List of songs recorded by Common
The following is a list of songs by Common organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released albums, soundtracks and singles, and may include some white label or other non-label releases. Next to the song titles is the album, soundtrack or single on which it appears. Remixes and live versions of songs are listed as bullet points below the original song, but clean, explicit, a cappella and instrumental tracks are not included.
0-9
- "1'2 Many..." featuring Dug Infinite
- "8 Minutes to Sunrise" featuring Jill Scott
- "90 in the Red " by Chantay Savage
A
- "A Dream" featuring will.i.am
- "A Film Called " featuring Bilal and MC Lyte
- "A Freestyle Song" by KRS-One
- "A New Way of Thinking" by Common
- "A Penny for My Thoughts"
- "A Song for Assata" featuring Cee-Lo
- "Act Too " by The Roots
- * "Love of My Life" by The Roots
- * "Again " by Faith Evans; featuring Ghostface Killah
- "All Night Long" featuring Erykah Badu
- * "All Night Long " featuring Erykah Badu
- "Angel" by Game
- "Another Wasted Nite With..."
- "Any Given Sunday" featuring Guru and Jamie Foxx
- "Aquarius" featuring Bilal and Erykah Badu
B
- "Back Home" by Fort Minor; featuring Styles of Beyond
- "Back to Basics" by Kanye West
- "Be "
- "Between Me, You & Liberation" featuring Cee-Lo
- "Blows to the Temple"
- "Book of Life"
- "Break My Heart"
- "Breaker 1/9"
- * "Breaker 1/9 "
- * "Breaker 1/9 "
- "Bulls-Eye " by Syleena Johnson
C
- "Can-I-Bust" featuring Ynot
- "Car Horn"
- "Chapter 13 " featuring Ynot
- "Charms Alarm"
- "Chi-City"
- "Cold Blooded" featuring Black Thought and Rahzel
- "Come Close" featuring Mary J. Blige
- * "Come Close " by Boozoo Bajou; featuring Mary J. Blige
- * "Come Close " featuring Erykah Badu, Pharrell and Q-Tip
- * "Come Close to Me "
- * "Come Close to Me "
- * "Come Over to My Place " by Davina
- "Common Calling " by Roy Davis Jr.
- "Common Freestyle" by Funkmaster Flex
- "Common Freestyle" by Tony Touch
- "Common Free Style" by The RH Factor
- "Communism"
- "Confusion" by Just Ro
- "CpH Claimin' Respect #2" by The Boulevard Connection; featuring Ed O.G. and Masta Ace
- * "CpH Claimin' Respect #2 " by The Boulevard Connection; featuring Ed O.G. and Masta Ace
D
- "Da Bizness" by De La Soul
- "Dance for Me" by Mary J. Blige
- * "Dance for Me " by Mary J. Blige
- "Days of Our Lives" by De La Soul
- "Don't Charge Me for the Crime" by Jonas Brothers feat. Common
- "Don't Come My Way" featuring Renee Neufville and Slick Rick
- "Dooinit"
- "Drivin' Me Wild" featuring Lily Allen
E
- "E=MC2" by J Dilla
- "Electric Wire Hustler Flower" featuring Sonny Sandoval
- "Embrace the Chaos" by Ozomatli
- "Enough Beef" by Sway & King Tech; featuring Chino XL and Royce Da 5'9"
F
- "Faithful" featuring Bilal and John Legend
- * "Faithful "
- "Ferris Wheel" featuring Marie Daunle and Vinia Mojica
- "Food for Funk"
- "Fresh Rhymes Everyday" by MC Juice; featuring O-Type Star
- "Full Moon" by Armand Van Helden
- "Funk Shit" by Marley Marl
- "Funky for You" featuring Bilal and Jill Scott
G
- "G.O.D. " featuring Cee-Lo
- "Get 'Em High" by Kanye West; featuring Talib Kweli
- * "Get 'Em High " by Kanye West; featuring Talib Kweli
- "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. " featuring Macy Gray
- * "Geto Heaven " featuring Macy Gray
- "Gettin' Down at the Amphitheater" featuring De La Soul
- "Ghetto Dreams" featuring Nas
- "Ghetto Heaven" by D'Angelo
- * "Geto Heaven Part 2" featuring D'Angelo
- "Ghetto Show" by Talib Kweli; featuring Anthony Hamilton
- "Gimme Sum " by Omar; featuring Ashman, Canitbe and Rodney P
- * "Gimme Sum " by Omar; featuring Ashman, Canitbe & Rodney P
- "Glory" from the 2014 movie Selma, with John Legend,
- "Go!" featuring John Mayer and Kanye West
- * "Go! " featuring John Mayer, Joy Denalane and Kanye West
- * "Go " featuring John Mayer, Joy Denalane and Kanye West
- * "Go! "
- "Goodlife" by T.I.; featuring Pharrell
- "Ghetto Dreams" featuring Nas
H
- "Heat" featuring Jay Dee
- "Heaven Somewhere" featuring Bilal, Cee-Lo, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Lonnie Lynn, Mary J. Blige and Omar
- "Heidi Hoe"
- "High Expectations"
- "High Post Brotha" by Jill Scott
- "Hungry"
- "Hurricane" featuring Black Thought, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, Jazzyfatnastees, Mos Def and The Roots
I
- "I Am Music" featuring Jill Scott
- "I Got a Right Ta" featuring Pharrell
- "I Used to Love H.E.R."
- "I Want You"
- * "I Will Survive " by Chantay Savage
- * "I Will Survive " by Chantay Savage
- "In My Own World " featuring No I.D.
- "In the Sun" by Shaquille O'Neal; featuring Black Thought and Joi
- * "In The Sun " by Shaquille O'Neal; featuring Black Thought and Joi
- "Interlude" by DJ Honda
- "Interview 1" by Kid Capri; featuring Joe Clair
- "Interview 2" by Kid Capri; featuring Joe Clair
- "Intro"
- "Introspective"
- "Invocation"
- "It's Your World, Pt. 1 & 2" featuring Bilal and Lonnie Lynn
J
- "Jam" by Alliance Ethnik; featuring Rahzel
- * "Jesus Walks " by Kanye West; featuring Mase
- "Jimi Was a Rock Star" featuring Erykah Badu
- "Just in the Nick of Rhyme"
L
- " I've Been Thinking" featuring Sean Lett
- "Life Goes On" by Kid Capri; featuring Allure, AZ and Case
- "Like They Used to Say"
- "Live from the Stretch Armstrong Show" by Stretch and Bobbito; featuring Absolute, Black Thought and Pharaohe Monch
- "Love Is..."
- "Love It or Leave It Alone/Welcome to Jamrock" by Alicia Keys; featuring Damian Marley and Mos Def
- "Love of My Life " by Erykah Badu
M
- "Maintaining"
- "Making a Name for Ourselves" featuring Canibus
- "Maybe One Day" by Brand Nubian
- "Missing Link" by Femi Kuti
- "Misunderstood"
- * "Morning Fun " by Vikter Duplaix
- "Music for Life" by Hi-Tek; featuring Busta Rhymes, J Dilla, Marsha Ambrosius and Nas
- "My City" featuring Malik Yusef
- "My Way Home" by Kanye West
N
- "Nag Champa " featuring Jay Dee
- "New Wave" featuring Laetitia Sadier
- "No Competition" by DJ Skribble
- "No Defense"
- "Nuthin' to Do"
O
- "Orange Pineapple Juice"
- "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" featuring Sadat X and Talib Kweli
- "One Four Love " featuring Doug E. Fresh, Kool G Rap, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Posdnuos, Rah Digga, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Sporty Thievz and Talib Kweli
- "Out for the Cash " by DJ Honda; featuring Fat Joe and The Beatnuts
- * "Pre of Cash " by DJ Honda; featuring Fat Joe and The Beatnuts
P
- "Panthers" featuring dead prez and The Last Poets
- * "Panthers " featuring dead prez and The Last Poets
- * "Panthers " featuring dead prez and The Last Poets
- * "Panthers " featuring dead prez and The Last Poets
- "Payback Is a Grandmother"
- "Pitchin' Pennies"
- "Play Dis" by Saukrates
- * "Play Dis " by Saukrates
- * "Play Dis " by Saukrates
- "Play Your Cards Right" featuring Bilal
- "Pop's Rap" featuring Lonnie Lynn
- "Pop's Rap III...All My Children" featuring Lonnie Lynn
- "Pop's Rap Part 2/Fatherhood" featuring Lonnie Lynn
- "Puppy Chow" featuring Tarsha Jones
R
- "Real Compared to What" by Mýa
- "Real Nigga Quotes"
- "Real People"
- "Reminding Me " featuring Chantay Savage
- * "Reminding Me - The Roots Remix"
- "Reminisce" by Bilal; featuring Mos Def
- "Respiration" by Black Star
- * "Respiration " by Black Star
- "Resurrection"
- * "Resurrection '95"
- * "Resurrection "
- * "Resurrection "
- * "Resurrection " by Zo!
- "Retrospect for Life" featuring Lauryn Hill
S
- "She Wants to Move " by N*E*R*D; featuring De La Soul, Mos Def and Q-Tip
- "Slam Pit" by The Beatnuts; featuring Cuban Link
- "So Far to Go" by J Dilla; featuring D'Angelo
- * "So Far to Go" by featuring D'Angelo
- "Soul by the Pound"
- * "Soul by the Pound "
- "Soul Power"
- "Southside" featuring Kanye West
- "Star *69 " featuring Bilal
- "Start the Show"
- "State of Clarity" by Guru; featuring Bob James
- "State to State" by No I.D.; featuring Dug Infinite
- "Stolen Moments Pt. I"
- "Stolen Moments Pt. II" featuring Black Thought
- "Stolen Moments Pt. III" featuring Q-Tip
- "Sunshine/6th Sense "
- "Sum Shit I Wrote"
- "Supastar" by Floetry
T
- "Take It EZ"
- * "Take It EZ "
- "Tears + Sorrow" featuring Me'Shell NdegéOcello and Djelimady Tounkara
- "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" by Joss Stone
- "Testify"
- * "Testify " featuring Darien Brockington
- * "Testify "
- "The 6th Sense" featuring Bilal
- "The Bitch in Yoo"
- "The Bizness" by De La Soul
- "The Corner" featuring Kanye West and The Last Poets
- * "The Corner " by Scarface; featuring Kanye West, Mos Def and The Last Poets
- "The Food" featuring Kanye West
- * "The Food " featuring Kanye West
- "The Game" featuring DJ Premier
- "The Hustle" featuring Dart Chillz and Omar
- "The Light"
- * "The Light " featuring Erykah Badu
- "The Mic Is Set" by Emmigrands
- "The Movement"
- "The People" featuring Dwele
- "The Questions" featuring Mos Def
- "The Remedy" by A Tribe Called Quest
- "The Sun God" by Hi-Tek; featuring Vinia Mojica
- "The Truth" by Pharaohe Monch; featuring Talib Kweli
- "Thelonius" featuring Slum Village
- "They Say" featuring John Legend and Kanye West
- "Thisisme"
- "Time Travelin' " featuring Femi Kuti and Vinia Mojica
- "Time Travelin' Reprise" featuring Vinia Mojica
- "Tricks Up My Sleeve" featuring Rayshel
- "" with Malik Yusef, Kumasi, ft. Aaron Fresh, Choklate, Laci Kay
- "Two Scoops of Raisins" featuring Immenslope
U
- "U Still Got It " by Jamie Foxx
- "U, Black Maybe" featuring Bilal
- "UNIverse at War" by The Roots
V
- "Verbal Murder 2" by Pete Rock; featuring Big Pun and Noreaga
W
- "Wack Niggas" by Consequence; featuring Kanye West and Talib Kweli
- "Watermelon"
- "We Can Make It Better" by Kanye West; featuring Q-Tip, Rhymefest and Talib Kweli
- "Where I'm Going" by Melanie Durrant
- "While I'm Dancin'" by DJ JS-1 & Dub-L; featuring Prime
- * "While I'm Dancin' " featuring Prime
- * "Why! Remix" by Jadakiss; featuring Anthony Hamilton, Nas and Styles P
- "WMOE"
- "Wouldn't You Like to..." by Malik Yusef; featuring Kanye West and JV
- "we will rock you" by the turtles
Y
- "Yelling Away" by Zap Mama; featuring Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Talib Kweli
- * "Yelling Away " by Zap Mama; featuring Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Talib Kweli
- * "Yelling Away " by Zap Mama; featuring Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Talib Kweli
- * "Yelling Away " by Zap Mama; featuring Oddisee and Talib Kweli
- "Years Of Tears and Sorrow"