List of songs recorded by My Bloody Valentine
, an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland, have recorded songs for three studio albums and a number of extended plays, singles and compilation releases. Formed in 1983 by Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig and David Conway, the band had a series of unsuccessful releases throughout the mid-1980s on various independent record labels. In 1987, after the addition of bassist Debbie Googe and vocalist-guitarist Bilinda Butcher, My Bloody Valentine released "Strawberry Wine", Ecstasy, and the 1988 EP You Made Me Realise, which were predecessors to the band's debut album Isn't Anything. Considered an independent success, the band released two further EPs before Loveless, their second studio album; which is considered their magnum opus and which received unanimous critical acclaim since its release. Both albums pioneered an alternative rock subgenre known as shoegazing, a term coined by Sounds journalists to describe certain bands' "motionless performing style, where they stood on stage and stared at the floor". My Bloody Valentine disbanded in 1997 after failing to utilise a third album although Kevin Shields was rumoured to have sent 60 hours' worth of material to Island Records, with whom the band signed after being dropped by Creation Records in 1991. My Bloody Valentine reunited in 2007 and began completing their third album. The album, m b v, was self-released in 2013 and received "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic.
The band were unsuccessful during their early career, with reviews of their initial releases being unanimously negative. My Bloody Valentine first experienced chart success with their EP The New Record by My Bloody Valentine, which entered the UK Independent Singles Chart at number 22. Their successive releases, 1987's "Sunny Sundae Smile", "Strawberry Wine" and Ecstasy all placed in the independent charts, along with "Feed Me with Your Kiss", "Soon", "To Here Knows When" and Isn't Anything, which peaked at number 1 upon its release. Loveless is the most commercially successful of the band's releases—it peaked at number 24 in the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 290,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Among some of My Bloody Valentine's best-known songs are "Only Shallow", a song which includes notable use of Kevin Shields' "glide guitar" technique; "Sometimes", which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Lost in Translation; "Soon", a duet which incorporates elements of dance music; and "You Made Me Realise", which during live performances features an interlude of noise and excessive feedback known as "the holocaust", which has often lasted for half an hour and reached 130 db.
Songs
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' is the primary songwriter for My Bloody Valentine and solely composed all songs on m b v.
and Loveless were written by vocalist and guitarist Bilinda Butcher.
co-wrote one My Bloody Valentine song: "Never Say Goodbye", a b-side to "Strawberry Wine".
released a remixed version "Soon" on the "Glider E.P. Remixes" single in 1990.
", performed by Louis Armstrong, to Peace Together in 1993.
| Song | Writer | Release | Year | Ref. |
| "" | Man You Love to Hate – Live | 1985 | ||
| "All I Need" | Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Angel" | EP's 1988–1991 | 2012 | ||
| "Blown a Wish" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "By the Danger in Your Eyes" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | ' | 1986 | |
| "Can I Touch You" | Kevin Shields | 1987 | ||
| "Cigarette in Your Bed" | Kevin Shields | You Made Me Realise | 1988 | |
| "Clair" | Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | Ecstasy | 1987 | |
| "Come in Alone" | Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "Cupid Come" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Don't Ask Why" | Kevin Shields | Glider | 1990 | |
| "Don't Cramp My Style" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | This Is Your Bloody Valentine | 1985 | |
| "Drive It All Over Me" | Bilinda Butcher Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | You Made Me Realise | 1988 | |
| "Emptiness Inside" | Kevin Shields | 1988 | ||
| "Feed Me with Your Kiss" | Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Forever and Again" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | This Is Your Bloody Valentine | 1985 | |
| "Glider" | Kevin Shields | Glider | 1990 | |
| "Good for You" | EP's 1988–1991 | 2012 | ||
| "Homelovin' Guy" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | This Is Your Bloody Valentine | 1985 | |
| "Honey Power" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Tremolo | 1991 | |
| "How Do You Do It" | EP's 1988–1991 | 2012 | ||
| "I Believe" | Kevin Shields | 1988 | ||
| "I Can See It " | Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "I Don't Need You" | Kevin Shields | Ecstasy | 1987 | |
| "I Need No Trust" | Kevin Shields | 1988 | ||
| "I Only Said" | Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "If I Am" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "In Another Way" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "Incidental One" | Mark Eitzel Kevin Shields | Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip | 1996 | |
| "Incidental Peace" | Kevin Shields | Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip | 1996 | |
| "Inferno" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | This Is Your Bloody Valentine | 1985 | |
| "Instrumental No 1" | Kevin Shields | 1988 | ||
| "Instrumental No 2" | Kevin Shields | 1988 | ||
| "Is This and Yes" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "Kevin Song" | ||||
| "Kiss the Eclipse" | David Conway Kevin Shields | 1987 | ||
| "Loomer" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "Lose My Breath" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Love Machine" | David Conway Kevin Shields | Geek! | 1985 | |
| "Lovelee Sweet Darlene" | David Conway Kevin Shields | ' | 1986 | |
| "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" | Bruce Clifford Gilbert Graham Lewis Colin Newman | Whore: Various Artists Play Wire | 1996 | |
| "Moon Song" | Kevin Shields | Tremolo | 1991 | |
| "Moonlight" | David Conway Kevin Shields | Geek! | 1985 | |
| "Never Say Goodbye" | Debbie Googe Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | 1987 | ||
| "New You" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "No More Sorry" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "No Place to Go" | David Conway Kevin Shields | Geek! | 1985 | |
| "Nothing Is" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "Nothing Much to Lose" | Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Off Your Face" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Glider | 1990 | |
| "On Another Rainy Saturday" | David Conway Kevin Shields | ' | 1986 | |
| "Only Shallow" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "Only Tomorrow" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "Paint a Rainbow" | David Conway Kevin Shields | 1987 | ||
| "" | Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | Ecstasy | 1987 | |
| "Scavengers" | Man You Love to Hate – Live | 1985 | ||
| "Several Girls Galore" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "She Loves You No Less" | Kevin Shields | Ecstasy | 1987 | |
| "She Found Now" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "Slow" | Kevin Shields | You Made Me Realise | 1988 | |
| "Soft as Snow " | Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Sometimes" | Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "Soon" | Kevin Shields | Glider | 1990 | |
| "Soon" | Kevin Shields | "Glider E.P. Remixes" | 1990 | |
| "Strawberry Wine" | Kevin Shields | 1987 | ||
| "Sueisfine" | Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Sugar" | Kevin Shields | 1989 | ||
| "Sunny Sundae Smile" | David Conway Kevin Shields | 1987 | ||
| "Swallow" | Kevin Shields | Tremolo | 1991 | |
| "Sylvie's Head" | David Conway Kevin Shields | 1987 | ||
| "" | Man You Love to Hate – Live | 1985 | ||
| "" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | This Is Your Bloody Valentine | 1985 | |
| "" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | This Is Your Bloody Valentine | 1985 | |
| "" | Man You Love to Hate – Live | 1985 | ||
| "" | David Conway Kevin Shields | Geek! | 1985 | |
| "" | Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | Ecstasy | 1987 | |
| "Thorn" | Kevin Shields | You Made Me Realise | 1988 | |
| "Tiger in My Tank" | David Conway Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | This Is Your Bloody Valentine | 1985 | |
| "To Here Knows When" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Tremolo | 1991 | |
| "Touched" | Colm Ó Cíosóig | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "We Have All the Time in the World" | John Barry Hal David | Peace Together | 1993 | |
| "We're So Beautiful" | David Conway Kevin Shields | 1986 | ||
| "What You Want" | Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "When You Sleep" | Bilinda Butcher Kevin Shields | Loveless | 1991 | |
| "" | Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "Who Sees You" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "Wonder 2" | Kevin Shields | m b v | 2013 | |
| "You Made Me Realise" | Kevin Shields | You Made Me Realise | 1988 | |
| "You Never Should" | Kevin Shields | Isn't Anything | 1988 | |
| "" | Kevin Shields | Ecstasy | 1987 | |
| "You've Got Nothing" | Kevin Shields | Ecstasy | 1987 |