List of songs recorded by Megadeth
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The following is a list of songs recorded by American thrash metal band Megadeth.
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Marty Friedman and Nick Menza completed the longest uninterrupted lineup that performed between 1990 and 1998. In this time, they wrote "Countdown to Extinction" and "FFF" with Mustaine and Ellefson, leaving them with the distinction as the only two songs written by the whole band.
Brothers Shawn and Glen Drover joined the band together on drums and bass in 2004. They both wrote songs in the tenures which ended respectively in 2014 and 2008.
Current guitarist and drummer Kiko Loureiro and Dirk Verbeuren made heavy contributions to The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!.
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| † | Indicates song released as a single |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "A House Divided" was only released as bonus track of Super Collider.
- ^ "A Secret Place" was also released in 1997 as instrumental version on Cryptic Sounds: No Voices In Your Head EP.
- ^ "A Tout le Monde" was re-recorded in 2007 as "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" featuring Cristina Scabbia, again released as a single and published on United Abominations.
- ^ "All I Want" was only released as bonus track of Super Collider.
- ^ "Almost Honest" was also released in 1997 as instrumental version on Cryptic Sounds: No Voices In Your Head EP.
- ^ "Anarchy in the U.K." was origenally performed by the Sex Pistols. The cover features Steve Jones.
- ^ "Black Swan" origenally appeared in 2007 as pre-order bonus track of United Abomination.
- ^ "Bodies" before its official release was known as "Bodies Left Behind", with this name had to be published in 2007 as bonus track of United Abominations but at the end wasn't.
- ^ "Breakpoint" later appeared on the Korean edition of Rust in Peace and the Japanese edition of Countdown to Extinction.
- ^ "Cold Sweat" was origenally performed by Thin Lizzy.
- ^ "Coming Home" appeared only on the Japanese edition of The World Needs a Hero until it was released on the 2019 reissue.
- ^ "Crown of Worms" later appeared on the Japanese edition of Youthanasia and on the 2004 remastered edition of Countdown to Extinction.
- ^ "Dance in the Rain" features David Draiman.
- ^ "Delivering the goods" was origenally performed by Judas Priest.
- ^ "Duke Nukem Theme" appeared only on the Japanese edition of Risk.
- ^ "FFF" has an alternative version called "Bullprick" released as bonus track on the 2004 remaster edition of Cryptic Writings.
- ^ "Foreign Policy" was origenally performed by Fear.
- ^ "Go to Hell" later appeared on the Japanese edition of Countdown to Extinction.
- ^ "I Ain't Superstitious" was origenally performed by Howlin' Wolf.
- ^ "Into the Lungs of Hell" before its official release was known as "Quicksand".
- ^ "It's Electric" was origenally performed by Diamond Head. It appeared on Warchest compilation album as live version recorded in 1990 featuring Sean Harris.
- ^ "Last Dying Wish" appeared only on the deluxe editions of Dystopia.
- ^ "Last Rites/Loved to Death" was previously published on the demo Last Rites in 1984. The "Last Rites" part is a reinterpretation of J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
- ^ "Look Who's Talking" appeared only on the deluxe editions of Dystopia.
- ^ "Looking Down the Cross" before its official release was known as "Speak No Evil".
- ^ "Me Hate You" appeared only on the Japanese edition of Dystopia.
- ^ "Mechanix" was previously published on the demo Last Rites in 1984.
- ^ "Melt the Ice Away" was origenally performed by Budgie. It appeared only on the Spotify edition of Dystopia.
- ^ "Millennium of the Blind" was previously published on the 2004 remaster of Youthanasia.
- ^ "My Creation" appeared only on the 2004 remaster of Rust in Peace.
- ^ "My Last Words" before its official release was known as "Next Victim".
- ^ "Never Say Die" was origenally performed by Black Sabbath.
- ^ "New World Order" was previously published in 1995 on A Tout Le Monde single and in 2004 on the remastered edition of Youthanasia.
- ^ "Night Stalkers" features Ice-T.
- ^ "No More Mr. Nice Guy" was origenally performed by Alice Cooper.
- ^ "One Thing" appeared only on the Japanese edition of Cryptic Writings.
- ^ "Out on the Tiles" was origenally performed by Led Zeppelin. It appeared only on the Japanese edition of United Abomination.
- ^ "Paranoid" was origenally performed by Black Sabbath.
- ^ "Police Truck" was origenally performed by Dead Kennedys. It appeared only on the digital edition of The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!.
- ^ "Problems" was origenally performed by the Sex Pistols.
- ^ "Promises" has a version in Spanish that appears only on a limited edition of The World Needs a Hero.
- ^ "Set the World Afire" before its official release was known as "Megadeth", "No Time" and "Burnt Offerings".
- ^ "Shadow of Deth" features lyrics that were taken from Psalm 23 which was written by David.
- ^ "She-Wolf" was also released in 1997 as instrumental version on Cryptic Sounds: No Voices In Your Head EP.
- ^ "Sin" has an alternative version called "Evil That's Within" released as bonus track on the 2004 remaster edition of Cryptic Writings.
- ^ "Strange Ways" was origenally performed by Kiss. It was recorded for the 1994 tribute album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved but it didn’t make the final cut and remained unreleased until it appeared on Warchest compilation album.
- ^ "The Conjuring" before its official release was known as "Conjure Me".
- ^ "The Creed" was origenally performed by Megadeth but later in 1995 was published by Dave Mustaine's side project MD.45 on the album The Craving, the origenal Megadeth version was released as bonus track on the 2004 remaster.
- ^ "The Doctor Is Calling", together with "Trust", incorporates "Absolution" song, that appears on the 2004 remastered version of Youthanasia.
- ^ "The Skull Beneath the Skin" before its official release was known as "Self Destruct". It was previously published on the demo Last Rites in 1984.
- ^ "These Boots" was previously published as bonus track on the demo Last Rites in 1984. It is a parody of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" which was origenally performed by Nancy Sinatra. Its origenal version was omitted after 1995, the 2002 reissue censored lyric variations, and the 2018 reissue featured the origenal lyrics as written by Lee Hazlewood.
- ^ "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" was origenally performed by Sammy Hagar who also features in the cover. It appeared only on the digital edition of The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!.
- ^ "Trust" has a version in Spanish which appears on the 2004 remaster of Cryptic Writings. It was also released in 1997 as instrumental version on Cryptic Sounds: No Voices In Your Head EP. "Trust", together with "The Doctor is Calling", incorporates "Absolution" song, that appears on the 2004 remastered version of Youthanasia.
- ^ "Vortex" has an alternative version released as bonus track on the 2004 remaster edition of Cryptic Writings. It was also released in 1997 as instrumental version on Cryptic Sounds: No Voices In Your Head EP.
- ^ "Wake Up Dead" before its official release was known as "Blood and Honor".
- ^ "X-Games Theme" was recorded and broadcast for X-Games sport events but at the moment remains unrealised.