Activision completes GH5 track list

By Robert Purchese Published 30 July, 2009

Dire Straits! Arctic Monkeys! Stevie!

Activision has completed the Guitar Hero 5 track list and named the final 15 songs.

Among them are videogame debuts for Dire Straits with "Sultans of Swing" and Arctic Monkeys with "Brianstorm". The final tally now sits at 85, all of which will be available to play from the start, remember.

Guitar Hero 5 is due out this September on PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.

The 15 new songs are followed by the full, confirmed tracklist below.

  • 3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"
  • Arctic Monkeys - "Brianstorm"
  • Blink-182 - "The Rock Show"
  • Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing"
  • Jimmy Eat World - "Bleed American"
  • Johnny Cash - "Ring Of Fire"
  • Megadeth - "Sweating Bullets"
  • Mötley Crüe - "Looks That Kill"
  • Muse - "Plug In Baby"
  • Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
  • Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure"
  • Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
  • The Killers - "All The Pretty Faces"
  • The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes"
  • TV On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me"

The rest:

  • A Perfect Circle - "Judith"
  • AFI - "Medicate"
  • Attack! Attack! UK - "You And Me"
  • Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"
  • Beastie Boys - "Gratitude"
  • Beck - "Gamma Ray"
  • Billy Idol - "Dancing With Myself"
  • Billy Squier - "Lonely Is The Night"
  • Blur - "Song 2"
  • Bob Dylan - "All Along The Watchtower"
  • Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"
  • Brand New - "Sowing Season (Yeah)"
  • The Bronx - "Six Days A Week"
  • Bush - "Comedown"
  • Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing"
  • Coldplay - "In My Place"
  • Darker My Love - "Blue Day"
  • Darkest Hour - "Demon(s)"
  • David Bowie - "Fame"
  • Deep Purple - "Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix)"
  • The Derek Trucks Band - "Younk Funk"
  • The Duke Spirit - "Send A Little Love Token"
  • Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"
  • Eagles Of Death Metal - "Wannabe In L.A."
  • Elliott Smith - "L.A."
  • Elton John - "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
  • Face To Face - "Disconnected"
  • Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains"
  • Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc."
  • Gov't Mule - "Streamline Woman"
  • Grand Funk Railroad - "We're An American Band"
  • Iggy Pop - "Lust For Life (Live)"
  • Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight"
  • Jeff Beck - "Scatterbrain (Live)"
  • John Mellencamp - "Hurts So Good"
  • Kaiser Chiefs - "Never Miss A Beat"
  • King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man"
  • Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire"
  • Kiss - "Shout It Out Loud"
  • Love and Rockets - "Mirror People"
  • My Morning Jacket - "One Big Holiday"
  • Nirvana - "Lithium (Live)"
  • No Doubt - "Ex-Girlfriend"
  • Peter Frampton - "Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)"
  • The Police - "So Lonely"
  • Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde - "Bring the Noise 20XX"
  • Queens Of The Stone Age - "Make It Wit Chu"
  • Rammstein - "Du Hast"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy For The Devil"
  • Rose Hill Drive - "Sneak Out"
  • Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio (Live)"
  • Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)"
  • Scars On Broadway - "They Say"
  • Screaming Trees - "Nearly Lost You"
  • Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
  • Sonic Youth - "Incinerate"
  • Spacehog - "In The Meantime"
  • Sublime - "What I Got"
  • Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven"
  • T. Rex - "20th Century Boy"
  • The Sword - "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
  • Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
  • Thrice - "Deadbolt"
  • Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down A Dream"
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl"
  • Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"
  • Weezer - "Why Bother?"
  • The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
  • Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music"
  • Wolfmother - "Back Round"
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Comments (40) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Sir_TimAlot #1 3 years ago

    woah, Plug In Baby has been a long time coming really.

  • cianchristopher #2 3 years ago

    Sultans of Swing is a great song for this series. Most of the others are shite, though. It's called Guitar Hero ffs. Not Indie Music Hero. I always thought a game called Guitar Hero would be packed with songs by Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Allman Bros., etc.

  • Toothball #3 3 years ago

    Well, there's a lot there that I'd like to play. Still sticking to the other side though.

  • asphaltcowboy #4 3 years ago

    Wow... that is actually a really great list. Even Bush are on there! Woo! (We need 'Machinehead' please!)

  • b00n #5 3 years ago

    Not bad, a few good songs. Still think they should bring out two versions: one with this track list for people without internet connection or hard disk, and one version where they just give you a code to download like say 80 songs from a wider online selection (potentially divided between 'difficulty levels' so the gameplay format can still work) for people who prefer that.

    That would be value for money and the tracklist would be perfect for your specific taste!

  • InvisibleCrane #6 3 years ago

    Now this is a list, combined with the news that they put someone way more deserving than Hayley Williams in this game as an actual in game character (Shirley Manson) this game is gonna be awesome
    Edited by 1 at 30/07/09 @ 15:39

  • Evolution #7 3 years ago

    Oh Gods, I hated this track list until they put up Sultans Of Swing (which I hope is the live version). I've wanted that so bad... but I swear it won't make me get the game!... probably.

    Ps: Mark Knopfler rules.

  • Physically_Insane #8 3 years ago

    Oh cool, they've got Brand New. I might have to actually buy this. Great track list.

  • andywilkie35 #9 3 years ago

    There's some great tracks on there so I'll pick it up for sure. Brand New is the deal clincher for me

  • InvisibleCrane #10 3 years ago

    "Oh Gods, I hated this track list until they put up Sultans Of Swing (which I hope is the live version). I've wanted that so bad... but I swear it won't make me get the game!... probably."

    Typical "Wah Wah Wah!, I HATE THIS GAME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW 99% OF THE SONGS" complaint I'm sorry to say

  • paulf #11 3 years ago

    smells like teen spirit = sold

  • Widge #12 3 years ago

    Is there going to be an "import from previous games" function?

  • InvisibleCrane #13 3 years ago

    "smells like teen spirit = sold"

    It amazes me it took so long for this song to show up in these games

  • Canyarion #14 3 years ago

  • Zamn10210 #15 3 years ago

    World Tour had loads of songs I liked when I read the setlist pre-release but then when I actually played the game I realised the setlist was complete shit.

    Reason: I've never heard more than about 50% of the songs but on both Rock Bands I was pleasantly surprised by all the new music. On World Tour practically every song that I didn't already like before playing the game made we want to vomit all over my tiny plastic guitar.

    So, based on past form I'm not going to buy this even though I see lots of good songs on the list.

  • AliRay #16 3 years ago

    "one version where they just give you a code to download like say 80 songs from a wider online selection (potentially divided between 'difficulty levels' so the gameplay format can still work) for people who prefer that.
    That would be value for money and the tracklist would be perfect for your specific taste!"

    Somebody give this guy a job! this would be the best possible way for anyone to make a music game like GH/RB.
    TBH, given the size of the ever-growing RB library, they could actually do this, and let you download exactly the tracks you wanted for the game. At the same time, this gives people a taste of the downloads available and would probably increase DLC sales.

  • Eraysor #17 3 years ago

    Bahahaha. I laugh at this dire list.

  • AliRay #18 3 years ago

    What are you trying to say, Eraysor? be STRAITs with us!

  • AccidentProne #19 3 years ago

    Not a bad list in my opinion. Impressed with the inclusion of Sunny Day Real Estate, Brand New, The Bronx and a fair few others. Quite tempted by this now.

  • cianchristopher #20 3 years ago

    Sweet list, sounds like the GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME. Fuck Ocarina of Time, this is the shit right here, yo!

  • Iain815 #21 3 years ago

    Very superstitious, woo!

    Tempting, but I refuse to pay for another GH game that I will only play rarely.
    Edited by 1 at 30/07/09 @ 16:40

  • CARL05 #22 3 years ago

    An improvement on World Tour imo

  • Markusdragon #23 3 years ago

    You check out guitar george he knows all the chords
    Mind hes strictly rhythm he doesnt want to make it cry or sing
    And an old guitar is all he can afford
    Because both Activision and EA have been pushing up the price of their music game equipment.

  • Evolution #24 3 years ago

    @InvisibleCrane

    Typical elitist reaction to not liking the same music? It's more a case of I don't know 50%, don't care about 45% of the rest. You might think it's fantastic, enjoy the game. I'm going to remain irritated that one of my favourite songs is included in an otherwise mostly uninteresting (to me) list.

  • Zomoniac #25 3 years ago

    The new batch of songs is better than the whole of the rest of the tracklist. Shame the game will no doubt be shite though.

  • bigjimbeef #26 3 years ago

    That track list is amazing. I wasn't gonna bother with this, but there are a few things on there that I just can't miss. Stupid expensive (but awesome) guitar hero.

  • kevwinter #27 3 years ago

    @Sir_TimAlot

    I've been waiting for Knights of Cydonia but I guess Plug in Baby will do for now.

  • HuntingBear #28 3 years ago

    Hmmm, that's actually quite an interesting setlist - probably enough to make me change my mind and buy another guitar hero game. Although Zamn's point about the songs you've never heard of being vastly inferior in GH games than RB is very true in my experience. About time someone released Plug in Baby but i wish harmonix and activision would quit including the Beastie Boys - the instrument tracks tend to be dull and repetitive and its just unfair on whoever happens to have hold of the mic when the game throws up their song and uncomfortable for everyone else to listen to them half-heartedly rap along with cringeworthy lyrics about being "in the back skeezing with a ho"
    Edited by 1 at 30/07/09 @ 20:38

  • Nithron #29 3 years ago

    Gonna rent this methinks.

    I only ever bother playing the songs on guitar, and once you've done the ones you like a couple of times, it's basically over.

  • Domovoi #30 3 years ago

    Dire Straits... so overrated.

    Anyway, kevwinter, you do know Knights of Cydonia is already available in GH3?

  • Bleh #31 3 years ago

    Although I think there milking this out it has Garbage. Aai this is gonna be a tough one.

  • finty13 #32 3 years ago

    @cianchristopher

    Jimmy Page has made it clear that he will never sell out to the corporate whores that are activision so it is doubtful that any Led Zeppelin tracks will ever appear in GH.

  • InvisibleCrane #33 3 years ago

    "@InvisibleCrane

    Typical elitist reaction to not liking the same music? It's more a case of I don't know 50%, don't care about 45% of the rest. You might think it's fantastic, enjoy the game. I'm going to remain irritated that one of my favourite songs is included in an otherwise mostly uninteresting (to me) list."

    I wasn't meant to be elitist, I can't stand those sort of people to be honest. I'm just sick of people saying a GH game is gonna suck because they have no heard of at least all of if not, half the songs on them, it's been like this since Rocks The 80s

  • mrmonkey1980 #34 3 years ago

    really good list. This is the closest I have come to wanting to buy a GH game.

  • MKorkia #35 3 years ago

    King Crimson!!!

    "Blood rack, barbed wire, politician funeral pyre, innocents raped with napalm fire, 21st Century Schizoid Man!"

    /gets overexcited ;-)

  • NBAoz #36 3 years ago

    What?!?!!? No Foo Fighters?? No Red Hot Chili Peppers????

  • Brianstorm #37 3 years ago

    The fact world tour was really poor (the instruments are great but ended up getting RB2 which is a far superior bit of sofatware), and I am boycotting all activision games (apart from MW2) means this installment will be missed...

  • Wyrm #38 3 years ago

    SPACEHOG! This is a very good list.

  • Dr.Mott #39 3 years ago

    The Megadeth song is not "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due". The game is therefore a no-buy. Thank God for that.

  • dr_zoidthrob #40 3 years ago

    Tsk, needs some Sabbat.