American Authors discography

American Authors discography
American Authors performing at London's nightclub Heaven in November 2014
Studio albums	5
EPs	7
Singles	16
Music videos	19
Promotional singles	8

New York-based rock band American Authors have released 5 studio albums, 7 EPs, and 16 singles, 8 of which were promotional singles, in their 13-year tenure as a band. Their discography also includes 19 music videos, 3 headlining tours, and three supporting tours for OneRepublic, the Fray, and the Revivalists respectively.

The band's first EP and first two studio albums recorded under the name American Authors have been major label releases on Universal Music Group subsidiary, Island Records. However, much of the band's early material was released independently under the name the Blue Pages.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, and certifications
Title	Details	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Sales
Title	Details	US	US Rock	AUS	AUT	CAN	GER	UK	Certifications	Sales
Oh, What a Life	Released: March 3, 2014 Label: Island, Dirty Canvas Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	15	3	35	58	12	68	26	RIAA: Gold MC: Gold	US: 115,000
What We Live For	Released: July 1, 2016 Label: Island, Dirty Canvas Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	60	6	—	—	—	—	—
Seasons	Released: February 1, 2019 Label: Island, Dirty Canvas Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Best Night of My Life	Released: February 10, 2023 Label: French Poet Society Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Call Your Mother	Released: October 18, 2024 Label: French Poet Society Formats: LP, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

As the Blue Pages

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions

Title and details

Track listing

Surrounded by Wolves

Released: 2007
Label: N/A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Speed of Light"	3:30
2.	"It's a Shame"	4:08
3.	"10 Years Behind"	3:27
4.	"Love Like This"	4:11

Bear Fight

Released: January 20, 2009
Label: Walking City

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Away Away"	3:51
2.	"4 Out of 10"	3:50
3.	"Better Times"	4:31
4.	"Loverboy" (single)	3:27
5.	"There Will Be Blood" (feat. Kyle Patrick)	4:19

Night Hawke

Released: 2010
Label: Walking City

No.	Title	Length
1.	"That 850"
2.	"Lil' Mama"
3.	"Slow Down"	3:30
4.	"Breaking Me"
5.	"True Blood"
6.	"Say It Again"

Anthropology

Released: February 1, 2011
Label: C*Medice Productions

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Run Back Home" (single)	3:45
2.	"Love You Fear"	4:09
3.	"Best I Could Do"	3:08
4.	"Keep Me Dreaming" (single)	4:10
5.	"Fight for You"	3:33

Rich with Love

Released: December 22, 2012
Label: C*Medice Productions

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rich with Love"	3:26
2.	"Lonely Life"	3:32
3.	"Tell Me How You Feel"	4:01
4.	"All in the Fire"	3:30
5.	"Couldn't Get It Right"	4:22
6.	"Time and Time Again"	3:54

As American Authors

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US	US Rock
American Authors	Released: August 27, 2013 Label: Island, Dirty Canvas Formats: digital download	156	42
Counting Down	Released: September 18, 2020 Label: Island, Universal Music Group Formats: digital download, streaming	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

2010s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US	US Adult	US Rock	AUS	AUT	CAN	GER	NZ	SWE	UK	Certifications	Album
"Believer"	2013	—	12	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold	Oh, What a Life
"Best Day of My Life"	2013	11	1	2	10	20	5	34	13	10	17	RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum GLF: 3× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum
"Luck"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"In a Big Country"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Go Big or Go Home"	2015	—	22	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		What We Live For
"Pride"	2015	—	29	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"What We Live For"	2016	—	26	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I'm Born to Run"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50
"Everything Everything"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Born in China
"Good Ol' Boys" (with Gazzo)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Do My Own Thing"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Deep Water"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Seasons
"Say Amen" (featuring Billy Raffoul)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bring It On Home" (original or featuring Phillip Phillips and Maddie Poppe)	2019	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Champion"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2020s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
Title	Year	US	US Adult	US Rock	AUS	AUT	CAN	GER	NZ	SWE	UK	Album
"Microphone"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Counting Down
"Best I Can" (with Seeb)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Brick by Brick"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Counting Down"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Nice and Easy" (featuring Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray)	2021	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Favorite Time of the Year"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Timeless" (with Chad Tepper)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"One Way Up" (with Fedde Le Grand)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Good 4 U" (Olivia Rodrigo cover)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Circles" (Post Malone cover)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Blind for Love"		—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Best Night of My Life
"Christmas Karaoke"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish cover)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Best Night of My Life"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Best Night of My Life
"We Happy Don't Worry"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Best Night of My Life
"Perfectly Imperfect" (featuring Billy Raffoul)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond cover)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Come Home to Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Christmas in Hollis" (Run-DMC cover)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Last Dime"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Call Your Mother
"Daisies"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Save Tonight" (Eagle-Eye Cherry cover)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Can't Stand the Mourning"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Something Amazing" (featuring Rozes)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Come Too Far"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Rocketman" (MAGIC GIANT featuring American Authors)	2019	Magic Giant	Non-album single
"Move" (Santana featuring Rob Thomas and American Authors)	2021	Santana	Blessings and Miracles
"This Time Is Right" (CVBZ featuring American Authors)	2021	CVBZ	Non-album singles
"One Way Up" (Fedde Le Grand featuring American Authors)	2022	Fedde Le Grand	Non-album singles
"The Life That I Got" (Lit featuring American Authors)	2022	Lit	Tastes Like Gold
"Island in the Sun" (Smallpools featuring American Authors)	2023	Smallpools	Cameras & Coastlines & Covers

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	US Rock	Album
"Trouble"	2014	44	Oh, What a Life
"Right Here Right Now"	2016	—	What We Live For
"I Wanna Go Out"	2017	—	Seasons
"Do My Own Thing"	2018	—	Non-album single
"Say Amen" (featuring Billy Raffoul)		—	Seasons
"Neighborhood" (featuring Bear Rinehart of Needtobreathe)		—
"Stay Around"	2019	—
"Champion" (featuring Beau Young Prince)	2019	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

As lead artist

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title	Year	Director(s)
"Believer" (Brooklyn version)	2013	Anthony Leonardi III and Brendan Walter
"Best Day of My Life" (Dog version)		Joshua Mikel
"Best Day of My Life"		Mark Staubach
"Believer"	2014	Anthony Leonardi III, Brendan Walter and Chris Newhard
"Luck"	2014	Taylor Cohen
"Go Big or Go Home"	2015	Ethan Lader
"Pride"	2015	Rosco Guerrero
"Pride" (radio mix / American sign language video)	2016	Brendan Walter and Mel Soria
"What We Live For"	2016	Rosco Guerrero
"I'm Born to Run"	2017	Jesse DeFlorio
"Everything Everything"
"Good Ol' Boys"
"Deep Water" (Viral)	2018	Harrison Sanborn
"Deep Water"		Lauren Sick
"Say Amen"		Jesse DeFlorio and Seth Iliff
"Neighborhood"		Rosco Guerrero
"Stay Around"	2019	Spencer Kohn
"Calm Me Down"		Rosco Guerrero
"Before I Go"		Jesse DeFlorio
"Bring It On Home"
"Microphone"	2020	Spencer Kohn
"Brick by Brick"	2020	Orlando Romero
"Nice and Easy"	2021	Chris Greider
"Favorite Time of the Year"	2021	Duncan Hatch
"Timeless"	2022	Janush Libicki
"Blind for Love"	2022	Matt Sanchez and Bianca Magick
"Best Night of My Life"	2023	Chris Greider
"We Happy Don't Worry"	2023	Chris Greider

As featured artist

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Rocketman"	2019	Magic Giant
"Move"	2021	Joshua Mikel
"This Time Is Right"	2021	Matt Wilds

Tours

Three of Clubs Tour (2013)
13th Annual Honda Civic Tours (2014)
What We Live For Europe Spring Tour (2017)
Best Night Of My Life Tour (2023)
Call Your Mother Tour (2024)

Co-headlining

The Mighty O.A.R. Summer Tour (2019) (with O.A.R.)
Band of Brothers Road Show (2020) (with Magic Giant)

Supporting

Native Summer Tour (2014) (with OneRepublic)
North America Tour (2016) (with the Fray)
Take Good Care Tour (2019) (with the Revivalists)
Where We Came From Tour (2022) (with Phillip Phillips)

Notes

"Believer" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a quasi-extension to the Hot 100.

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Studio albums	Oh, What a Life What We Live For Seasons Best Night of My Life Call Your Mother
Singles	"Believer" "Best Day of My Life" "Trouble" "Luck" "In a Big Country" "Go Big or Go Home" "Pride" "What We Live For"
Tours	13th Annual Honda Civic Tours
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