It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia uses a variety of music either to accompany a joke, or add humor to a scene.
Several songs in the show are part of the running joke about Dennis' love for 80's music.
Theme
"Temptation Sensation" The show's theme song is "Temptation Sensation" by Heinz Kiessling. Soundtrack of the series contains the most used signature themes of It's Always Sunny.
"Temptation Sensation" was pitch-shifted up for "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis" in season 5, only to have it reverted back to its original E major in the following episode, "The Gang Hits the Road." It was edited to be shorter starting in season 7.
Season 1
- "Are You Really Ready" by Cloudy Mindz [1x1]
- "Hands Down" by Cloudy Mindz [1x1]
- "D.I.S.C.O. Party" by 2 Da Groove [1x1]
- "Heaven On Earth" by Joel Evans [1x1]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [1x2]
- "Heaven On Earth" by Joel Evans [1x2]
- "Hands Down" by Cloudy Mindz [1x3]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [1x3]
- "Forever Young" by Alphaville [1x3]
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley [1x4]
- "D.I.S.C.O. Party" by 2 Da Groove [1x5]
- "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel [1x6]
- "Sarabande in D minor" by George Frideric Handel - [1x7]
Season 2
- "Heaven On Earth" by Joel Evans [2x1]
- "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie [2x3]
- "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky [2x4]
- Original Song: "Go For It" by Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton - [2x4]
- "You're the Best" by Joe 'Bean' Esposito [2x5]
- "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven [2x5]
- "Sa Lech Chenh A" by Pichit Paiboon [2x6]
- "Sweet Georgia Brown (Harlem Globetrotters Theme)" by The Carroll Brothers [2x6]
- Original Song: "Rock, Flag, Eagle" by Charlie Kelly - [2x9]
- Original Song: "Save The Children" by Bruce Mathis - [2x10]
- "The Greatest Love of All" originally by Whitney Houston (Performed by Dennis, Dee, and Bruce Mathis) -
[2x10]
Season 3
- "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors [3x1]
- "Are You Really Ready" by Cloudy Mindz [3x5]
- "Together Forever" by Rick Astley [3x5]
- Original Song: "Yellow Jacket Blues" by The Mighty Echoes (as The Yellow Jackets) [3x7]
- Original Song: "Hawky's Song" by The Mighty Echoes (as The Yellow Jackets) [3x7]
- "D.I.S.C.O. Party" by 2 Da Groove [3x8]
- Original Song: "The Nightman" by Charlie Kelly - [3x9]
- Original Song: "The Dayman" by Charlie and Dennis - [3x9]
- Original Song: "Freestyle" by Lil' Kev - [3x9]
- "Lady" by Styx [3x11]
- "El Gavilan" by Martyn Laight [3x12]
- "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q [3x13]
- "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe [3x15]
- "Jumpin' At The Juke Joint" by Joel Evans [3x15]
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin [3x15]
Season 4
- "Full Of Joy" by Cheng Yu [4x1]
- "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. [4x2]
- "D.I.S.C.O. Party" by 2 Da Groove [4x3]
- "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky [4x4]
- "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake [4x4]
- "Birdcage" by John Castello [4x5]
- "Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi [4x5]
- "Pressure Point (Part 1)" by John Powell [4x5]
- "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel [4x6]
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi [4x6]
- "Pressure Point (Part 1)" by John Powell [4x6]
- "Ditch the Bitch" by Kully B & Angus Gunn Clark [4x6]
- "Trance-Formation" by Techno Dred & Pump [4x6]
- "En el Tiempo en la Colonia / Mata Siguaraya" by Carlos Puebla, Pedro Sosa and Santiago Martinez
[4x6] - "Allegro" ("March") from the 1st Movement ("Spring") of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"
[4x7] - "Oh Yeah" by Yello [4x10]
- "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood [4x10]
- "Yankee Doodle" by Anon [4x11]
- "Get Out" by Literally Illiterate [4x12]
- Original Songs from "The Nightman Cometh":
Season 5
- "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum [5x2]
- "Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite [5x5]
- "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team [5x6]
- "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal [5x7]
- "Real American" by Rick Derringer [5x7]
- Original Song: "Birds of War" by Dennis, Mac, and Charlie - [5x7]
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin [5x10]
- "Habanera" by Bizet [5x10]
- "Molto vivace" from the 2nd Movement of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125"
[5x12] - Songs from "A Very Sunny Christmas":
- "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms
- "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by Bing Crosby feat. The Andrews Sisters
- "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams
- "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley
- "O Holy Night" by Andy Williams
- "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
- Original Song: "The Spirit Of Christmas" by Cormac Bluestone
Season 6
- "Symphony No. 40 in G Minor - Molto Allegro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [6x1]
- "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy [6x2]
- "Dirty Wit U" by Black Laq [6x2]
- "Mo' Money Mo' Problems" by Notorious B.I.G. [6x3]
- "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" by DMX [6x3]
- "Forever You Won't" by Xzibit [6x3]
- "Back in the High Life Again" by Steve Winwood [6x3]
- "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)" by Paul Engemann [6x4]
- "Sadeness (Part I)" by Enigma [6x8]
- Original Song: "Lethal Weapon 5" music by Cormac Bluestone - [6x9]
- "Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen [6x11]
- "Informer" by Snow [6x12]
- "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown [6x12]
- "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush [6x12]
Season 7
- "Hey, Good Lookin'!" by Hank Williams [7x1]
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison [7x1]
- "Vacation" by The Go-Go's [7x2]
- "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters [7x2]
- "America The Beautiful" by Spirit of America Ensemble - [7x3]
- Original Song: "Do You Feel The Magic" by Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Dee - [7x3]
- "Hillbilly Hayride" by Jo Part - [7x3]
- "Aloha Malihini" by Nawahi Para'uchi - [7x3]
- "Doin' Tha Joint" by B. Dastardly - [7x3]
- "Our Small World" by Addy Flor - [7x3]
- Original Song: "Moms are Stupid" by Sweet Dee - [7x3]
- Original Song: "Yankee Doodle Song" by Charlie, Mac, and Dennis - [7x3]
- "Amazing Grace" by Andy Vale [Sweet Dee Gets Audited]
- "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges [7x5]
- "Alone" by Heart [7x6]
- "We Built This City" by Starship [7x7]
- "Moments Musical No. 3 in F Minor" by Franz Schubert [7x7]
- "Light Head" by Helix & Ad Man [7x10]
- "Unbelievable" by EMF [7x12]
- Original Song: "Go For It" by Mac and Dennis - [7x12]
- "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen [7x13]
- "Freedom! '90" by George Michael [7x13]
Season 8
- "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Manhunt" by Steve Jablonsky [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Finale [from Jason and The Argonauts]" by Bernard Herrmann [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "Gold And Platinum (Instrumental)" by St. John [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "Omen" by Dirty Dick, Carrie Harry, & Bart Hendrickson [The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre]
- "Ring Of Fear" by James Brett [The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre]
- "Man Of Constant Sorrow" by GH Blue Grass Pickers [The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre]
- "At Last (My Love Has Come Along)" by Etta James [Charlie and Dee Find Love]
- "Bad Company" by Bad Company [Charlie and Dee Find Love]
- "Air on the G String" by Johann Sebastian Bach [from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major] [The Gang Gets Analyzed]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [The Gang Gets Analyzed]
- "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids on the Block [Charlie's Mom Has Cancer]
- Parliament's "We Want the Funk" by Dr. Jinx [Charlie's Mom Has Cancer]
- "Thrills 'N' Pills" by Howie Beno & John McCurry [Frank's Back in Business]
- "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams [Charlie Rules the World]
- "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie [Charlie Rules the World]
- "Funiculi, Funicula" [The Gang Dines Out]
- "Bellissimo" by Phil Bender-Stone [The Gang Dines Out]
- "Mio Dolce Sogno" by Butch Baldassari, Jack Jezzro & Jeff Taylor [The Gang Dines Out]
Season 9
- "That's How You're Killing Me" by Cookie Evans [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Almost Mine" by Melissa Jones [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Pop A Cap" by Werner Tautz [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Auld Lang Syne" by Anon [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen [9x3]
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift [9x3]
- Original Song: "I Like Paddy's Pub" by Charlie Kelly [9x3]
- Original Song: "Go F*** Yourselves" by Charlie Kelly [9x3]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [Mac Day]
- "World Serum" by Helix [Mac Day]
- "Amazing Grace" by Andy Vale [Mac Day]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [The Gang Saves the Day]
- "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Tear Of Destiny" by Matt Gates [The Gang Saves The Day]
- Original Song: "Covington's House Theme" by Cormac Bluestone [The Gang Saves The Day]
- Original Song: "Song About Dee" by Josh Groban [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Alone" by Heart [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Summertime Swing" by Jez Poole & Ray Flowers [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "No Salvation Piano" by Paul Englishby [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Chasing Your Tail" by Jez Poole & Ray Flowers [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Sunrise Warmth" by Udi Harpaz [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Our Sweet Homeland" by Udi Harpaz [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Motownphilly" originally by Boyz II Men (performed by Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Dee) - [The Gang Gets Quarantined]
- "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men - [The Gang Gets Quarantined]
- "Cello Concerto in B Minor - 1. Allegro" by Antonin Dvorak [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major - I. Allegro" by Johann Sebastian Bach [Flowers for Charlie]
- "You're My Inspiration" by Chicago [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Moments Musical No. 3 in F Minor" by Franz Schubert [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Symphony No. 40 in G Minor - Molto Allegro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Mad As A Haddock" by Gert Wilden [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Police Academy Theme" by Robert Folk [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Playing With The Boys" originally by Kenny Loggins [The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6]
- "Inna Bubble" by Blues Saraceno [The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6]
- "Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club [The Gang Squashes Their Beefs]
- "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz [The Gang Squashes Their Beefs]
Season 10
- "Take Me Out To The Ballgame (Vintage)" by Past Time Players [The Gang Beats Boggs]
- "Knock The Cover Off The Ball" by Randy Newman [The Gang Beats Boggs]
- "Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey And "the Duke")" by Terry Cashman [The Gang Beats Boggs]
- "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White [The Gang Group Dates]
- "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly [The Gang Group Dates]
- "I Got It Bad" by Nina Simone [The Gang Group Dates]
- "Return Of The Mack (C&J Street Mix)" by Mark Morrison [The Gang Group Dates]
- "No Scrubs" by TLC [The Gang Group Dates]
- "Mr. Sandman" by The Chodettes [The Gang Group Dates]
Music from TV Spots
- Season Three - "D-Code" by Dust Devil
- Season Four - "Gunsmoke Ridge" by Werner Tautz
- Season Five - "Nothing to Worry About" by Peter Bjorn and John
- Season Six - "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box
- Season Eight "New Cast" Promos - "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box
- Season Nine - "Defalut" by Django Django
- Season Nine "Door" Promo - "Hitler's Cross" by Vittorio Chiarappa
- Season Nine "Hurt" Promo -"Excert from Im Weiten Land Der Zeit-Teil 39" by Max Kruse
- Season Nine "Scream" Promo - "Nocturne" by Greencastle Homer
See Also
- "Going Back to Philly" by Jeru the Damaja