List of songs recorded by Motion City Soundtrack

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Motion City Soundtrack performing in Washington, D.C. in 2012

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 recorded 107 songs, nine of which were covers.

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Justin Pierre, the band's lead vocalist and guitarist, was the primary lyricist for the band. Justinpierre.jpg
Justin Pierre, the band's lead vocalist and guitarist, was the primary lyricist for the band.
The band covered one song by their tour-mate Limbeck. Limbeck in concert.JPG
The band covered one song by their tour-mate Limbeck.
The band covered "Wait So Long" by Trampled by Turtles in 2011. Trampled by Turtles-10.jpg
The band covered "Wait So Long" by Trampled by Turtles in 2011.
The band allowed Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years to rework their song "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" in 2015. The Wonder Years Warped Tour 2013 1.jpg
The band allowed Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years to rework their song "It's a Pleasure to Meet You" in 2015.
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Key
†Indicates single release
 •Indicates cover versions
Name of song, originating album, and year released.
SongAlbumYearRef.
"1000 Paper Cranes"Kids for America2000 [3]
"4th of December"Kids for America2000 [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 Beat2000 [11] [12]
"Bad Idea" Go 2012 [5]
"Better Open the Door" Commit This to Memory 2005 [10]
"Bomb Pops"Kids for America2000 [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 America2000 [3] [9]
"Can't Finish What You Started" Even If It Kills Me 2007 [7]
"Capital H"Back to the Beat2000 [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 single2020
"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 Beat2000 [11]
"Her Words Destroyed My Planet" † My Dinosaur Life 2010 [4]
"Here Comes the Sun"  •Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 32011 [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 single2013
"Intersection"Kids for America2000 [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 You2015 [17]
"Last Night" Even If It Kills Me 2007 [7]
"Left and Leaving"  •Friends2014 [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. 62012 [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 Beat2000 [11]
"Over It Now" Panic Stations 2015 [8]
"Perfect Teeth" I Am the Movie 2003 [9]
"Pictures of Success"  •Making Moves Vol. 62012 [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. 62012 [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 America2000 [3] [23]
"Sunny Day" My Dinosaur Life 2010
"The Sun Woke Up the Whole State"  •Motion City Soundtrack / Limbeck2004 [24]
"This Is for Real" † Even If It Kills Me 2007 [7]
"Throw Down"Back to the Beat2000 [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 Rentals2010 [26]
"Wait So Long"  •Wait So Long / Disappear2011 [27]
"The Weakends" My Dinosaur Life 2010 [4]
"When "You're" Around"Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack2004 [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

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  1. ↑ "Exclusive Streams: Motion City Soundtrack and Trampled by Turtles Cover Each Other". Rolling Stone . November 11, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Tyler Sharp (October 5, 2015). "The Wonder Years, Motion City Soundtrack announce split seven-inch". Alternative Press . Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kids for America (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Self-released. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Go (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Epitaph Records. 2012. 87202-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Almost Alice (liner notes). Various Artists. Buena Vista Records. 2010. D000516602.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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)
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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)
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 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)
  12. 1 2 3 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)
  13. 1 2 Promenade / Carolina (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. Soundinmotion. 1999. 001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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)
  16. ↑ 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)
  17. ↑ (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)
  18. ↑ Friends (liner notes). Various Artists. Fadeaway Records. 2014. FA010D.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. 1 2 3 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)
  20. ↑ 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)
  21. ↑ 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)
  22. ↑ Tate, Jason. "New Motion City Soundtrack Song to Debut in Film". corus.fm. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  23. 1 2 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)
  24. ↑ 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)
  25. ↑ ¡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)
  26. ↑ 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)
  27. ↑ Wait So Long / Disappear (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack/Trampled By Turtles. The Boombox Generation/Banjodad Records. 2011. MCS-TBT.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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