Complete List Of Cheap Trick Songs From A to Z

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Cheap Trick’s self-titled debut album arrived in 1977 on Epic Records, introducing their mix of wit, melody, and attitude. Songs including “Elo Kiddies,” “Hot Love,” and “He’s a Whore” captured their balance of playful lyrics and driving riffs. Later that same year, the band released In Color, a more polished record that refined their approach and featured “I Want You to Want Me” and “Southern Girls.” Although the album did not initially make a major commercial impact in the United States, it was a hit in Japan, where the band’s growing popularity foreshadowed their global breakthrough.

In 1978, Cheap Trick released Heaven Tonight, which included the anthemic “Surrender,” one of their most enduring songs. With its sharp hooks and lyrics that captured the confusion and excitement of youth, “Surrender” became a defining track of the late 1970s. By this point, Cheap Trick had built a reputation as one of the best live bands in the world. Their performances were raw, unpredictable, and filled with humor, qualities that connected deeply with audiences and set them apart from many of their peers.

Their next release would be the one that made them international stars. Cheap Trick at Budokan (1979), originally intended for the Japanese market, became a surprise worldwide hit after imported copies began circulating in the United States. The album captured the band’s energy and charisma in full force, with electrifying performances of “I Want You to Want Me” and “Ain’t That a Shame.” The live version of “I Want You to Want Me” reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and the album climbed to number four on the Billboard 200. Cheap Trick had officially crossed from cult success to mainstream fame.

Riding this wave of momentum, the band released Dream Police later that same year. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200 and featured the title track along with “Voices” and “Need Your Love.” It represented the peak of Cheap Trick’s late 1970s commercial success, showcasing their ability to balance theatrical production with genuine rock intensity. Over the next several years, they continued releasing albums including All Shook Up (1980), produced by George Martin, and Next Position Please (1983). Although their commercial fortunes fluctuated during the 1980s, their reputation as skilled performers and songwriters never diminished.

A major resurgence came in 1988 with the album Lap of Luxury, which marked a return to the charts through the number one hit “The Flame.” The album also featured a new version of “Don’t Be Cruel,” which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100. This period reintroduced Cheap Trick to a new generation of listeners and strengthened their position as one of rock’s most durable acts. Throughout the 1990s, the band continued to record and tour, releasing albums including Woke Up with a Monster (1994) and Cheap Trick (1997).

In the 2000s, Cheap Trick released Rockford (2006), a return-to-form album that reaffirmed their creative strength. They also performed high-profile projects including Sgt. Pepper Live, demonstrating their deep connection to the rock tradition that inspired them from the start. Later studio releases included The Latest (2009), Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016), We’re All Alright! (2017), Christmas Christmas (2017), and In Another World (2021).

Cheap Trick released their twenty-first studio album, All Washed Up, in 2025. The eleven-song record included “Twelve Gates,” “The Riff That Won’t Quit,” “Bad Blood,” and the title track, extending a recording history that began nearly five decades earlier. Across every era, the band’s music has balanced humor, heart, melody, and hard-edged rock craftsmanship.

The band’s legacy was formally recognized in 2016 when Cheap Trick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With more than twenty million records sold worldwide and more than five thousand live performances, Cheap Trick remains one of the most consistent and respected American rock bands of its era.

Complete List Of Cheap Trick Songs From A to Z

The following list includes Cheap Trick’s studio recordings, soundtrack contributions, Christmas songs, officially released demos, alternate versions, and selected live recordings.

“3-D” – Next Position Please (1983)
“A Long Way to Worcester” – All Washed Up (2025)
“A Place in France” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Ain’t That a Shame (live)” – Cheap Trick at Budokan (1979)
“Alive” – The Latest (2009)
“All I Really Want” – One on One (1982)
“All Strung Out” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“All Those Years” – Rockford (2006)
“All Washed Up” – All Washed Up (2025)
“All We Need Is a Dream” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“All Wound Up” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“All Wrong Long Gone” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Another World” – In Another World (2021)
“Another World (Reprise)” – In Another World (2021)
“Anytime” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Arabesque” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“Are You Lonely Tonight?” – The Doctor (1986)
“Auf Wiedersehen” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Baby Loves to Rock” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Baby No More” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Baby Talk” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Back ‘n Blue” – Busted (1990)
“Bad Blood” – All Washed Up (2025)
“The Ballad of TV Violence (I’m Not the Only Boy)” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“The Ballad of TV Violence (live)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Best Friend” – Special One (2003)
“The Best Thing” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Bet It All” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Big Bang” – Busted (1990)
“Big Eyes” – In Color (1977)
“Blackberry Way” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Blood Red Lips” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“Borderline” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Born to Raise Hell” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll” – In Another World (2021)
“Brand New Name on an Old Tattoo” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Brontosaurus” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Busted” – Busted (1990)
“California Girl” – The Latest (2009)
“California Man” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Can’t Hold On (live)” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Can’t Stop Fallin’ into Love” – Busted (1990)
“Can’t Stop Fallin’ into Love (Radio Mix)” – Busted (1990)
“Can’t Stop It but I’m Gonna Try” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Carnival Game” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Christmas Christmas” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Clock Strikes Ten” – In Color (1977)
“Clock Strikes Ten (live)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Closer, The Ballad of Burt and Linda” – The Latest (2009)
“Come On Christmas” – Busted (1990)
“Come On Christmas (Single Version)” – Busted (1990)
“Come On, Come On” – In Color (1977)
“Come On, Come On (1975 demo)” – In Color (1977)
“Come On Come On Come On” – Rockford (2006)
“Cover Girl” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Cry Baby” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Cry, Cry” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Dancing the Night Away” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Dancing With the Band” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Day Tripper (live, short version)” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Day Tripper (live, unedited)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Decaf” – Rockford (2006)
“Didn’t Know I Had It” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Do You Believe Me?” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“The Doctor” – The Doctor (1986)
“Don’t Be Cruel” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Don’t Hit Me with Love” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Don’t Make Our Love a Crime” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Don’t Make Our Love a Crime (demo)” – One on One (1982)
“Down on the Bay (live)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Downed” – In Color (1977)
“Dream Police” – Dream Police (1979)
“Dream Police (No Strings Version)” – Dream Police (1979)
“Dream the Night Away” – Rockford (2006)
“Eight Miles Low” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Elo Kiddies” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Elo Kiddies (single version)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Every Night and Every Day” – Rockford (2006)
“Everybody Knows” – The Latest (2009)
“Everyday You Make Me Crazy” – The Latest (2009)
“Everything Works If You Let It” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Everything Works If You Let It (alternate version)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Fan Club (demo)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Father Christmas” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Final Days” – In Another World (2021)
“The Flame” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Floating Down” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Fortune Cookie (demo)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Four Letter Word” – One on One (1982)
“Funk #9 (demo)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Ghost Town” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Gimme Some Truth” – In Another World (2021)
“Girlfriends” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Give It Away” – Rockford (2006)
“Go for the Throat (Use Your Own Imagination)” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Gonna Raise Hell” – Dream Police (1979)
“Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)” – The Doctor (1986)
“Goodnight (live at Whisky a Go Go 1977)” – In Color (1977)
“Goodnight Now (live)” – Cheap Trick at Budokan (1979)
“Had to Make You Mine” – Busted (1990)
“Hard to Tell” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“He’s a Whore” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Heart on the Line” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“Heaven’s Falling” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Heaven Tonight” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Hello There” – In Color (1977)
“Here’s Looking at You” – In Another World (2021)
“High Priest of Rhythmic Noise” – All Shook Up (1980)
“High Roller” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“High Roller (alternate version)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Hot Love” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“The House Is Rockin’ (With Domestic Problems)” – Dream Police (1979)
“The House Is Rockin’ (With Domestic Problems) (Live)” – Dream Police (1979)
“How About You” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“How Are You” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Hummer” – Special One (2003)
“I Can’t Take It” – Next Position Please (1983)
“I Can’t Understand It” – Busted (1990)
“I’d Give It Up” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“I Dig Go-Go Girls” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“I Don’t Love Here Anymore” – Next Position Please (1983)
“I Know What I Want” – Dream Police (1979)
“I Know What I Want (Live)” – Dream Police (1979)
“I Know What I Want (live, B-side)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“I’ll Be with You Tonight” – Dream Police (1979)
“I’ll See You Again” – In Another World (2021)
“I Love You Honey but I Hate Your Friends” – All Shook Up (1980)
“I’m the Man” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“I Must Be Dreamin’” – Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture (1981)
“I Need Love (demo)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“I Want Be Man” – One on One (1982)
“I Want You” – One on One (1982)
“I Want You to Want Me” – In Color (1977)
“I Want You to Want Me (alternate, unreleased)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“I Want You to Want Me (early studio version)” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“I Want You to Want Me (live)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“I Want You to Want Me (live at Budokan)” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“I Want You to Want Me (studio version)” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“I Will Survive” – Busted (1990)
“I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“I Wish It Was Christmas Today” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“If I Could” – Special One (2003)
“If It Takes a Lifetime” – Rockford (2006)
“If You Need Me” – Busted (1990)
“If You Still Want My Love” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“If You Want My Love” – One on One (1982)
“If You Want My Love (demo)” – One on One (1982)
“If You Want My Love (extended)” – One on One (1982)
“If You Want My Love (extra bridge)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“The In Crowd” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“The In Crowd (Live)” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Invaders of the Heart” – Next Position Please (1983)
“It All Comes Back to You” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“It’s Only Love” – The Doctor (1986)
“It’s Only Love (Single Version)” – The Doctor (1986)
“It’s Up to You” – The Doctor (1986)
“Just Got Back” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Kiss Me Red” – The Doctor (1986)
“Let Go” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Let Her Go” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Light Up the Fire” – In Another World (2021)
“Like a Fly” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Listen to Me” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Little Sister” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Lolita” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Long Time Coming” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Long Time No See Ya” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“Lookin’ Out for Number One” – One on One (1982)
“Lookout” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Love Comes” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Love Comes A-Tumblin’ Down” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Love Gone” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Love Me for a Minute” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Love’s Got a Hold on Me” – One on One (1982)
“Lovin’ Money” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Low Life in High Heels” – Special One (2003)
“Machines Make Money” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Magical Mystery Tour (Short Version)” – Busted (1990)
“Magical Mystery Tour (The “Greatest Hits” Version)” – Busted (1990)
“Man-U-Lip-U-Lator” – The Doctor (1986)
“Mandocello” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Merry Christmas Darlings” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Merry Xmas Everybody” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Mighty Wings” – Top Gun soundtrack (1986)
“Miracle” – The Latest (2009)
“Miss Tomorrow” – The Latest (2009)
“Mondo Ragga” – Rockford (2006)
“Money Is the Route of All Fun” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Money (That’s What I Want)” – Caddyshack II soundtrack (1988)
“Mrs. Henry (live)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“My Gang” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“My Obsession” – Special One (2003)
“Name of the Game” – The Doctor (1986)
“Need Your Love” – Dream Police (1979)
“Never Had a Lot to Lose” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Never Run Out of Love” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Next Position Please” – Next Position Please (1983)
“No Direction Home” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“No Mercy” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Nowhere” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“O Claire” – Rockford (2006)
“Oh Boy (instrumental version)” – In Color (1977)
“Oh, Candy” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Oh, Candy (single version)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Oh Caroline” – In Color (1977)
“Oh Claire” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Ohm Sweet Ohm” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“On the Radio” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“On Top of the World” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“One More” – Rockford (2006)
“One on One” – One on One (1982)
“Oo La La La” – One on One (1982)
“Our Father of Life” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“The Party” – In Another World (2021)
“Passing Through” – In Another World (2021)
“Perfect Stranger” – Rockford (2006)
“Please Come Home For Christmas” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Pop Drone” – Special One (2003)
“Quit Waking Me Up” – In Another World (2021)
“Radio Lover” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Reach Out” – Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture (1981)
“Rearview Mirror Romance” – The Doctor (1986)
“Remember (Christmas)” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“The Rest of My Life” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“Ride the Pony” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“The Riff That Won’t Quit” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Rock All Night” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Tonight” – Busted (1990)
“Roll Me” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“Run Rudolph Run” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Sabre Dance” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Saturday at Midnight” – One on One (1982)
“Say Goodbye” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Scent of a Woman” – Special One (2003)
“She’s Alright” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“She’s Got Motion” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“She’s Tight” – One on One (1982)
“Shelter” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Sick Man of Europe” – The Latest (2009)
“Silent Night” – Christmas Christmas (2017)
“Sing My Blues Away” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“Sleep Closes In” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Sleep Forever” – The Latest (2009)
“Smile” – The Latest (2009)
“So Good to See You” – In Color (1977)
“So It Goes” – In Another World (2021)
“Sorry Boy” – Special One (2003)
“Southern Girls” – In Color (1977)
“Southern Girls (1975 demo)” – In Color (1977)
“Southern Girls (single version)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Space” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Special One” – Special One (2003)
“Special One (Japanese version)” – Special One (2003)
“Spring Break” – Spring Break soundtrack (1983)
“Standing on the Edge” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Stiff Competition” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Stiff Competition (outtake)” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Stop That Thief” – Busted (1990)
“Stop This Game” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Such a Good Girl” – All Shook Up (1980)
“The Summer Looks Good on You” – In Another World (2021)
“The Sun Never Sets” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“Surrender” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Surrender (outtake)” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Take Me I’m Yours” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Take Me to the Top” – The Doctor (1986)
“Takin’ Me Back” – Heaven Tonight (1978)
“Taxman, Mr. Thief” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“Tell Me Everything” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“That ’70s Song” – That ’70s Show theme (1999)
“These Days” – The Latest (2009)
“This Time Around” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“This Time You Got It” – Rockford (2006)
“Through the Night” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Time Is Runnin’” – One on One (1982)
“Times of Our Lives” – The Latest (2009)
“Tonight It’s You” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Tonight It’s You (Single Re-Mixed/Edited Version)” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Too Much” – Special One (2003)
“Transformers (The Fallen Remix)” – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album (2009)
“Twelve Gates” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Twisted Heart” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Up the Creek” – Up the Creek soundtrack (1984)
“Violins (live)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Voices” – Dream Police (1979)
“Waiting for the Man/Heroin (live)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Walk Away” – Busted (1990)
“Way of the World” – Dream Police (1979)
“Way of the World (Live)” – Dream Police (1979)
“Welcome to the World” – Rockford (2006)
“Wham Boom Bang” – All Washed Up (2025)
“Whatcha Gonna Do About It (demo)” – One on One (1982)
“When I Wake Up Tomorrow” – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello (2016)
“When I Wake Up Tomorrow (Live)” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“When the Lights Are Out” – The Latest (2009)
“When You Need Someone” – Busted (1990)
“Wherever Would I Be” – Busted (1990)
“Who D’King” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Wild Thing” – Encino Man soundtrack (1992)
“Wild Wild Women” – Standing on the Edge (1985)
“Woke Up with a Monster” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“Won’t Take No for an Answer” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Words” – Special One (2003)
“World’s Greatest Lover” – All Shook Up (1980)
“World’s Greatest Lover (Demo)” – All Shook Up (1980)
“Writing on the Wall” – Dream Police (1979)
“Wrong All Along” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“Wrong Side of Love” – Lap of Luxury (1988)
“Y.O.Y.O.Y.” – Next Position Please (1983)
“Yeah Yeah” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“You Drive, I’ll Steer” – Busted (1990)
“You Got It Going On” – We’re All Alright! (2017)
“You Let a Lotta People Down” – Cheap Trick (1997)
“You’re All I Wanna Do” – Woke Up with a Monster (1994)
“You’re All Talk” – In Color (1977)
“You’re All Talk (early version)” – Cheap Trick (1977)
“You’re All Talk (live, alternate)” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“You’re All Talk (live at Whisky a Go Go 1977)” – In Color (1977)
“You Say Jump” – Next Position Please (1983)
“You Talk Too Much” – Next Position Please (1983)
“You Want It” – Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996)
“Younger Girls” – Next Position Please (1983)