Dekker & the AcesFame, Fortune and Fornication
"Talk Dirty to Me"PoisonFame, Fortune and Fornication

The Best Songs We Never Wrote

"Twist and Crawl"The English BeatFame, Fortune and Fornication
"Don't Let Me Down Gently"The Wonder StuffCandy Coated Fury
"The Promise"When in RomeCandy Coated Fury
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"Elmo & PatsyHappy Skalidays
"Lickle Drummond Boy"Harry Simeone ChoraleHappy Skalidays
"Carol of the Beers"Mykola LeontovychHappy Skalidays
"Auld Lang Syne"Robert BurnsHappy Skalidays
"Evil Approaches" The Forces of Evil Punk Rock Halloween[19]
"Ska Show"The Forces of EvilLife Sucks...Let's Dance!
"The Good Old Days"The Forces of EvilLife Sucks...Let's Dance!

^ An instrumental version of the song also exists

^ bonus track only available on the vinyl album or via download

References

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  2. "Reel Big Fish Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  3. Peaks in Australia:
    • Why Do They Rock So Hard?: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.
    • Cheer Up!: "Discography Reel Big Fish". australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Every hit. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  5. 1 2 3 "Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army - RZA".
  6. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 24, 2015". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  7. Paul, Aubin (December 17, 2006). "New Songs from Reel Big Fish/ Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer split EP". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  8. "History of Reel Big Fish".
  9. "Reel Big Fish - Beer (CD)". discogs.com.
  10. "Reel Big Fish - She Has A Girlfriend Now (CD)". discogs.com.
  11. "Reel Big Fish - The Setup (You Need This) (CD)". discogs.com.
  12. "Reel Big Fish - Somebody Hates Me (CD)". discogs.com.
  13. "Reel Big Fish - The Kids Don't Like It (CD)". discogs.com.
  14. "Reel Big Fish - Party Down (CD)". discogs.com.
  15. "Reel Big Fish - Slow down (CD)". discogs.com.
  16. "Reel Big Fish - I Dare You To Break My Heart (Official Music Video)". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
  17. "Reel Big Fish - Don't Stop Skankin' (Official Music Video)". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
  18. "Reel Big Fish - You Can't Have All Of Me (2018, 256kbps, File)". discogs.com.
  19. "Evil Approaches by Reel Big Fish, by Reel Big Fish". Punk Rock Halloween. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

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