Aurora discography explained

Artist:Aurora
Studio:5
Music Videos:23
Ep:7
Singles:50
Compilation:1

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora has released five studio albums, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, seven extended plays (including five compilation EPs), 42 singles (including twelve as a featured artist), ten promotional singles and 27 music videos.

Aurora released her debut extended play (EP), Running with the Wolves in May 2015 through Decca Records. A song from the EP, "Runaway", became a sleeper hit in 2021 charting in numerous single charts internationally, including the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. Later that year, she provided the backing track for the John Lewis Christmas advert, singing a cover of the Oasis song "Half the World Away", which reached number 11 in the UK.[1] In March 2016, Aurora released her debut studio album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, which included previous singles "Runaway", "Running with the Wolves" and "Half the World Away". It charted in various European countries and earned platinum certification two times in Norway. It was preceded by four additional singles: "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)", "Conqueror", "I Went Too Far", and "Winter Bird".

In 2018, she released her second studio album Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1), which spawned the singles "Queendom" and "Forgotten Love". Aurora's follow-up album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2), was released in June 2019. It was supported by five singles: "Animal", "The Seed", "The River", "Apple Tree", and "Daydreamer". As of July 2021, Aurora has sold over 1 million album-equivalent units worldwide.[2]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
NOR
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
BEL
(FL)

[6]
GER
[7]
NLD
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
US
[11]
All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend 1 51 50 40 24 17 41 28 150
  • WW: 500,000

Silver[13]

Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
7 191
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum
A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
  • Released: 7 June 2019
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
4 52 66 172 58 54 32
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum
The Gods We Can Touch
  • Released: 21 January 2022[14]
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
1 100 24 25 11 28 16 8
What Happened to the Heart?
  • Released: 7 June 2024
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote, Petroleum
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
5
[15]
36 15 10 9 81 8
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Soundtrack albums

Extended plays

TitleDetailsCertifications
Running with the Wolves
  • Released: 4 May 2015
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum
Room 17 5 August 2015

Compilation extended plays

TitleDescription
For the Humans Who Take Long Walks In the Forest
  • Released: 4 February 2021[18]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Music for the Fellow Witches Out There
  • Released: 11 February 2021[19]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Music for the Free Spirits
  • Released: 18 February 2021[20]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Stories
  • Released: 25 February 2021[21]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For the Metal People
  • Released: 4 March 2021[22]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
NOR
AUS
[23]
BEL
(FL)
Tip

CAN
[24]
GER
IRL
[25]
NLD
SWI
UK
US
[26]
"Awakening"2013rowspan="2"
"Under Stars"2014
"Runaway"201514 30 2 39 30 21
[27]
53 21 25 All My Demons Greeting
Me as a Friend
"Running with the Wolves"72
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum
  • PMB

Platinum

"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
  • PMB: Gold
"Half the World Away"22 11
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
"Conqueror"2016
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum
"I Went Too Far"
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
"Winter Bird"
"Queendom"2018
  • PMB: Gold
Infections of a Different
Kind (Step 1)
"Forgotten Love"
  • PMB: Gold
"Animal"2019A Different Kind of
Human (Step 2)
"The Seed"
  • PMB: Gold
"The River"
  • PMB: Gold
"Apple Tree"45
"Daydreamer"
"Into the Unknown"
15 39 31 19 46
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: Platinum[32]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
Frozen II (Soundtrack)
"Exist for Love"2020
  • PMB: Gold
The Gods We Can Touch
"The Secret Garden"The Secret Garden OST
"Stjernestøv"17 Stjernestøv
"Cure for Me"2021
  • PMB: Platinum
The Gods We Can Touch
"Giving In to the Love"
"Heathens"
"A Dangerous Thing"2022
"A Temporary High"
"The Woman I Am"
"Storm"
L'Après-midi d'un faune
"The Devil is Human"The Gods We Can Touch
"A Potion for Love"
"Your Blood"2023What Happened to the Heart?
"The Conflict of the Mind"2024
"Some Type of Skin"
"Starvation"[33]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK
Rock
NZ
Hot

[34]
"Home"
2016
"In Bottles"
20171989
"Ascension"
(Atella featuring Aurora)
2018Beacon One EP
"To Be Loved"
(Askjell featuring Aurora)
2019To Be Loved
"Cynical Mind"
2020My Frail Body
"Sofia"
2021Everything Will Be Ok
"Paramour"
Hive
"Alone in the Night"
2022Avatars of Love
"The Frozen Planet"
Frozen Planet II (Original Television Soundtrack)
"Butterflies"
2023
"Bring Back the Color"
Existential Dance Music
"My Sails Are Set"
One Piece (2023 Soundtrack)
"Limousine"
202457 7 17
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Puppet"2012
"Warrior"2016All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
"Scarborough Fair"2018Deus Salve o Rei (Música Original da Série de TV)
"A Different Kind of Human"2019A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
"Walking in the Air"rowspan="2"
"Into the Unknown"
2020
"Thank U"Goodnight Songs for Rebel Girls
"Midas Touch"2021Hanna OST
"Everything Matters"
2022The Gods We Can Touch
"Hunting Shadows"Assassin's Creed: 15th Anniversary
"Animal Soul"2024Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
"To Be Alright"What Happened to the Heart?

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Her"2014Bunny SuitThe Mud Here Has Memories
"Born Screaming / Die Quiet"
"Life on Mars"2016Girls Vol. 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
"Ascension"2018AtellaBeacon One EP
"Baby Mine"Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Pink Moon"2023The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake

Songwriting credits

indicates an un-credited lead vocal contribution.

Year Artist Album Song Co-written with
2015 Crystal Sky "In the Light" Ian Barter, Norma Jean Martine, Katrina Noorbergen, Laila Samuelsen
2016 Everything at Once "3 Miles High" Fran Healy
2019 No Geography "Eve of Destruction" Edward Simons, Thomas Rowlands, James Calloway, Leroy Jackson Jr., Nene
"Bango" Edward Simons, Thomas Rowlands
"The Universe Sent Me" Edward Simons, Thomas Rowlands

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Runaway"2015Kenny McCracken[35]
"Running with the Wolves"James Alexandrou (Scratch)[36]
"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"Kenny McCracken[37]
"Half the World Away"[38]
"Conqueror"2016[39]
"Home"
Jackson Ducasse
Grace Lambert
[40]
"I Went Too Far"Arni & Kinski[41]
"Winter Bird"Simon Thirlaway[42]
"Queendom"2018Kinga Burza[43]
"Animal"2019Tim Mattia[44]
"The Seed"Michael Hali[45]
"The River"Nick Walters[46]
"Eve of Destruction"
Marcus Lyall
Adam Smith
[47]
"Apple Tree"Rianne White[48]
"To Be Loved"
Sophia + Robert[49]
"Exist for Love"2020Aurora[50]
"Daydreamer"
"Stjernestøv"Karianne Lund
Ida sagmo Tvedte
[51]
"Sofia"
2021[52]
"Cure for Me"Sigurd Fossen
Aurora
[53]
"Giving in to the Love"Sigurd Fossen[54]
"Paramour"
Axel Kabundji[55]
"A Temporary High"2022Sigurd Fossen[56]
"Alone in the Night"
William Glandberger[57]
"Storm (Original Version)"
Sigurd Fossen
"Storm (English Version)"
"Butterflies"
2023Simon Lane
"Your Blood"Kaveh Nabatian
"The Conflict of the Mind"2024
"Some Type Of Skin"

Notes and References

  1. News: Dingwall. John. John Lewis ad singer Aurora hits back at Liam Gallagher's criticism of her version of Oasis song. Daily Record. 30 November 2015. 1 December 2021.
  2. News: Sexton. Paul. Norwegian Star Aurora Returns With Self-Written 'Cure For Me' Single. UDiscoverMusic. 7 July 2021. 1 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Discography Aurora [NO]]. Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. 14 August 2022. 11 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220411004227/https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aurora+%5BNO%5D. live.
  4. Peaks in Australia:
    • All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend: Web site: ARIA Albums: Zayn Has the No 1 Album in Australia. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 2 April 2016. 2 April 2016. 27 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327013431/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-zayn-has-the-no-1-album-in-australia-20160402. live.
    • A Different Kind of Human (Step 2): Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #529. auspOp. 15 June 2019. 15 June 2019. 18 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190618051444/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/06/aria-chart-watch-529/. live.
    • The Gods We Can Touch: The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 31 January 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1665. 6. 31 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Discographie Aurora. Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 19 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Discografie Aurora. Ultratop. 16 June 2024. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518082205/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aurora+%5BNO%5D. live.
  7. Web site: Discographie Aurora. GfK Entertainment. 13 June 2019. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518082149/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Aurora&do_search=do. live.
  8. Web site: Discografie Aurora [NO] – dutchcharts.nl]. dutchcharts.nl. 15 June 2024. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518082154/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aurora+%5BNO%5D. live.
  9. Web site: Discographie Aurora [NO] – hitparade.ch]. hitparade.ch. 20 February 2020. 18 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318200705/https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aurora+%5BNO%5D. live.
  10. Web site: AURORA. Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com. 16 November 2015. 23 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123002722/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31723/aurora/. live.
  11. Aurora Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. 1 April 2020. 27 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327110200/https://www.billboard.com/music/aurora/chart-history/TLP. live.
  12. Web site: Trofeoversikt – AURORA. 27 October 2022. ifpi.no. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. no. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129113110/https://ifpi.no/trofe/trofeoversikt/?aar=&searchterm=aurora. live.
  13. United Kingdom. Keane. 3 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Aurora announces new album 'The Gods We Can Touch' and shares 'Giving In To The Love' . NME . 14 October 2021 . Moore, Sam . 14 October 2021 . 19 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019180411/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-announces-new-album-the-gods-we-can-touch-and-shares-giving-in-to-the-love-3070459?amp . live .
  15. Web site: Album 2024 uke 24. VG-lista. 14 June 2024.
  16. Web site: INFECTIONS OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF HUMAN 2LP. 14 October 2021. 27 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027182741/https://shop.aurora-music.com/*/*/Infections-Of-A-Different-Kind-Of-Human-2LP/6STG0000000. live.
  17. Web site: Aurora – Daytrotter Session – May 8, 2015. Paste. 24 November 2021. 27 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211127004739/https://www.pastemagazine.com/noisetrade/music/aurora1/may-8-2015-room-17-brooklyn-ny. live.
  18. Web site: For the Humans Who Take Long Walks In the Forest – EP by Aurora. Apple Music. 14 August 2022. 30 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211030200729/https://music.apple.com/us/album/for-the-humans-who-take-long-walks-in-the-forest-ep/1550633489. dead.
  19. Web site: Music for the Fellow Witches Out There – EP by Aurora. Apple Music. 14 August 2022.
  20. Web site: Music for the Free Spirits – EP by Aurora. Apple Music. 14 August 2022.
  21. Web site: Stories – EP by Aurora. Apple Music. 14 August 2022.
  22. Web site: For the Metal People – EP by Aurora. Apple Music. 14 August 2022.
  23. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles for week of 10 May 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 May 2021. 7 May 2021. 7 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507123014/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2021-05-10. live.
  24. Aurora Chart History (Canadian Hot 100). Billboard. 4 May 2021. 3 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503082648/https://www.billboard.com/music/Aurora/chart-history/CAN. live.
  25. Web site: Discography Aurora [NO]]. irish-charts.com. 1 April 2020. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518082155/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aurora+%5BNO%5D. live.
  26. Aurora Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. 4 May 2021. 3 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503090200/https://www.billboard.com/music/Aurora/chart-history/HSI. live.
  27. Web site: Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 7 May 2021. Official Charts Company. 8 May 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725075811/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20210507/ie7501/. live.
  28. Germany. Aurora. 21 December 2022.
  29. Canada. Aurora. 28 December 2022.
  30. United States. Aurora. 28 December 2022.
  31. Brazil. Aurora. single. 18 December 2023.
  32. Canada. Into the Unknown. single. April. 2020. 19 June 2020.
  33. Web site: Leva . Raffaella . Aurora - Starvation (Radio Date: 07-06-2024) . EarOne . 6 June 2024 . it . 6 June 2024.
  34. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 9 November 2020. 8 November 2020.
    • Songs from Post Human: Nex Gen: Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 3 June 2024. 31 May 2024.
  35. Web site: AURORA – Runaway. . en. 5 December 2021. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102161625/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_HlPboLRL8. live.
  36. Web site: AURORA – Running With The Wolves. . en. 5 December 2021. 28 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028202234/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ht9MyJLT4. live.
  37. Web site: AURORA – Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1). . en. 5 December 2021. 28 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228105953/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTwdGRHl5Mw. live.
  38. Web site: AURORA – Half The World Away. . en. 5 December 2021. 5 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105092840/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKU7DfEJT4. live.
  39. Web site: AURORA – Conqueror. . en. 5 December 2021. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029170452/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmVAmlpbnD4. live.
  40. Web site: Icarus – Home (feat. AURORA). . en. 5 December 2021. 9 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209194910/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG5GVC2PmdI. live.
  41. Web site: AURORA – I Went Too Far. . en. 5 December 2021. 4 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211104075228/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT6dLJd3rYk. live.
  42. Web site: AURORA – Winter Bird. . en. 5 December 2021. 30 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211030184054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYdm_Z1wnQ0. live.
  43. Web site: AURORA – Queendom (Official Video). . en. 5 December 2021. 25 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211225010306/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wULeXeQkqd0. live.
  44. Web site: AURORA – Animal. . en. 5 December 2021. 30 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211030184116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DIT8Y3LC6M. live.
  45. Web site: AURORA – The Seed. . en. 5 December 2021. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029170446/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mc_OM5oNA8. live.
  46. Web site: AURORA – The River. . en. 5 December 2021. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103224418/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7lE-G1oC34. live.
  47. Web site: The Chemical Brothers – Eve Of Destruction. . en. 5 December 2021. 3 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103134535/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYsXKhBknyM. live.
  48. Web site: AURORA – Apple Tree. . en. 5 December 2021. 26 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226004840/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvPzwKQKZTc. live.
  49. Web site: Askjell – To Be Loved ft. AURORA. . en. 5 December 2021. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103171751/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2bjTFdezG8. live.
  50. Web site: AURORA – Exist For Love. . en. 5 December 2021. 28 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228013808/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDkrJaiCrw. live.
  51. Web site: AURORA – Stjernestøv (Musikkvideo) – Julekalender 2020. . no. 5 December 2021. 28 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028024404/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QjHpi9hYWE. live.
  52. Murray. Robin. Askjell's 'Sofia' Is An Astonishingly Beautiful Tribute. Clash. 11 June 2021. 14 August 2022.
  53. Web site: AURORA – Cure For Me (Official Video). . en. 5 December 2021. 14 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114191628/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K17df81RL9Y. live.
  54. Web site: AURORA – Giving In To The Love (Official Video). . en. 5 December 2021. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102201938/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrC8yyp32wY. live.
  55. Web site: Sub Urban – PARAMOUR (feat. AURORA) [Official Visualizer]]. en. 14 August 2022. 21 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121114848/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbsi0JSbHdg. live. YouTube.
  56. News: Paul. Larisha. Aurora Is Obsessed With Time In Light Soaked 'A Temporary High' Music Video. udiscovermusic. 14 August 2022. 1 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220201174939/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/aurora-temporary-high-music-video/. 1 February 2022.
  57. Redfern. Mark. Sondre Lerche Shares Video "Alone in the Night" Featuring AURORA (Plus Stream the New Album). Under the Radar. 1 April 2022. 14 August 2022.