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{{Short description|American musician (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Mod Sun
| image             = Mod Sun Derek Dylan Smith.jpg
| image_size        = 
| landscape         = yes
| alt               = 
| caption           = Mod Sun in 2015
| birth_name        = Derek Ryan Smith<!--- Per Machine Gun Kelly's "Bloody Valentine" credits --->
| alias             = Dylan Smith
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1987|3|10}}
| birth_place       = [[Bloomington, Minnesota]], U.S.
{{Infobox person 
| child = yes
| education = [[Jefferson High School (Bloomington, Minnesota)|Jefferson High School]]}}
| instruments       = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* drums
}}
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[post-hardcore]]
* [[pop punk]]
* [[alternative hip hop]]
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* rapper
* songwriter
* musician
}}
| years_active      = 2004–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* New Hippys
* [[Nick Gross #Big Noise|Big Noise]]
* [[Rostrum Records|Rostrum]]
}}
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[Four Letter Lie]]
* [[Blackbear (rapper)|Hotel Motel]]
* [[Scary Kids Scaring Kids]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|modsunmusic.com}}
}}

'''Derek Ryan Smith''' (born March 10, 1987), known professionally as '''Mod Sun'''{{Efn|Smith has said that "Mod Sun" is both an abbreviation of '''Modern Sunshine''' and an acronym standing for '''Movement on Dreams, Stand under None'''<ref name="No Jumper">{{cite podcast |url=https://nojumper.com/ |title=The Mod Sun Interview |host=[[Adam22]] |date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref>}} (stylized as '''MOD SUN''' or '''MODSUN'''), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and musician from [[Bloomington, Minnesota]]. He has released five solo studio albums, three EPs, and six mixtapes. He is also a member of the [[alternative hip hop]] duo [[Blackbear discography#With Hotel Motel|Hotel Motel]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=HAVENS |first1=LYNDSEY |title=How Mod Sun Became Pop-Punk's Go-To Songwriter, From Machine Gun Kelly to Avril Lavigne |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9568894/mod-sun-in-demand-machine-gun-kelly-avril-lavigne |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref> 

Beginning his musical career by playing drums in [[pop punk]] band the Semester and [[post-hardcore]] groups [[Four Letter Lie]] and [[Scary Kids Scaring Kids]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's How Mod Sun Ended Up Singing with Fall Out Boy at an Early Gig |url=https://www.altpress.com/mod-sun-singing-fall-out-boy-scene-interview/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> Smith began a solo [[rapping|rap]] career in 2009 under the name Mod Sun. The release of his fourth solo studio album ''[[Internet Killed The Rockstar]]'' saw a stylistic shift back to pop punk.<ref name="Nylon" /> His fifth studio album ''[[God Save the Teen]]'', released in 2023, followed in its footsteps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mod Sun Announces New Album 'God Save The Teen' And Previews New Song |url=http://www.soundinthesignals.com/2022/11/mod-sun-announces-new-album-god-save.html |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=SOUND IN THE SIGNALS}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Derek Ryan Smith was born on March 10, 1987, in Bloomington, Minnesota. Later his father left for California and his parents divorced, after which Smith spent some time living with his father in [[Long Beach, California]]. From age five to 10, he moved frequently due to his mother having to relocate for various jobs.<ref>{{Citation|last=Mod Sun - Topic|title=Did I Ever Wake Up? (Pt. 1)|date=2015-11-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_wXjI3D8vs&list=PL7d89RYAOF7RaHOpZldapfgR33ZMVAT-0|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> He spent much of his time growing up on a farm in [[Corcoran, Minnesota]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Mod Sun - Topic|title= Mod Sun: "Hip-Hop Is Ready for Positivity Again"|date=2015-03-10|url= http://www.citypages.com/music/mod-sun-hip-hop-is-ready-for-positivity-again-6624426}}</ref> Smith's father lived next door to [[Bud Gaugh]], drummer of [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]], who influenced him to become involved in music.<ref name="No Jumper" />

In his teens, Smith began attending concerts in his local [[pop punk]] scene. He became an increasingly prominent figure in the scene through his mother encouraging him to attend concerts and ask the touring band members whether they wanted to stay the night at their house. In the following years, Smith and other local bands and musicians in the scene became increasingly interested in fashion and influenced by [[New Jersey]] and [[Drive-Thru Records]] [[emo]] bands, leading to them becoming members of the [[scene (subculture)|scene subculture]].<ref name="AP early">{{cite web |title=HERE'S HOW MOD SUN ENDED UP SINGING WITH FALL OUT BOY AT AN EARLY GIG |url=https://www.altpress.com/mod-sun-singing-fall-out-boy-scene-interview/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> In eighth grade, he designed merchandise for bands.<ref name="No Jumper" />

== Music career ==
=== 2004–2010: Career beginnings ===
Smith's first band was the [[pop punk]] band Sideline Heroes.<ref name="PRNBA">{{cite podcast |url=http://www.thepunkrockmba.com/podcasts/mod-sun/ |title=Mod Sun|host=[[Finn McKenty]] |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> He then began playing drums for local [[pop punk]] band the Semester in his sophomore year of high school. He spent the following four years in the band, before being kicked out three months after his graduation.<ref name="Nylon" /> In 2005, he became a member of the [[post-hardcore]] band [[Four Letter Lie]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.citybeat.com/music/article/13008179/mod-sun|title=Mod Sun|last=Baker|first=Brian|date=11 February 2013|work=CityBeat Cincinnati|access-date=20 June 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, he left the band to pursue his passion in rap and Mod Sun endeavours. He went on to be a drum tech for [[Scary Kids Scaring Kids]]. He was eventually asked to be the drummer for Scary Kids Scaring Kids, which he accepted under the condition that he could open for the band on tour as a solo artist.<ref name="No Jumper" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6502712/mod-sun/biography|title=Mod Sun - Biography|magazine=Billboard|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813033036/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6502712/mod-sun/biography|archive-date=13 August 2016|access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>

=== 2011–2019: Solo career and ''Look Up'', ''Movie'' and ''BB'' ===
Mod Sun has released five mixtapes and three EPs throughout his solo career. His style of music has been described as "hippy hop".

Mod Sun's debut album, ''[[Look Up (Mod Sun album)|Look Up]]'', was released on March 10, 2015, through [[Rostrum Records]].<ref name=":1" /> It peaked at #1 on the [[Top Heatseekers|''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/tln/|title=Mod Sun Look Up Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-11-28}}</ref>

On March 10, 2017, his second studio album, ''[[Movie (Mod Sun album)|Movie]]'', was released, also through Rostrum Records. It peaked at #16 on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/tln/|title=Mod Sun Movie Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-11-28}}</ref>

His third studio album ''BB'' was released on November 10, 2017, and spawned the single "#noshirton".

=== 2020–2022: Switch to pop punk and ''Internet Killed the Rockstar'' ===

In early 2020, Mod Sun announced he had started working on his forthcoming fourth studio album.<ref name="Album">{{cite web|last=Dolby|first=Nuha|date=March 9, 2020|title=Mod Sun talks growing up in the Midwest, sobriety, new album |url=https://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2020/03/09/mod-sun-talks-growing-up-in-the-midwest-sobriety-new-album/|access-date=December 22, 2020|publisher=The Badger Herald}}</ref> Its lead single "Karma" was released on October 30, 2020.<ref name="Karma">{{cite web|last=Stagnitta|first=Ally|date=November 24, 2020|title=Mod Sun Emotionally Reveals Putting Down Drugs & Alcohol Has Shaped His Career Upon Release Of "Karma" |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/11/24/mod-sun-sobriety-machine-gun-kelly-karma-interview/|access-date=December 22, 2020|publisher=Hollywood Life}}</ref> The accompanying music video was released three weeks later on November 16, 2020, and was directed by [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]].<ref name="KarmaVideo">{{cite web|last=Wilcox-Adams|first=Deidre|date=November 16, 2020|title= Mod Sun's "Karma" Video is Here & MGK Directed it |url=https://thehoneypop.com/2020/11/16/mod-suns-karma-video-is-here-mgk-directed-it-we-cant-get-enough-of-it/|access-date=December 22, 2020|publisher=The Honey Pop}}</ref> The song "Bones" was released as the album's second single on November 27, 2020.<ref name="Bones">{{cite web|last=Shamim|first=Aman|date=December 4, 2020|title= We Can Fell It in Our Bones, Mod Sun's Latest Single Really Hits Deep |url=https://thehoneypop.com/2020/12/04/we-can-feel-it-in-our-bones-mod-suns-latest-single-really-hits-deep/|access-date=December 22, 2020|publisher=The Honey Pop}}</ref> The music video for "Bones" was released on December 21, 2020, via Mod Sun's official [[YouTube]] channel and was directed by Charlie Zwick.<ref name="BonesVideo">{{cite web|date=December 21, 2020|title= Mod Sun Drops Cinematic Visual for Recently Released Single "Bones" |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/MOD-SUN-Drops-Cinematic-Visual-for-Recently-Released-Single-Bones-20201221|access-date=December 22, 2020|publisher=Broadway World}}</ref> The album's third single, "[[Flames (Mod Sun song)|Flames]]", was a collaboration with [[Avril Lavigne]].<ref name="Flames">{{cite web|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=January 1, 2021|title= Avril Lavigne & Mod Sun Team Up For "Flames" |url=https://www.idolator.com/7917360/avril-lavigne-announces-flames-featuring-mod-sun?andro=1 |access-date=January 1, 2021|publisher=Idolator}}</ref> On January 18, 2021, ''[[Downfalls High]]'', a film Smith co-directed with Machine Gun Kelly was released.<ref name="Nylon">{{cite web |last1=MCCARTHY |first1=LAUREN |title=THE NINE LIVES OF MOD SUN |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/mod-sun-interview-internet-killed-the-rock-star |website=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]] |date=February 8, 2021 |access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> On 25 January, 2021 Mod Sun officially announced the album title, ''[[Internet Killed the Rockstar]]'', and its release date, February 12, 2021.

On March 12, 2021, he released the single "Heavy" featuring [[blackbear (musician)|blackbear]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mod Sun And Blackbear Join Forces For New Song "Heavy" — LISTEN |date=March 12, 2021 |url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/mod-sun-and-blackbear-join-forces-for-new-song-heavy-listen/ |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> The same month he signed a long-term deal with [[Nick Gross#Big Noise|Big Noise]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The Deals: MOD SUN Signs With Big Noise, ADA Pairs With Billy Mann|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9548887/deals-mod-sun-big-noise-warner-ada-billy-mann/|access-date=2021-07-30|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref>

On August 26, 2021, it was announced that he would star in and co–direct the film ''Good Mourning With A U'', alongside Machine Gun Kelly, [[Dove Cameron]], [[Megan Fox]] and [[Becky G]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Emily |title=Machine Gun Kelly and MOD SUN are co-directing and starring in new movie Good Mourning With A U |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/machine-gun-kelly-and-mod-sun-are-co-directing-and-starring-in-new-movie-good-mourning-with-a-u/ |website=[[Kerrang!]] |date=August 26, 2021 |access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> The film was later retitled to simply ''[[Good Mourning (film)|Good Mourning]]'', and was released on April 20, 2022.

On May 7, 2021, a deluxe version of Internet Killed the Rockstar was released. It features five new tracks as well as acoustic versions of "Karma" and "Flames" and a piano version of "Bones".

=== 2022–present: ''God Save the Teen'' ===

On February 18, 2022, Mod Sun released a documentary about his life entitled ''Remember Me Just Like This'' on his [[YouTube]] channel. The documentary included a teaser for his next single "Rich Kids Ruin Everything", which was released on March 11, 2022.

On February 25, 2022, Avril Lavigne's seventh studio album ''[[Love Sux]]'' was released. Mod Sun produced, provided drums for, and cowrote every song on the album (with the exception of "Dare to Love Me" and "Break of a Heartache", which Lavigne wrote alone).

On June 10, 2022, he released the single "Perfectly Imperfect".

On August 19, 2022, he released the single "Battle Scars".

In November 2022, Mod Sun announced the title for his upcoming fifth studio album: ''[[God Save the Teen]]''. The album was revealed to be released in early 2023, though an exact release date was yet to be announced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Jack |date=2022-11-10 |title=MOD SUN Announces New Album 'GOD SAVE THE TEEN' |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/mod-sun-announces-new-album-god-save-the-teen |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Rock Sound |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On December 9, 2022, he released the single "Sexoxo" featuring Charlotte Sands.

On January 17, 2023, he revealed the album artwork and tracklist for his fifth studio album ''God Save the Teen'', and announced that it would be released on February 3. The tracklist contained twelve new songs, including a cover of the song "[[Iris (song)|Iris]]" by [[The Goo Goo Dolls]].

On February 3, 2023, ''God Save the Teen'' was released.<ref>{{Citation |title=God Save the Teen by MOD SUN |date=2023-02-03 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/god-save-the-teen/1664975097 |access-date=2023-05-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Beginning in October 2018, Smith was in a [[polyamorous]] relationship with internet personality [[Tana Mongeau]] and actress [[Bella Thorne]]. After the [[throuple]]'s breakup, he began a monogamous relationship with Thorne.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1018864/bella-thorne-splits-from-youtube-star-tan-mongeau-after-1-year|title=Bella Thorne Splits From YouTube Star Tana Mongeau After 1 Year|last=Contreras|first=Cydney|publisher=E! News|date=February 26, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> Smith and Thorne became engaged, got married and then subsequently divorced, all within 15 months.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title=Avril Lavigne is dating Mod Sun! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/music/news/avril-lavigne-is-dating-mod-sun/articleshow/80757731.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=February 9, 2021 |access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> In early 2020, he began a monogamous relationship with Mongeau, but they broke up by the end of the year.<ref name="Mongeau">{{cite web|last=Briscuso|first=Lex|date=May 15, 2020|title=Tana Mongeau and Mod Sun Reveal They Kept Their Distance When They First Met … Now, Not So Much|url=https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/tana-mongeau-reveals-she-kept-her-distance-from-mod-sun-originally/|access-date=December 23, 2020|publisher=Life & Style}}</ref>

In early adulthood, Mod Sun was a heavy drug user, but quit in 2019 after he overdosed on a number of drugs and almost died. According to a 2023 interview with ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine, Sun admitted to feeling guilty about his drug use and said,  "One thing that'll make everything stop for you in life is walking around carrying shame. Every time I did a line of cocaine, I felt absolute shame. I knew in my heart I was like, 'This is going to kill me.' I had to eliminate that. It's like...I [had] my suitcase of trauma that I was carrying around every single day, and I traded that in for a toolbox to give me the tools to really bring my life to where I wanted to go."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lentini |first=Liza |date=April 5, 2023 |title=It's a MOD, MOD World |url=https://www.spin.com/featured/its-a-mod-mod-world/ |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=Spin}}</ref> 

From 2021 to 2023, he was in a relationship with Canadian musician [[Avril Lavigne]].<ref name="TOI" /> They later got engaged in Paris in April 2022, but subsequently broke off the engagement on February 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2023-02-21 |title=Avril Lavigne & Mod Sun Break Up, Call Off Engagement: Report |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/avril-lavigne-mod-sun-break-up-call-off-engagement-1235257580/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> A spokesperson for Sun initially appeared surprised, saying "they were together and engaged as of 3 days ago when he left for tour so if anything has changed that's news to him." Lavigne was photographed hugging rapper [[Tyga]] after the split, sparking rumors that the two were dating.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avril Lavigne and Mod Sun Split, Call Off Engagement |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/21/avril-lavigne-mod-sun-split-break-up-call-off-engagement/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=TMZ |language=en}}</ref> On February 28, Sun confirmed the split, saying "In 1 week my entire life completely changed… I just know there's a plan for it all… I'll keep my head up + always listen to my heart, even when it feels broken. Being surrounded by love every night on tour has been an absolute blessing. I have the best friends in the entire world, thanks for always having my back. See you on stage."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mod Sun Addresses His Breakup With Avril Lavigne |url=https://loudwire.com/avril-lavigne-mod-sun-breakup |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Loudwire |date=March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{For|his work with Four Letter Lie|Four Letter Lie#Discography}}

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Details
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/tlp/|title=Mod Sun Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top Alternative Albums|US<br>Alt.]]<br><ref name="Alternative Albums">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/alt/|title=Mod Sun Chart History (Top Alternative Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br/>R&B/<br>HH]]<br><ref name="R&B/Hip-HopAlbums">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/alt/|title=Mod Sun Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top Heatseekers|US<br/>Heat]]<br><ref name="HeatseekersAlbums">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/tln/|title=Mod Sun Chart History: Top Heatseekers|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Independent Albums|US<br/>Ind.]]<br><ref name="Independent Albums|">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/ind/|title=Mod Sun Chart History: Independent Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Look Up (Mod Sun album)|Look Up]]''
|
* Released: March 10, 2015
* Label: [[Rostrum Records|Rostrum]]
* Format: CD, Vinyl, digital download
| 120 || 6 || 13 || 1 || 7
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Movie (Mod Sun album)|Movie]]''
|
* Released: March 10, 2017
* Label: Rostrum
* Format: CD, Vinyl, digital download
|| — || — || — || 16 || 40
|-
! scope="row"| ''BB''
|
* Released: November 10, 2017
* Label: Rostrum
* Format: Digital download
|| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Internet Killed the Rockstar]]''
|
* Released: February 12, 2021
* Label: New Hippys/[[Nick Gross#Big Noise|Big Noise]]
* Format: CD, Vinyl, digital download
|  — || — || — || 21 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[God Save the Teen]]''
|
* Released: February 3, 2023
* Label: New Hippys/[[Nick Gross#Big Noise|Big Noise]]
* Format: CD, Vinyl, digital download
|  — || — || — || — || —
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:17em;" | Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Hippy Hop EP''
|
* Released: January 15, 2010
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Digital download
|-
! scope="row" | ''In MOD We Trust''
|
* Released: February 8, 2011
* Label: New Hippys
* Format: Digital download
|-
! scope="row" | ''Happy as Fuck''
|
* Released: June 13, 2012
* Label: Bananabeat Records
* Format: Digital download
|}

===Mixtapes===
*2009: ''I'll Buy Myself''{{Hair space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-search.php?criteria=mod+sun|title=DatPiff :: The Authority in Free Mixtapes|website=DatPiff}}</ref>
*2009: ''Let Ya Teeth Show''
*2009: ''How to Make a MOD SUN''
*2011: ''Health, Wealth, Success, & Happiness''
*2011: ''Blazed by the Bell''
*2012: ''First Take''

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Alternative Airplay|US<br />Alt.]]<br /><ref name="BillboardAlternaive">{{cite magazine|url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/mrt/|title=Mod Sun Chart History: Alternative Airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|US<br/>Rock]]<br /><ref name="BillboardRock">{{cite magazine|url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/ark/|title=Mod Sun Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard (magazine)|CAN<br/>Dig.]]<br /><ref name="Billboard Canada">
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mod-sun/chart-history/cns/ |title=Mod Sun Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Songs Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 2, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ<br/>Hot]]<br /><ref name="NZ">Peaks on the NZ Hot 40 Singles Chart:
* "Flames": {{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5006|title=NZ Hot 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=January 18, 2021|access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Downloads Chart|UK<br/>Down.]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20210129/7000/|title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Need That"
| 2010
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''In MOD We Trust''
|-
! scope="row"| "Paradisity"
| 2011
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "All Night, Every Night"<br />{{small|(with [[The Ready Set]])}}
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Save"<br />{{small|(with [[Ab-Soul]], Rich Hil and Metasota}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "My Hippy"
| 2013
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="3"| ''Look Up''
|-
! scope="row"| "1970"
| 2014
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Howlin' at the Moon"
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Pound on the Way"
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "We Do This Shit"<br />{{small|(with [[DeJ Loaf]])}}
| 2016
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="3"| ''Movie''
|-
! scope="row"| "Two"
| rowspan="6"| 2017
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Beautiful Problem"<br />{{small|(with [[Gnash (musician)|gnash]] & [[Maty Noyes]])}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| happyBB"
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="4"| ''BB''
|-
! scope="row"| "#noshirton"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "poundzzzzzz"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "address on the internet"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Runaway"
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="12" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Burning Up"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Psycho Smile"
| rowspan="9"| 2019
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Tell Me All Your Secrets"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Blue Cheese"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Selfish"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Shoulder"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Amen"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Tipi/2005 Flex Up"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "I Remember Way Too Much"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Uppers & Downers"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Stay Away" <br />{{small|(featuring [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]])}}
| rowspan="3"| 2020
| — || — || — || 27<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Official New Zealand Music Chart |url=https://nztop40.co.nz/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART |language=en}}</ref>
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Karma"
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="3"| ''Internet Killed the Rockstar''
|-
! scope="row"| "Bones"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Flames (Mod Sun song)|Flames]]"<br />{{small|(featuring [[Avril Lavigne]])}}
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| 21 || 35 || 50 || 40 || 74
|-
! scope="row"| "Heavy"<br />{{small|(with [[blackbear (musician)|blackbear]])}}
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="1" | ''Internet Killed the Rockstar'' (Deluxe)<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Logan |title=Mod Sun And Avril Lavigne Release Acoustic Video For "Flames" |date=April 23, 2021 |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2021/04/mod-sun-and-avril-lavigne-release-acoustic-video-for-flames/ |access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Down" <br />{{small|(featuring [[Travis Barker]])}}
| — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="7" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Rich Kids Ruin Everything"
| rowspan="4"| 2022
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Perfectly Imperfect"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Battle Scars"
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Sexoxo" <br />{{small|(featuring Charlotte Sands)}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Strangers"
| 2023
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Sunshine"
| 2024
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| style="font-size:85%;" colspan="22"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
|}

===Featured singles===
*2011: "Good Times" by [[Swimming With Dolphins (band)|Swimming With Dolphins]]
*2012: "I Think It's Hot" by Def Gone Graphic
*2012: "Catch Me Smilin" by Joe B.
*2013: "Right Now" by Goody
*2013: "Get Loco" by T.T.
*2013: "The Tortoise and the Hare" by The Weekend Hustler
*2013: "Let It Bang" by Jbre & Dougie Kent
*2014: "All I Need Is Sunshine" by The Gooneez & Sidereal
*2014: "Raw Cypher" by [[Dizzy Wright]], Like, and [[Sir Michael Rocks]]
*2015: "me you & the moon" by [[Call Me Karizma]]
*2016: "Sublime" by [[Machine Gun Kelly (rapper)|Machine Gun Kelly]]
*2018: ":)" by [[Elijah Daniel|Lil Phag]] and Dr. Woke
*2020: "Bullets in the Dark" by No Love for the Middle Child
*2021: "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" by [[Tomorrow X Together]]
*2021: "Ocean of Embers"<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date= |title=OCEAN OF EMBERS (Feat. MOD SUN) - Teaser |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=vaif4BWMKeI&feature=youtu.be|access-date=31 October 2021|publisher=Bashira Movie (YouTube)}}</ref>
*2021: "Empty Bottles" by [[Bryce Vine]]<ref>{{citation|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/empty-bottles-feat-mod-sun-single/1591597606|title=Empty Bottles (feat. MOD SUN) - Single by Bryce Vine|website=[[Apple Music]]|date=November 19, 2021|accessdate=November 20, 2023}}</ref>
*2021: "Broken in All the Right Places" by [[Lost Kings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3VNLVQoho0hXQD3Ktf4pTg?si=8d78O1CiQXW7S1iepzNKzg |title=Broken In all The Right Places by Lost Kings, Mod Sun on Spotify |website=Spotify |date=December 9, 2021 |accessdate=February 3, 2022}}</ref>
*2022: "Timebomb" by [[Two Friends (DJs)|Two Friends]]
*2022: "[[Movie Star (Steve Aoki song)|Movie Star]]" by [[Steve Aoki]]
*2022: “Escape From my Reality” by Scary Kids Scaring Kids
*2023: "Still the Dumb One" by Pardyalone
*2023: "Blame Me for Everything" by [[Lil Lotus]]
*2023: "Figure Me Out" by weknewnothing
*2024: "Flyin' Pass" (Remix) by Caldwell
*2024: "I’d Rather Overdose" by Honestav
*2024: "Me & My Friends" by Audio Chateau

==Books==

===Non-fiction books===
*2012: ''Did I Ever Wake Up?''

===Poetry books===
*2015: ''My Dear Pink''
*2018: ''So Long Los Angeles''

===Journals===
*2015: "Happy to Be Here"
*2016: "Happy to Be Here Pt. 2"
*2019: "Happy to Be Here Pt. 3"

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2021
|''[[Bashira]]''
|Club Owner
|
|<ref>{{Citation |last=Nickson |first=Fong |title=Bashira |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8065292/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3 |type=Horror |publisher=Bashira, Egg Story Studios, Robotic Vision |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Measure of Revenge]]''
|Lord MacBeth
|
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Measure of Revenge (2022) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt9075388/fullcredits |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Good Mourning (film)|Good Mourning]]''
|Dylan
|Also director, writer, and producer<br>[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director]]
Nominated – [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture]]<br>
Nominated - [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]]<br>
Nominated - [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay]]<br>
Nominated - [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo]]
|<ref>{{Citation |last1=Kelly |first1=Machine Gun |title=Good Mourning |date=2022-05-20 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15331186/ |type=Comedy |publisher=Cedar Park Studios, Raven Capital Management |access-date=2022-05-12 |last2=Sun |first2=Mod}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2018
|''[[Cooking on High]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|2 episodes
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Cooking on High |date=2018-06-22 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8521728/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_6 |type=Game-Show |publisher=Stage 13 |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Ridiculousness (TV series)|''Ridiculousness'']]
|Episode: "Mod Sun"
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Mod Sun |date=2021-06-20 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14888160/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_2 |series=Ridiculousness |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|}

=== Internet ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2017
|''Album''
|Himself
|credited as writer
|<ref>{{Citation |last=Easterling |first=Michael |title=Album |date=2017-03-10 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6633730/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_3 |type=Short, Adventure |publisher=Talkboy TV |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''I Remember Way Too Much''
|Himself
|
|<ref>{{Citation |title=I Remember Way Too Much (Video 2019) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10793580/fullcredits |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Downfalls High]]''
|
|Director, writer, cameo
|<ref>{{Citation |last1=Kelly |first1=Machine Gun |title=Downfalls High |date=2021-01-15 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13722764/?ref_=nm_knf_t1 |type=Drama, Musical, Romance |publisher=AS Entertainment, Moonlight Cinema |access-date=2022-05-12 |last2=Sun |first2=Mod}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''Remember Me Just Like This''
|Himself
|Subject of documentary
|<ref>{{Citation |title=MOD SUN - DOCUMENTARY "Remember Me Just Like This" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q43f5XIc3AM |language=en |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|+ List of music videos directed, showing year released
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Title
! scope="col" |Artist
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |2014
|"Sail"
| rowspan="2" |[[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]]
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Machine Gun Kelly: Sail |date=2014-04-23 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12158584/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12 |type=Music |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|"All Night Long"
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Machine Gun Kelly: All Night Long |date=2016-04-29 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12158502/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11 |type=Music |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|"Shoot 'Em Down" <small>(feat. Machine Gun Kelly & Blackbear)</small>
|Mod Sun
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mod Sun - Shoot 'Em Down (feat. Machine Gun Kelly & Blackbear) (Official Video) - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZvvmkk9L3M |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|"Sublime remiXX"
| rowspan="3" |Machine Gun Kelly
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Machine Gun Kelly x Mod Sun - Sublime (remiXX) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1S-JgXAvQU |access-date=July 26, 2019 |website=www.youtube.com |publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|"[[Concert for Aliens]]"
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Machine Gun Kelly: Concert for Aliens |date=2020-08-13 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12916772/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7 |type=Music |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|"Drunk Face"
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Machine Gun Kelly: Drunk Face |date=2020-09-30 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13223184/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6 |type=Music |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
|[[Flames (Mod Sun song)|"Flames"]] (f<small>eat. Avril Lavigne)</small>
| rowspan="2" |Mod Sun
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Mod Sun Feat. Avril Lavigne: Flames |date=2021-01-22 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13912668/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3 |type=Music |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|"Amnesia"
|<ref>{{Citation |title=MOD SUN - "Amnesia" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCYxPZhMmJE |language=en |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|"[[Bite Me (song)|Bite Me]]" <small>(Acoustic Version)</small>
|[[Avril Lavigne]]
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Avril Lavigne: Bite Me (Acoustic Version) |date=2021-12-17 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16590038/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2 |type=Music |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|"Down" <small>(feat. Travis Barker)</small>
| rowspan="2" |Mod Sun
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=MOD SUN - "Down" (Feat. Travis Barker) OFFICIAL VIDEO - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmYMSNd3zjw |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|“Rich Kids Ruin Everything"
|<ref>{{Citation |title=MOD SUN - "Rich Kids Ruin Everything" OFFICIAL VIDEO |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXU7izcKIo8 |language=en |access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|"Just My Type"
|[[Palaye Royale]]
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmybyHBbO0Y |title=PALAYE ROYALE - Just My Type (Official Music Video) |language=en |access-date=2024-05-11 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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