List of songs recorded by Motion City Soundtrack
American rock band Motion City Soundtrack recorded songs for six studio albums, various soundtracks, compilations, and non-album singles. The majority of the group's original material was written by vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre. The band also recorded cover versions of other artists' songs at various points throughout their career, including by the Beatles, Limbeck, the Police, R.E.M., the Rentals, Rilo Kiley, Trampled by Turtles, and the Weakerthans. In all, the group has recorded 111 songs, nine of which are covers.
Songs
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| † | Indicates single release |
| • | Indicates cover versions |
| Song | Album | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "1000 Paper Cranes" | Kids for America | 2000 | [3] |
| "4th of December" | Kids for America | 2000 | [3] |
| "@!#?@!" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "Alcohol Eyes" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "A Life Less Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" † | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "Always Running Out of Time" | Almost Alice | 2010 | [6] |
| "Antonia" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Anything at All" | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "A-OK" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Attractive Today" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Autographs & Apologies " | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Back to the Beat" | Back to the Beat | 2000 | [11][12] |
| "Bad Idea" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Better Open the Door" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Bomb Pops" | Kids for America | 2000 | [3] |
| "Boombox Generation" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Bottom Feeder" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Boxelder" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Broken Arrow" | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Broken Heart" † | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Calling All Cops" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Cambridge" | Kids for America | 2000 | [3][9] |
| "Can't Finish What You Started" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Capital H" | Back to the Beat | 2000 | [11][12][9] |
| "Carolina" † | "Promenade / Carolina" | 1999 | [13] |
| "Circuits and Wires" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "The Coma Kid" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "The Conversation" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Crooked Ways" † | Non-album single | 2020 | |
| "Days Will Run Away" | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Delirium" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "A Dip in the Ocean" | Saving for a Custom Van | 2020 | [14] |
| "Disappear" † | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "Don't Call It a Comeback" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Everyone Will Die" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Everything Is Alright" † | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Everything Is Fine" | Panic Stations (Japanese Bonus Track) | 2016 | [8] |
| "Even If It Kills Me" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Feel Like Rain" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Fell in Love Without You" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Floating Down the River" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "The Future Freaks Me Out" † | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Give Up/Give In" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Gravity" | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Hangman" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Happy Anniversary" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Heavy Boots" | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Hello Helicopter" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "The Here Away" | Back to the Beat | 2000 | [11] |
| "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" † | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "Here Comes the Sun" • | Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 | 2011 | [15] |
| "History Lesson" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "Hold Me Down" † | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Hysteria" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "I Can Feel You " | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Indoor Living" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Inside Out" † | Non-album single | 2013 | |
| "Intersection" | Kids for America | 2000 | [3] |
| "Invisible Monsters" | Commit This to Memory (Deluxe Edition) | 2006 | [16] |
| "It Had to Be You" † | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" † | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "It's (Sort of) A Pleasure to Meet You" (with Dan Campbell) |
(Sort of) A Song for Patsy Cline / It's (Sort of) a Pleasure to Meet You | 2015 | [17] |
| "Last Night" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Left and Leaving" • | Friends | 2014 | [18] |
| "L.G. FUAD" † | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Lose Control" † | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Make Out Kids" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "Major Leagues" | Making Moves Vol. 6 | 2012 | [19] |
| "Mary Without Sound" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Modern Chemistry" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "My Favorite Accident" † | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "My Valuable Hunting Knife" • | "The Future Freaks Me Out" | 2003 | [20] |
| "Not Asking You to Leave" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | |
| "Opening Night" | Back to the Beat | 2000 | [11] |
| "Over It Now" | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Perfect Teeth" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Pictures of Success" • | Making Moves Vol. 6 | 2012 | [19] |
| "Plymouth Rock" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | |
| "Point of Extinction" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Pop Song 89" • | Punk Goes 80's | 2005 | [21] |
| "Promenade" † | "Promenade / Carolina" | 1999 | [13] |
| "Pulp Fiction" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "Red Dress" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Resolution" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "The Samurai Code" | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Severance" | Making Moves Vol. 6 | 2012 | [19] |
| "Shiver" | I Am the Movie | 2003 | [9] |
| "Skin and Bones" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "So Long Farewell" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | |
| "Son of a Gun" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Stand Too Close" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "Stop Talking" † | Soundtrack for the film 'Dìdi' | 2024 | [22] |
| "Sunday Warning" | Kids for America | 2000 | [3][23] |
| "Sunny Day" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | |
| "The Sun Woke Up the Whole State" • | Motion City Soundtrack / Limbeck | 2004 | [24] |
| "This Is for Real" † | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Throw Down" | Back to the Beat | 2000 | [11][12] |
| "Timelines" † | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Time Turned Fragile" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "TKO" † | Panic Stations | 2015 | [8] |
| "Together We'll Ring in the New Year" | Commit This to Memory | 2005 | [10] |
| "True Romance" † | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "Truth Hits Everybody" • | ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police | 2005 | [25] |
| "Waiting" • | Lost Out in the Machinery – Songs of the Rentals | 2010 | [26] |
| "Wait So Long" • | Wait So Long / Disappear | 2011 | [27] |
| "The Weakends" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "When "You're" Around" | Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack | 2004 | [23][10] |
| "Where I Belong" | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | [7] |
| "Worker Bee" | My Dinosaur Life | 2010 | [4] |
| "The Worst Is Yet to Come" | Go | 2012 | [5] |
| "The Worst Part..." | Even If It Kills Me | 2007 | |
References
[edit]- General
- "Motion City Soundtrack: Songs". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- Specific
- ^ "Exclusive Streams: Motion City Soundtrack and Trampled by Turtles Cover Each Other". Rolling Stone. November 11, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ Tyler Sharp (October 5, 2015). "The Wonder Years, Motion City Soundtrack announce split seven-inch". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Kids for America (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Self-released. 2000.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l My Dinosaur Life (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Columbia Records. 2010. 88697190742.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Go (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2012. 87202-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Almost Alice (liner notes). Various Artists. Buena Vista Records. 2010. D000516602.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Even If It Kills Me (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2007. 86862-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Panic Stations (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records/The Boombox Generation. 2015. 87374-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n I Am the Movie (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2003. 86679-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Commit This to Memory (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2005. 86750-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e Back to the Beat (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Modern Radio Record Label/Sound In Motion Recordings. 2000. sim/01.0.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Motion City Soundtrack / Schatzi (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack/Schatzi. Doghouse Records. 2003. DOG095.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Promenade / Carolina (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Soundinmotion. 1999. 001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kaufman, Gil (June 16, 2020). "All-Star Adam Schlesinger Tribute Album 'Saving For a Custom Van' Benefits COVID-19 Relief". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 (liner notes). Various Artists. Vega Productions. 2011.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Commit This to Memory (Deluxe Edition) (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2006. 86802-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ (Sort of) A Song for Patsy Cline / It's (Sort of) a Pleasure to Meet You (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack/The Wonder Years. Hopeless Records. 2015. HR2185-7.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Friends (liner notes). Various Artists. Fadeaway Records. 2014. FA010D.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Making Moves Vol. 6 (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Mad Dragon Records/The Boombox Generation. 2012. MDR-030.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Future Freaks Me Out (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2003. 1142-1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Punk Goes 80's (liner notes). Various Artists. Fearless Records. 2005. FRL 30075-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tate, Jason. "New Motion City Soundtrack Song to Debut in Film". corus.fm. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack (liner notes). Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2004. 86728-1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Motion City Soundtrack / Limbeck (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack/Limbeck. Blue Collar Distro. 2004. BCD002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police (liner notes). Various Artists. The Militia Group. 2005. TMG025-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Lost Out in the Machinery – Songs of the Rentals (liner notes). Various Artists. Ki/oon Music. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Wait So Long / Disappear (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack/Trampled By Turtles. The Boombox Generation/Banjodad Records. 2011. MCS-TBT.
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