Complete List Of Keane Songs From A to Z

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Keane, the alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, England, built one of the most distinctive sounds in British rock by centering the piano as the lead instrument rather than the guitar, a deliberate choice that immediately set them apart from nearly every other rock band of their era. Formed in 1995 under the name Lotus Eaters while Tim Rice-Oxley was studying at University College London, the group went through several lineup changes and years of grinding the London pub circuit before landing a deal with Island Records in 2003. The current lineup, Tom Chaplin on lead vocals, Rice-Oxley on keyboards, Richard Hughes on drums, and Jesse Quin on bass, refined that piano-driven approach into a sound that resonated on both sides of the Atlantic.

Their debut album, Hopes and Fears, released in May 2004, debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, was certified nine-times platinum in the UK, sold approximately 5.5 million copies worldwide, and stands as one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. It produced breakthrough singles including “Somewhere Only We Know,” “Everybody’s Changing,” and “Bedshaped,” and earned the band two 2005 BRIT Awards; Best British Album and the British Breakthrough Act as voted by BBC Radio 1 listeners. Rice-Oxley also took home the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year. Their second album, Under the Iron Sea (2006), topped the UK chart and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. Perfect Symmetry (2008) hit number one in the UK and number seven on the Billboard 200, and was later voted best British album of all time by Q Magazine and HMV. Strangeland (2012) gave the band their fourth UK number one album.

After a hiatus, they returned in 2019 with Cause and Effect, their fifth studio album. Keane have sold over 13 million records worldwide and received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist at the 48th Grammy Awards.

Beyond recording and touring, Keane have been active on multiple charitable fronts. They performed at the Live 8 concert in London on 2 July 2005 as members of the Make Poverty History campaign, an international effort to eliminate global poverty, with Chaplin’s early gap year spent volunteering in South Africa directly informing the band’s commitment to that cause. They became official patrons of War Child, the UK charity dedicated to supporting children affected by armed conflict, and recorded a cover of Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” for the charity album Help: A Day in the Life.

They also performed at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium on 7 July 2007, a globally coordinated concert series designed to raise awareness about climate change. On the songwriting side, Rice-Oxley co-wrote “Early Winter” for Gwen Stefani’s album The Sweet Escape and co-wrote “Everything Is Beautiful” for Kylie Minogue’s album Aphrodite, while Chaplin collaborated with Dutch singer Laura Jansen on “Same Heart” for a Dutch charity radio program. In 2024, the band embarked on the Keane20 World Tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hopes and Fears, reissuing the landmark album and reconnecting with a global fanbase that has never stopped claiming it as essential.

Complete List Of Keane Songs From A to Z

“Again and Again” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Allemande” – B-side to “This Is the Last Time” – 2003
“Atlantic” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“A Bad Dream” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Back in Time” – Night Train – 2010
“Bedshaped” – Hopes and Fears – 2003
“Bend and Break” – Hopes and Fears – 2004
“Better Than This” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Black Burning Heart” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Black Rain” – Strangeland – 2012
“The Boys” – Strangeland (Deluxe Edition) – 2012
“Broken Toy” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Burning the Days” – Dirt EP – 2021
“Call Me What You Like” – “Call Me What You Like” single – 2000
“Can’t Stop Now” – Hopes and Fears – 2003
“Chase the Night Away” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“Clear Skies” – Night Train – 2010
“Closer Now” – B-side to “Call Me What You Like” – 2000
“Crystal Ball” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Day Will Come” – Strangeland – 2012
“Difficult Child” – B-side to “Sovereign Light Café” – 2012
“Difficult Year” – Cause and Effect (Deluxe Edition) – 2019
“Dirt” – Dirt EP – 2021
“Disconnected” – Strangeland – 2012
“Emily” – Unreleased – 1999
“Everybody’s Changing” – Hopes and Fears – 2003
“Fly to Me” – B-side to “Everybody’s Changing” – 2004
“The Frog Prince” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Gingerbread” – Unreleased – 1996
“Glass Bottles” – Retroactive EP2 – 2019
“Hamburg Song” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“The Happy Soldier” – Retrospective EP2 – 2010
“A Heart to Hold You” – Hopes and Fears (Special Edition) – 2009
“He Used to Be a Lovely Boy” – B-side to “Is It Any Wonder?” – 2006
“Higher Than the Sun” – The Best of Keane – 2013
“House Lights” – Night Train – 2010
“I Need Your Love” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“I’m Not Leaving” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“In Your Own Time” – Strangeland – 2012
“Into the Light” – Retrospective EP1 – 2008
“The Iron Sea” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Is It Any Wonder?” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“It’s Not True” – Strangeland (Deluxe Edition) – 2012
“Leaving So Soon?” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Let It Slide” – B-side to “Is It Any Wonder?” – 2006
“Looking Back” – Night Train – 2010
“Love Actually” – Hopes and Fears 20 – 2024
“Love Is the End” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Love Too Much” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“The Lovers Are Losing” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Maps” – Retrospective EP2 – 2010
“Maybe I Can Change” – B-side to “Crystal Ball” – 2006
“More Matey” – Unreleased – 1996
“My Shadow” – Night Train – 2010
“Myth” – B-side to “Silenced by the Night” – 2012
“Neon River” – Strangeland – 2012
“New Golden Age” – Cause and Effect (Deluxe Edition) – 2019
“New One” – Unreleased – 2000
“The Night Sky” – “The Night Sky” single – 2007
“Nothing in My Way” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Nothing to Something” – Dirt EP – 2021
“November Day” – Dirt EP – 2021
“On a Day Like Today” – Hopes and Fears – 2004
“On the Road” – Strangeland – 2012
“Perfect Symmetry” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Phases” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“Playing Along” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Pot of Gold” – Unreleased – 1999
“Pretend That You’re Alone” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Put It Behind You” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Put the Radio On” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“Rubbernecking” – B-side to “Call Me What You Like” – 2000
“Run with Me” – Strangeland (Deluxe Edition) – 2012
“Russian Farmer’s Song” – The Best of Keane – 2013
“Sea Fog” – Strangeland – 2012
“She Has No Time” – Hopes and Fears – 2000
“She Opens Her Eyes” – B-side to “This Is the Last Time” – 2004
“Silenced by the Night” – Strangeland – 2012
“Snowed Under” – B-side to “Somewhere Only We Know” – 2004
“Something in Me Was Dying” – B-side to “Bedshaped” – 2004
“Somewhere Only We Know” – Hopes and Fears – 2004
“Sovereign Light Café” – Strangeland – 2012
“Spiralling” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“Staring at the Ceiling” – B-side to “Perfect Symmetry” – 2008
“The Starting Line” – Strangeland – 2012
“Stop for a Minute” – Night Train – 2010
“Strange Room” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“Strangeland” – Strangeland (Deluxe Edition) – 2012
“Stupid Things” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“Sunshine” – Hopes and Fears – 2004
“Tear Up This Town” – “Tear Up This Town” single – 2016
“Thin Air” – B-side to “Nothing in My Way” – 2006
“This Is the Last Time” – Hopes and Fears – 2003
“Thread” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“Time to Go” – B-side to “The Lovers Are Losing” – 2008
“To the End of the Earth” – B-side to “Everybody’s Changing” – 2004
“Try Again” – Under the Iron Sea – 2006
“Tyderian” – B-side to “Nothing in My Way” – 2006
“Untitled 1” – Hopes and Fears – 2004
“Untitled 2” – B-side to “Bedshaped” – 2004
“Walnut Tree” – B-side to “Somewhere Only We Know” – 2004
“Watch How You Go” – Strangeland – 2012
“The Way I Feel” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“The Way You Want It” – B-side to “Everybody’s Changing” – 2003
“We Might as Well Be Strangers” – Hopes and Fears – 2004
“Wolf at the Door” – “Wolf at the Door” single – 2001
“Won’t Be Broken” – The Best of Keane – 2013
“You Are Young” – Strangeland – 2012
“You Don’t See Me” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“You Haven’t Told Me Anything” – Perfect Symmetry – 2008
“You’re Not Home” – Cause and Effect – 2019
“Your Eyes Open” – Hopes and Fears – 2004
“Your Love” – Night Train – 2010

Albums

Hopes and Fears (2004): 13 songs

Hopes and Fears B-sides and bonus tracks: 6 songs

Under the Iron Sea (2006): 12 songs

Under the Iron Sea B-sides: 4 songs

Perfect Symmetry (2008): 10 songs

Perfect Symmetry B-sides: 2 songs

Night Train EP (2010): 6 songs

Strangeland (2012): 12 songs

Strangeland B-sides and deluxe tracks: 5 songs

The Best of Keane (2013): 2 songs

Cause and Effect (2019): 10 songs

Cause and Effect (Deluxe Edition) bonus tracks: 2 songs

Dirt EP (2021): 4 songs

Hopes and Fears 20 (2024): 1 song

Retrospective EPs and demos: 4 songs

Standalone singles and B-sides: 9 songs

Unreleased songs: 6 songs

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