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Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...

, an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, consists of 14 studio albums, one

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, one remix album, four

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s (EPs) and 60 singles. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and

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arrangements incorporating samples,

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s, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being amongst the most creative and idiosyncratic musicians of 1990s and 2000s

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

. Beck released his debut album '' Golden Feelings'' through independent record label Sonic Enemy in 1993. Later that year, his first singles, " Loser" and "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack", helped to quickly gain the attention of major record labels. In early 1994, after issuing '' Stereopathetic Soulmanure'' on Los Angeles-based independent Flipside Records, Beck made his major label debut with DGC Records, releasing ''

Mellow Gold ''Mellow Gold'' is the third studio album by American musician Beck, released on March 1, 1994, by DGC Records as Beck's major label debut album. Critics noted the album's hybrid of various styles including rock, hip hop, folk, blues, psyche ...

'' on March 1, 1994. The album's lead single "Loser" (previously available only as a standalone single on Bong Load Custom Records) reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and helped introduce Beck to a mainstream audience. That year, he released a fourth album, ''

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'', on indie label

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...

, which included appearances by members of Beat Happening, The Presidents of the United States of America and Built to Spill. Beck released his breakthrough album ''

Odelay ''Odelay'' is the fifth studio album by American musician Beck, released on June 18, 1996, by DGC Records. The album featured several successful singles, including " Where It's At", " Devils Haircut", and " The New Pollution", and peaked at num ...

'' on June 18, 1996, which included the successful singles " Where It's At" and " The New Pollution". In addition to critical acclaim, ''Odelay'' would go on to see double platinum certification in both the US and Canada. His next two albums, ''

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'' (1998) and '' Midnite Vultures'' (1999) maintained the eclectic sound Beck had become known for and saw favorable reviews with continued chart success. In 2002, '' Sea Change'' was released to considerable praise from both fans and critics, becoming Beck's first US Top 10 album, supported by a tour that featured

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as his backing band. Beck issued '' Guero'' on March 29, 2005, which would become his most successfully charting album to date, reaching No. 2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album's first single " E-Pro" topped the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart, a feat not achieved by any Beck song since "Loser", over a decade earlier. Two additional US Top 10 albums followed, including '' The Information'' (2006) and '' Modern Guilt'' (2008), the latter of which gave Beck his first ever Top 10 placing on the

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. His next album, ''

Morning Phase ''Morning Phase'' is the twelfth studio album by American singer Beck. The album was released in February 2014 by his new label, Capitol Records. According to a press release, ''Morning Phase'' is a "companion piece" to Beck's 2002 album '' Sea ...

'' (2014), won him the 2015

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Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

Demos

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

1990s

2000s

2010s and 2020s

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Collaborations

The following releases include contributions from Beck as a producer, songwriter and/or performer.

Remix contributions

The following releases feature songs that have been

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ed by Beck.

Record Club

In 2009, Beck founded Record Club, an informal meeting of various musicians with the goal of recording an album in one day. To date, albums covered include: *'' The Velvet Underground & Nico'' (originally performed by

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) *'' Songs of Leonard Cohen'' (originally performed by

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) *'' Oar'' (originally performed by Skip Spence) *'' Kick'' (originally performed by

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) *'' Yanni Live at the Acropolis'' (originally performed by Yanni)

Soundtracks

The following is a list of Beck songs that have appeared on film and television

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Compilation appearances

The following is a list of non-album tracks by Beck that have appeared on compilations, including

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s and samplers.

Studio

Live, remix, and demo versions

Videography

Video albums and TV broadcasts

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

Official website

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