List of songs in Guitar Hero World Tour
Guitar Hero World Tour is the fourth major release in the Guitar Hero series of music video games, a series that has sold over 24 million units and earned more than $1.6 billion in retail sales. The game was released in October 2008 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 game consoles in North America, and a month later for PAL regions. It was released in Europe and on a limited basis in North America for the Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh platforms. The game was developed by Neversoft, with assistance from Vicarious Visions and Budcat Creations for the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions, respectively, and distributed by RedOctane and Activision. Guitar Hero World Tour, like the other games in the Guitar Hero series, focuses on the use of special game controllers to mimic musical tracks from popular rock songs that date from the 1960s to contemporary hits. While previous versions of the series have only used a guitar-based controller for lead and bass guitar tracks, World Tour adds in drums and vocals, allowing up to four players to create a virtual band. For each instrument, the player scores points by matching controller actions with note gems on the game screen to avoid a bad performance that may end the song prematurely. In addition to the on-disk songs, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii versions support the ability to obtain new songs through downloadable content. A new music creation system also allows users on the same systems to gain new user-created songs through the game's "GHTunes" service.
Main setlist
The game disc contains 86 songs, all of which are master recordings—a first for the Guitar Hero series. In the single player and multiplayer band modes, songs are distributed into various "gigs" that contain between 3 and 6 songs each; gigs may also contain a boss battle and encores that are revealed once all the other songs in the gig are completed. These gigs are arranged approximately based on the difficulty of the songs in that gig for the selected instrument or band, with more difficult songs appearing in later gigs. The player or band must complete easier gigs before the more difficult gigs are available. Once a player or band has access to a song via any instrument or band Career mode, that song can be played in Quickplay mode or any of the other competitive modes in the game. The set list has been described as containing well-known songs by "an impressive collection of artists" such as Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, and Tool, as well as a considerable number of tracks from European bands.Songs are presented in the table below with the year they were recorded, song title, and artist, and the placement of the song in the band career mode. 38 out of the 86 songs are exportable to both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero for a small fee, with music licensing limiting which songs can be exported. More songs may be made exportable at a later time.
Year | Song | Artist | Guitar Tour Venue | Band Tour Venue | Exportable? |
1994 | "About a Girl" | Nirvana | |||
2007 | "Aggro" | ||||
1970 | "American Woman" | ||||
1980 | "Antisocial" | Trust | |||
1993 | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | Lenny Kravitz | |||
2006 | "Assassin" | Muse | |||
2005 | "B.Y.O.B." | System of a Down | |||
1973 | "Band on the Run" | Wings | |||
1982 | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson | |||
1997 | "Beautiful Disaster" | 311 | |||
1980 | "Crazy Train" | Ozzy Osbourne | |||
1997 | "Dammit" | Blink-182 | |||
2005 | "Demolition Man" | Sting | |||
1972 | "Do It Again" | Steely Dan | |||
1984 | "Escuela de Calor" | Radio Futura | |||
1997 | "Everlong" | Foo Fighters | |||
1982 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | |||
1994 | "Feel the Pain" | Dinosaur Jr. | |||
2004 | "Float On" | Modest Mouse | |||
1998 | "Freak on a Leash" | Korn | |||
1977 | "Go Your Own Way" | Fleetwood Mac | |||
2007 | "Good God" | Anouk | |||
2008 | "Hail to the Freaks" | Beatsteaks | |||
1979 | "Heartbreaker" | Pat Benatar | |||
1995 | "Hey Man, Nice Shot" | Filter | |||
1978 | "Hollywood Nights" | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | |||
1984 | "Hot for Teacher" | Van Halen | |||
1976 | "Hotel California" | Eagles | |||
1973 | Steve Miller Band | ||||
2008 | "Kick Out the Jams" | MC5's Wayne Kramer | |||
2005 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | ||||
2005 | "L'Via L'Viaquez" | ||||
1987 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos | |||
2007 | "Lazy Eye" | Silversun Pickups | |||
1986 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | |||
1967 | "Love Me Two Times" | ||||
1987 | "Love Removal Machine" | ||||
1994 | "Love Spreads" | ||||
2001 | Jimmy Eat World | ||||
2007 | "Misery Business" | ||||
2005 | "Monsoon" | Tokio Hotel | |||
1988 | "Mountain Song" | Jane's Addiction | |||
1980 | "Mr. Crowley" | Ozzy Osbourne | |||
2005 | "Never Too Late" | ||||
1986 | "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" | Beastie Boys featuring Kerry King | |||
2006 | "Nuvole E Lenzuola" | Negramaro | |||
2002 | "Obstacle 1" | Interpol | |||
1980 | "On the Road Again" | Willie Nelson | |||
2000 | "One Armed Scissor" | At the Drive-In | |||
1987 | R.E.M. | ||||
1978 | "One Way or Another" | Blondie | |||
2006 | "Our Truth" | Lacuna Coil | |||
2008 | "Overkill" | Motörhead | |||
2002 | "Parabola" | Tool | |||
2007 | "Pretty Vacant" | Sex Pistols | |||
1998 | "Prisoner of Society" | ||||
1992 | "Pull Me Under" | Dream Theater | |||
1968 | "Purple Haze" | ||||
1973 | "Ramblin' Man" | ||||
2008 | "Re-Education " | Rise Against | |||
1984 | "Rebel Yell" | Billy Idol | |||
2006 | "Rooftops " | Lostprophets | |||
1996 | "Santeria" | Sublime | |||
1987 | "Satch Boogie" | Joe Satriani | |||
2001 | "Schism" | Tool | |||
2007 | "Scream Aim Fire" | Bullet for My Valentine | |||
2000 | "Shiver" | Coldplay | |||
1995 | "Some Might Say" | Oasis | |||
1992 | "Soul Doubt" | NOFX | |||
1995 | "Spiderwebs" | No Doubt | |||
2003 | "Stillborn" | Black Label Society | |||
1975 | "Stranglehold" | Ted Nugent | |||
1974 | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | |||
2008 | "Ted Nugent Guitar Duel" | Ted Nugent | N/A | ||
1993 | "Today" | ||||
2007 | "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" | Airbourne | |||
2006 | "Toy Boy" | Stuck in the Sound | |||
1984 | "Trapped Under Ice" | Metallica | |||
1970 | "Up Around the Bend" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
2006 | "Vicarious" | Tool | |||
2002 | "VinterNoll2" | Kent | |||
2007 | "Weapon of Choice" | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | |||
2007 | "What I've Done" | Linkin Park | |||
1967 | |||||
2005 | "You're Gonna Say Yeah!" | HushPuppies | |||
2008 | "Zakk Wylde Guitar Duel" | Zakk Wylde | N/A |
Guitar tracks for this song were rerecorded in 2008, but the original 1968 vocal track is still used.
These songs were rerecorded by the original artist for use in the game.
Guitar duels are not available for band play unless downloaded from the online store and are not part of the band career path.
Downloadable content
In addition to custom songs, players of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions can download new licensed songs for the game. This is the first game in the Guitar Hero series to support download functionality on the Wii. Wii users can store downloaded songs on either the Wii's internal memory or on an SD Card in a "Rock Archive". When playing tracks stored on an SD Card, each song is automatically copied to a 200-memory block "content cache" on the Wii's flash memory for play and then deleted after the song is finished. Some downloadable content was not available for the Wii due to technical or licensing issues until November 24, 2009. Except for the Jimi Hendrix songs, the downloadable content is forward-compatible with Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and , automatically updated to include new features found in those games.Downloadable songs are available for individual purchase on PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360, with a limited number of songs available free of charge. Also, users can purchase track packs of three songs. The Jimi Hendrix Track Pack was originally only available for download as a track pack and not as individual songs, but Activision announced that in March the Wii would receive the Hendrix pack as downloadable singles. These songs have since been released with the second Jimi Hendrix Track Pack.
Year | Song title | Artist | Genre | Pack name | Release date | Forward compatible with GH5/BH |
2008 | "That Was Just Your Life" | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | ||
2008 | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | |||
2008 | "Broken, Beat & Scarred" | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | ||
2008 | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | |||
2008 | "All Nightmare Long" | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | ||
2008 | "Cyanide" | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | ||
2008 | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | |||
2008 | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | |||
2008 | "Suicide & Redemption J.H." | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | ||
2008 | "Suicide & Redemption K.H." | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | ||
2008 | "My Apocalypse" | Metallica | Metal | Death Magnetic | ||
1976 | "Rock and Roll Band" | Boston | Classic Rock | Classic Rock Track Pack | ||
1978 | "Hot Blooded" | Foreigner | Classic Rock | Classic Rock Track Pack | ||
1981 | "Jessie's Girl" | Rick Springfield | Pop Rock | Classic Rock Track Pack | ||
1992 | "No Rain" | Blind Melon | Alternative | Single | ||
2008 | "Ted Nugent Guitar Duel" | Ted Nugent | Rock | Boss Battle Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Zakk Wylde Guitar Duel" | Zakk Wylde | Rock | Boss Battle Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Anything" | An Endless Sporadic | Prog Rock | Neversoft Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Electro Rock" | Sworn | Electronic | Neversoft Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Horse to Water" | R.E.M. | Alternative | R.E.M. Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Man-Sized Wreath" | R.E.M. | Alternative | R.E.M. Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Supernatural Superserious" | R.E.M. | Alternative | R.E.M. Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Bag It Up" | Oasis | Rock | Oasis Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Waiting for the Rapture" | Oasis | Rock | Oasis Track Pack | ||
2008 | Oasis | Rock | Oasis Track Pack | |||
2007 | "Another Way to Die" | Jack White & Alicia Keys | Blues Rock | Single | ||
1967 | "If 6 Was 9" | Jimi Hendrix | Classic Rock | |||
1967 | "Little Wing" | Jimi Hendrix | Classic Rock | |||
1969 | "Fire " | Jimi Hendrix | Classic Rock | |||
2006 | "Salute Your Solution" | The Raconteurs | Blues Rock | |||
2008 | "Hold Up" | The Raconteurs | Blues Rock | |||
2008 | "Consoler of the Lonely" | The Raconteurs | Blues Rock | |||
2004 | "Mr. Brightside" | Alternative | ||||
2008 | "Losing Touch" | Alternative | ||||
2008 | "Human" | Alternative | ||||
2008 | "G.L.O.W." | Alternative | ||||
1996 | "1979" | Alternative | ||||
1999 | Alternative | |||||
2002 | "You Know You're Right" | Nirvana | Grunge | Nirvana Track Pack | ||
1990 | "Sliver" | Nirvana | Grunge | Nirvana Track Pack | ||
1989 | "Negative Creep" | Nirvana | Grunge | Nirvana Track Pack | ||
2006 | "'54, '74, '90, 2010" | Sportfreunde Stiller | Pop Rock | European Track Pack 01 | ||
2007 | "Dis-Moi" | BB Brunes | Rock | European Track Pack 01 | ||
2008 | "Mama Maè" | Negrita | Rock | European Track Pack 01 | ||
2007 | "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" | Eagles | Rock | Eagles Track Pack | ||
1976 | "Life in the Fast Lane" | Eagles | Classic Rock | Eagles Track Pack | ||
1975 | "One of These Nights" | Eagles | Classic Rock | Eagles Track Pack | ||
2007 | "Jimi" | Slightly Stoopid | Surf Rock | Reggae Rock Track Pack | ||
2006 | "Your Face" | Pepper | Surf Rock | Reggae Rock Track Pack | ||
2004 | "Sacrifice" | Expendables | Surf Rock | Reggae Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Use Me" | Hinder | Hard Rock | Hard Rock Track Pack | ||
2003 | "Because of You" | Nickelback | Hard Rock | Hard Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Light It Up" | Rev Theory | Hard Rock | Hard Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Degenerated" | Backyard Babies | Hard Rock | European Track Pack 02 | ||
2006 | "Por la Boca Vive el Pez" | Fito & Fitipaldis | Blues Rock | European Track Pack 02 | ||
2007 | "Johnny" | Di-rect | Pop Rock | European Track Pack 02 | ||
2006 | "Me and My Gang" | Rascal Flatts | Country | Country Rock Track Pack | ||
2007 | "Ticks" | Brad Paisley | Country | Country Rock Track Pack | ||
2005 | "Hillbilly Deluxe " | Brooks & Dunn | Country | Country Rock Track Pack | ||
1999 | "What's My Age Again?" | Blink-182 | Pop Punk | Travis Barker Track Pack | ||
2006 | "Lycanthrope" | +44 | Pop Punk | Travis Barker Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Low" | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain | Hip-Hop | Travis Barker Track Pack | ||
1995 | "Tomorrow" | Silverchair | Alternative | Australian Rock Track Pack | ||
2006 | "Dimension" | Wolfmother | Hard Rock | Australian Rock Track Pack | ||
2002 | "Outtathaway!" | Indie Rock | Australian Rock Track Pack | |||
1975 | "Born to Run" | Bruce Springsteen | Classic Rock | Bruce Springsteen Pack | ||
2008 | "My Lucky Day" | Bruce Springsteen | Rock | Bruce Springsteen Pack | ||
2008 | "The Turning" | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | ||
2008 | "I'm Outta Time" | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | ||
2008 | " High Horse Lady" | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | ||
2008 | "Falling Down" | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | ||
2008 | "To Be Where There's Life" | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | ||
2008 | "Ain't Got Nothin'" | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | ||
2008 | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | |||
2008 | "Soldier On" | Oasis | Rock | Dig Out Your Soul | ||
1969 | "Commotion" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Southern Rock | Southern Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Black Betty" | Ram Jam | Southern Rock | Southern Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" | ZZ Top | Blues` Rock | Southern Rock Track Pack | ||
2001 | "New Slang" | The Shins | Indie Rock | Acoustic Track Pack | ||
1999 | "Drive" | Incubus | Surf Rock | Acoustic Track Pack | ||
2004 | "Wonderwall" | Ryan Adams | Indie Rock | Acoustic Track Pack | ||
1973 | "Jet" | Wings | Classic Rock | Wings Track Pack | ||
1972 | "Hi Hi Hi" | Wings | Classic Rock | Wings Track Pack | ||
1974 | "Junior's Farm" | Wings | Classic Rock | Wings Track Pack | ||
1978 | "Old Time Rock and Roll" | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Classic Rock | Bob Seger Track Pack | ||
1980 | "Her Strut" | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Classic Rock | Bob Seger Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Get Out of Denver" | Bob Seger | Classic Rock | Bob Seger Track Pack | ||
2007 | "Break It Out" | Vanilla Sky | Pop Rock | European Track Pack 03 | ||
2003 | "In the Shadows" | The Rasmus | Pop Rock | European Track Pack 03 | ||
1986 | "C'est Comme Ça" | Les Rita Mitsouko | Alternative | European Track Pack 03 | ||
2009 | "" | Rise Against | Punk | Rise Against Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Audience of One" | Rise Against | Modern Rock | Rise Against Track Pack | ||
2006 | "Ready to Fall" | Rise Against | Modern Rock | Rise Against Track Pack | ||
2008 | "What Have You Done" | Within Temptation | Nu Metal | European Track Pack 04 | ||
1988 | "Hier kommt Alex" | Die Toten Hosen | Punk | European Track Pack 04 | ||
2008 | "Carolina" | M-Clan | Rock | European Track Pack 04 | ||
1971 | "Freedom" | Jimi Hendrix | Classic Rock | |||
1971 | "Angel" | Jimi Hendrix | Classic Rock | |||
1969 | "Foxy Lady" | Jimi Hendrix | Classic Rock | |||
1977 | "We Are the Champions" | Queen | Classic Rock | |||
1978 | "Fat Bottomed Girls" | Queen | Classic Rock | |||
2008 | "C-lebrity" | Queen + Paul Rodgers | Hard Rock | |||
2008 | "The James Bond Theme" | Richard Fortus | Hard Rock | Single | ||
2008 | "Debaser" | Alternative | Pixies Track Pack | |||
2008 | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" | Alternative | Pixies Track Pack | |||
2008 | "The Sad Punk" | Alternative | Pixies Track Pack | |||
2008 | "Panic Switch" | Silversun Pickups | Indie Rock | Silversun Pickups Track Pack | ||
2008 | "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" | Silversun Pickups | Indie Rock | Silversun Pickups Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Well Thought Out Twinkles" | Silversun Pickups | Indie Rock | Silversun Pickups Track Pack | ||
1975 | "Black Friday" | Steely Dan | Classic Rock | Steely Dan Track Pack | ||
1976 | "Kid Charlemagne" | Steely Dan | Classic Rock | Steely Dan Track Pack | ||
1973 | "Bodhisattva" | Steely Dan | Classic Rock | Steely Dan Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Jailbait" | Motörhead | Metal | Motörhead Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Love Me Like a Reptile" | Motörhead | Metal | Motörhead Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Iron Fist" | Motörhead | Metal | Motörhead Track Pack | ||
1993 | "Very Ape" | Nirvana | Grunge | Nirvana Track Pack 02 | ||
1993 | "Sappy" | Nirvana | Grunge | Nirvana Track Pack 02 | ||
1991 | "Stay Away" | Nirvana | Grunge | Nirvana Track Pack 02 | ||
2008 | "On Broken Glass" | Chimaira | Metal | Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Dez Moines" | The Devil Wears Prada | Metal | Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Grave of Opportunity" | Unearth | Metal | Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack | ||
2008 | "So What" | Pink | Pop Rock | Pop Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Stop and Stare" | OneRepublic | Pop Rock | Pop Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Everything's Magic" | Angels & Airwaves | Pop Rock | Pop Rock Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Disconnected" | In Flames | Metal | European Track Pack 05 | ||
2008 | "Oh Yeah!" | Housse de Racket | Rock | European Track Pack 05 | ||
2008 | "Look Good in Leather" | Cody ChesnuTT | Rock | European Track Pack 05 | ||
2008 | "The Touch" | Stan Bush | Pop Rock | Single | ||
2008 | " Theme" | S.U.P.R.A.H.U.M.A.N. - ProtoShredanoid | Rock | Single | ||
2008 | "The Bitter End" | Placebo | Alternative | European Track Pack 06 | ||
2008 | "Cadillac Solitario" | Loquillo y Trogloditas | Rock | European Track Pack 06 | ||
2008 | "Adrenalina" | Finley | Pop Punk | European Track Pack 06 | ||
2008 | "Number with No Name" | Ben Harper and Relentless7 | Rock | Ben Harper Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Shimmer & Shine" | Ben Harper and Relentless7 | Rock | Ben Harper Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Fly One Time" | Ben Harper and Relentless7 | Rock | Ben Harper Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Sample in a Jar" | Phish | Prog Rock | Phish Live Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Down with Disease" | Phish | Prog Rock | Phish Live Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Chalk Dust Torture" | Phish | Prog Rock | Phish Live Track Pack | ||
2004 | "21st Century " | Bad Religion | Punk | Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack | ||
1991 | "Linoleum" | NOFX | Punk | Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack | ||
1995 | "Ruby Soho" | Rancid | Punk | Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack | ||
2008 | "NJ Legion Iced Tea" | A Day to Remember | Post-Hardcore/Pop-Punk | Victory Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Bomb the World" | The Sleeping | Rock | Victory Track Pack | ||
2008 | "I Am the Arsonist" | Silverstein | Alternative | Victory Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Anything 'Cept the Truth" | Eagles of Death Metal | Rock | Eagles of Death Metal Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Cherry Cola" | Eagles of Death Metal | Rock | Eagles of Death Metal Track Pack | ||
2008 | "I Only Want You" | Eagles of Death Metal | Rock | Eagles of Death Metal Track Pack | ||
2008 | "All the World Is Mad" | Thrice | Alternative | Vagrant Records Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Young Cardinals" | Alexisonfire | Alternative | Vagrant Records Track Pack | ||
2008 | "The Martyr" | Senses Fail | Pop Punk | Vagrant Records Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Bloodmeat" | Protest the Hero | Nu Metal | Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack | ||
2008 | "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" | Dropkick Murphys | Punk | Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack | ||
2008 | "New Wave" | Against Me! | Pop Punk | Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Camel's Night Out" | Eric Johnson | Rock | Single | ||
2008 | "The Silence Is Deafening" | Awaken | Rock | Activision Music Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Nothing All the Time" | H Is Orange | Rock | Activision Music Track Pack | ||
2008 | "I'll Never Know" | Hundred Reasons | Rock | Activision Music Track Pack | ||
2008 | "Dueling Banjos" | Steve Ouimette | Blues Rock | Single |
This song is available at no cost.
Also part of the Dig Out Your Soul full album pack.
Is a cover by WaveGroup.
Song is available for Wii in Guitar Hero 5 but not Guitar Hero World Tour.
These songs were rerecorded by the original artist for use in the game.
Song is available with a single and double bass drums chart when exported.