Badly Drawn Boy discography


The discography of English alternative music singer/songwriter Badly Drawn Boy includes eight studio albums, one compilation, six extended plays and twenty-one singles. The first EP and several singles were released on Gough's own label "Twisted Nerve", which he started with like-minded Manchester musician Andy Votel. Badly Drawn Boy rose in popularity in 1997 when he joined the likes of Thom Yorke, Richard Ashcroft, and Mike D on the celebrity-filled Unkle album Psyence Fiction. Due to the mild UK chart success of the 1999 single "Once Around the Block", XL Recordings signed up Badly Drawn Boy to release the debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast in 2000. The album won critical praise and Britain's acclaimed Mercury Prize for Best Album. The album caught the attention of author Nick Hornby who then asked Gough to score the film being made for his book About a Boy.

Extended plays

EP1 EP2 EP3 It Came from the Ground - Chart Position: #1 The Guardian Presents Badly Drawn Boy
  • ''BDB at the Britons Protection''

Singles

Other single releases

  • 2001: "Donna and Blitzen"
  • 2006: "Born in the U.K."
  • 2006: "Welcome to the Overground"
  • 2007: "Promises"
  • 2008: "The Time of Times"
  • 2009: "Is There Nothing We Could Do?"

Appearances and contributions