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DISCOGRAPHY

SINGLES

"Colourblind" was Darius' debut single. It was released on 29th July 2002 and reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart where it stayed for two weeks. The song charted again at number 2 on both the UK Official Single Download and Official Single Sales Charts on 19th August 2022.

The song was certified Gold in the UK after selling over 400,000 copies. As of 2022 the song has been streamed over 15 million times on Spotify. 

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Colourblind

CD Single, Enhanced, Limited Edition

2002

1  Colourblind

2  Chrysalis To Butterfly

Video    Video Interview

Colourblind

CD, Single, Enhanced
2002

1  Colourblind
2  It's Not Unusual (Live)

3   Colourblind (Acoustic)
Video   Colourblind

 

Colourblind

CD Single, Enhanced

2002

1 Colourblind
2  Colourblind (Almighty Mix)
Video  Colourblind (Video)

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Colourblind

Promo CD

2002

1 Colourblind

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Colourblind

Cassette

2002

1 Colourblind
2 It's Not Unusual (Live)   

3 Chrysalis To Butterfly

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Colourblind

12" Vinyl 

2002

A  Colourblind (Almighty Mix)
B1  Colourblind (Almighty Dub)
B2  Colourblind (Almighty Instrumental)

"Rushes" was his second single release to be taken from his 2002 debut album, "Dive In". It was released on 25th November 2002, reaching number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. Darius wrote "Rushes" when he was 16 years old. He told Newsround that he originally wrote the lyrics on the back of a bus ticket. It is about a girl who got on the same bus as him, but he could not pluck up the courage to speak to her. 

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Rushes

CD Single

2002

1  Rushes

2  Freefall (Songwriting Demo)

3  Rushes (Acoustic)
 

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Rushes

CD Single, Enhanced

2002

1 Rushes 
2  Tear Run Dry

(Songwriting Demo)
3  Colourblind (8 Jam Remix)  
Video  Rushes

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Rushes

CD Promo

2002

1 Rushes

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Rushes

Cassette

2002

1 Rushes

2 Colourblind (8 Jam Remix) 

"Incredible (What I Meant to Say)" was the third single written by Darius to be released from his debut album, "Dive In" (2002). It was co written and produced by The Matrix. It was released on 3rd March 2003 and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, making it his third consecutive Top 10 hit. One of the B Sides was a cover of Manfred Mann's "Pretty Flamingo" which Darius had recorded for the charity War Child. 

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Incredible

(What I Meant To Say) 

CD Single, Enhanced 

2003

1 Incredible

(What I Meant To Say)

2 Rushes (8 Jam Remix)

3 Pretty Flamingo 

Video Incredible (What I Meant To Say)

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Incredible

(What I Meant To Say) 

CD Single

2003

1  Incredible

(What I Meant To Say)

2   Fragile
3  Don't Forget To Breathe

 

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Incredible

(What I Meant To Say) 

CD Promo 

2003

1 Incredible

(What I Meant To Say)

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Incredible

(What I Meant To Say) 

Cassette 

2003

1 Incredible (What I Meant To Say)
2 Rushes (8 Jam Remix)

"Girl In The Moon" was the fourth and final single to be released from "Dive In". It was released on 9th June 2003 and peaked at number 21 in the UK charts and number 13 in Scotland. The track was written by Darius and was his favourite track from the album, he previously said he was inspired by The Beatles when he wrote it. The single releases featured a collection of B Sides which were recorded live during Darius' "Dive In Tour" earlier in 2003.

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Girl In The Moon 

CD Single, Enhanced

2003

1 Girl In The Moon

2 Sliding Doors (Live)

3 Gotta Know Tonight (Live)

Video - Girl In The Moon

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Girl In The Moon

CD Single, Enhanced

2003

1 Girl In The Moon 

2 Medley: Bootylicious/Faith (Live)    

3 Interview with Darius

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Girl In The Moon

Promo CD

2003

1 Girl In The Moon

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Girl In The Moon

Cassette

2003

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1 Girl In The Moon

2 I've Got You Under My Skin (Live)

"Kinda Love" was the first single to be released from Darius' second album, "Live Twice". It was released on 18th October 2004 and peaked at number 8 in the UK charts and number 2 in the Scottish chart. Darius said that "Kinda Love" is about the insecurity you feel when you are in love with someone, and how just a little moment with them makes your day. His youngest brother, Cyrus, chose it as the first song to be released from the album. 

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Kinda Love

CD Single

2004

1 Kinda Love

2 Sexy Individual

(Song Writing Demo)

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Kinda Love

CD Single

2004

1 Kinda Love 

2 Butterfly Spirit

3 Faith In Me 

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Kinda Love

DVD Single

2004

1 Kinda Love Video

2 Behind The Scenes Of The Video

3 She's Coming Home (Audio)

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Kinda Love 

Promo CD

2004

1 Kinda Love 

"Live Twice" was the second single released from the album of the same name and was the final pop single that Darius released.

It was released on 10th January 2005. The song was written by Darius for his father. It peaked at number 7 in the UK singles chart and number 2 in the Scottish chart. The singles included a number of new tracks as B sides, all of which were also written by Darius. 

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Live Twice 

CD Single

2005

1 Live Twice

2 Mystery Of You

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Live Twice

CD Single, Enhanced

2005

1 Live Twice

2 Big Feather Bed

3 I Would I Die For You

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Enhanced section included wallpaper and exclusive performance of Colourblind

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Live Twice

DVD Single 

2005

1 Live Twice Video
2 Behind The Scenes 
3 Now or Never (Audio)

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Live Twice 

Promo CD 

2005

1 Live Twice

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In February 2010 Darius joined a host of famous musicians, tenors, baritones and sopranos from across the country for a ‘Classical Band Aid'  to record and release 'The Prayer' on behalf of the people of Haiti.
The track was available to download and to buy on CD from 14th March 2010 with all proceeds going to the Disasters Emergency Committee, on behalf of the people of Haiti.

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The Prayer

CD Single

2010

1 The Prayer

Featuring: Aled Jones, All Angels, Blake, Bond, Camilla Kerslake, Charlie Siem, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Darius Campbell, Elysium, Faryl Smith, Gardar Thor Cortez, Julian Lloyd Webber, Julian Smith, Libera, Natasha Marsh, Only Men Aloud, Operababes, Paul Potts, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhydian, Sara Kempe, The Priests, Wynne Evans.

ALBUMS

"Dive In" is the debut album by Darius. It was released on 2nd December 2002 and peaked at number 6 in the UK album charts. Every track on the album was written by Darius and he collaborated with producers The Misfits and The Matrix. He also produced the track "Better Than That" himself. The album contains the singles, "Colourblind", "Rushes", "Incredible (What I Meant To Say)" and "Girl In The Moon". 

The album actually has 69 tracks, but after the first 12 they are all 5 seconds of silence until the last one, which is a songwriting demo of "Gotta Know Tonight", effectively making it a hidden track. This songwriting demo has lyrics and music written by Darius, showing the song as it was first written before other producers added their production ideas to the song.

The album was certified platinum in the UK for selling over 300,000 copies. 

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Dive In

CD Album

2002

1 Colourblind
2 Rushes

3 Incredible

(What I Meant to Say)

4 Girl in the Moon

5 I'm Not Buying

6 Dive In

7 Gotta Know Tonight

8 Sliding Doors

9 Simple Like the Truth

10 Better Than That

11 Mockingbird

12 Mercury Rising

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Dive In 

CD Album,

Alternative Art Work

2002 

1 Colourblind

2 Rushes

3 Incredible 

(What I Meant To Say)

4 Girl In The Moon

5 I'm Not Buying

6 Dive In

7 Gotta Know Tonight

8 Sliding Doors

9 Simple Like The Truth

10 Better Than That

11 Mockingbird

12 Mercury Rising

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Dive In

Promo Album

2002

1 Colourblind
2 Rushes

3 Incredible

(What I Meant to Say)

4 Girl in the Moon

5 I'm Not Buying

6 Dive In

7 Gotta Know Tonight

8 Sliding Doors

9 Simple Like the Truth

10 Better Than That

11 Mockingbird

12 Mercury Rising

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Dive In

Cassette Album

2002

1 Colourblind
2 Rushes

3 Incredible

(What I Meant to Say)

4 Girl in the Moon

5 I'm Not Buying

6 Dive In

7 Gotta Know Tonight

8 Sliding Doors

9 Simple Like the Truth

10 Better Than That

11 Mockingbird

12 Mercury Rising

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"Live Twice" was Darius' second album and was released on 25th October 2004. It peaked at number 36 on the UK Album Chart. It included the Top 10 Singles "Kinda Love" and "Live Twice". Darius co-wrote all but one track on the album. 

The last song on the album, "Secret Song", is a hidden track and it is included at the end of the song "Devil in You" after a 3-minute silence between the songs. "Secret Song" was written and produced by Darius.

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Live Twice

CD Album 

2004

1 Kinda Love

2 Live Twice

3 How Do You Like It?

4 Better Man

5 Resolution

6 Stars Crash Down

7 Save Me

8 If I Could

9 Only You

10 Love To Love

11 Journey's End

12 Devil In You

13 Secret Song

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Live Twice

Promo CD Album 

2004

1 Kinda Love

2 Live Twice

3 How Do You Like It?

4 Better Man

5 Resolution

6 Stars Crash Down

7 Save Me

8 If I Could

9 Only You

10 Love To Love

11 Journey's End

12 Devil In You

13 Secret Song

In 2010 Darius teamed up with Barisons Swing Band to release an album of music from the Autumn 2010 touring production "The History of the Big Bands" - a show about the Big Band and Swing Era, featuring the songs of Frank Sinatra and the music of the key musicians of the big band era, including music from Harry James, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Woody Herman and Buddy Rich. The album was recorded and mixed at Phoenix Sound, Pinewood Studios, Bucks.

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History Of The Big Bands Volume 1

1 Strike Up The Band

2 Take The A Train

3 In A Sentimental Mood

4 The Way You Look Tonight

5 Sing, Sing, Sing

6 Trumpet Blues & Cantabile

7 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

8 Fly Me To The Moon

9 St Louis Blues

10 American Patrol

12 In The Mood

13 They Can't Take That Away From Me
 

MUSICAL CAST RECORDINGS

In 2013 Darius starred in Sir Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson's epic musical  "From Here To Eternity", he also performed on the original cast recording. The live double album was released in 2014 to coincide with the UK cinema screenings of the film version of the critically acclaimed show. 

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From Here To Eternity - The Musical

Original London Cast Recording 

CD Album

2014

CD 1:
1  Overture 

From Here To Eternity Orchestra
2  G Company Blues

The Men Of G Company 
3  Thirty Year Man 

Robert Lonsdale, From Here To Eternity Cast 
4  Another Language

Rebecca Thornhill
5  Don'cha Like Hawaii 

Julie Armstrong, From Here To Eternity Cast
6  You Got The Money 

Siubhan Harrison, From Here To Eternity Cast 
7  Marking Time 

Darius Campbell
8  Fight The Fight 

Robert Lonsdale, From Here To Eternity Cast
9  Run Along Joe 

Siubhan Harrison
10  More Than America 

Darius Campbell, Rebecca Thornhill, From Here To Eternity Cast 

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CD 2:
1  Thirty Year Man 

The Men Of G Company 
2  Love Me Forever Today

Robert Lonsdale, Siubhan Harrison
3  I Love The Army 

Ryan Sampson
4  Ain't Where I Wanna Be Blues 

Darius Campbell, Robert Lonsdale
5  Maybe 

Rebecca Thornhill
6  Something In Return

Darius Campbell, Robert Lonsdale, Rebecca Thornhill, Siubhan Harrison, Ryan Sampson, From Here To Eternity  cast 
7  The Boys of '41 

From Here To Eternity Cast 
8  Almost Perfect Lie 

Robert Lonsdale
9  Finale 

From Here To Eternity Cast

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From Here To Eternity Live DVD

2014

Live recording of the musical play based on the uncensored version of the novel by James Jones. Staged at London's Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre the play tells the story of a group of soldiers in G Company during the time of the Pearl Harbour attack in 1941. Darius Campbell stars as platoon sergeant Milt Warden who has embarked upon a dangerously passionate affair with his commanding officer's wife Karen (Rebecca Thornhill). Siubhan Harrison, Ryan Sampson and Robert Lonsdale also star.

From 2016 Darius starred in Funny Girl alongside Sheridan Smith in the award winning musical "Funny Girl". In the same year Decca Records released the London cast recording of the show from the Menier Chocolate Factory to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary. 

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Funny Girl - The Musical 

Original London Cast Recording 

CD Album 

2016

1 Overture

Funny Girl Cast

2 If A Girl Ain't Pretty

Funny Girl Cast

3 I'm The Greatest Star

Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl Cast

4 Cornet Man

Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl Cast

5 His Love Makes Me Beautiful

Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl Cast

6 I Want To Be Seen With You Tonight

Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell, Funny Girl Cast

7 Henry Street

Funny Girl Cast

8 People

Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl Cast

9 You Are Woman, I Am Man

Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell, Cast Of Funny Girl

10 Don't Rain On My Parade

Sheridan Smith, Cast Of Funny Girl

11 Sadie, Sadie

Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell, Cast Of Funny Girl

12 Who Taught Her Everything She Knows?

Cast Of Funny Girl

13 Temporary Arrangement 

Darius Campbell, Cast Of Funny Girl

14 Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat

Cast Of Funny Girl

15 Who Are You Now?

Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell, Cast Of Funny Girl

16 What Do Happy People Do?

Darius Campbell, Cast Of Funny Girl

17 The Music That Makes Me Dance

Cast Of Funny Girl

18 Finale

Cast Of Funny Girl 

COMPILATION ALBUMS

Following on from the hugely successful first series of Pop Idol a compilation of Big Band songs performed by the ten finalists, including Darius was released in April 2002. The album saw the finalists singing accompanied by the full big band orchestra, 'The Big Blue'.

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Pop Idol: The Big Band Album

CD Album

2002

1 Beyond the Sea

Will Young

2 Get Happy

Zoe Birkett

3 Let There Be Love

Darius Danesh

4 Mack the Knife

Gareth Gates

5 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Jessica Garlick

6  Get a Kick Out of You

Aaron Bayley

7 I've Got You Under My Skin

Zoe Birkett

8 That Ole Devil Called Love

Hayley Evetts

9 I Won't Dance

Will Young

10 Night and Day

Korben

11 Cheek to Cheek 

Rosie Ribbons

12 They Can't Take That Away from Me 

Laura Doherty

13 Oh! Look at Me Now 

Gareth Gates and Zoe Birkett

In October 2002 the "NME in Association with War Child Presents 1 Love" charity album was released. It featured a recording of Darius covering the 1966 Manfred Mann hit "Pretty Flamingo".
The compilation album features old Number 1 hits covered by acts from the early 2000s and was released to mark the NME's 50th anniversary and raise funds for the War Child charity.
In April 2022, War Child reissued the album alongside a series of other compilation albums on vinyl.

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1 Love

CD Album 

2002

1 All or Nothing
Starsailor

2 The Power of Love
Feeder

3 Killer
Sugababes

4 House of the Rising Sun
Muse

5 Nothing Compares 2 U
Stereophonics

6 Dub Be Good to Me
Faithless and Dido

7 Merry Xmas Everybody
Oasis

8 Something in the Air 
Elbow

9 Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
The Reelists featuring Ms. Dynamite

10 Out of Time
Manic Street Preachers

11 Come On Eileen 
Badly Drawn Boy with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

12 Ghost Town
The Prodigy

13 Firestarter
Jimmy Eat World

14 Pretty Flamingo
Darius

15 Dreams
More Fire Crew featuring Gabrie
lle

16 Back for Good
McAlmont & Butler

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1 Love

Ltd Ed Double Vinyl (Red) 

2022

Side A
All Or Nothing

Starsailor 

The Power Of Love

Feeder

Killer

Sugababes

House Of The Rising Sun

Muse

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Side B
Nothing Compares 2 U

Stereophonics

Dub Be Good To Me

Faithless and Dido

Merry Christmas Everybody

Oasis

Something In The Air

Elbow

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Side C

Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

The Reelists ft. Ms Dynamite

Out Of Time

Manic Street Preachers

Come On Eileen
Badly Drawn Boy and Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

Ghost Town

The Prodigy

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Side D
Firestarter

Jimmy Eat World
Pretty Flamingo

Darius

Dreams
More Fire Crew ft Gabrielle 

Back For Good
McAlmont and Butler 

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1 Love

Double Vinyl (Black) 

2022

Side A
All Or Nothing

Starsailor 

The Power Of Love

Feeder

Killer

Sugababes

House Of The Rising Sun

Muse

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Side B
Nothing Compares 2 U

Stereophonics

Dub Be Good To Me

Faithless and Dido

Merry Christmas Everybody

Oasis

Something In The Air

Elbow

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Side C

Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

The Reelists ft. Ms Dynamite

Out Of Time

Manic Street Preachers

Come On Eileen
Badly Drawn Boy and Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

Ghost Town

The Prodigy

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Side D
Firestarter

Jimmy Eat World
Pretty Flamingo

Darius

Dreams
More Fire Crew ft Gabrielle 

Back For Good
McAlmont and Butler 

Greasemania was released in October 2003 to coincide with an ITV entertainment show of the same name. The album and show featured Darius performing an upodated version of the song "Sandy". Other acts featured included Girls Aloud, Lisa Scott-Lee and Westlife. 

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Greasemania 

CD Album

2003

1 Grease 
Gareth Gates

2 Summer Nights
Suranne Jones and Jonathan Wilkes

3 Hopelessly Devoted To You
Girls Aloud

4 You're The One That I One
Cast 

5 Sandy
Darius

6 Beauty School Dropout
Tony Hadley

7 Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee
Sarah Whatmore

8 Greased Lightin'
Westlife

9 Tears On My Pillow
S Club

10 Blue Moon
Samantha Mumba

11 There Are Worse Things I Could Do
Lisa Scott-Lee

12 We Go Together
The Cheeky Girls

13 Grease (Beatmasters Remix)
Girls Aloud

DVDS

Item Title

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Pop Idol: A Star Is Born

DVD & VHS

2002

Includes performance footage from the 2001/2002 series of Pop Idol, including:

The Christmas Show

Burt Bacharach 

ABBA 

Music From The Movies

Their Pop Idols

Big Band Night

Performer's Choice

Judge's Choice

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Pop Idol Tour 

DVD & VHS

2002

Footage of the 2002 Pop Idol Arena tour which features all ten finalists from 2001/2002 TV series. 

Also includes backstage footage and exclusive interviews.

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Darius performs 

It's Not Unusal and Let There Be Love

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Darius The Story So Far

DVD 

2005

1 Darius In India

(Documentary)

2 Home Sweet Home (Documentary)

3 Dive In

(Documentary)

4 Colourblind

(Music Video)

5 Colourblind

(Music Video - alternative ending)

6  Rushes

(Music Video)

7 Incredible (What I Meant To Say)

(Music Video)

8 Girl In The Moon

(Music (Video)

9 Kinda Love

(Music Video)

10 Kinda Love

(Director's Cut Music Video)

11  Live Twice

(Music Video)

12 The Making Of Kinda Love (Short Documentary)

13 The Making of Live Twice (Short Documentary)

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