
| UB40 discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 21 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Singles | 65 |
| Video albums | 12 |
| Music videos | 96 |
| Remix albums | 4 |
The discography of UB40, a British reggae band, consists of 21 studio albums, 19 compilation albums, six live albums, four remix albums, 65 singles, 12 video albums, 96 music videos and a number of appearances with other artists.
The band has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their biggest hits include "Red Red Wine" (1983), "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" (1993) and "I Got You Babe" (1985).
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
CAN |
GER |
NL |
NZ |
SWE |
SWI |
US | |||
| Signing Off | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| Present Arms |
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2 | 28 | — | — | 40 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — |
|
| UB44 |
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4 | 89 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Labour of Love |
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1 | 14 | — | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | |
| Geffery Morgan |
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3 | — | — | 51 | 59 | 9 | 27 | 49 | — | 60 |
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| Baggariddim |
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14 | 33 | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | — | 22 | — |
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| Rat in the Kitchen |
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8 | 51 | — | 37 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 21 | 53 |
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| UB40 |
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12 | 41 | — | 46 | 62 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 44 |
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| Labour of Love II |
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3 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | 30 | |
| Promises and Lies |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
|
| Guns in the Ghetto |
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7 | 147 | 20 | — | 75 | 16 | 16 | — | 20 | 176 |
|
| Labour of Love III |
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8 | 185 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | — | — | — |
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| Cover Up |
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29 | — | — | — | 84 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| Homegrown |
|
49 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| Who You Fighting For? |
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20 | — | — | — | 68 | 19 | 25 | — | 81 | — |
|
| TwentyFourSeven |
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81 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
| Labour of Love IV |
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24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Getting Over the Storm |
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29 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| For the Many |
|
29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bigga Baggariddim |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UB45 |
|
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
NL |
NZ |
SWI |
US | |||
| UB40 Live |
|
44 | 5 | — | — | — |
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| UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow |
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— | 6 | 36 | 14 | 121 | |
| The Dancehall Album |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Montreux 2002 |
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— | 67 | — | — | — | |
| The Lost Tapes – Live at the Venue 1980 |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| UB40 at 40 – Live in Birmingham |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| Present Arms in Dub |
|
38 |
| Dub Sessions |
|
— |
| Dub Sessions II: Labour of Dub |
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— |
| Dub Sessions III |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
CAN |
GER |
NL |
NZ |
SWE | |||
| The Singles Album |
|
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980–1983 |
|
— | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | |
| More UB40 Music |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The UB40 File |
|
— | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of UB40 – Volume One |
|
3 | 18 | — | 52 | 1 | 3 | — |
|
| Labour of Love Parts I + II |
|
5 | 142 | — | — | 69 | 8 | — |
|
| The Best of UB40 – Volume Two |
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12 | — | — | 91 | 24 | 9 | — |
|
| The Very Best of UB40 |
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7 | 134 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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| UB40 Presents the Fathers of Reggae |
|
104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III – The Platinum Collection |
|
7 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — |
|
| The Best of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2 |
|
47 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
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| Love Songs |
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3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
|
| Best of Labour of Love |
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29 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
|
| All the Best |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collected |
|
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Red Red Wine: The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Red Red Wine – The Essential UB40 |
|
51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Red Red Wine – The Collection: Volume II |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Essential |
|
30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN |
US | ||
| Little Baggariddim |
|
26 | 40 |
| You Haven't Called |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
BEL (FL) |
CAN |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
NZ |
US | ||||
| "King" / "Food for Thought" | 1980 | 4 | 36 | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 46 | 1 | — |
|
Signing Off |
| "My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" | 6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 6 | — | |||
| "The Earth Dies Screaming" / "Dream a Lie" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" | 1981 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | Present Arms | |
| "One in Ten" | 7 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 20 | — |
| ||
| "I Won't Close My Eyes" | 1982 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | UB44 | |
| "Love Is All Is All Right" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 31 | — | — | |||
| "So Here I Am" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | |||
| "Tyler" (12"-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Singles Album | ||
| "I've Got Mine" | 1983 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Food for Thought" (live; Continental Europe-only release) | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | UB40 Live | ||
| "Red Red Wine" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Labour of Love | |
| "Please Don't Make Me Cry" | 10 | — | 11 | 35 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 41 | — |
| ||
| "Many Rivers to Cross" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 48 | — |
| ||
| "Cherry Oh Baby" | 1984 | 12 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| |
| "If It Happens Again" | 9 | 55 | 11 | 56 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 28 | — |
|
Geffery Morgan | |
| "Riddle Me" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||
| "I'm Not Fooled So Easily" / "The Pillow" | 1985 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
|
Baggariddim | |
| "Don't Break My Heart" | 3 | 37 | 15 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 13 | — |
| ||
| "Sing Our Own Song" | 1986 | 5 | 76 | 7 | 70 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | — |
|
Rat in the Kitchen |
| "All I Want to Do" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | |||
| "Rat in Mi Kitchen" | 1987 | 12 | 84 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 45 | — |
| |
| "Watchdogs" | 39 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | — | — | |||
| "Maybe Tomorrow" | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — |
|
The Best of UB40 – Volume One | |
| "Breakfast in Bed" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) | 1988 | 6 | 43 | 10 | 91 | — | 40 | 9 | 10 | 5 | — |
|
UB40 |
| "Where Did I Go Wrong" | 26 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | — |
| ||
| "Come Out to Play" | 77 | 95 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | |||
| "I Would Do for You" | 1989 | 45 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | — | ||
| "Homely Girl" | 6 | 52 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | — |
|
Labour of Love II | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
BEL (FL) |
CAN |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
NZ |
US | ||||
| "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | 1990 | 46 | 3 | 34 | 43 | 14 | — | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
|
Labour of Love II |
| "Kingston Town" | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | — |
| ||
| "Wear You to the Ball" | 35 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |||
| "The Way You Do the Things You Do" | 49 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 11 | 53 | 26 | 15 | — | 6 |
| ||
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with Robert Palmer) | 6 | 4 | 12 | — | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
|
Don't Explain | |
| "Impossible Love" | 47 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 25 | — | 28 | — | Labour of Love II | ||
| "Groovin'" (Continental Europe, and US-only release) | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 90 |
| ||
| "Tears from My Eyes" (Continental Europe-only release) | 1991 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| |
| "Baby" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Labour of Love Parts I + II | ||
| "One in Ten" (remix; with 808 State) | 1992 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | — | — | Gorgeous | |
| "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Promises and Lies |
| "Higher Ground" | 8 | 40 | 14 | 65 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| ||
| "Bring Me Your Cup" | 24 | 127 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 29 | 7 | — |
| ||
| "C'est la Vie" | 1994 | 37 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | — | ||
| "Reggae Music" | 28 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | |||
| "Until My Dying Day" | 1995 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 37 | — | The Best of UB40 – Volume Two | |
| "Tell Me Is It True" | 1997 | 14 | 181 | — | — | — | 89 | — | 27 | 20 | — | Speed 2: Cruise Control - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Always There" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | Guns in the Ghetto | ||
| "Come Back Darling" | 1998 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Labour of Love III | |
| "Holly Holy" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Train Is Coming" | 1999 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
FRA |
GER |
NL |
NZ | |||||
| "Light My Fire" | 2000 | 63 | — | — | 87 | — | The Very Best of UB40 | ||
| "Since I Met You Lady" (featuring Lady Saw) | 2001 | 40 | — | — | 69 | — | Cover Up | ||
| "Cover Up" (featuring Nuttea) | 2002 | 54 | 10 | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Swing Low" (featuring United Colours of Sound) | 2003 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Homegrown | ||
| "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | 2005 | 19 | — | 89 | 45 | 16 |
|
Who You Fighting For? | |
| "Reasons" (featuring Hunterz and the Dhol Blasters) | 75 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bling Bling" (Continental Europe-only release) | — | — | — | 78 | — | ||||
| "Lost & Found" / "Dance Until the Morning Light" (with Maxi Priest featuring DJ Rapper Truth) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | TwentyFourSeven | ||
| "Bring It On Home to Me" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | Labour of Love IV | ||
| "Get Along Without You Now" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Message of Love" (featuring House of Shem) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Bigga Baggariddim | ||
| "Champion" (with Gilly G) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | UB45 | ||
| "Gimme Some Kinda Sign" (with Gilly G) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Home" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Forever True" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
BEL (FL) |
IRE |
NL |
NZ | |||
| "Reckless" (Afrika Bambaataa featuring UB40) | 1988 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 13 | The Light |
| Title | Video details |
|---|---|
| Labour of Love | |
| Live |
|
| UB40 CCCP – The Video Mix |
|
| The Best of UB40 – Volume One |
|
| Labour of Love II |
|
| A Family Affair – Live in Concert |
|
| Live in New South Africa |
|
| Rockpalast Live |
|
| The UB40 Story of Reggae |
|
| The Collection |
|
| Homegrown in Holland Live |
|
| Live at Montreux 2002 |
|
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "My Way of Thinking" | Signing Off |
| "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" | ||
| "Food for Thought" | ||
| "The Earth Dies Screaming" | non-album | |
| "Dream a Lie" | ||
| 1981 | "One in Ten" | Present Arms |
| 1982 | "I Won't Close My Eyes" | UB44 |
| "Love Is All Is All Right" | ||
| 1983 | "I've Got Mine" | non-album |
| "Many Rivers to Cross" (Version 1) | Labour of Love | |
| 1984 | "Version Girl" | |
| "Sweet Sensation" | ||
| "Cherry Oh Baby" | ||
| "Red Red Wine" | ||
| "Guilty" | ||
| "Please Don't Make Me Cry" | ||
| "She Caught the Train" | ||
| "Johnny Too Bad" | ||
| "Many Rivers to Cross" (Version 2) | ||
| "If It Happens Again" | Geffery Morgan | |
| "Riddle Me" | ||
| "The Pillow" | ||
| 1985 | "I'm Not Fooled So Easily" | |
| "I Got You Babe" (with Chrissie Hynde) | Baggariddim | |
| "Don't Break My Heart" | ||
| 1986 | "Sing Our Own Song" | Rat in the Kitchen |
| "All I Want to Do" | ||
| "Rat in Mi Kitchen" | ||
| 1987 | "Maybe Tomorrow" | The Best of UB40 – Volume One |
| 1988 | "Breakfast in Bed" (with Chrissie Hynde) | UB40 |
| "Where Did I Go Wrong" | ||
| "Come Out to Play" | ||
| "I Would Do for You" | ||
| 1989 | "Wedding Day" | Labour of Love II |
| "Kingston Town" | ||
| "Baby" | ||
| "Wear You to the Ball" | ||
| "Homely Girl" | ||
| "Just Another Girl" | ||
| "Stick by Me" | ||
| "Groovin'" | ||
| "Tears from My Eyes" | ||
| "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | ||
| "Sweet Cherie" | ||
| "Impossible Love" (Version 1) | ||
| "The Way You Do the Things You Do" | ||
| "Singer Man" | ||
| 1990 | "Impossible Love" (Version 2) | |
| 1993 | "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" | Promises and Lies |
| "Higher Ground" | ||
| "Bring Me Your Cup" | ||
| 1994 | "C'est la vie" | |
| "Reggae Music" | ||
| 1995 | "Until My Dying Day" | The Best of UB40 – Volume Two |
| "Superstition" | ||
| 1997 | "Tell Me Is It True" | Speed 2: Cruise Control soundtrack |
| "Always There" | Guns in the Ghetto | |
| 1998 | "Come Back Darling" | Labour of Love III |
| "Holly Holy" | ||
| 1999 | "The Train Is Coming" | |
| 2000 | "Light My Fire" | The Very Best of UB40 |
| 2001 | "Since I Met You Lady" | Cover Up |
| "Cover Up" (original and with Nuttea) | ||
| 2003 | "Swing Low" (with United Colours of Sound) | Homegrown |
| 2005 | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | Who You Fighting For? |
| "Reasons" (with Hunterz and Dhol Blasters) | ||
| "Bling Bling" | ||
| "Sins of the Fathers" | ||
| 2008 | "Dance Until the Morning Light" (with Maxi Priest) | TwentyFourSeven |
| 2010 | "Oh America" (with One Love & Rasta Don of Arrested Development) | |
| 2013 | "Midnight Rider" | Getting Over the Storm |
| "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" | ||
| 2018 | "Midnight Lover" (with Gilly G) | For the Many |
| "You Haven't Called" | ||
| 2021 | "Message of Love" (with House of Shem) | Bigga Baggariddim |
| "You Don't Call Anymore" (with KIOKO) | ||
| "Roots Rock Reggae" (with General Zooz) | ||
| "Rebel Love" (with Inner Circle) (lyric video) | ||
| 2022 | "Show and Prove" (with Leno Banton) | |
| "Gravy Train Is Coming" (with Blvk H3ro) | ||
| "Champion" (with Gilly G) | non-album | |
| 2024 | "Gimme Some Kinda Sign" (with Gilly G) | UB45 |
| "Home" | ||
| "Forever True" | UB45 (BCFC Special Edition) | |
| "Red Red Wine" (re-recorded) | UB45 | |
| 2025 | "Tyler" (re-recorded) | |
| "Say Nothing" | ||
| "Food for Thought" (re-recorded) | ||
| "Fool Me Once" | ||
| "King" (re-recorded) | ||
| "Cherry Oh Baby" (re-recorded) | ||
| "Sing Our Own Song" (re-recorded) | ||
| "Kingston Town" (re-recorded) |
| Year | Title | Other Performer | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Reckless" | Afrika Bambaataa | The Light |
| 1990 | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | Robert Palmer | Don't Explain |
| 1992 | "One in Ten" (remix) | 808 State | Gorgeous |