Example discography
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The discography of Example, a British singer, consists of eight studio albums, fifty-six singles and 53 music videos. As of March 2014, Example has achieved fifteen top forty singles on the UK Singles Chart, including two number-one singles; "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" and "Stay Awake".
| Example discography | |
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.jpg) Example performing in 2012 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 56 |
| Music videos | 53 |
| Mixtapes | 3 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
| Featured singles | 15 |
Example released his debut studio album What We Made in 2007. It peaked at number 125 in the UK Albums Chart. His second studio album, Won't Go Quietly, was released three years later. It peaked at number four of the same chart and was certified as Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Five singles were released from it, and were mild-received in diverse world charts. The next year, Example released Playing in the Shadows, which topped the UK Albums Chart, and included the singles "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" and "Stay Awake", among others. In 2012, The Evolution of Man was released on 19 November. It peaked at the thirteenth spot, and has been certified Gold by the BPI.
In March 2014, Example revealed the name of his 5th studio album to be Live Life Living and the artwork of the standard and deluxe editions, which have been loosely based on his live Ibiza shows by MTV. It includes already released single "All the Wrong Places" which was released on 6 September 2013, the second single "Kids Again" which was released on 14 March 2014 and the third single "One More Day (Stay with Me)" which was released on 20 June 2014. The fourth single is "10 Million People" and was released on 3 October 2014.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Dance [2] |
AUS [3] |
GER [4] |
IRE [5] |
NZ [6] |
SCO [7] |
SWI [8] | ||||||
| What We Made |
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125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Won't Go Quietly |
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4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | 4 | — | ||||
| Playing in the Shadows |
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1 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 59 |
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| The Evolution of Man |
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13 | 1 | 40 | — | 34 | — | 14 | — |
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| Live Life Living |
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8 | 1 | — | — | 28 | — | 11 | — | ||||
| Bangers & Ballads |
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— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Some Nights Last for Days |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| We May Grow Old But We Never Grow Up | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| We Didn't Invent the Remix |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| What We Almost Made |
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| The Credit Munch |
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| The Big Dog Blog Mix |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Dance |
IRE |
SCO | |||||||||||||
| The Very Best of Example (2003–2009) |
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— | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Example & DJ Wire Present the Playlist |
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— | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| #Hits |
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11 | 8 | 74 | 12 |
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| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Dance [10] |
AUS [3] |
CZE [11] |
FRA [12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [5] |
NZ [6] |
SCO [14] |
SVK [15] | |||||
| "What We Made" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What We Made | ||
| "You Can't Rap" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Don't Want To" | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "So Many Roads" | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Me & Mandy" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hooligans"[16] (with Don Diablo) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Won't Go Quietly | ||
| "Watch the Sun Come Up" | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 74 |
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| "Won't Go Quietly" | 2010 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | 36 | 33 | 6 | 51 |
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| "Kickstarts" | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 72 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| "Last Ones Standing" | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 25 | — | ||||
| "Two Lives" | 84 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 38 | Playing in the Shadows | ||
| "Stay Awake" | 1 | 1 | 51 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | 96 |
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| "Natural Disaster" (vs. Laidback Luke) |
37 | 7 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 31 | ||||
| "Midnight Run" | 30 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 64 | ||||
| "Say Nothing" | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 94 | — | — | 22 | — | 2 | 66 | The Evolution of Man | ||
| "Close Enemies" | 37 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | ||||
| "Perfect Replacement" | 2013 | 46 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | 38 | — | |||
| "All the Wrong Places" | 13 | 4 | — | 84 | — | — | 71 | — | 11 | — | Live Life Living | |||
| "Kids Again" | 2014 | 13 | 6 | 74 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 10 | — | |||
| "One More Day (Stay with Me)" | 4 | 2 | — | 99 | — | — | 28 | — | 5 | — | ||||
| "10 Million People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Whisky Story" | 2015 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Later" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Answer" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Nine Point Nine" (with Grim Sickers and Bonkaz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Back for More" (with Rude Kid) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bangers & Ballads | |||
| "Show Me How to Love" (featuring Hayla) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sit Down Gary" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Drops" (with Darkzy) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "All Night" | 2019 | 87 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | |||
| "Money" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Click"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Do It So Well"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Back on the Wreck"[21] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sun Hits Your Eyes"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Paperclips (Isolation Freestyle)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Some Nights Last for Days | |||
| "Erin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Oscar" (featuring P Money and Harry Shotta) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Every Single Time" (featuring What So Not and Lucy Lucy)[23] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We May Grow Old But We Never Grow Up | ||
| "Never Let You Down" (with Kanine featuring Penny Ivy)[24] |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — | |||
| "Deep" (with Bou featuring Nonô) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Gold" (with Alcemist) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
| "There It Is" (with Ben Nicky) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Run" (featuring Nu-La) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Skyscanner" (with Beyond Chicago) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Dance | AUS [3] |
BEL | CZE | IRE [5] |
NZ [6] |
SCO | SVK | ||||||||
| "Monster" (Professor Green featuring Example) |
2010 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | Alive Till I'm Dead | |||||
| "Unorthodox" (Wretch 32 featuring Example) |
2011 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 3 | — |
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Black and White | ||||
| "Daydreamer" (Flux Pavilion featuring Example) |
2012 | 39 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "We'll Be Coming Back" (Calvin Harris featuring Example) |
2 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 47 | 18 Months | ||||||
| "Thursday" (Pet Shop Boys featuring Example) |
2013 | 61 | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | Electric | |||||
| "Reflections" (Jacob Plant featuring Example) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Access Denied" (P Money, Big Narstie & Example featuring Takura) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Reload That: Reloaded" (Jaguar Skills featuring Milli Major, Tempa T, Big Narstie and Example) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The War Is Over" (Krafty Kuts & Dynamite MC featuring Harry Shotta, Example and Erb'N'Dub) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All 4 Corners | ||||||
| "Don't Wait" (K0:YU featuring Example) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Lights Out" (Doc Brown featuring Example) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stemma | |||||
| "In the Zone" (Jauz featuring Example) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wise and The Wicked | |||||
| "Sink or Swim" (Luude & Example featuring Georgi Kay) |
— | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Round and Round" (Professor Green featuring Example) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Dead in the Eye" (P Money & Whiney featuring Example) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streets, Love & Other Stuff | |||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Dance | SCO | ||||||||||||||
| "Game Over" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Example, Tinie Tempah, Giggs, Professor Green, Devlin & Chipmunk) |
2010 | 22 | 2 | 28 | Third Strike | |||||||||||
| "Shot Yourself in the Foot Again" (Skream & Example) |
2011 | 82 | 21 | — | Playing in the Shadows | |||||||||||
| "Playing in the Shadows" | 155 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Access Denied" (P Money, Big Narstie and Example featuring Takura) |
2016 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Music Club" (by Chase & Status, uncredited vocals) |
More than Alot |
| "Don't Be Shy" (Devil's Gun featuring Example) |
Non-album singles | |
| "McCartney" | ||
| 2009 | "Pussycat Too" (Don Diablo featuring Example) | |
| "Instant Replay" (Don Diablo featuring Example) | ||
| "Temptation Avenue" | ||
| "Angels & Demons" | ||
| "It's Not Ova" (A1 Bassline featuring Example) |
Virgin EP | |
| "All Over Again" | Won't Go Quietly demo | |
| "Pink Money" | Unreleased | |
| "Love Is a War" (Rogue Traders featuring Example) |
Love Is a War EP | |
| 2010 | "Teenage Dream" (cover of Katy Perry) |
Radio 1's Live Lounge - Volume 5 |
| "Look Over Your Shoulder" (Giggs featuring Example) |
Take Your Hats Off | |
| 2011 | "Catch Me if You Can" (D Double E featuring Example) |
Bluku! Bluku! EP |
| "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" | Radio 1's Live Lounge - Volume 6 | |
| 2012 | "Andy Warhol" (Mikill Pane featuring Example) |
You Guest It EP |
| "Run The World" (David Stewart featuring Example) |
Late Night Viewing | |
| "Whisper" (AN21 & Max Vangeli featuring Example) |
People of the Night | |
| "War" (Jack Beats featuring Diplo & Example) |
Careless EP | |
| "We Found Love" | BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2012 | |
| 2013 | "Close Enemies" | BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013 |
| 2014 | "One Way Ticket" (Ruben Haze featuring Example) |
City of Dreams EP |
| "Dark Horse" (cover of Katy Perry) |
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2014 | |
| 2015 | "If You Wanna" (GotSome and Tazer featuring Example and Jammer) |
Red Bull Studios London Presents: Monki & Friends EP 3 |
| 2016 | "Weapons" (KANDY and Funky Craig featuring Example) |
Flavors EP |
| "Headback" (Roska featuring Example) |
Non-album single | |
| "Don't Wait" (Deniz Koyu featuring Example) |
Don't Wait EP | |
| 2017 | "Lost in Your Love" (Dirtyphonics featuring Example) |
Night Ride EP |
| "Lights Out" (Doc Brown featuring Example) |
Stemma | |
| 2018 | "Drops" (Darkzy and Example) |
Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Another 24" (Jacky and Example) | |
| 2020 | "Energy" (Bru-C and Example) |
Smile |
| 2021 | "Love Don't Fade" (DJ S.K.T and Example) |
Non-album single |
| 2024 | "Runny Egg" (Vibe Chemistry featuring Local, Window Kid, Example and Elro) |
Balance |
Additional appearances
Songwriting credits
| Song | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Chasing the Sun"[31] | 2012 | The Wanted | The Wanted | Co-written with Alex Smith |
| "Led Astray" | Friction | Non-album singles | Vocals by Takura | |
| "Long Gone Memory" | 2013 | Friction featuring Arlissa | ||
| "Drunk Texting" | 2013 | Dev | I Only See You When I'm Dreamin' | Originally set to be released as a single by Example featuring Wretch 32, Avelino and Georgia Ku.[32][33] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Artist | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "A Pointless Song" | Example | ||
| "Vile" | ||||
| 2005 | "What We Made" | |||
| "So Many Roads" (version one) | James Levelle & Mark Hopkins | |||
| 2007 | "I Don't Want To" | Henry Scholfield | ||
| "Who Needs Sunshine?" | ||||
| "So Many Roads" (version two) | ||||
| "You Can't Rap" | Henry Scholfield | |||
| 2008 | "Me & Mandy" | |||
| 2009 | "Hooligans" | Ben Newman | Don Diablo & Example | [34] |
| "Watch the Sun Come Up" | Keith Schofield | Example | [35] | |
| "Won't Go Quietly" | Ben Newman | |||
| 2010 | "Kickstarts" | James Copeman | [36] | |
| "Last Ones Standing" | [37] | |||
| "Two Lives" | ||||
| "Monster" | Professor Green (featuring Example) | |||
| "Game Over" | Adam Powell | Tinchy Stryder (featuring Example) | [38] | |
| 2011 | "Shot Yourself in the Foot Again" | Elliot Gleave & The Chamber Brothers | Skream & Example | [39] |
| "Unorthodox" | Ben Newman | Wretch 32 (featuring Example) | [40] | |
| "Look Over Your Shoulder" | Oliver Whitehouse | Giggs (featuring Example) | [41] | |
| "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" | Adam Powell | Example | ||
| "Stay Awake" | ||||
| "Natural Disaster" | Ben Peters | Example vs. Laidback Luke | [42] | |
| "Midnight Run" | Adam Powell | Example | [43] | |
| 2012 | "We'll Be Coming Back" | Saman Keshavarz | Calvin Harris (featuring Example) | [44] |
| "Say Nothing" | Adam Powell | Example | [45] | |
| "Close Enemies" | Rankin | [46] | ||
| "Come Taste the Rainbow" | [47] | |||
| 2013 | "Perfect Replacement" | Emil Nava | [48] | |
| "All the Wrong Places" | [49] | |||
| 2014 | "Kids Again" | Jon Jon Augustavo | ||
| "One More Day (Stay with Me)" | Adam Powell | |||
| "Take Me as I Am" | Elliot Gleave & Kristian Young | |||
| "10 Million People" | ||||
| 2015 | "Whisky Story" | Elliot Gleave & Adam Powell | ||
| 2016 | "Later" | |||
| 2018 | "The Answer" | Dominic O’Riordan | ||
| “Nine Point Nine” | Example, Grim Sickers & Bonkaz | |||
| "Back for More" | Risky Roadz & Elliot Gleave | Example & Rude Kidd | ||
| "Show Me How to Love" | Example (featuring Hayla) | |||
| "Sit Down Gary" | Example | |||
| 2019 | “All Night” | Elliot & Erin Gleave | ||
| “Money” | ||||
| “Click” | Elliot Gleave | |||
| “Do It So Well” | ||||
| 2020 | “Sun Hits Your Eyes” | |||
| “Paperclips (Isolation Freestyle)” | ||||
| “Erin” | ||||
| “Oscar” | Example (featuring P Money & Harry Shotta) | |||
| 2021 | “Every Single Time” | Allan Hardy | Example (featuring What So Not & Lucy Lucy) | |
| 2022 | “Never Let You Down” | Example (with Kanine featuring Penny Ivy) | ||
| “Deep” | Example (with Bou featuring Nonô) | |||
| “Original” | Elliot Gleave & Curdin Wullschleger | Example |
Notes
- "Never Let You Down" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[25]
References
External links
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