The discography of American

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Foster the People Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. Its members are singer Mark Foster, guitarist Sean Cimino, and keyboardist Isom Innis. Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in ...

consists of three studio albums, five

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s (including one mixtape), 26

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, and 15

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s. Mark Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster's song "

Pumped Up Kicks "Pumped Up Kicks" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the band's debut single in September 2010, and the following year was included on their EP ''Foster the People'' and their debut album, ''Torches''. "Pu ...

" became a viral success in 2010, the group was signed to Columbia Records imprint Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals

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and South by Southwest. After releasing their debut album ''

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'' in May 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks" became a

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on commercial radio, reaching number one on the '' Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while also becoming successful in international markets. The success of "Pumped Up Kicks" also propelled ''Torches'' to number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Four other singles were released from the album, including "

Helena Beat "Helena Beat" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It is the opening track from their debut studio album ''Torches'' and was released as the record's second single. It was solicited to radio on July 26, 2011, Archived by Wayback ...

", "

Don't Stop (Color on the Walls) "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People from their debut studio album ''Torches''. Written by the band's frontman Mark Foster, the song was released as the fourth single from the album on January 1 ...

", and "

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", all of which entered the Alternative Songs chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Re-issued albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Remixes

Other appearances

Guest appearances

Interpolations

Songs

Bonus tracks

Side projects

Covers

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

Official website

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