Complete List Of Dokken Songs From A to Z

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Dokken became one of the defining American hard rock and heavy metal bands of the 1980s, built around Don Dokken’s melodic voice and George Lynch’s explosive guitar work. The group’s early history stretched back to the late 1970s, and the first full-length version of Breakin’ the Chains appeared in Europe in 1981 before the material was reworked for the Elektra release of Breaking the Chains in the United States. With Mick Brown on drums and, by the mid-1980s, Jeff Pilson on bass, Dokken developed a sound that balanced aggressive metal riffs with vocal harmonies and strong melodic hooks.

The band’s classic run accelerated with Tooth and Nail in 1984 and Under Lock and Key in 1985. Songs such as “Into the Fire,” “Alone Again,” “Just Got Lucky,” “In My Dreams,” “The Hunter,” and “It’s Not Love” established Dokken as a major presence in the MTV-era hard rock scene. The 1987 album Back for the Attack became another high point, while “Dream Warriors,” written for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, became one of the band’s most enduring songs.

The original lineup split after the 1988 live album Beast from the East, but Dokken reunited during the 1990s and continued recording through major lineup changes. Dysfunctional, Shadowlife, Erase the Slate, Long Way Home, Hell to Pay, Lightning Strikes Again, and Broken Bones expanded the catalog well beyond the band’s best-known 1980s material. Along the way, Dokken also issued live recordings, Japanese and European bonus tracks, re-recorded versions of classic songs, archival material, and previously unreleased compositions.

Dokken returned with Heaven Comes Down in 2023, the band’s first new studio album in eleven years. Don Dokken was joined by guitarist Jon Levin, bassist Chris McCarvill, and drummer BJ Zampa on a record that included “Fugitive,” “Gypsy,” “Saving Grace,” “Over the Mountain,” and “Santa Fe.” The complete catalog below brings together Dokken’s regular album tracks with qualifying bonus songs, live-only originals, covers, archival recordings, and officially released alternate versions in one A-to-Z list.

Complete List Of Dokken Songs From A to Z

A–E

“Almost Over” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“Alone Again” – Tooth and Nail (1984)
“Alone Again (2010 Re-Recorded Version)” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“Back for the Attack” – Dream Warriors single B-side (1987)
“Back in the Streets” – The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 (2020)
“Best of Me” – Broken Bones (2012)
“Better Off Before” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“Bitter Regret” – Shadowlife (1997)
“Blind” – Broken Bones (2012)
“Breaking the Chains” – Breakin’ the Chains (1981)
“Breaking the Chains (2010 Re-Recorded Version)” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“Broken Bones” – Broken Bones (2012)
“Broken Heart” – The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 (2020)
“Bullets to Spare” – Tooth and Nail (1984)
“Burning Like a Flame” – Back for the Attack (1987)
“Burning Tears” – Broken Bones (2012)
“Bus Stop” – Greatest Hits (Japanese Edition) (2010)
“Can You See” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“Can’t Fight This Love” – Broken Bones (Unbroken Edition) (2012)
“Care for You” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“Care for You (Unplugged Version)” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“Change the World” – Erase the Slate (1999)
“Convenience Store Messiah” – Shadowlife (1997)
“Cracks in the Ground” – Shadowlife (1997)
“Crazy Mary Goes Round” – Erase the Slate (1999)
“Cry of the Gypsy” – Back for the Attack (1987)
“Dancin’ (The Irish Song)” – Long Way Home (Japanese Edition) (2002)
“Day After Day” – The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 (2020)
“Deep Waters” – Shadowlife (Japanese Edition) (1997)
“Disease” – Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
“Don’t Bring Me Down” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“Don’t Close Your Eyes” – Tooth and Nail (1984)
“Don’t Lie to Me” – Under Lock and Key (1985)
“Dream Warriors” – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors soundtrack (1987)
“Dream Warriors (2010 Re-Recorded Version)” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“Drown” – Erase the Slate (1999)
“Empire” – Broken Bones (2012)
“Erase the Slate” – Erase the Slate (1999)
“Escape” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“Everybody Needs (To Be with Someone)” – Long Way Home (2002)

F–J

“Fade Away” – Broken Bones (2012)
“Felony” – Breakin’ the Chains (1981)
“For the Last Time” – Broken Bones (2012)
“Forevermore” – Heaven Comes Down (Japanese Edition) (2023)
“From the Beginning” – Dysfunctional (1995)
“Fugitive” – Heaven Comes Down (2023)
“Give Me a Reason” – Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
“Goin’ Down (Live)” – From Conception: Live 1981 (2007)
“Goodbye My Friend” – Long Way Home (2002)
“Gypsy” – Heaven Comes Down (2023)
“Hard Rock Woman” – Hard Rock Woman / Broken Heart single (1979)
“Hard to Believe” – Shadowlife (1997)
“Haunted” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“Haunted Lullabye” – Erase the Slate (1999)
“Heart Full of Soul” – Long Way Home (2002)
“Heart to Stone” – Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
“Heartless Heart” – Tooth and Nail (1984)
“Heaven Sent” – Back for the Attack (1987)
“Heaven Sent (Acoustic)” – Return to the East Live 2016 (2018)
“Hello” – Shadowlife (1997)
“Here I Stand” – Shadowlife (1997)
“Hit and Run” – The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 (2020)
“Hit and Run (Live)” – From Conception: Live 1981 (2007)
“Hole in My Head” – Dysfunctional (1995)
“How I Miss Your Smile” – Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
“How Many Lives?” – Shadowlife (Japanese Edition) (1997)
“I Can See You” – I Can See You / Breakin’ the Chains single (1981)
“I Can’t See You” – Breakin’ the Chains (1981)
“I Can’t See You Anymore” – Sheila / I Can’t See You Anymore single (1979)
“I Don’t Mind” – Shadowlife (1997)
“I Feel” – Shadowlife (1997)
“I Remember” – Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
“I Remember (Heaven Comes Down Version)” – Heaven Comes Down (2023)
“I Surrender” – Hell to Pay (2004)
“I Will Remember” – One Live Night (1995)
“I’ll Never Give Up” – Heaven Comes Down (2023)
“I’ve Found” – Long Way Home (2002)
“If the Good Die Young” – Dysfunctional (Japanese Edition) (1995)
“In My Dreams” – Under Lock and Key (1985)
“In My Dreams (2010 Re-Recorded Version)” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“In the Middle” – Breakin’ the Chains (1981)
“In Your Honor” – Erase the Slate (1999)
“Inside Looking Out” – Dysfunctional (1995)
“Inside Looking Out (1994 Mix)” – Dokken (1994)
“Into the Fire” – Tooth and Nail (1984)
“Into the Fire (2010 Re-Recorded Version)” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“Is It Me or You?” – Heaven Comes Down (2023)
“It Means” – Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
“It’s Another Day” – Return to the East Live 2016 (2018)
“It’s Not Love” – Under Lock and Key (1985)
“It’s Not Love (2010 Re-Recorded Version)” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“Jaded Heart” – Under Lock and Key (1985)
“Judgement Day” – Lightning Strikes Again (2008)
“Just Got Lucky” – Tooth and Nail (1984)
“Just Got Lucky (2010 Re-Recorded Version)” – Greatest Hits (2010)
“Just Like a Rose” – Heaven Comes Down (2023)