Tonic discography
The discography of Tonic, an American rock band, consists of five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, six singles, and six music videos. Tonic was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1993.[1][2] After signing a recording contract in 1995, the band released its first album in 1996, titled Lemon Parade. Based on the success of the single "If You Could Only See", Lemon Parade sold 1,300,000 copies. Tonic also contributed songs to original soundtracks in the late 1990s, such as the song "Flower Man" for The X-Files: The Album. Continuing to tour extensively, the band released an album of live songs entitled Live and Enhanced, which also featured extra content, such as the music video for the song "Soldier's Daughter".
Tonic discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Music videos | 6 |
Singles | 9 |
Soundtrack albums | 4 |
Tonic self-produced their second studio album Sugar in 1999, from which the song "You Wanted More" came to be the lead single from the American Pie movie soundtrack. Their third studio album, 2002's Head on Straight, charted on the Billboard 200 for one week, yet the band was nominated for two Grammy awards related to the album. After the band ended a four-year hiatus in 2008, the greatest hits compilation A Casual Affair: The Best of Tonic was released in 2009. The greatest hits compilation served as a prelude to their fourth studio album, 2010's Tonic.
Studio albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
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US [3] |
US Ind. [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [3][5] | ||||
1996 | Lemon Parade | 28 | — | 12 | 34 | 1,300,000[7] | US: Platinum[8] |
1999 | Sugar | 81 | — | 93 | — | 200,000 | |
2002 | Head on Straight | 141 | — | — | — | 34,000[7] | |
2010 | 150 | 25 | — | — | |||
2016 | Lemon Parade Revisited
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Live albums
Year | Album information |
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1999 | Live and Enhanced
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Compilation albums
Year | Album information |
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2009 | A Casual Affair: The Best of Tonic
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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US | US Pop [14] |
US Adult [14] |
US Alt. [15] |
US Main. [14] |
AUS [4] |
CAN Alt. [16] |
NLD [17] | |||
1996 | "Open Up Your Eyes" | 68[A] | 30 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 90 | — | — | Lemon Parade |
1997 | "Casual Affair" | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
"If You Could Only See" | 11[A] | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 100 | ||
"Soldier's Daughter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999 | "You Wanted More" | 103[B] | — | 26 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 6 | — | Sugar |
"Knock Down Walls" | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 10 | — | ||
2000 | "Mean to Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Sugar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002 | "Take Me as I Am" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | Head on Straight |
"Head on Straight"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010 | "Release Me" | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | Tonic |
Soundtrack and other songs
Year | Soundtrack | Track |
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1997 | Scream 2 Soundtrack |
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1998 | Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
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The X-Files: The Album
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Clay Pigeons Original Soundtrack |
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Live in the X Lounge
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1999 |
King of the Hill Original Television Soundtrack
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American Pie Original Soundtrack
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2001 |
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Live cover songs
Tonic is known to have covered the songs "Jessie's Girl" (acoustic version), "Go Your Own Way", and "Suspicious Minds" at least once each in live settings. However, Tonic-played versions of these songs are not currently commercially available, with "Jessie's Girl" only known to exist as bootleg copies on file-sharing networks.[23][24]
Music videos
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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1996 | "If You Could Only See" | Jeff Cutter and Ramaa Mosley[25] |
"Open Up Your Eyes" (original version) | Thomas Mignone | |
"Open Up Your Eyes" (roller skating version) | Tonic and Niels Alpert[26] | |
"Soldier's Daughter" | Kevin Godley[27] | |
1999 | "You Wanted More" | Niels Alpert[28] |
"Mean to Me" | Niels Alpert[29] | |
Video game releases
Year | Game | Platforms | Track |
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2005 | Karaoke Revolution Party
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PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
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2009 | Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5
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PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii |
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2016 | Rock Band 4
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PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Notes
- A.^ "Open Up Your Eyes" and "If You Could Only See" peaked on the US Radio Songs chart.[34][35]
- B.^ "You Wanted More" peaked outside of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, therefore it is listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
References
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- Hosbond, Kevin (1998-04-20). "Tonic explains songwriting and 'trying to get chicks'". Iowa State Daily Publication Board, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- "Tonic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- "Discography Tonic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 65, No. 26, September 01 1997". RPM. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- Haney, Shawn M. "Lemon Parade > Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- Ault, Susanne (2003-02-22). Tonic Opts for Acoustic Jams. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- Sheaks, Mathias. "Sugar > Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- Semioli, Tom. "Head on Straight > Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- "Tonic on MySpace Music". MySpace.com. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- "Live and Enhanced - Tonic". Last.fm, Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Casual Affair:The Best of Tonic Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- "Tonic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- "Tonic Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- "Rock/Alternative - Volume 65, No. 19, July 14, 1997". RPM. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2010-02-07."Rock/Alternative - Volume 69, No. 18, August 23, 1999". RPM. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2010-02-07."Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 12, January 24, 2000". RPM. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "Discografie Tonic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- http://www.ergmusic.com/usa/compilation.asp?series=NRT&cd=47
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Scream 2 Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- Ankeny, Jason. "Clay Pigeons Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "American Pie Overview". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- "Suspicious Minds by Tonic". MySpace.com. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- "Tonic - Go Your Own Way". YouTube LLC. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- "If You Could Only See - Tonic". Vevo. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- "Open Up Your Eyes - Tonic". Vevo. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- "Soldier's Daughter - Tonic". Vevo. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "You Wanted More - Tonic". Vevo. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "Mean To Me (Director's Cut) - Tonic". Vevo. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "Mean To Me (Official Video) (Gossip Version)". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- "Karaoke Revolution Party". Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- Magrino, Tom (2009-10-19). "Band Hero full setlist revealed". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- Harmonix (2016-08-15). "DLC WEEK OF 8/15 - TONIC AND VERTICAL HORIZON". Harmonix. Retrieved 2017-07-27.