Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1983, though they have also worked together under various names both before and after adopting the Underworld moniker. The first two albums they recorded together were with the band Freur.
Albums Studio albums Title Information Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UK AUSAustralian (ARIA) peaks: Top 50 peaks: "Glory! Glory!": "Show Some Emotion": "Stand Up": Change the Weather: Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Push Upstairs": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. All ARIA singles chart peaks to 23 April 2018: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart. BEL FRA GER JPNアンダーワールドのランキング | ORICON NEWS (retrieved 31 January 2018) NL SWE US Underneath the RadarReleased: 16 February 1988 Label: Sire Format: CD, LP, cassette — 32 — — — — — — 139 ARIA: Gold Change the WeatherReleased: 4 September 1989 Label: Sire Format: CD, LP — 64 — — — — — — — DubnobasswithmyheadmanReleased: 24 January 1994 Label: Junior Boy's Own Format: CD, LP, cassette 12 — 132 — — — 71 — —BPI: Gold Second Toughest in the InfantsReleased: 11 March 1996 Label: Junior Boy's Own Format: CD, LP, cassette 9 — 23 — — — 43 17 —BPI: Gold Beaucoup FishReleased: 1 March 1999 Label: Junior Boy's Own Format: CD, LP, MD, cassette 3 7 2 34 22 17 22 22 93BEA: Gold BPI: Gold RIAJ: Gold A Hundred Days OffReleased: 16 September 2002 Label: Junior Boy's Own Format: CD, LP 16 24 6 42 34 7 9 49 122BPI: Silver RIAJ: Gold Oblivion with BellsReleased: 3 October 2007 Label: PIAS Format: CD, LP, digital download 45 — 27 134 76 6 15 — 169 Barking Released: 13 September 2010 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download 26 46 26 — 73 5 27 — 151 Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future Released: 18 March 2016 Label: Caroline International Format: CD, LP, digital download 10 36 7 158 44 14 12 — 200 Drift Series 1 Released: 1 November 2019 Label: Caroline International Format: CD, LP, digital download 68 — 89 — — — 60 — — Strawberry Hotel Released: 25 October 2024 Label: Virgin Music Format: CD, LP, digital download 43 — 142 — — — 63 — — "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
Compilation albums Title InformationPeak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)UKBELJPNNL 1992–2002Released: 3 November 2003 Label: Junior Boy's Own Format: CD, LP4325461BPI: Silver RIAJ: Gold The Bells the BellsReleased: 25 June 2008 Label: Traffic Inc. Format: CD——117— 1992–2012 The AnthologyReleased: 4 December 2011 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: Digital download, CD—78—— A CollectionReleased: 4 December 2011 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: Digital download, CD———— A Collection 2Released: 18 March 2016 Label: Universal Music Catalogue Format: Digital download———— "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
Soundtracks Title Information WordimagesoundplayReleased: 2004 Label: Sony Music Japan Format: PS2 DVD-ROM Breaking and Entering: Music from the FilmReleased: 6 November 2006 Label: V2 Records Format: CD Sunshine: Music from the Motion PictureReleased: 25 November 2008 Label: Fox Music Format: Digital download Frankenstein: Music from the PlayReleased: 17 March 2011 Label: Underworldlive.com Format: CD, digital download Manchester Street Poem: Installation ScoreReleased: 13 June 2019 Label: Underworldlive.com Format: Digital download
Live albums Title YearPeak chart positionsUKAUSBELGERJPNNLUS Everything, Everything2000224017372212192 Live in Tokyo 25th November 20052005——————— Birmingham Academy. England 9.10.20072007——————— Glasgow Academy. Scotland 13.10.2007——————— Manchester Apollo. England 16.10.2007——————— London Roundhouse. England 17.10.2007——————— London Roundhouse. England 18.10.2007——————— Live at The Oblivion Ball, Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan 24.11.2007————66—— Köln Palladium. Germany 28.01.20082008——————— Rotterdam Massilo. Holland 29.01.2008——————— Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall. Holland 30.01.2008——————— Ancienne Belgique, Brussels. Belgium 31.01.2008——————— London Roundhouse. England 28.02.2008——————— London Roundhouse. England 29.02.2008——————— Brixton Academy, London, England. 31.10.2008——————— Brixton Academy, London, England. 01.11.2008——————— iTunes Festival: London 20102010——————— Live from the Roundhouse2011————63—— Live at Summer Sonic 20162016——————— RicksDubbedOutDriftExperience (Live in Amsterdam)2020——————— "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
Extended plays Title Information Peak chart positions UK Lovely Broken ThingReleased: 9 November 2005 Label: Underworldlive.com Format: Digital download — Pizza for EggsReleased: 7 December 2005 Label: Underworldlive.com Format: Digital download — I'm a Big Sister, and I'm a Girl, and I'm a Princess, and This Is My HorseReleased: 5 June 2006 Label: Underworldlive.com Format: Digital download — The Misterons MixReleased: 10 July 2006 Label: Underworldlive.com Format: Digital download — Teatime Dub EncountersReleased: 27 July 2018 Label: Caroline International Format: LP, CD, digital download 20 Drift Episode 1: DustReleased: 6 December 2018 Label: Smith Hyde Productions Format: Digital download — Drift Episode 2: AtomReleased: 7 March 2019 Label: Smith Hyde Productions Format: streaming — "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
Singles As Underworld Title YearPeak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)AlbumUKAUSGERGerman singles chart peaks: "Born Slippy": "Moaner": "Two Months Off": JPNNLDUSUS Dance "Underneath the Radar"1988—5———74—Underneath the Radar "Glory! Glory!"—64————— "Show Some Emotion"—88————— "I Need a Doctor"1989——————— "Stand Up"—79———67—Change the Weather "Thrash"—147————— "Change the Weather"1990——————— "Mother Earth" / "The Hump"1992———————Dubnobasswithmyheadman "Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You"1993——————— "Rez"196—————— rowspan="2" "Spikee" / "Dogman Go Woof"63—————— "Dark & Long"199457——————Dubnobasswithmyheadman "Cowgirl"196—————21 "Dirty Epic"——————— "Born Slippy"199552—————— "Rowla"1996———————Second Toughest in the Infants "Pearl's Girl"22—————— "Born Slippy Nuxx"220139830—27BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture "Confusion the Waitress"———————Second Toughest in the Infants "Juanita"1997——————— "Moaner"79—69————Beaucoup Fish "Push Upstairs"19991278——79—38 "Jumbo"2196————18 "King of Snake"1782————— "Bruce Lee"——————— "Cowgirl (Live)"200024166——79——Everything, Everything "Two Months Off"20021271986254—2A Hundred Days Off "Dinosaur Adventure 3D"34—————6 "Born Slippy .Nuxx 2003"200327——29——91992–2002 "JAL to Tokyo"2005———————rowspan="4" "Vanilla Monkey"2006——————— "Play Pig"——————— "Peggy Sussed"——————— "Crocodile"200793—————16Oblivion with Bells "Boy, Boy, Boy"——————— "Beautiful Burnout"2008——————— "Ring Road"——————— "020202"———————rowspan="2" "Phonestrap"——————— "Holding the Moth"———————Oblivion with Bells "Scribble"2010—109—————Barking "Always Loved a Film"——————— "Bird 1"——————— "Diamond Jigsaw"2011——————— "Caliban's Dream"2012 12——————Isles of Wonder "Rez (Bassnectar Remix)"2013———114——— "I Exhale"2016———————Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future "If Rah"——————— "Nylon Strung"——————— "Ova Nova"——————— "Long Slow Slippy"2017———————rowspan="2" "Brilliant Yes That Would Be"2018——————— "Bells & Circles"———————Teatime Dub Encounters "Get Your Shirt"——————— "G-Town Euphoria (Luna)"(with Kettama)2023——————— "And the Colour Red"———————Strawberry Hotel "Denver Luna"——————— "Black Poppies" 2024——————— "Fen Violet"(with Kettama)——————— "—" denotes a single that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
As The Screen Gemz "I Can't Stand Cars / Teenage Teenage" (1979)
As Lemon Interupt "Eclipse / Big Mouth" (1992) "Dirty / Minniapolis" (1992) "Dirty Guitar" (1992)
Videography Kiteless (1996) Footwear Repairs by Craftsmen at Competitive Prices (1997) Beaucoup Video (1999) Everything, Everything (2000) Book of Jam – Video (2007) The Bells the Bells (2008) Barking: The Films (2010) Live from the Roundhouse (2011) Drift Series 1 Films (2019)
Other appearances Soundtracks
"Promised Land" was recorded for the 1990 erotic film Wild Orchid. "Oh" was recorded for the 1997 romantic/black comedy film A Life Less Ordinary. "Moaner" was recorded for the 1997 superhero film Batman & Robin. The song is available on the film's soundtrack album, and was also released as a single and included on Beaucoup Fish. "8 Ball" was recorded for the 2000 drama film The Beach, and available on the film's soundtrack album, released by London Records in the UK. It also later appeared on the 1992–2002 compilation.
Compilations "Second Hand" is a significant re-working of "Thing in a Book" which appeared exclusively on Café del Mar, Volume 1. "To Heal (And Restore Broken Bodies)" appears on Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace.
Collaborations "Downpipe" is a Mark Knight, D. Ramirez single, featuring Underworld. "The First Note Is Silent" is a High Contrast single, featuring Tiësto and Underworld. "Two Hundred & Thirty Eight Days" is a High Contrast song, featuring Underworld. "Ten" is a Sander Van Doorn & Mark Knight single, featuring Underworld. "Baby Wants To Ride" – originally by Frankie Knuckles – is a single featuring the collaborative efforts of Underworld, Pete Heller, Terry Farley and The Misterons. "Too Little Too Late" is a Joris Voorn song, featuring Underworld. "Friends at the Pigshed" is a Brutalismus 3000 song, featuring Underworld "Arp12" is a KI/KI single, featuring Underworld.
Remixes