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Esthero discography

Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero has released three studio albums, two extended plays, and seven singles as a lead artist. Her debut album, Breath from Another, was released with Doc McKinney in 1998.[1] The album initially unsuccessful, though it eventually managed to sell more than 110,000 copies in the US and more than 50,000 in Canada.[2] The record spawned three singles: "Breath from Another", "Heaven Sent", and "That Girl". "Heaven Sent" went into moderate rotation on MTV and peaked in the top 5 on the Hot Dance Breakouts Single Sales chart.[3][4] Breath from Another received a nomination at the 1999 Juno Awards, in the category of "Best Alternative Album."[5] However, it lost to Rufus Wainwright's eponymous debut album.[6]

Esthero discography
Esthero in 2008
Studio albums3
Music videos7
EPs2
Singles7

After her label, Work Group, was consumed by a larger label, Esthero was released from her contract;[2] in the years between her dropping from the label and the release of her next EP, she provided guest vocals for songs by a variety of artists, including Ian Pooley, Nelly Furtado, and Black Eyed Peas.[7][8][9] Her Black Eyed Peas collaboration, "Weekends," gave her her first chart entry in the US; it peaked at number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.[9] Her Ian Pooley collaboration, "Balmes (A Better Life)", was a top 75 hit on the UK Singles Chart;[7] it also gave her her first top 40 hit on the US Dance Club Songs chart.[9] She also recorded a solo song, "O.G. Bitch", which was released in 2004 and topped the US Dance Club Songs chart.[10]

In 2004, she released an EP titled We R In Need of a Musical Revolution. The EP was met with praise from critics[11][12][13] and spawned a single of the same name; the video went into rotation on MuchMusic Canada. The following year, she released her sophomore album, Wikked Lil' Grrrls, which spawned the hit single "Fastlane", which earned Esthero a second top 5 hit on the Dance Club Songs chart. After the release of the album, Esthero continued to provide guest vocals, and wrote music for other artists, including Kanye West[14] and Kidz in the Hall.[15] She finally returned with solo material in 2012 with Everything Is Expensive, which she funded using pledges from PledgeMusic.[16] The album spawned one single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", which was a minor hit in Canada, earning her her first chart entry there.[9]

Studio albums edit

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales/Certifications
US
Heat.
Breath from Another —
Wikked Lil' Grrrls 24
Everything Is Expensive
  • Released: 30 October 2012[18]
  • Label: XL, Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, LP
 13
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays edit

Title Details
Short of Breath
  • Released: 1998[19]
  • Label: Work
  • Format: CD
We R in Need of a Musical Revolution!

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[21] 		US
Dance
[21]
"Breath from Another" 1998 — — Breath from Another
"Heaven Sent" — —
"That Girl" — —
"O.G. Bitch"[10][22][23] 2003 — 1 Non-album single
"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution" 2004 — — Wikked Lil' Grrrls
"Fastlane"
(featuring Jemeni and Jelleestone) 		2005 — 5
"Never Gonna Let You Go"[9] 2012 72 — Everything Is Expensive
"You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch"[24] 2017 — — Non-album single
"Baby Steps"[25] 2019 — —
"Gimme Some Time"[26] — —
"Emotional Animal"[27] 2020 — —

As featured artist edit

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
AUS
[28] 		UK
[7] 		US Dance
[21]
"Weekends"
(The Black Eyed Peas featuring Esthero) 		2000 93 — — Bridging the Gap
"Balmes (A Better Life)"
(Ian Pooley featuring Esthero) 		2001 — 65 35 Since Then
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs edit

Title Year Peak Album
US
[21]
"Undertow"
(Timbaland featuring The Fray and Esthero) 		2009 100 Shock Value II
"Can You Feel It"
(Timbaland featuring Sebastian (rapper) and Esthero) 		2009 - Shock Value II

Other guest appearances edit

Title Year Lead artist Album
"Country Livin' (The World I Know)"[29] 1998 Goodie Mob Slam
"Final Home (vocal version)"[30] DJ Krush Kakusei
"Song for Holly"[31] 1999 Esthero featuring Danny Saber Go
"The Hero" 2000 j. englishman Poor Lil' Rockstar
"Don't Wanna Be Your Slave"[32] Michie Mee The First Cut Is the Deepest
"Priceless"[33] Rascalz Global Warning
"Tao of Now"[34] 2001 Saul Williams Amethyst Rock Star
"I Feel You"[8] Nelly Furtado Whoa, Nelly!
"The Universal Quest"[35] Lisa Lopes Supernova
"How Could I?"[36][37] 2002 John Forté I, John
"Run for Your Life"[38] Jarvis Church Shake It Off
"Keep the Beat"[39] WarChild Canada Much Dance 2003
"The Streets Where You Live"[40] The Buried Heart Project Women & Songs 6
"White Rabbit"[41] 2003 Blue Man Group The Complex
"Heaven"[42] Sugar Ray In Pursuit of Leisure
"Coming Down" The Oddities The Scenic Route
"One Life" Last Emperor and Poetic Music, Magic, Myth
"Summertime"[43] 2004 Mos Def Mos Def Presents Medina Green
"Life" Artists for WarChild Canada Much Dance 2004
"Summer Breeze" Onda The Isley Brothers - Taken to the Next Phase
"Too Rude"[44] 2005 Carmen Rizzo The Lost Art of the Idle Moment
"Shine"[45] 2006 Boney James Shine
"Another Great Love Gone By"[46] Vikter Duplaix Bold and Beautiful
"Make U Fly"[47] Zion I & The Grouch Heroes in the City of Dope
"Yes We Can"[48] 2008 will.i.am —
"Street Lights"[14] Kanye West 808s & Heartbreaks
"Can You Feel It?"[49] 2009 Timbaland Shock Value II
"Wavin' Flag" (K'naan cover)[50] 2010 Young Artists for Haiti —
"Spaceship"[51] Stat Quo Statlanta
"That Good"[15] 2011 Kidz in the Hall Occasion
"Don't Pass Me By"[52]' Spree Wilson The Never Ending Now
"21 Jump Street"[53] 2012 Rye Rye —
"Firecracker"[54] 2017 Michael Bernard Fitzgerald Yes
"Me & U"[55] 2018 Parker Lane REPLAY
"Falling (Acoustic)"[56] 2020 Chin Injeti —
"Get It"[57] 2022 Phlake Phine
"Famous (Esthero's Version)"[58] Michael Bernard Fitzgerald Love Valley Rearranged (Deluxe)

Music videos edit

Title Year Director Ref.
"Heaven Sent" 1998 Philip Harder [59]
"That Girl" Patrick Hoelck [60]
"Weekends" 2000 Brian Beletic [61]
"Balmes (A Better Life)" 2001 Max Zimmerman [61]
"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution" 2004 Noble Jones [61]
"Never Gonna Let You Go" 2012 Sean Michael Turrell [62]
"Emotional Animal" 2020 Giovanni & Niccolo Cerretelli [63]

References edit

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  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1958-12-15. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  5. ^ "Esthero: Juno Nominations". Junos. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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  52. ^ "The Never Ending Now". Datpiff. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  53. ^ "21 Jump Street - Main Theme (From the Motion Picture "21 Jump Street") - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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  56. ^ "Falling (Acoustic)". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  57. ^ "Get It". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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