List of songs in Rock Band 4

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Rock Band 4 features tracks by the band U2, the first time songs from the group have been included in a rhythm game.

Rock Band 4 is the fourth main installment in the rhythm game series, Rock Band , developed by Harmonix. The game was released in October 2015, following a five-year hiatus from the release of Rock Band 3 . Following the over-saturation of the rhythm game market in 2009, weak sales of Rock Band 3 led Harmonix to put the series on hiatus, though the company continued to provide downloadable content through 2013. The release of Rock Band 4 was prompted by several factors, including the market penetration of the eighth generation consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, a stronger internal vision for what Rock Band 4 should be within Harmonix, and continued support from fans of the series.

Contents

Rock Band 4 ships with 65 songs on the disc, spanning rock music and other genres from the 1960s to the 2010s. Though the game includes new features such as freestyle guitar solos and improved drum fills, Harmonix has worked to assure that at least 1,700 of the songs in its downloadable content library from past Rock Band games are compatible with Rock Band 4 and that players who have already bought songs on the previous iterations do not have to repurchase the songs in the newer game as long as they stay within the same console library. As of January 25, 2024, the final DLC content for the game has been released, with Harmonix focusing on the development of Fortnite Festival.

Main soundtrack

Rock Band 4 is shipped with 65 songs on disc. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Song TitleArtistYearGenre
"Ain’t Messin ‘Round" Gary Clark, Jr. 2012Rock
"Albert"Eddie Japan2015Indie Rock
"All Over You" Live 1994Alternative
"Arabella" Arctic Monkeys 2013Rock
"At Night in Dreams" White Denim 2013Indie Rock
"Birth in Reverse" St. Vincent 2014Indie Rock
"Brown Eyed Girl" Van Morrison 1967R&B/Soul/Funk
"Caught Up in You" .38 Special 1982Southern Rock
"Cedarwood Road" U2 2014Rock
"Centuries" Fall Out Boy 2015Pop-Rock
"Cold Clear Light"Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys2015R&B/Soul/Funk
"Dead Black (Heart of Ice)"Soul Remnants2013Metal
"Dream Genie" Lightning Bolt 2015Rock
"The Feast and the Famine" Foo Fighters 2014Alternative
"Fever" The Black Keys 2014Rock
"Follow You Down" Gin Blossoms 1996Alternative
"Free Falling" The Warning 2015Rock
"Friday I'm In Love" The Cure 1992New Wave
"Hail to the King" Avenged Sevenfold 2013Metal
"Halls of Valhalla" Judas Priest 2014Metal
"I Am Electric" Heaven's Basement 2013Rock
"I Bet My Life" Imagine Dragons 2015Alternative
"I Miss the Misery" Halestorm 2012Rock
"I Will Follow" U2 1980Rock
"The Impression That I Get" The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 1997Reggae/Ska
"Kick It Out" Heart 1977Classic Rock
"Knock Em Down"Duck & Cover2014Punk
"Lazaretto" Jack White 2014Rock
"Light the Fuse"Slydigs2015Rock
"Light Up the Night" The Protomen 2009Rock
"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" Spin Doctors 1991Alternative
"Little White Church" Little Big Town 2010Country
"Mainstream Kid" Brandi Carlile 2015Blues
"Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper"" Dream Theater 1992Prog
"Milwaukee" The Both 2014Pop-Rock
"Miracle Man" Ozzy Osbourne 1988Metal
"My God Is the Sun" Queens of the Stone Age 2013Alternative
"No One Like You (2011 Re-record)" Scorpions 1982Metal
"The One I Love" R.E.M. 1987Alternative
"Panama" Van Halen 1984Rock
"A Passage to Bangkok" Rush 1976Prog
"Pistol Whipped" Tijuana Sweetheart 2012Punk
"Prayer" Disturbed 2002Nu-Metal
"Recession"Jeff Allen ft. Noelle LeBlanc and Naoko Takamoto2015Pop/Dance/Electronic
"Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" Rick Derringer 1973Classic Rock
"The Seeker" The Who 1970Classic Rock
"Short Skirt/Long Jacket" Cake 2001Alternative
"Somebody Told Me" The Killers 2004Alternative
"Spiders" System of a Down 1998Nu-Metal
"Start a Band" Brad Paisley ft. Keith Urban 2008Country
"Still Into You" Paramore 2013Pop-Rock
"Superunknown" Soundgarden 1994Grunge
"Suspicious Minds" Elvis Presley 1969Rock
"That Smell" Lynyrd Skynyrd 1977Southern Rock
"Tongue Tied" Grouplove 2011Indie Rock
"Toys in the Attic" Aerosmith 1975Rock
"Turn it Around" Lucius 2013Indie Rock
"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars 2015R&B/Soul/Funk
"V-Bomb"Dark Wheels2015Rock
"Violent Shiver" Benjamin Booker 2014Rock
"The Warrior" Scandal 1984Rock
"What's Up?" 4 Non Blondes 1992Alternative
"The Wolf" Mumford & Sons 2015Rock
"You Make Loving Fun" Fleetwood Mac 1977Classic Rock
"Your Love" The Outfield 1985Pop-Rock

Rigopulos said of the main soundtrack that "The budget that we’ve allocated for the title supports a top-tier soundtrack". [10] Harmonix allowed for fans to request songs to be included in the game, and tried to include the most-requested songs. [11]

Downloadable content

In addition to developing new songs for purchase following the release of Rock Band 4, Harmonix was also working to ensure that as much of its existing library of downloadable songs would be compatible with the game upon its release as possible; 1,500 songs were available at launch. [9] Nearly all existing Rock Band DLC, including disc exports from previous games (excluding The Beatles: Rock Band ), Track Packs, and Rock Band Blitz , will be transitioned to Rock Band 4 within the same console family at no cost to the player (i.e. PlayStation 4 can only import songs purchased on PlayStation 3, and Xbox One can only import songs purchased on Xbox 360). "If you bought a Rock Band song, it should be yours in Rock Band 4," said Sussman. "Everything that you have already exported will come over." [12] At release, only individual songs were available for redownloading within Rock Band 4, with Harmonix working with Sony and Microsoft to offer support for existing song bundles and the various disc exports following the game's release. The Rock Band 3 disc export was available starting in early December 2015 for a small fee. [13] [14] [15] Rock Band 1 songs were available in January 2016, and Rock Band 2 and Lego Rock Band songs followed in February 2016. In May 2018, Harmonix announced it would be bringing the most popular entries as well as fan-requested songs from the Rock Band Network into Rock Band 4; however, unlike regular Rock Band DLC, users are unable to carry over any previously purchased RBN songs due to technical and licensing constraints. [16]

Most of the existing songs are updated with features new to Rock Band 4, specifically the use of Freestyle Guitar Solos for songs with guitar solos, and Freestyle Vocals. For songs previously released that would have vocal harmonies but did not have these harmonies presented in the Rock Band games, typically those prior to Rock Band 3's release, Harmonix has worked with fans to include such harmonies created by the fans in the Rock Band 4 version of these tracks. Other new features of Rock Band 4, such as new drum fills to trigger Overdrive, are automatically supported in any song by the game.

Pre-order songs

Depending on the nature of the sale, a number of songs were available as free bonuses to those that pre-ordered the game through various vendors; these songs were otherwise available at cost to other players.

A pre-order from Amazon included 4 exclusive songs for the Band-in-a-Box Bundle and Guitar Bundle pre-orders, on top of the original 30 free songs for those bundles. [17] They included:

Song TitleArtistYear
"Don't Wanna Fight" Alabama Shakes 2015
"Failure" Breaking Benjamin 2015
"Trainwreck 1979" Death from Above 1979 2014
"Follow Me Down" The Pretty Reckless 2014

PlayStation Network Plus members who pre-ordered via the PlayStation Store included: [18]

Song TitleArtistYearGenre
"Divide" All That Remains 2015Metal
"Run for Cover" Blitz Kids 2014Pop-Rock
"Throne" Bring Me the Horizon 2015Nu-Metal
"Mona Lisa" Dead Sara 2015Alternative
"The Reflex" Duran Duran 1983Pop-Rock
"Move Over" Janis Joplin 1971Classic Rock
"Would You Still Be There" Of Mice & Men 2014Nu-Metal
"Sugar, You" Oh Honey 2015Indie Rock
"Cowboys from Hell" (Live from Monsters in Moscow Festival) Pantera 1991Metal
"Summertime Boy" Seasick Steve 2015Blues

Pre-ordering a digital copy on Xbox One via Xbox Live included: [19]

Song TitleArtistYearGenre
"What If I Was Nothing" All That Remains 2012Metal
"High Road" Mastodon 2014Metal
"September" Earth, Wind & Fire 1978R&B/Soul/Funk
"Backwoods Company"The Wild Feathers2013Southern Rock
"One Big Holiday" My Morning Jacket 2003Southern Rock
"Jane" Jefferson Starship 1979Classic Rock
"Gimme Chocolate!!" Babymetal 2014Metal
"King for a Day" Pierce the Veil 2012Alternative
"Rebellion" Linkin Park 2014Nu-Metal
"All the Rage Back Home" Interpol 2014Indie Rock
"The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles" Marilyn Manson 2015Alternative
"My Own Eyes" "Weird Al" Yankovic 2014Novelty

Pre-orders for the Band-in-a-Box and Guitar Bundles of the game shipped with 30 downloadable songs for free download; many of these include tracks by Harmonix employee-affiliated musical groups that had previously appeared in the first two Rock Band games. [20]

Rivals expansion songs

Pre-orders for the October 2016 Rivals expansion received these songs free upon the expansion's release, while the songs were later offered on the storefront for individual purchase. [21]

Song TitleArtistYearGenre
"Happy Song" Bring Me the Horizon 2015Nu-Metal
"Safe and Sound" Capital Cities 2011Pop/Dance/Electronic
"Save Tonight" Eagle-Eye Cherry 1997Alternative
"Sweater Weather" The Neighbourhood 2011Indie Rock
"Little Talks" Of Monsters and Men 2011Indie Rock
"Happy" Pharrell Williams 2013R&B/Soul/Funk
"Closing Time" Semisonic 1998Alternative
"Chandelier" Sia 2014Pop/Dance/Electronic
"Feel Invincible" Skillet 2016Rock
"King of the World" Weezer 2016Alternative

Two additional songs to the above ten are available for those that pre-order the expansion through Amazon.com. [22]

Song TitleArtistYearGenre
"One More Night" Maroon 5 2012Pop-Rock
"3AM" Matchbox Twenty 1997Alternative

For users that have purchased the "Rivals" expansion, various updates brought more free songs; a December 2016 update brought twelve free songs from local Boston bands who had also been part of the Rockumentary footage; with the January 2017 Online Quickplay update, one additional free song was added to the "Rivals" expansion. [23]

Song TitleArtistYearGenre
"Bethany"Goddamn Draculas2015Rock
"Black Corridor"Worshipper2016Metal
"Black Streak"Nemes2014Indie Rock
"Closer, Closer"The Warning Shots2016Punk
"Constant Disaster"When Particles Collide2014Alternative
"Hour of Rats" The Red Chord 2009Metal
"I Recognize"Newfane2016Alternative
"Mean Girls"Petty Morals2016Pop-Rock
"Never Let 'Em Hold Ya Back!"Parlour Bells2016Glam
"Pain Killer"Ruby Rose Fox2016Indie Rock
"Shadow"Bearstronaut2016Pop-Rock
"True Confessional"Party Bois2016Pop/Dance/Electronic
"S.O.M.P" [23] Skratch'N Snyf1990Glam
"Sink"Animal Flag2016Indie Rock
"These Hands" Bent Knee 2016Indie Rock
"No Place for Me"Black Beach2016Rock
"History Repeats"Creaturos2016Rock
"RudeBoys" Dutch ReBelle 2016Hip-Hop/Rap
"Hurry Up (& Wait for You)"Julie Rhodes2016Indie Rock
"Casablanca"Littlefoot2016Pop-Rock
"Cross That Line"Michael Christmas2016Hip-Hop/Rap
"Skydiver"Ruby Rose Fox2016Indie Rock
"Good"STL GLD2016Hip-Hop/Rap
"Alone Time"Tigerman WOAH2016Rock
"Sweater Weather"Parks2012Pop-Rock
"To My Romeo"Spirit Kid2016Pop-Rock
"Black Seas"Arctic Horror2016Metal
"(You're) Breakin' Up"The Black Cheers2015Punk
"Open Water"Assuming We Survive2016Rock
"Shy" Hunny 2017Indie Rock
"Bloodhands (Oh My Fever)" In the Valley Below 2017Indie Rock
"Who's Your Lover"Nightmare Air2017Indie Rock
"Radio"No Small Children2017Rock
"Forget About Tomorrow"The Bergamot2016Alternative
"I Hear the Dead"Dolly Spartans2017Alternative
"Body Like That"The Eiffels2018Alternative
"Vinyl"Fly by Midnight2018Pop/Dance/Electronic
"Shame" Jocelyn and Chris Arndt 2016Rock
"Survive" The Warning 2017Rock
"This Will Be the Day" Jeff Williams feat. Casey Lee Williams2013Rock
"Thinking Emoji"Barely March2018Punk
"Love That Hurts"PREACHERVAN2018Alternative
"Let's Just Dance"Ships Have Sailed2018Alternative
"Save Yourself"tiLLie2017Alternative

Reception

The game's on-disc soundtrack was generally considered weaker than previous installments, describing it as primarily featuring "B-list" musicians, "lesser-known" songs by notable acts (such as Rush's "A Passage to Bangkok") that had already been featured in Rock Band, and lacking a number of major acts that had historically made appearances in the franchise. [24] Many reviewers were underwhelmed by the soundtrack but did acknowledge several "seriously inspired choices", such as The Protomen. [25]

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