Mika discography

Mika discography

Mika in 2009
Studio albums 4
Compilation albums 1
Video albums 2
Music videos 16
EPs 4
Singles 22

The discography of Mika, a British pop singer-songwriter, consists of four studio albums, four extended plays, twelve singles, sixteen music videos and two video albums. As of June 2012, Mika has sold over 8 million records.[1]

Mika's debut single, "Relax, Take It Easy", was released in the United Kingdom in 2006. The Dodgy Holiday EP was also made available for download. His second single, "Grace Kelly", was released in January 2007 and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, followed by his debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, in February 2007. Other singles released were; "Love Today", "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)", "Happy Ending", and "Lollipop". Prior to the release of his second album, Mika released a limited-edition EP entitled Songs for Sorrow in June 2009.

Mika's second album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, followed in September 2009. The first single from the album, "We Are Golden", made its debut at number four in the UK. "Rain" and "Blame It on the Girls" were released as the second and third UK singles with both peaking at number seventy-two. Mika also recorded the title track from the official soundtrack for the 2010 film Kick-Ass.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
BEL
(WA)

[5]
BEL
(FL)

[6]
CAN
[7]
FRA
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
ITA
[11]
NLD
[12]
NOR
[13]
SWI
[14]
US
[15]
Life in Cartoon Motion 1 5 6 1 1 2 1 6 2 9 1 1 1 29
  • World: +8,000,000
  • UK: 1,569,507[25]
  • FRA: 1,425,000[26]
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
  • Released: 21 September 2009
  • Label: Island (#2712588)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4 10 9 3 3 19 1 6 14 10 5 29 2 19
  • UK: Gold[16]
  • FRA: 3× Platinum[27]
  • ITA: Platinum[28]
  • SWI: Gold[24]
  • BEL: Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • World: +2,000,000
  • FRA: 400,000[29]
The Origin of Love
  • Released: 17 September 2012
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download
24 31 6 7 10 1 43 61 12 15 15 47
  • FRA: Platinum[30]
  • ITA: Gold
  • World: +500,000
  • FRA: 120,000[31]
  • US: 33,000[32]
No Place in Heaven
  • Release: 15 June 2015
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, digital download
19 74 3 9 6 2 70 84 3 20 4 117
  • ITA: Platinum[33]
  • FRA: Platinum
  • World: +350,000
  • FRA: 100,000[34]
  • ITA: 50,000

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[11]
Songbook Vol. 1 2
  • ITA: 2× Platinum[36]

Extended plays

Title EP details UK
[37]
Dodgy Holiday EP
  • Released: 20 November 2006[38]
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: digital download
97
iTunes Festival: London
  • Released: 28 August 2007[39]
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: digital download
Songs for Sorrow
  • Released: 8 June 2009[40]
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
iTunes Live:
London Festival '09
  • Released: 11 August 2009[41]
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: digital download

Live Albums

Mika et L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal (2015) Sinfonia Pop (2016)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
BEL
(WA)

[42]
BEL
(FL)

[43]
FRA
[8]
GER
[44]
IRE
[10]
ITA
[45]
NLD
[46]
SWI
[14]
US
[15]
"Relax, Take It Easy"[A] 2006 18 3 1 1 1 4 8 2 1 2 Life in Cartoon Motion
"Grace Kelly" 2007 1 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 2 57
"Love Today" 6 3 3 4 1 13 5 25 46 92
"Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" 9 23 8 10 5 38 19 9 47 4 29
"Happy Ending" 7 7 29 26 11 21 28 29 12 10 10
"Lollipop" 59 51 21 24 17 35 13 58
"We Are Golden" 2009 4 10 17 7 9 19 29 14 3 20 11 The Boy Who Knew Too Much
"Rain" 72 90 3 5 5 56 4 24 28
"Blame It on the Girls" 72 24 28
"Kick Ass (We Are Young)"
(Mika vs. RedOne)
2010 84 54 5 8 54 7 5 56 Kick-Ass
"Elle me dit" 2011 1 9 1 16 The Origin of Love
"Celebrate"
(featuring Pharrell Williams)
2012 37 [B] 33 30 75
"Underwater" 68 27 [B] 12 46 14 13
"Popular Song"
(featuring Ariana Grande)
2013 183 71 [B] [B] 92 87
"Live Your Life" 2 Songbook Vol. 1
"Stardust"
(featuring Chiara)
1
  • ITA: 4× Platinum[47]
"Boum Boum Boum" 2014 10 [B] 10 43 62 No Place in Heaven
"Talk About You" 2015 39 [B] 35
"Staring at the Sun" 39 154 42
"Hurts (Remix)" 2016
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL
(WA)

[52]
BEL
(FL)

[53]
FRA
[8]
ITA
[45]
"Origin of Love" 2012 [B] [B] 136 The Origin of Love
"Last Party" 2015 66 No Place in Heaven
"Good Guys" 51 12
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

As featured artist

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[54]
AUS
[55]
AUT
[55]
GER
[56]
IRE
[57]
SWI
[55]
"Everybody Hurts"
(as part of Helping Haiti)
2010 1 28 23 16 1 16 Charity release

Other charted songs

Song Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[59]
FRA
[8]
"Stuck in the Middle" 2007 174 Life in Cartoon Motion

Notes:

  • A^ In the United Kingdom, "Relax, Take It Easy" was first released in October 2006 and peaked at number seventy-eight, but was re-released in December 2007 as a double A-side with "Lollipop" peaking at number eighteen. "Lollipop" was released as a download only and peaked separately at number fifty-nine.[2]
  • B^ Positions pertain to the Belgian Ultratip chart.

Video albums

Year Video details Certifications
2007 Live in Cartoon Motion
  • Released on 12 November 2007
  • Label: Island (#1751268)
  • Formats: DVD
2008 Live Parc Des Princes Paris
  • Released on 10 November 2008
  • Label: Island (#1751268)
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos

Year Title Director
2006 "Relax, Take It Easy" (version one) Airside[60]
2007 "Grace Kelly" Sophie Muller[61][62]
"Love Today"
"Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" Patrick Daughters
"Happy Ending" AlexandLiane[63]
"Relax, Take It Easy" (version two) Matt Askem[64]
"Lollipop" Bonzom[65]
2009 "We Are Golden" Jonas Åkerlund[66]
"Blame It on the Girls" Nez Khammal[67]
"Rain"
2010 "Everybody Hurts"
(as part of Helping Haiti)
Joseph Kahn[68]
"Kick Ass (We Are Young)" Jim Canty[69]
2011 "Elle me dit" Kinga Burza
2012 "Make You Happy" Iouri Philippe Paillé[70]
"Celebrate" BBGun
"Origin of Love" Cristián Jiménez
"Underwater" Alex Southam[71]
2013 "Popular Song"
(featuring Ariana Grande)
Chris Marrs Piliero[72]
2014 "Boum Boum Boum" Jonathan Lia[73]
2015 "Last Party" Peter Lindbergh[74]
"Talk About You" KT Auleta[75]
"Good Guys"
Staring At The Sun Andreas Dermanis and MIKA[76]
2016 "Hurts" Ivan Cotroneo

References

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