Descendents Songs From A to Z: Complete Song List

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This Complete List Of Descendents Songs From A to Z presents the band’s officially released studio-album songs along with tracks from EPs, singles, B-sides, split releases, and selected compilation appearances. Descendents were formed in Manhattan Beach, California, in 1977. The band’s early history developed around guitarist Frank Navetta, drummer Bill Stevenson, and bassist Tony Lombardo, with vocalist Milo Aukerman joining soon afterward and helping shape the fast, melodic, humorous, and intensely personal punk rock sound that became identified with the group.

Descendents became one of the most influential bands to emerge from the Southern California punk scene. Their music combined the speed and intensity of hardcore punk with melodic hooks and lyrics about relationships, rejection, parents, food, coffee, growing up, and everyday frustrations. Their 1982 debut album, Milo Goes to College, became one of the defining records of melodic hardcore and a major influence on generations of pop-punk bands that followed.

The band’s history has included numerous breaks and lineup changes. Aukerman repeatedly stepped away from music to pursue his education and career in biochemistry, while Stevenson also spent time playing drums with Black Flag. By 1987, guitarist Stephen Egerton and bassist Karl Alvarez had joined Aukerman and Stevenson for the album ALL. When Aukerman again stepped away from the band, Stevenson, Egerton, and Alvarez continued together under the name ALL. Descendents reunited with Aukerman for Everything Sucks in 1996 and later released Cool to Be You in 2004 and Hypercaffium Spazzinate in 2016.

In 2021, Descendents released their eighth studio album, 9th & Walnut. The record was built from songs written during the band’s earliest years, with instrumental recordings made by Stevenson, Navetta, and Lombardo in 2002 and vocals completed by Aukerman in 2020. It included newly completed versions of “Ride the Wild” and “It’s a Hectic World,” the two songs from the band’s first single. In 2024, Descendents and Circle Jerks also released a split 7-inch on which each band covered songs by the other.

The list below focuses on distinct officially released Descendents songs and recordings. Duplicate appearances of the same studio recording on later compilations are not listed as separate songs, and unreleased demos and bootleg-only material are excluded.

Complete List Of Descendents Songs From A to Z

0–E

“80’s Girl” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Ace” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Alive” – ‘Merican EP (2004; hidden track)
“ALL” – ALL (1987)
“ALL-O-Gistics” – ALL (1987)
“Anchor Grill” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Baby Doncha Know” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Beverly Hills” – Descendents / Circle Jerks split 7-inch (2024; Circle Jerks cover)
“Beyond the Music” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Bikeage” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Blast Off” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Business A.U.” – Spazzhazard EP (2016)
“Cameage” – ALL (1987)
“Can’t Go Back” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Catalina” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Caught” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Cheer” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Christmas Vacation” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Clean Sheets” – ALL (1987)
“Coffee Mug” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Comeback Kid” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Cool to Be You” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Coolidge” – ALL (1987)
“Crepe Suzette” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Days Are Blood” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Days of Desperation” – Spazzhazard EP (2016)
“Descendents” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Dog and Pony Show” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Doghouse” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Dreams” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Dry Spell” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Enjoy” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Eunuch Boy” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Everything Sux” – Everything Sucks (1996)

F–J

“Feel This” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Fighting Myself” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Full Circle” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“GCF” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Get the Time” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Glad All Over” – 9th & Walnut (2021; The Dave Clark Five cover)
“Global Probing” – Chunks (1981); later included on Bonus Fat (1985)
“Good Good Things” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Gotta” – Sessions EP (1997)
“Grand Theme” – Everything Sucks (1996), hidden track
“Green” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Grindstone” – Spazzhazard EP (2016)
“Grudge” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Hateful Notebook” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Here with Me” – ‘Merican EP (2004)
“Hey Hey” – Fat EP (1981)
“Hindsight 2020” – Suffrage single (2020)
“Hope” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Human Being” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Hürtin’ Crüe” – Enjoy! (1986)
“I Don’t Want to Grow Up” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“I Just Want Some Skank” – Descendents / Circle Jerks split 7-inch (2024; Circle Jerks cover)
“I Like Food” – Fat EP (1981)
“I Need Some” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“I Quit” – ‘Merican EP (2004)
“I Wanna Be a Bear” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“I Won’t Let Me” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“I’m Not a Loser” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“I’m Not a Punk” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“I’m Shaky” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“I’m the One” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Iceman” – ALL (1987)
“Impressions” – ALL (1987)
“In Love This Way” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“It’s a Hectic World” – Ride the Wild / It’s a Hectic World single (1979); re-recorded on 9th & Walnut (2021)
“It’s My Hair” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Jealous of the World” – ALL (1987)
“Jean Is Dead” – Milo Goes to College (1982)

K–O

“Kabuki Girl” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Kids” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Like the Way I Know” – The Blasting Room compilation (2000); later re-recorded on 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Limiter” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Lucky” – I’m the One single (1997)
“Lullaby” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“M-16” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Maddie” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Marriage” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Mass Nerder” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“’Merican” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Mohicans” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Mr. Bass” – Fat EP (1981)
“My Dad Sucks” – Fat EP (1981)
“My World” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Myage” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Nightage” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“No Fat Burger” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“No FB” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“No, ALL!” – ALL (1987)
“Nothing with You” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“On Paper” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“On You” – Suffrage single (2020)
“One More Day” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Opt In” – Who We Are 7-inch (2018)
“Orgo 51” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Orgofart” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Original Me (Live)” – Punk-O-Rama Vol. 6 (2001; ALL cover)

P–T

“Parents” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Pavlov’s Cat” – Who We Are 7-inch (2018)
“Pep Talk” – ALL (1987)
“Pervert” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Red Tape” – Descendents / Circle Jerks split 7-inch (2024; Circle Jerks cover)
“Ride the Wild” – Ride the Wild / It’s a Hectic World single (1979); re-recorded on 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Rockstar” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Rotting Out” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Sad State of Affairs” – Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 (2004)
“Sailor’s Choice” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Schizophrenia” – ALL (1987)
“Shameless Halo” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Shattered Milo” – I’m the One single (1997)
“She Don’t Care” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“She Loves Me” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Sick-O-Me” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Silly Girl” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Smile” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Sour Grapes” – Enjoy! (1986)
“Spineless and Scarlet Red” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Statue of Liberty” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Suburban Home” – Milo Goes to College (1982)
“Tack” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Talking” – Cool to Be You (2004)
“Testosterone” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Thank You” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“That’s the Breaks” – That’s the Breaks single (2021)
“Theme” – I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)
“Thinkin’” – Spazzhazard EP (2016)
“This Place” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Tired of Being Tired” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“To Remember” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“Tonyage” – Milo Goes to College (1982)

U–Z

“Unchanged” – Spazzhazard EP (2016)
“Uranus” – ALL (1987)
“Van” – ALL (1987)
“Victim of Me” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“We” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“We Got Defeat” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Weinerschnitzel” – Fat EP (1981)
“Wendy” – Enjoy! (1986; The Beach Boys cover)
“When I Get Old” – Everything Sucks (1996)
“Who We Are” – Who We Are single (2017; later issued on 7-inch in 2018)
“Without Love” – Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)
“Yore Disgusting” – 9th & Walnut (2021)
“You Make Me Sick” – 9th & Walnut (2021)

Descendents Studio Albums

Milo Goes to College (1982)

I Don’t Want to Grow Up (1985)

Enjoy! (1986)

ALL (1987)

Everything Sucks (1996)

Cool to Be You (2004)

Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016)

9th & Walnut (2021)

More Descendents History

For more on the band’s music, read our Top 10 The Descendents Songs. Drummer Bill Stevenson’s career also includes an important period with Black Flag, covered in our Complete List Of Black Flag Band Members.