List of songs in Guitar Hero 5


Guitar Hero 5 is the fifth main title in the Guitar Hero series of rhythm games, released worldwide in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and 3 and Wii consoles. In the game, players use special instrument controllers to simulate the playing of lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals for rock and other songs. Players are awarded points by performing specific actions on the controllers to match notes that scroll on screen that correspond with the appropriate instrument. Successfully hitting notes increases the player's scoring and performance meter, while missing too many notes will lower the performance meter and may cause the song to end prematurely. Songs can be played either by oneself, competitively with other players in several game modes, or cooperative with up to three other players in their own virtual band. Although traditionally a four-player band can have one player on each instrument, Guitar Hero 5 allows any four-player combination of these instruments to be used, such as a band composed of four drummers. Guitar Hero 5 is considered by its developers to be an expansion of the series into more "social play", featuring modes such as Party Play, which allows players to drop in and out and change difficulty in the middle of a song without worrying about failing or losing points.
Guitar Hero 5 is distributed with 85 songs on-disc, many being from artists that have yet to have their music featured in a rhythm video game, and more than half having been published in the last decade. The setlist was considered the weakest part of the game; although it was praised for its diversity, critics believed that the widely varying genres represented would mean that players would not enjoy every song in the game. Guitar Hero 5 is the first game in the series to reuse content from previous Guitar Hero games. Most of the existing [|downloadable content] for Guitar Hero World Tour can be reused in Guitar Hero 5 without additional cost, while for a small fee, players can import a selection of songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Smash Hits into Guitar Hero 5. Such content is incorporated into the main game modes. Critics praised the ability to reuse content from older games, but felt that more songs should have been transferable when the game was launched. Activision no longer provides new downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5 since the release of in September 2010.

Main setlist

Excluding its downloadable content, Guitar Hero 5 features 85 songs, all based on master recordings or live performances, from 83 musicians. Tracks from 30 artists represent their "music-rhythm video game debut". Game director Brian Bright has called the track list "fresh"; 25% of the songs were released in the last 18 months, and more than 50% from the current decade. Unlike previous versions of the Guitar Hero series, in which players must work through a career mode to unlock all the songs in the game, all songs in Guitar Hero 5 are unlocked and are playable in any mode from the start. However, a Career mode is presented in the game, similar to ', in which players acquire a number of stars from their performances in earlier venues to unlock new venues. The song order within the venues remains the same regardless of the number of players or the instruments played. Venues are generally ordered by overall song difficulty; songs become more difficult in later venues. Also, 69 of the songs are importable into Band Hero for a nominal fee.
Critics appreciated many of Guitar Hero 5s features, but found the soundtrack to be the weakest feature of the game. Matt Helgeson of Game Informer called the track list "extremely diverse", and Arthur Gies of GameSpy felt that the song selection was based on "careful consideration for the most part", to avoid songs with short-lived appeal. However, the variety of songs was found to also work against the game. Reviewers noted that players would find songs they liked, but at the same time, would find songs they loathed. Erik Brudvig of IGN noted that while "the goal was to include a bit of everything", the range of songs on the track list "ensure that nobody will like everything on the disc". The soundtrack's diversity also affected the Career progression; while the guitar difficulty progression in the Career mode was considered better than in previous games, it left the vocals and drummer progression "all over the place".
The songs in Guitar Hero 5
s track list are listed below, including the year of the song's recording, song title, artist, venue where the song is played in the Career progression, and whether or not the track is exportable for Band Hero, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock'' or other future games.
YearSongArtistCareer VenueGenreExportable
1984"2 Minutes to Midnight"Iron MaidenMetal
1973"20th Century Boy"T. RexGlam Rock
1969"21st Century Schizoid Man"King CrimsonProg Rock
2008"A-Punk"Vampire WeekendSurf Rock
1967"All Along the Watchtower"Bob DylanBlues Rock
2006"All The Pretty Faces"Alternative
1976"American Girl"Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersClassic Rock
2009"Back Round"WolfmotherHard Rock
2001"Bleed American"Jimmy Eat WorldEmo
2008"Blue Day"Darker My LoveIndie Rock
2005"Blue Orchid"Blues Rock
2007"Brianstorm"Arctic MonkeysAlternative
2009"Bring the Noise 20XX"Public Enemy featuring Zakk WyldeHip Hop
1995"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"Alternative
2007"Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"Band of HorsesIndie Rock
1994"Comedown"BushGrunge
1982"Dancing with Myself"Billy IdolNew Wave
2002"Deadbolt"ThriceAlternative
2007"Demon"Darkest HourDeath Metal
1995"Disconnected"Face to FacePop Punk
2008"Done with Everything, Die for Nothing"Children of BodomDeath Metal
1976"Do You Feel Like We Do?" Peter FramptonClassic Rock
1997"Du Hast"RammsteinIndustrial
2000"Ex-Girlfriend"No DoubtPop Rock
1975"Fame"David BowieClassic Rock
2005"Feel Good Inc."GorillazHip Hop
2008"Gamma Ray"BeckAlternative
1992"Gratitude"Beastie BoysHip Hop
1982"Hungry Like the Wolf"Duran DuranNew Wave
1982"Hurts So Good"John MellencampRock
2006"Incinerate"Sonic YouthAlternative
2002"In My Place"ColdplayPop Rock
2007"In the Meantime"SpacehogAlternative
1976"Jailbreak"Thin LizzyHard Rock
2000"Judith"Perfect CircleA Perfect CircleAlternative
2000"Kryptonite"3 Doors DownAlternative Rock
2000"L.A."Elliott SmithIndie Rock
1992"Lithium" NirvanaGrunge
1981"Lonely Is the Night"Billy SquierRock
1983"Looks That Kill"Metal
1993"Lust for Life" Iggy PopPunk
2008"Maiden, Mother & Crone"Hard Rock
2007"Make It wit Chu"Queens of the Stone AgeBlues Rock
2009"Medicate"AFIRock
2008"Mirror People"Love and RocketsAlternative
1992"Nearly Lost You"Screaming TreesGrunge
2008"Never Miss a Beat"Kaiser ChiefsIndie Rock
1993"No One to Depend On" SantanaClassic Rock
2003"One Big Holiday"My Morning JacketIndie Rock
1995"Only Happy When It Rains"GarbagePop Rock
1976"Play That Funky Music"Wild CherryFunk
2001"Plug In Baby"MuseAlternative
1963"Ring of Fire"Johnny CashCountry
2001"The Rock Show"Blink-182Pop Punk
1989"Runnin' Down a Dream"Tom PettyRock
1973"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"Elton JohnClassic Rock
2008"Scatterbrain" Jeff BeckProg Rock
2008"Send a Little Love Token"Alternative
1994"Seven"Sunny Day Real EstateAlternative
2008"Sex on Fire"Kings of LeonRock
1976"Shout It Out Loud"KissClassic Rock
2008"Six Days a Week"Punk
1991"Smells Like Teen Spirit"NirvanaGrunge
2008"Sneak Out"Rose Hill DriveBlues Rock
1978"So Lonely"Rock
1997"Song 2"BlurAlternative
2006"Sowing Season "Brand NewIndie Rock
1980"The Spirit of Radio" RushProg Rock
2006"Steady, As She Goes"Blues Rock
2006"Streamline Woman"Gov't MuleSouthern Rock
1978"Sultans of Swing"Dire StraitsClassic Rock
1972"Superstition"Stevie WonderFunk
1992"Sweating Bullets"MegadethMetal
1968"Sympathy for the Devil"Blues Rock
2008"They Say"Scars on BroadwayHard Rock
1982"Under Pressure"Queen and David BowieRock
2008"Wannabe in L.A."Eagles of Death MetalAlternative
1973"We're an American Band"Grand Funk RailroadClassic Rock
1996"What I Got"SublimeSurf Rock
1996"Why Bother?"WeezerPop Punk
2006"Wolf Like Me"TV on the RadioAlternative
1999"Woman From Tokyo" Deep PurpleHard Rock
2008"You and Me"Attack! Attack!Pop Rock
1986"You Give Love a Bad Name"Bon JoviHard Rock
1998"Younk Funk"Funk

Song does not contain parts for one or more instruments
Song contains both a single and double bass drums chart.

Importable content

On release of Guitar Hero 5, 35 of the songs from World Tour and 21 from Smash Hits are importable into Guitar Hero 5 for a small fee, and are treated as downloadable content for the game playable in all game modes; the World Tour export was available on release, while the Smash Hits export was available a few days afterwards. Furthermore, 61 of the 65 tracks from Band Hero are importable into Guitar Hero 5. All transferred songs are also playable in Band Hero. However, Guitar Hero 5 is not backwards-compatible with World Tour. The transfer process requires the player to enter a unique code from the World Tour or Smash Hits manual to be able to redownload available songs in a pack or individual songs that have been updated to include the new features. Players on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 can delete individual songs after downloading the pack. Some songs are not transferable because of licensing issues—not technical issues—according to Bright. Tim Riley, the head of music licensing at Activision, stated that the company will continue to seek licenses for more songs from previous games and downloadable content to be exported into Guitar Hero 5, but cannot guarantee that these songs will be licensed for future Guitar Hero games. While reviewers appreciated Activision's efforts to allow the importing of songs from previous games, they felt that the small number of tracks that were available at launch was at odds with the impression that Activision had made of the process before the game's release.
On September 28, 2010, 39 songs from were also made available to import. These were the last downloadable songs made available for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero before the move to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock ended the flow of DLC for those games.

Downloadable content

Guitar Hero 5 supports downloadable content; the first songs were made available shortly after the game's release. In addition, 152 of the 158 available downloadable songs for Guitar Hero World Tour are forward-compatible with Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero; the existing content is automatically upgraded to include all features new to these games and was immediately available to players upon release of Guitar Hero 5. Downloaded songs can be used in all game modes, provided all players have the song, including in the game's Career mode when players are given the option to select any song to play. The entire Guitar Hero 5 DLC library is also available in Band Hero, and vice versa, so both games embrace the same DLC library.
September 7, 2010 saw the release of the last track pack for Guitar Hero 5; All existing Guitar Hero 5 downloadable content is forward-compatible with Warriors of Rock, however, Warriors of Rock add-on content is not backward-compatible with Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.
YearSong titleArtistPack nameGenreRelease date
1969"Prodigal Son" Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones Live Track PackRock
1969"You Gotta Move" Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones Live Track PackRock
1969"Under My Thumb" Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones Live Track PackRock
1969"I'm Free" Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones Live Track PackRock
1969" Satisfaction" Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones Live Track PackRock
2009"100 Little Curses"Street Sweeper Social ClubStreet Sweeper Social Club Track PackRock
2009"Fight! Smash! Win!"Street Sweeper Social ClubStreet Sweeper Social Club Track PackRock
2009"Somewhere in the World It's Midnight"Street Sweeper Social ClubStreet Sweeper Social Club Track PackRock
2009"Beautiful Thieves"AFIAFI Track PackPop Punk
2003"Girl's Not Grey"AFIAFI Track PackPop Punk
2006AFIAFI Track PackPop Punk
2005"Munich"EditorsYeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track PackRock
2008"The Geeks Were Right"Yeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track PackRock
2009"Dull Life"Yeah Yeah YeahsYeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track PackRock
1998"Mexicola"Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age Track PackRock
1998"Avon"Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age Track PackRock
1998"How to Handle a Rope"Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age Track PackRock
1981"The Stroke"Billy SquierBilly Squier Track PackRock
1982"Everybody Wants You"Billy SquierBilly Squier Track PackRock
2009"When She Comes to Me"Billy SquierBilly Squier Track PackRock
2009"Pilgrim"WolfmotherWolfmother Track PackAlternative
2009"California Queen"WolfmotherWolfmother Track PackAlternative
2009"Cosmic Egg"WolfmotherWolfmother Track PackAlternative
1981"Freeze Frame"J. Geils BandThe J. Geils BandClassic Rock 2 Track PackClassic Rock
1975"Show Me the Way" Peter FramptonClassic Rock 2 Track PackClassic Rock
1979"Lay It on the Line"TriumphClassic Rock 2 Track PackClassic Rock
1992"Gor-Gor"GWARAll Hallows' Eve Track PackMetal
1996"The Beautiful People"Marilyn MansonAll Hallows' Eve Track PackIndustrial
1982"Astro Zombies"MisfitsAll Hallows' Eve Track PackPunk
1998"Fly Away"Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz Track PackRock
2004"Lady"Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz Track PackPop Rock
1989"Let Love Rule"Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz Track PackRock
1979"I Was Made for Lovin' You"KissKiss Track PackClassic Rock
1983"Lick It Up"KissKiss Track PackClassic Rock
2009"Modern Day Delilah"KissKiss Track PackClassic Rock
2006"Lemon Frosting"Bunny KnutsonNeversoft Thanks the Fans Track PackRock
2009"RockNRola"Nancy FullforceNeversoft Thanks the Fans Track PackRock
2009"From the Blue/Point of No Return/T.T.R.T.S"An Endless SporadicNeversoft Thanks the Fans Track PackProgressive Rock
2009"Love Holds It Down"Dom LiberatiNeversoft Thanks the Fans Track PackRock
2009"You Really Like Me"DavidicusNeversoft Thanks the Fans Track PackRock
2009"Guilty Pleasures"Tony SolisNeversoft Thanks the Fans Track PackProgressive Rock
2009"Panic Attack!"Fall of TroyThe Fall of TroyThe Fall of Troy Track PackAlternative
2009"A Classic Case of Transference"Fall of TroyThe Fall of TroyThe Fall of Troy Track PackAlternative
2009"Single"Fall of TroyThe Fall of TroyThe Fall of Troy Track PackAlternative
2009"All the Right Moves"OneRepublicOneRepublic Track PackPop Rock
2009"Everybody Loves Me"OneRepublicOneRepublic Track PackPop Rock
2007"Mercy"OneRepublicOneRepublic Track PackPop Rock
2003"Hi-Speed Soul"Nada SurfIndie Rock Track PackRock
1994"Cut Your Hair"PavementIndie Rock Track PackRock
2005"Sister Jack"SpoonIndie Rock Track PackRock
2008"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"Steve OuimetteSingleRock
2006"Our Song"Taylor SwiftCelebrity New Years Rock Track PackCountry
2002"Harder to Breathe"Maroon 5Celebrity New Years Rock Track PackPop Rock
2000"New"No DoubtCelebrity New Years Rock Track PackPop Rock
2009"Lonesome Road Blues"Joe BonamassaNew Blues Masters Track PackBlues
2009"Who I Am"Tyler BryantNew Blues Masters Track PackBlues
2009"Broken Man"Scott McKeonNew Blues Masters Track PackBlues
2010"Holiday"Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend Track PackAlternative
2008"The Kids Don't Stand a Chance"Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend Track PackAlternative
2010"Cousins"Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend Track PackAlternative
2009"Laser Cannon Deth Sentence"DethklokMetal Track PackDeath Metal
2009"Still I Rise"Shadows FallMetal Track PackMetal
2009"Twilight of the Thunder God"Amon AmarthMetal Track PackDeath Metal
1970"Travelin' Band"Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater Revival Track PackClassic Rock
1969"Bad Moon Rising"Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater Revival Track PackClassic Rock
1969"Proud Mary"Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater Revival Track PackClassic Rock
2005"Attack"Thirty Seconds to Mars30 Seconds to Mars Track PackAlternative
2005"From Yesterday"Thirty Seconds to Mars30 Seconds to Mars Track PackAlternative
2009"Kings and Queens"Thirty Seconds to Mars30 Seconds to Mars Track PackAlternative
2004"Sooner or Later"Breaking BenjaminBreaking Benjamin Track PackAlternative
2006"Until the End"Breaking BenjaminBreaking Benjamin Track PackAlternative
2009"Give Me a Sign"Breaking BenjaminBreaking Benjamin Track PackAlternative
2009"Can You Take Me"Third Eye BlindThird Eye Blind Track PackAlternative
1997"Losing a Whole Year"Third Eye BlindThird Eye Blind Track PackAlternative
1999"Never Let You Go"Third Eye BlindThird Eye Blind Track PackAlternative
2001"First Date"Blink-182Blink-182 Track PackPop Punk
1999"All the Small Things"Blink-182Blink-182 Track PackPop Punk
1999"Adam's Song"Blink-182Blink-182 Track PackAlternative
2005"Here It Goes Again"OK GoOK Go Track PackPop Rock
2005"Do What You Want"OK GoOK Go Track PackPop Rock
2002"Get Over It"OK GoOK Go Track PackPop Rock
2008"Requiem for a Dying Song"Flogging MollyFlogging Molly Track PackPunk
2008" Paddy's Lament"Flogging MollyFlogging Molly Track PackPunk
2004"The Seven Deadly Sins"Flogging MollyFlogging Molly Track PackPunk
1987"Girls, Girls, Girls"Mötley Crüe80's Track PackMetal
1981"We Got the Beat"Go-Go'sThe Go-Go's80's Track PackPop Rock
1983"Sister Christian"Night Ranger80's Track PackRock
1973"Free Bird"Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd Track PackSouthern Rock
1973"Simple Man"Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd Track PackSouthern Rock
1973"Gimme Three Steps"Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd Track PackSouthern Rock
2007"Thnks fr th Mmrs"Fall Out BoyFall Out Boy Track PackPop Rock
2007"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"Fall Out BoyFall Out Boy Track PackPop Rock
2007""The Take Over, the Breaks Over""Fall Out BoyFall Out Boy Track PackPop Rock
2008"Gives You Hell"All-American RejectsThe All-American RejectsMixed Singles 1Pop Rock
1991"There's No Other Way"BlurMixed Singles 1Alternative
2008"Addicted"Saving AbelMixed Singles 1Rock
2005"Everything Is Everything"PhoenixPhoenix Track PackAlternative
2009"1901"PhoenixPhoenix Track PackAlternative
2009"Lisztomania"PhoenixPhoenix Track PackAlternative
1971"After Forever"Black SabbathBlack Sabbath Track PackMetal
1971"Into the Void"Black SabbathBlack Sabbath Track PackMetal
1971"Sweet Leaf"Black SabbathBlack Sabbath Track PackMetal
1981"Juke Box Hero"ForeignerClassic Rock 3 Track PackClassic Rock
1976"Sweet Home Alabama" Lynyrd SkynyrdClassic Rock 3 Track PackSouthern Rock
1976"Take the Money and Run"Steve Miller BandClassic Rock 3 Track PackClassic Rock
2010"Face Down"Alpha RevAlternative Pop 1 Track PackAlternative
2009"Low Day"CapraAlternative Pop 1 Track PackPop Rock
2006"You're All I Have"Snow PatrolAlternative Pop 1 Track PackAlternative
1993"Livin' on the Edge"AerosmithAerosmith Track PackRock
1989"Love in an Elevator"AerosmithAerosmith Track PackRock
1987"Rag Doll"AerosmithAerosmith Track PackRock
2008"7 Things"Miley CyrusBand Hero 1 Track PackPop
2009"Here We Go Again"Demi LovatoBand Hero 1 Track PackPop
2009"Falling Down"Selena Gomez & the SceneBand Hero 1 Track PackPop
2010"Between the Lines"Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots Track PackAlternative
1993"Plush"Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots Track PackAlternative
1992"Sex Type Thing"Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots Track PackAlternative
2010"God Save the Queen" Steve OuimetteNational Anthem Track PackRock
2010"Il Canto degli Italiani" Steve OuimetteNational Anthem Track PackRock
2010"La Marseillaise" Steve OuimetteNational Anthem Track PackRock
2010"Lied der Deutschen" Steve OuimetteNational Anthem Track PackRock
2010"The Star-Spangled Banner" Steve OuimetteNational Anthem Track PackRock
1971"I'm Eighteen"Alice CooperAlice Cooper Track PackHard Rock
1972"School's Out"Alice CooperAlice Cooper Track PackHard Rock
1975"Welcome to My Nightmare"Alice CooperAlice Cooper Track PackHard Rock
2007"Dear Maria, Count Me In"All Time LowAll Time Low Track PackPop Punk
2009"Weightless"All Time LowAll Time Low Track PackPop Punk
2010"Damned If I Do Ya " All Time LowAll Time Low Track PackPop Punk
2009"Fireflies"Owl CityPop 1 Track PackElectronic
2008"Just Dance"Lady Gaga Pop 1 Track PackDance
2002"This Love"Maroon 5Pop 1 Track PackPop Rock
1979"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"QueenQueen 2 Track PackClassic Rock
1974"Killer Queen"QueenQueen 2 Track PackClassic Rock
1976"Somebody to Love"QueenQueen 2 Track PackClassic Rock
2007"Afterlife"Avenged SevenfoldAvenged Sevenfold Track PackMetal
2007"Almost Easy"Avenged SevenfoldAvenged Sevenfold Track PackMetal
2007"Scream"Avenged SevenfoldAvenged Sevenfold Track PackMetal
2000"Down With The Sickness"DisturbedDisturbed Track PackNu Metal
2008"Indestructible"DisturbedDisturbed Track PackNu Metal
2005"Stricken"DisturbedDisturbed Track PackNu Metal
2008"Devour"ShinedownShinedown Track PackAlternative
2008"Second Chance"ShinedownShinedown Track PackAlternative
2008"Sound Of Madness"ShinedownShinedown Track PackAlternative
2002"The Taste of Ink"UsedThe UsedThe Used Track PackPop Rock
2007"The Bird and the Worm"UsedThe UsedThe Used Track PackPop Rock
2007"Pretty Handsome Awkward"UsedThe UsedThe Used Track PackPop Rock
2001"Fat Lip"Sum 41Sum 41 Track PackPop Punk
2001"In Too Deep"Sum 41Sum 41 Track PackPop Punk
2002"Still Waiting"Sum 41Sum 41 Track PackPop Punk
2005"Beverly Hills"WeezerWeezer Track PackPop Rock
2008"Pork and Beans"WeezerWeezer Track PackPop Rock
2001"Island in the Sun"WeezerWeezer Track PackPop Rock
1992"Symphony of Destruction"MegadethMegadeth Track PackMetal
1990"Hangar 18"MegadethMegadeth Track PackMetal
1986"Peace Sells"MegadethMegadeth Track PackMetal
2000"Southtown"P.O.D.P.O.D. Track PackPop Rock
2001"Youth of the Nation"P.O.D.P.O.D. Track PackRap Rock
2002"Boom"P.O.D.P.O.D. Track PackNu Metal
2003"I Stand Alone"GodsmackRock 1 Track PackMetal
2000"Last Resort"Papa RoachRock 1 Track PackNu Metal
1998"The Dope Show"Marilyn MansonRock 1 Track PackIndustrial
1998"Blue Monday"OrgyRock 1 Track PackIndustrial
1999"Nookie"Limp BizkitRock 1 Track PackNu Metal
1989"Epic"Faith No MoreRock 1 Track PackRock

Song is available at no cost.
Song is not available on Wii.
Song is based on Band Hero.
Song was released for the PS3 on May 11, 2010.
Song was released for the 360 and PS3 on May 25, 2010.
This song is no longer available for download.