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
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 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]
- "Flower Duet" from Lakme by Léo Delibes [2x2]
- "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]
- "Suite Bergamasque - Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy [2x10]
- 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]
- "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel [3x3]
- "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] - "Celebrate" by Jason Creasey ("Who Pooped the Bed?")
- "Get on Up" by Jason Creasey ("Who Pooped the Bed?")
- "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]
- "The Washington Post" by John Philip Sousa [The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition]
- Original Songs from "The Nightman Cometh":
Season 5
- "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum [5x2]
- "Private Affair" by Jim Blake ("The Waitress is Getting Married")
- "Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite [5x5]
- "Berzerker" by Blues Saraceno ("The World Series Defense")
- "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]
- "Honky-Tonky Romp" by Christian Mondstein, Jo Part - ("Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens")
- "Banana Grin" by Gert Wilden - ("Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens")
- "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
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" by Henry Stuck
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Henry Stuck
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]
- "Pop a Cap" by Werner Tautz - ("The Gang Gets Stranded in the Woods")
- "Set 'Em Up Joe" by Werner Tautz - ("The Gang Gets Stranded in the Woods")
- "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]
- "Moment Musical No. 3 in F Minor" by Franz Schubert [7x7]
- "Light Head" by Helix & Ad Man [7x10]
- "Unbelievable" by EMF [7x12]
- "Up In This" by Don McCloskey [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]
- "Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16" by Edvard Grieg [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Piano Concerto No. 1" by Frederic Chopin [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]
- "On Eagles' Wings" by Michael Joncas [Charlie's Mom Has Cancer]
- "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]
- "La Donna e Mobile" [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]
- "Broadcast News" by New Day [Gun Fever Too: Still Hot]
- "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]
- "Moment 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]
- "In The Hall of The Mountain King (I Dovregubbens Hall)" by Edvard Grieg [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 Chordettes [The Gang Group Dates]
- "Ciribiribin" by 101 Magical Moments of Music [The Gang Group Dates]
- "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads [Psycho Pete Returns]
- "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)" by Quad City DJs [Psycho Pete Returns]
- "Golly Gee Whiz" by The Jack Gray Orchestra [Psycho Pete Returns]
- "Piano Concerto No. 2: Allegro Vivace" (Chopin) by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [Psycho Pete Returns]
- "Golly Gee Whiz" by The Jack Gray Orchestra [The Gang Spies Like U.S.]
- "Full Of Joy" by Cheng Yu [The Gang Spies Like U.S.]
- "Six Inch Heels" by Cliff Sarde [The Gang Spies Like U.S.]
- "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani [The Gang Misses the Boat]
- "Broadcast News" by New Day [Mac Kills His Dad]
- "Game Show" by Jim Blake [The Gang Goes on Family Fight]
- "Cello Concerto in B minor - Allegro" by Antonin Dvorak [Frank Retires]
- "Funeral March of a Marionette" by New London Orchestra & Ronald Corp [Frank Retires]
- "Grieg-Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Antira's Dance" by Mark Ermler & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [Frank Retires]
- "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Steve Porter [Frank Retires]
- "Carnival of the Animals - Aquarium" by Camille Saint-Saens [Frank Retires]
- "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins [Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult]
- "Time Hole" by Jonny Greenwood [Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult]
- "Alethia" by Jonny Greenwood [Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult]
Season 11
- "Moment Musical No.3 In F Minor" by Franz Schubert [Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo]
- "Funeral March Of A Marionette" by Steve Porter [Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo]
- "Gone till November" by Dennis, Mac, Dee, & Charlie (Originally by Wyclef Jean) [Frank Falls Out the Window]
- "Gone till November" by Wyclef Jean [Frank Falls Out the Window]
- "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie [Frank Falls Out the Window]
- "Devious" by Gary Numan [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "I Want A New Drug" by Huey Lewis & The News [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "If This Is It" by Huey Lewis & The News [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "I'll Be There" by Geoff Grace [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "Mean Machine" by Lucian Blaque [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "Panama" by Van Halen [The Gang Hits the Slopes]
- "Long End Of The Stick" by Rich Dolmat [Dee Made a Smut Film]
- "Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G - Allegro" by Johann Sebastian Bach [Dee Made a Smut Film]
- "Lakme - Flower Duet" by Delibes [Dee Made a Smut Film]
- "Ring of Glory" by James Brett [Dee Made a Smut Film]
- "Cafe Royale" by Werner Tautz [Dee Made a Smut Film]
- "Soft Focus" by James S. Levine [Dee Made a Smut Film]
- "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Romanze - Andante" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Dee Made a Smut Film]
- "Summer of '69" by Brian Adams [Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs]
- "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley [Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs]
- "Light Club" by Oswin Mackintosh [Being Frank]
- "Ugly In The Morning" by Faith No More [Being Frank]
- "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by Scorpions [Being Frank]
- "Digging The Grave" by Faith No More [Being Frank]
- "Monster Mania" by Figure [Being Frank]
- "Funeral March of a Marionette" by New London Orchestra & Ronald Corp [McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century]
- "Miss Mary's Fancy" by Eoghan O'Sullivan & Gerald Harrington [Charlie Catches a Leprechaun]
- "Mairi's Wedding/Mason's Apron" by Craicmore [Charlie Catches a Leprechaun]
- "Hoe Up" by Chris Garrick [Charlie Catches a Leprechaun]
- "Split Personality" by Thomas Bergersen & Nick Phoenix [Charlie Catches a Leprechaun]
- "Stuck In The Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel [Charlie Catches a Leprechaun]
- "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" originally by Frank Loesser (performed by Mac and Church Members) - [The Gang Goes to Hell]
- "Nocturne In E-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 2" by Frederic Chopin [The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two]
- "Jesus Will Answer Prayer" by The Dixie Hummingbirds [The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two]
Season 12
- "We Got to Have Peace" by Curtis Mayfield [The Gang Turns Black]
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze [The Gang Goes to a Water Park]
- "The Greatest Trick" by John Ottman [The Gang Goes to a Water Park]
- "Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, 'From The New World'" by Antonin Dvorak [The Gang Goes to a Water Park]
- Original song: "Theme from 'Old Lady House'" by Dennis Reynolds [Old Lady House: A Situation Comedy]
- "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin [PTSDee]
- "Everybody Got 'Em" by Nick Kingsley [PTSDee]
Music from TV Spots
- Season Three - "D-Code" by Dust Devil
- Season Three - "Bottoms Up" by Hermann Egger
- Season Four - "Gunsmoke Ridge" by Werner Tautz
- Season Four - "The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition" Promo - "Loaded" by Zack Tempest
- Season Five - "Nothing to Worry About" by Peter Bjorn and John
- Season Six "Green Man" Promo - "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box
- Season Seven "Me" Promo - "Forget Me Knot (Main)" by Matt Haick
- Season Eight "New Cast" Promos - "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box
- Season Nine "Brain" Promo - "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
- Season Ten "Better Than Ever" Promo - "Fantastic Man" by William Onyeabor
- Season Ten "Celebrate" Promo - "Fantastic Man" by William Onyeabor
- Season Ten "Blaze Of Glory" Promo - "Shaft Of Glory" by Oswin Macintosh
- Season Eleven "Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs" Promo - "All The Rage" by Werner Tautz
- Season Eleven "Being Frank" Promo - "Monster Mania" by Figure
See Also
- "Going Back to Philly" by Jeru the Damaja