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Supernatural is known for its frequent use of classic rock music and classic metal songs. This sets it apart from most other shows on The WB and The CW that tend to use more contemporary alternative rock. The show also makes frequent references to classic rockers and rock bands. The main characters often using rocker names as aliases. This list is an attempt to compile the names of all the non-original music and all the musical references in one place.

Note many of these songs are production music produced for the express purpose of licensing to TV and film productions and as such may be dificult to find.

A lot of the information used to update this page came from a thread on The CW's Lounge message board if you have questions about the list go there to ask them.

Contents

[edit] Season One

[edit] Episode 1x01 - Pilot

  • The Living Daylights - Gasoline
  • Classic - What Cha Gonna Do
  • Eagles of Death Metal - Speaking in Tongues
  • Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
  • AC/DC - Back in Black
  • AC/DC - Highway to Hell
  • Keith Rosier - (She) Cheated on a Cheater
While being questioned by the police, Dean identifies himself as Ted Nugent, the famous rock guitarist.
The case that Dean pulls the tape that plays "Back in Black" out of is a Metallica case (in fact as seen below originally a Metallica song was used in the scene).

[edit] Pilot Screener Music

The version of the pilot released to reviewers and advertisers and eventually leaked to the internet had different music than the aired version. This is common as music clearances for broadcast are not done until after a series is ordered. In addition some of the music used was dramatically different than the usual music on the show.

  • Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  • 50cent - Disco Inferno
  • Linkin Park - Points of Authority
  • ZZ Top - La Grange
  • Metallica - Enter Sandman

[edit] Episode 1x02 - Wendigo

  • Foreigner - Hot Blooded
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Down South Jukin'
  • Rush - Fly By Night

[edit] Episode 1x03 - Dead in the Water

  • Black Toast - What a Way to Go
  • Ratt - Round and Round
  • Billy Squier - Too Daze Gone
  • Bad Company - Movin' On
Dean teaches Lucas to say "Zeppelin rules!" in reference to the band Led Zeppelin.

[edit] Episode 1x04 - Phantom Traveler

  • Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  • Rush - Working Man
  • Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
  • Blue Sarenco - Load Rage
Dean hums Some Kind of Monster by Metallica on the plane in this episode after introducing himself as James Hetfield, Metallica's lead singer

[edit] Episode 1x05 - Bloody Mary

  • The Rolling Stones - Laugh, I Nearly Died
  • Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Going Down
  • Def Leppard - Rock of Ages
  • Split Habit - Merry Go Round

[edit] Episode 1x06 - Skin

  • Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Poison Whiskey
  • Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot
  • Free - All Right Now

[edit] Episode 1x07 - Hook Man

  • Split Habit - Merry Go Round
  • Quiet Riot - Bang Your Head (Metal Health)
  • Low Five - Noise
  • APM - At Rest
  • APM - Royal Bethlehem
  • Paul Richards - U Do 2 Me
  • Boston - Peace of Mind

[edit] Episode 1x08 - Bugs

  • Def Lepard - Rock of Ages
  • Scorpions - No One Like You
  • Eric Clapton - I Can't Stand It
  • Black Toast Music - I Got More Bills Than I Got Pay
  • Extreme Music - Poke in the Butt

[edit] Episode 1x09 - Home

No Non-original Music

[edit] Episode 1x10 - Asylum

  • Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Hey You
In this episode Dean uses the alias Nigel Tufnel, who is the lead singer for Spinal Tap played by Christopher Guest in the movie This is Spinal Tap.

[edit] Episode 1x11 - Scarecrow

  • Colepitz - Puppet
  • Bad Company - Bad Company
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi
Dean introduces himself as John Bonham, the deceased drummer for Led Zeppelin, but he gets called out for using such an obvious alias.

[edit] Episode 1x12 - Faith

  • Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper

[edit] Episode 1x13 - Route 666

  • The James Gang - Walk Away
  • Bad Company - She Brings Me Love
  • Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home

[edit] Episode 1x14 - Nightmare

  • Bob Seger System - Two Plus Two
  • Bob Seger - Lucifer
Sam and Dean introduce themselves as Father Simmons and Father Frehley. Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley are the bassist and lead guitarist of the band KISS.

[edit] Episode 1x15 - The Benders

  • Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way
  • Christopher Lennertz - Sweet and Low Down

[edit] Episode 1x16 - Shadow

  • Vue - Pictures of Me
  • Little Charlie and the Nightcats - You Got Your Hooks in Me
  • X - The New World

[edit] Episode 1x17 - Hell House

  • Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unkown Origin
  • Blue Öyster Cult - Burning for You
  • Waco - Fast Train Down
  • Extreme Music - Slow Death
  • Extreme Music - Anthem
  • Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys - Point of No Return
The symbol painted on the wall of the house is the actual symbol used by the band Blue Öyster Cult in real life, it was not made up

[edit] Episode 1x18 - Something Wicked

  • UFO - Rock Bottom
  • Ozzy Osbourne - Road to Nowhere

[edit] Episode 1x19 - Provenance

  • Steve Carlson - Night Time
  • Grand Funk Railroad - Bad Time
  • Exterme Music - Romantic Piece No. 1
  • Black Toast Music - One More Once

[edit] Episode 1x20 - Dead Man's Blood

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan - The House is Rockin'
  • Charlie Robinson - My Hometown
  • Tito and Tarantula - Strange Face

[edit] Episode 1x21 - Salvation

  • Recap Song: Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

[edit] Episode 1x22 - Devil's Trap

  • Recap Song: Triumph - Fight the Good Fight
  • Joe Walsh - Turn to Stone
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

[edit] Season One DVD Extras

  • A Day in the Life: Marc Broussard - Blue Jeans

[edit] Season Two

[edit] Episode 2x01 - In My Time of Dying

  • Recap Song: Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
The episode is named after a Led Zeppelin song from the album Physical Graffiti whose lyrics fit what happens to John in this episode. (The Zeppelin song is based on an old folk song most famously covered by Bob Dylan but the Zeppelin version is the only one that spells dying out in the title.)

[edit] Episode 2x02 - Everybody Loves a Clown

  • Recap Song: The Chamber Brothers - Time Has Come Today
  • Three Dog Night - Shambala
  • Captain & Tennille - Do That to Me One More Time
  • Bosshouse Music - Mississippi Mudd
The episode title is a song from Gary Lewis and the Playboys on the 1965 album of the same name.

[edit] Episode 2x03 - Bloodlust

  • Recap Song: Journey - Wheel in the Sky
  • AC/DC - Back in Black
  • Long John Hunter - Time and Time Again
  • Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials - Golden Rule
  • Lee Rocker - Funny Car Graveyard

[edit] Episode 2x04 - Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

  • Supergrass - Sad Girl

[edit] Episode 2x05 - Simon Said

  • REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight this Feeling (Dean sings the title after listening to the song)
  • Eric Lindell - Uncle John
  • Soundgarden - Fell on Black Days
  • Spinal Tap - Stonehenge
  • Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials - Tired of Crying
  • Daniel May - Women's Wear

[edit] Episode 2x06 - No Exit

  • Cheap Trick - Surrender
  • Foreigner - Cold as Ice
  • Godsmack - Mama (Listed in the official episode guide but unverified)
Dean's Ringtone sounds similar to AC/DC - Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water, or Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane but is actually an original composition composed to sound familiar.

[edit] Episode 2x07 - The Usual Suspects

No Non-Original Music

[edit] Episode 2x08 - Crossroad Blues

  • Little Walter - Key to the Highway
  • Robert Johnson - Crossroad Blues
  • Robert Johnson - Hell Hound on my Trail
  • Son House - Downhearted Blues
  • Brian Tichy - Chaos Surrounds You
  • Soon Preview: Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
The opening of the episode is a recreation of actual accounts of the death of Blues legend Robert Johnson. The plot of the episode is based on these accounts as well as Johnson's music.

[edit] Episode 2x09 - Croatoan

No Non-Original Music

Sam and Dean introduce themselves as Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard, members of rock group ZZ Top.

[edit] Episode 2x10 - Hunted

  • Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
  • Carey Bell - Lonesome Stranger
  • Muse - Supermassive Blackhole
  • Bosshouse Music - Swamp Thing

[edit] Episode 2x11 - Playthings

  • Michael Burks - Voodoo Spell

[edit] Episode 2x12 - Night Shifter

  • Styx - Renegade

[edit] Episode 2x13 - Houses of the Holy

  • Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  • Jamie Dunlap - Down on Love
Dean's mp3 player says he is listening to Kashmir by Led Zeplin (complete with spelling mistake), but the music dubbed over is actually Down on Love by Jamie Dunlap. The title of the episode is a reference to another Zeppelin song on the same album as Kashmir.

[edit] Episode 2x14 - Born Under a Bad Sign

  • Tarbox Ramblers - Ashes to Ashes
  • The Doors - The Crystal Ship
  • REO Speedwagon - Back on the Road Again
Dean finds out that demon possessed Sam checked into the hotel as Richie Sambora, who is the guitarist for Bon Jovi, and makes fun of him for liking Bon Jovi.
The episode title is the title song on a 1967 blues album by Albert King that is used as a blues standard mostly famously covered by Cream.

[edit] Episode 2x15 - Tall Tales

  • Junk Food - Next to You
  • The James Gang/Joe Walsh - Walk Away
  • Rhythm Machine - Brenda and Me
  • Chris DeBurgh - Lady in Red
  • Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe

[edit] Episode 2x16 - Roadkill

  • Animals - House of the Rising Sun

[edit] Episode 2x17 - Heart

  • Kip Winger - Smoking Gun
  • Transformer - Robert Kennedy
  • Queensrÿche - Silent Lucidity
  • Screaming Trees - Look at You
  • The Stooges - Down on the Street

[edit] Episode 2x18 - Hollywood Babylon

  • James Darren - I've Got the World on a String
  • Herb Alpert - Green Peppers
The episode title is the same as a song by the Misfits.

[edit] Episode 2x19 - Folsom Prison Blues

  • Booker T and the MG's - Green Onions
  • Alice in Chains - Rooster
The episode title is the title of a song by Johnny Cash.

[edit] Episode 2x20 - What Is and What Should Never Be

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special
  • Joey Ramone - What a Wonderful World
The episode title is the same as a Led Zeppelin song on the album Led Zeppelin II.

[edit] Episode 2x21 - All Hell Breaks Loose (1)

  • Recap/Opening Song: Boston - Foreplay/Long Time
  • Martyn Laight/Carlin Music - Wrapped Around Your Finger
  • Darker My Love - Opening
Dean's credit card receipt said his name was David Hasselhoff who was the star of Baywatch and Knight Rider and has also enjoyed success as a singer in some parts of the world.

[edit] Episode 2x22 - All Hell Breaks Loose (2)

  • Recap Song: Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
  • Boston - Don't Look Back

[edit] Season Three

[edit] Episode 3x01 - The Magnificent Seven

  • Recap Song: AC/DC - Hell's Bells
  • Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
  • Howling Diablos - Mean Little Town
  • J.B. Burnett - I Shall Not Be Moved

The title of this episode was originally that of a western but was also a song by The Clash.

[edit] Episode 3x02 - The Kids Are Alright

  • Goodnight City - 40,000 Miles
The title of the episode is the title of a single by the band The Who off the group's first album My Generation. The title was also used for a 1979 documentary on the band.
Ben received an AC/DC album as a birthday gift.

[edit] Episode 3x03 - Bad Day at Black Rock

  • Daniel May - Women's Wear
  • Les Paul & Mary Ford - Vaya con Dios

[edit] Episode 3x04 - Sin City

  • Creedance Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle
  • Brimstone Howl - Bad Seed
  • Sasquatch - Nikki
  • Mother Superior - Did You See It

[edit] Episode 3x05 - Bedtime Stories

No non-original music
Dean introduces himself and Sam as Dectectives Page and Plant. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were the lead guitarist and lead vocalist for the band Led Zeppelin

[edit] Episode 3x06 - Red Sky at Morning

No non-original music

[edit] Episode 3x07 - Fresh Blood

  • David Feldstein - Seven Minutes to Heaven
  • Bad Company - Crazy Circles

[edit] Episode 3x08 - A Very Supernatural Christmas

  • Jay Gruska (staff composer) - 12 Days of Christmas
  • Burton Music Library - All Because of Mr. Santa Claus
  • Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles - Silent Night (in character as Sam & Dean)
  • Burton Music Library - O Come All Ye Faithful (choral)
  • Rosemary Clooney - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

The following Christmas songs were played but the artists are currently unknown:

  • Jingle Bells
  • Silent Night
  • Joy to the World (organ version)
  • Deck the Halls
  • O Come All Ye Faithful (from music box)
  • We Wish You a Merry Little Christmas
  • Jingle Bells (piano version)
  • Sleigh Ride (instrumental)

The instrumentals for public domain songs are likely just played by the staff musicians as the 12 Days of Christmas was.

[edit] Episode 3x09 - Malleus Maleficarum

  • Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You
In this episode Sam and Dean introduce themselves as agents "Bachman" and "Turner". A play off the classic rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

[edit] Episode 3x10 - Dream a Little Dream of Me

  • The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
  • Mama Cass Elliot - Dream a Little Dream of Me
The title of the episodes is the title of a classic song most famously recorded by Cass Elliot of The Mamas & The Papas. Her version is played during the episode.

[edit] Episode 3x11 - Mystery Spot

  • Asia - Heat of the Moment
  • Huey Louis and the News - Back in Time

[edit] Episode 3x12 - Jus in Bello

No Non-Original Music

Henricksen exlaims "I shot the sheriff" to which Dean replies "but you didn't shoot the deputy." I Shot the Sheriff is a Bob Marley song with the chorus "I shot the sheriff / but I didn't shoot the deputy."

[edit] Episode 3x13 - Ghostfacers

  • Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band
  • Focus - Hocus Pocus
  • Leslie Gore - It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want to
The Ghostfacers theme was written for the show but is a parody of other reality show theme songs.

[edit] Episode 3x14 - Long-Distance Caller

No Non-Original Music

The title of this episode is similar to a song by blues musician Muddy Waters, "Long Distance Call", but the more direct reference is to a The Twilight Zone episode also called "Long Distance Call" that has the same plot device and some similar scenes.

[edit] Episode 3x15 - Time Is on My Side

No Non-Original Music

The title of this episode is a reference to the song "Time Is on Your Side" by Jerry Ragovoy most famously covered by the Rolling Stones. It was also featured in the movie Fallen whose version of the demon Azazel frequently sings it.

[edit] Episode 3x16 - No Rest for the Wicked

  • Recap Song: Kansas - Carry on My Wayward Son
  • Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (Also sung along by Padalecki and Ackles in character as Sam and Dean)
Sam told Dean he should have been rocking "Eye of the Tiger" after he gave a psych up speech. "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor was written for the movie Rocky III and has since become a standard song for movies and TV shows to play during psych up speechs.
Sam and Dean's discussion on Bon Jovi was a callback to episode 2x14 - Born Under a Bad Sign in which Dean makes fun of Sam for liking Bon Jovi.
Dean's ID says his name is Mr. Hagar. Sammy Hagar was the replacement lead vocalist for Van Halen after David Lee Roth left the band.
The episode title is the title of several rock and metal albums and songs most famously a 1988 album by Ozzy Osbourne.

[edit] Season Three DVD Extras

  • Gag Reel: Bell Biv DeVoe - Do Me (with Jensen Ackles sing-along)
  • Supernatural Effects: ZZ Top - La Grange

[edit] Season Four

[edit] Episode 4x01 - Lazarus Rising

  • Recap Song: AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
  • Katie Thompson & Martyn Laight/Carlin Music - I'm So Blue
  • The Republic Tigers - Fight Song
  • Jason Manns - Vision
  • Martyn Laight/Carlin Music - Wrapped Around Your Finger

[edit] Episode 4x02 - Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester

  • Recap Song: Billy Squier - Lonely Is the Night

[edit] Episode 4x03 - In the Beginning

  • The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
  • Kenny Smith & The Loveliters - Go for Your Self
Dean asks his dad if he knows that Sonny and Cher broke up. Sonny & Cher were a married couple, musical duo and hosts of the variety show The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. They divorced in 1975 two years after the date this episode took place.
Dean introduced himself as Dean Van Halen. Van Halen is a major 80s rock band founded by two brothers, Eddie and Alex Van Halen.

[edit] Episode 4x04 - Metamorphosis

  • Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseBreakers - Phillips' Theme

[edit] Episode 4x05 - Monster Movie

  • Bach - Tocata & Fugue in D Minor
Sam and Dean introduce themselves as Agents Angus and Young. Angus Young is the lead guitarist of AC/DC.

[edit] Episode 4x06 - Yellow Fever

  • Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Sam and Dean introduce themselves as Agents Tyler and Perry. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are the lead singer and guitarist for the band Aerosmith. This fact is pointed out later in the episode by the neighbor.
The sheriff proclaims "Hell's Bells" as he exits his office. Hell's Bells is an old fashioned euphemism often used in place of profanity. It is also the title of one of AC/DC's best known songs which was played during the season 3 premiere recap.

[edit] Episode 4x07 - It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester

  • Nine Days - Just as Through with You
Dean introduces himself as Agent Seger. Bob Seger is a famous rock musician who has played with a number of bands through the years.
Dean later introduces himself and Sam as Agents Geddy and Lee. Geddy Lee is the lead vocalist for the Canadian rock band Rush.
See Episode 2x06 for notes on Dean's ringtone.

[edit] Episode 4x08 - Wishful Thinking

  • Unknown Song (Played in the first restaurant scene)

[edit] Episode 4x09 - I Know What You Did Last Summer

No non-original music

[edit] Episode 4x10 - Heaven and Hell

  • Bad Company - Ready for Love

[edit] Episode 4x11 - Family Remains

No Non-Original Music

[edit] Episode 4x12 - Criss Angel Is a Douche Bag

  • Buva - She Makes Me Fall Down
The song that plays both when Jeb is rehearsing on stage and when he is killed in his dressing room is a brief one verse song written specifically for the episode by Christopher Lennertz (the show's composer) and Steve Frangadakis called "Douche Bag Theme". It is performed by Frangadakis.
Dean introduces himself as Agent Ulrich. Lars Ulrich is the drummer for the band Metallica.

[edit] Episode 4x13 - After School Special

  • Foreigner - Long, Long Way From Home
A gym-class student refers to Dean as "Substitute-Coach Roth." David Lee Roth is the lead singer for the rock group Van Halen.

[edit] Episode 4x14 - Sex & Violence

  • White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65
  • Brian Tichy - Steal the World
Dean mentions Welcome to the Jungle by Guns & Roses and Cherry Pie by Warrant as possible siren songs.
Dean and Nick try to stump each other over the history of two Led Zeppelin songs: Nobody's Fault but Mine and You Shook Me.

[edit] Episode 4x15 - Death Takes a Holiday

  • George Highfill & Jai Josefs/MasterSource - Perfect Situation for a Fool

[edit] Episode 4x16 - On the Head of a Pin

No Non-Original Music

[edit] Episode 4x17 - It's a Terrible Life

  • The Kinks - Well Respected Man
  • Brian Tichy - Hollow

[edit] Episode 4x18 - The Monster at the End of This Book

  • Unknown - Around the World
Dean introduces himself and Sam as Agents DeYoung and Shaw. Dennis DeYoung was a former member of the rock band Styx and Tommy Shaw is still a member of the same band.
Dean says his two favorite songs are "Ramble On" and "Traveling Riverside Blues" both were recorded by Led Zeppelin but only the first was written by them. The second was originally recorded by Robert Johnson but Dean is likely talking about the Zeppelin version given his affinity for the band.

[edit] Episode 4x19 - Jump the Shark

  • Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear
The cemetary director refers to Dean as Agent Nugent. Ted Nugent is a rock musician who's music has been featured prominently on Supernatural before.

[edit] Episode 4x20 - The Rapture

No Non-Original Music

[edit] Episode 4x21 - When the Levee Breaks

No Non-Original Music
The title of the episode comes from a blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie that was most famously re-worked by Led Zeppelin for their fourth album.

[edit] Episode 4x22 - Lucifer Rising

Recap Song: Kansas - Carry on My Wayward Son

[edit] Season Four DVD Extras

  • Gag Reel: SWANK - Shoot at the Devil

[edit] Season Five

[edit] Episode 5x01 - Sympathy for the Devil

  • Recap Song: AC/DC - Thunderstruck
The title of the episode is a reference to the Rolling Stones song of the same name in which the devil introduces himself to the world.

[edit] Episode 5x02 - Good God, Y'all

  • Recap Song: Foreigner - Long, Long Way from Home
  • Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
The title of the episode is a line from Edwin Starr's song "War (What Is It Good For)".

[edit] Episode 5x03 - Free to Be You and Me

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
  • Swank - Devil's Sway
  • Left Hand Frank & His Blues Band - Blues Won't Let Me Be
The title of the episode is a reference to the 1972 children's music album "Free to Be... You and Me" which featured songs from celebrities and was later made into a TV special.

[edit] Episode 5x04 - The End

  • The Contours - Do You Love Me
Dean tells Lucifer to, "Quit it with the Sympathy for the Devil crap." "Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by the Rolling Stones which is sung from Lucifer's perspective and is an attempt to get some sympathy but in a completely unapologetic tone and by saying he is no different than humanity which is basically the complete opposite of the speech in the episode.

[edit] Episode 5x05 - Fallen Idols

  • Lucero - Sixteen
  • Soon Preview: Jeff Beck - Superstition
Dean introduces himself and Sam as Agents Bonham and Copeland. John Bonham was the drummer for the band Led Zeppelin and Stuart Copeland is the drummer for the band The Police.

[edit] Episode 5x06 - I Believe the Children Are Our Future

No Non-Original Music
The title of the episode is the opening line to Whitney Houston's song "Greatest Love of All".
Dean introduces him and Sam as Agent Paige and Agent Plant and later Sam tells Jesse that his name is Robert. Jimmy Paige and Robert Plant were the singer and guitarist for Led Zeppelin.
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