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Violent Femmes are an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987, 1988 to 2009, and again in 2013. The band performed as a trio, including: singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and three drummers, Victor DeLorenzo (1980–1993 and 2002–2009), Guy Hoffman (1993–2002), and Brian Viglione (2013-present).
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Hotel Last Resort [2019]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Get What I Want | 2:30 |
| I'm Nothing | 2:26 |
| Adam Was a Man | 2:59 |
| Not Ok | 2:34 |
| Everlasting You | 2:12 |
| It's All or Nothing | 2:25 |
| I'm Not Gonna Cry | 2:56 |
| This Free Ride | 2:14 |
| Paris to Sleep | 3:38 |
| Sleepin' at the Meetin' | 1:38 |
| God Bless America | 4:40 |
2 Mics & the Truth [2017]
Massive Hits: Punk and New Wave [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sheena Is a Punk Rocker | 2:45 |
| Marquee Moon | 10:38 |
| Blister in the Sun | 2:23 |
The Violent Femmes Collection [2013]
Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gone Daddy Gone ( I Just Want to Make Love to You) | 3:06 |
Archive Series No. 2 - Live in Chicago Q101 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Freak Magnet | 3:24 |
| Rejoice and Be Happy | 2:26 |
| Country Death Song | 5:31 |
| Blister in the Sun | 2:46 |
| I'm Nothing | 2:45 |
| In the Dark | 4:55 |
| All I Want | 3:29 |
| American Music | 1:50 |
Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Confessions | 11:55 |
| Black Girls | 4:44 |
| More Money to Night | 5:02 |
| I Held Her in My Arms | 4:40 |
| Waiting for the Bus | 3:54 |
| Add It Up | 8:34 |
BBC Live [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Look Like That | 3:04 |
| Promise | 2:55 |
| Out the Window | 3:11 |
| Country Death Song | 5:11 |
| Prove My Love | 2:57 |
| Fat | 2:05 |
| Flamingo Baby | 4:01 |
| Good Feeling | 4:17 |
| Ugly | 3:08 |
| Gimme the Car | 7:00 |
| Blister in the Sun | 3:10 |
| American Music | 3:54 |
| Kiss Off | 6:29 |
| Life Is a Scream | 3:43 |
Permanent Record: The Very Best of the Violent Femmes [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gimme the Car | 5:09 |
| Blister in the Sun | 2:24 |
| Gone Daddy Gone | 3:06 |
| Gone Daddy Gone/I Just Want to Make Love to You | 3:06 |
| Kiss Off | 2:57 |
| Add It Up | 4:45 |
| Black Girls | 5:42 |
| Jesus Walking On the Water | 3:09 |
| Children of the Revolution | 4:19 |
| I Held Her in My Arms | 2:53 |
| Nightmares | 3:33 |
| American Music | 3:51 |
| Breakin' Up | 4:01 |
| Color Me Once | 4:12 |
| I Danced | 2:13 |
| Country Death Song | 5:03 |
| Freak Magnet | 2:36 |
| Good Feeling | 4:38 |
Freak Magnet [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Freak Magnet | 2:35 |
| Sleepwalkin' | 2:21 |
| All I Want | 3:33 |
| New Generation | 2:39 |
| In The Dark | 3:50 |
| Rejoice And Be Happy | 2:11 |
| Mosh Pit | 2:14 |
| Forbidden | 2:59 |
| When You Died | 2:34 |
| At Your Feet | 2:52 |
| I Danced | 2:43 |
| I'm Bad | 2:43 |
| Happiness Is | 4:19 |
| A Story | 5:02 |
| Story |
Freak Magnet [Bonus Tracks] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Freak Magnet | 2:35 |
| Sleepwalkin' | 2:21 |
| All I Want | 3:32 |
| New Generation | 2:38 |
| In the Dark | 3:50 |
| Rejoice and Be Happy | 2:11 |
| Mosh Pit | 2:13 |
| Forbidden | 2:59 |
| When You Died | 2:34 |
| At Your Feet | 2:51 |
| I Danced | 2:43 |
| I'm Bad | 2:42 |
| Happiness Is | 4:18 |
| A Story | 5:01 |
Viva Wisconsin [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Prove My Love | 2:54 |
| I'm Nothing | 2:28 |
| Country Death Song | 4:51 |
| Blister in the Sun | 2:32 |
| Gimme the Car | 5:45 |
| Confessions | 7:33 |
| Hallowed Ground | 3:44 |
| Life Is an Adventure | 2:30 |
| Old Mother Reagan | 0:31 |
| Ugly | 2:55 |
| Good Feeling | 4:25 |
| Dahmer Is Dead | 0:54 |
| American Music | 4:03 |
| Soecuak | 2:14 |
| Special | 2:14 |
| Black Girls | 4:30 |
| Gone Daddy Gone | 3:08 |
| Add It Up | 5:59 |
| Kiss Off | 4:30 |
| Outside the Palace | 2:45 |
Viva Wisconsin [Bonus Track] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Prove My Love | 2:54 |
| I'm Nothing | 2:27 |
| Country Death Song | 4:50 |
| Blister in the Sun | 2:32 |
| Gimme the Car | 5:44 |
| Confessions | 7:32 |
| Hallowed Ground | 3:44 |
| Life Is an Adventure | 2:29 |
| Old Mother Reagan | 0:30 |
| Ugly | 2:54 |
| Good Feeling | 4:25 |
| Dahmer Is Dead | 0:53 |
| American Music | 4:03 |
| Special | 2:14 |
| Black Girls | 4:30 |
| Gone Daddy Gone | 3:08 |
| Add It Up | 5:59 |
| Kiss Off | 4:30 |
| Outside the Palace [*] | 2:44 |
Rock!!!!! [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Living a Lie | 2:23 |
| Tonight | 1:55 |
| Bad Dream | 3:31 |
| I Danced | 2:12 |
| Thanksgiving (No Way Out) | 3:37 |
| Dahmer Is Dead | 0:38 |
| Life Is an Adventure | 2:53 |
| She Went to Germany | 2:23 |
| I Wanna See You Again | 2:45 |
| Didgeriblues | 2:33 |
| Death Drugs | 3:11 |
New Times [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me on the Liquor | 4:08 |
| New Times | 4:07 |
| Breakin' Up | 4:01 |
| Key of 2 | 3:31 |
| 4 Seasons | 3:07 |
| Machine | 4:39 |
| I'm Nothing | 2:35 |
| When Everybody's Happy | 3:35 |
| Agamemnon | 2:57 |
| This Island Life | 5:31 |
| I Saw You in the Crowd | 4:07 |
| Mirror Mirror (I See a Damsel) | 4:30 |
| Jesus of Rio | 3:33 |
Add It Up (1981-1993) [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Intro | 0:15 |
| Waiting for the Bus [#] | 2:06 |
| Blister in the Sun | 2:23 |
| Gordon's Message [#] | 0:26 |
| Gimme the Car | 5:05 |
| Country Death Song | 5:00 |
| Black Girls | 5:41 |
| Jesus Walking on the Water | 3:05 |
| 36-24-36 [#] | 1:47 |
| I Held Her in My Arms [#] | 3:01 |
| I Hate the TV [#] | 2:09 |
| America Is [#] | 2:10 |
| Old Mother Reagan | 0:33 |
| American Music | 3:55 |
| Out the Window | 2:54 |
| Johnny [Live][#] | 5:24 |
Debacle: The First Decade [1991]
Why Do Birds Sing? [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| American Music | 3:50 |
| Out the Window | 2:51 |
| Look Like That | 2:45 |
| Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | 4:49 |
| Hey Nonny Nonny | 4:34 |
| Used to Be | 3:37 |
| Girl Trouble | 2:58 |
| He Likes Me | 3:07 |
| Life Is a Scream | 1:53 |
| Flamingo Baby | 2:37 |
| Lack of Knowledge | 1:54 |
| More Money Tonight | 3:59 |
| I'm Free | 3:25 |
3 [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nightmares | 3:32 |
| Just Like My Father | 1:42 |
| Dating Days | 3:15 |
| Fat | 1:49 |
| Fool in the Full Moon | 4:26 |
| Nothing Worth Living For | 4:22 |
| World We're Living In | 5:16 |
| Outside the Palace | 2:38 |
| Telephone Book | 1:42 |
| Mother of a Girl | 2:42 |
| Lies | 1:31 |
| See My Ships | 3:18 |
The Blind Leading the Naked [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Old Mother Reagan | 0:29 |
| No Killing | 5:10 |
| Faith | 4:14 |
| Breakin' Hearts | 2:12 |
| Special | 2:16 |
| Candlelight Song | 3:10 |
| I Held Her in My Arms | 2:50 |
| Children of the Revolution | 4:17 |
| Good Friend | 3:27 |
| Heartache | 2:00 |
| Cold Canyon | 3:20 |
| Two People | 0:57 |
Les Enfants Du Rock 'n' Roll [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blister in the Sun | |
| Hallowed Ground | |
| Prove My Love | |
| Daydream Believer | |
| F.A.I.T.H. | |
| Gone Daddy Gone | |
| Jesus Walking on the Water | |
| Never Tell | |
| Good Feeling |
Hallowed Ground [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Country Death Song | 5:02 |
| I Hear the Rain | 1:32 |
| Never Tell | 7:10 |
| Jesus Walking on the Water | 3:07 |
| I Know It's True But I'm Sorry to Say | 5:08 |
| Hallowed Ground | 4:18 |
| Sweet Misery Blues | 2:51 |
| Black Girls | 5:42 |
| It's Gonna Rain | 4:11 |
Violent Femmes [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blister in the Sun | 2:25 |
| Kiss Off | 2:57 |
| Please Do Not Go | 4:15 |
| Add It Up | 4:44 |
| Confessions | 5:33 |
| Prove My Love | 2:39 |
| Promise | 2:49 |
| To the Kill | 4:06 |
| Gone Daddy Gone | 3:06 |
| Good Feeling | 3:57 |
| Ugly | 2:20 |
| Ugly [*] | 2:20 |
| Gimme the Car | 5:04 |
| Gimme the Car [*] | 5:04 |
Violent Femmes [Deluxe Edition] [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blister in the Sun | 2:24 |
| Kiss Off | 2:56 |
| Please Do Not Go | 4:15 |
| Add It Up | 4:43 |
| Confessions | 5:32 |
| Prove My Love | 2:38 |
| Promise | 2:49 |
| To the Kill | 3:59 |
| Gone Daddy Gone | 3:06 |
| Good Feeling | 3:56 |
| Confessions [#][*][Demo Version] | 5:20 |
| Ugly [UK Single][*] | 2:22 |
| Gimme the Car [UK Single][*] | 5:06 |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sleepin' At The Meetin' | |
| Adam Was A Man | |
| Everlasting You | |
| Paris To Sleep | |
| Not Ok | |
| It's All Or Nothing | |
| God Bless America | 4:40 |
| I'm Not Gonna Cry |
