Complete List Of Manchester Orchestra Songs From A to Z

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Manchester Orchestra began in the Atlanta area in the mid-2000s around singer, songwriter, and guitarist Andy Hull. The project quickly grew from Hull’s early songs into a full band, with guitarist Robert McDowell becoming one of its most important long-term creative partners. From the start, Manchester Orchestra combined emotionally direct songwriting with indie rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore dynamics, and the kind of large, carefully layered arrangements that could move from a whisper to a wall of sound.

The band’s first officially released studio album, I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child, arrived in 2006 after the early 5 Stories and You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm. But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor EPs. Mean Everything to Nothing followed in 2009 and brought songs such as “I’ve Got Friends,” “Shake It Out,” and “The River,” while 2011’s Simple Math pushed the group toward a more expansive and cinematic sound. Cope arrived in 2014 as one of the band’s heaviest records, followed later that year by Hope, which reworked the same songs in quieter and more spacious arrangements.

Manchester Orchestra continued to broaden its sound on A Black Mile to the Surface in 2017 and The Million Masks of God in 2021. Those albums produced songs including “The Gold,” “The Silence,” “Bed Head,” “Telepath,” and “Angel of Death,” while the six-song The Valley of Vision EP in 2023 moved further into atmospheric and electronic textures. The band has also built a substantial catalog outside its studio albums through split releases, soundtrack recordings, remixes, Christmas recordings, collaborations, demo releases, and officially issued live performances.

Recent releases have continued to revisit and expand the catalog. Cope Live at The Earl documented a full live performance of the 2014 album, while the 2026 Union Chapel release drew from several eras of the band’s history. In 2026, Manchester Orchestra also released newly reimagined versions of “I Can Barely Breathe” and “Colly Strings” as part of the twentieth-anniversary celebration surrounding I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child.

Complete List Of Manchester Orchestra Songs From A to Z

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“100 Dollars” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“After the Scripture” – Dallas Buyers Club soundtrack (2013)
“After the Scripture (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Alice and Interiors” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Alice and Interiors (EP Version)” – You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm. But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor EP (2005)
“Allentown” – Allentown single (2018), with The Front Bottoms
“All That I Really Wanted” – Cope (2014)
“All That I Really Wanted (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“All That I Really Wanted (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Amplified in the Silence” – The Black Mile Demos EP (2018)
“Angel of Death” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Angel of Death (Acoustic)” – Angel of Death (Acoustic) single (2022)
“Angel of Death (February 2019 Demo)” – Angel of Death (February 2019 Demo), Angel of Death (September 2019 Demo) / Angel of Death (Live from The Church) single (2021)
“Angel of Death (Live from The Church)” – Angel of Death (February 2019 Demo), Angel of Death (September 2019 Demo) / Angel of Death (Live from The Church) single (2021)
“Angel of Death (September 2019 Demo)” – Angel of Death (February 2019 Demo), Angel of Death (September 2019 Demo) / Angel of Death (Live from The Church) single (2021)
“Angel of Death (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Anne Louise” – Fourteen Years of Excellence EP (2009)
“Annie” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Annie (Original Acoustic Demo)” – Annie (Original Acoustic Demo) / Annie (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“Annie (Original Full Band Demo)” – Annie (Original Acoustic Demo) / Annie (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“Apprehension” – Simple Math (2011)
“Apprehension (Acoustic Demo)” – Where Will You Take Me (Original Demo) / Apprehension (Acoustic Demo) single (2021)
“Apprehension (Original Demo)” – Rejoice in the Name (Original Demo) / Apprehension single (2020)
“April Fool” – Simple Math (2011)
“April Fool (Original Demo 1)” – April Fool (Original Demo 1) / April Fool (Original Demo 2) / Debba (Original Demo) single (2020)
“April Fool (Original Demo 2)” – April Fool (Original Demo 1) / April Fool (Original Demo 2) / Debba (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Architect” – Architect single (2013), with Frightened Rabbit
“Badges and Badges (Live from Daytrotter)” – Let My Pride Be What’s Left Behind EP (2008)
“Bad Things to Such Good People” – Bad Things to Such Good People single (2018), with Julien Baker
“Bananas” – The AltNation Sessions EP (2014)
“Bananas (Live at SiriusXM)” – Dangling Dumb Mattress (Original Demo) / Bananas (Live at SiriusXM) single (2021)
“Bed Head” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Bed Head (Acoustic)” – Bed Head (Acoustic) single (2021)
“Bed Head (Local Natives Version)” – The Million Masks of God: The Remixes EP (2021)
“Bed Head (Original Acoustic Demo)” – Bed Head (Original Acoustic Demo) / Bed Head (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“Bed Head (Original Full Band Demo)” – Bed Head (Original Acoustic Demo) / Bed Head (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“Bed Head (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Billy Shakes (Original Demo)” – Billy Shakes (Original Demo) / Leaky Breaks (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Blue Christmas” – Christmas Songs Vol. II EP (2025)
“Bottle Rocket” – Bottle Rocket single (2021), Briston Maroney featuring Manchester Orchestra
“Brother” – Annuals / Manchester Orchestra split single (2007)
“Capital Karma” – The Valley of Vision EP (2023)
“Capital Karma (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Choose You” – Cope (2014)
“Choose You (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Choose You (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” – Christmas Songs Vol. II EP (2025)
“Christmas Eve Can Kill You” – Christmas Songs Vol. II EP (2025)
“Christmas Time Is Here” – Christmas Songs Vol. II EP (2025)
“Colly Strings” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Colly Strings (Reimagined)” – Colly Strings (Reimagined) single (2026)
“Colly Strings (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Cope” – Cope (2014)
“Cope (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Cope (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Cope (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Cursive” – A Quiet and Harmless Living (2025), Matt Maeson featuring Manchester Orchestra
“Dangling Dumb Mattress (Original Demo)” – Dangling Dumb Mattress (Original Demo) / Bananas (Live at SiriusXM) single (2021)
“Debba (Original Demo)” – April Fool (Original Demo 1) / April Fool (Original Demo 2) / Debba (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Deer” – Simple Math (2011)
“Deer (Original Demo)” – Last Remark (Blackbird Sessions) / Deer (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Deer (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Dinosaur” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Don’t Let Them See You Cry” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Don’t Speak” – Manchester Orchestra / Thrice Split (2013), with O’Brother; No Doubt cover
“Do You Really Like Being Alone” – Fourteen Years of Excellence EP (2009)

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“Each Part” – The Black Mile Demos EP (2018)
“Every Stone” – Cope (2014)
“Every Stone (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Every Stone (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Everything to Nothing” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“Everything to Nothing (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
“Everything to Nothing (Live at Park Ave.)” – Live at Park Ave. (2009)
“Everything to Nothing (The MySpace Transmissions)” – The MySpace Transmissions EP (2009)
“Fathers Sins (Original Demo)” – Fathers Sins (Original Demo) / Pale Black Eye (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Float (I Am Darkness)” – Float (I Am Darkness) / Mighty (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Girl Harbor” – Cope (2014)
“Girl Harbor (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Girl Harbor (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Go” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“God Is in the Wicked” – God Is in the Wicked / Simple Math (Original Demo) single (2020)
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” – Christmas Songs Vol. 1 EP (2020)
“Golden Ticket” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Goodbye to the Liars” – 5 Stories EP (2004)
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” – Christmas Songs Vol. II EP (2025)
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – Christmas Songs Vol. 1 EP (2020)
“Headsick” – Headsick single (2021), USERx featuring Manchester Orchestra
“How I Waited” – How I Waited single (2017)

I-L

“I Am a Book, Torn” – 5 Stories EP (2004)
“I Can Barely Breathe” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“I Can Barely Breathe (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
“I Can Barely Breathe (Reimagined)” – I Can Barely Breathe (Reimagined) single (2026)
“I Can Barely Breathe (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“I Can Feel a Hot One” – Let My Pride Be What’s Left Behind EP (2008); later included on Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“I Can Feel a Hot One (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“I Can Feel Your Pain” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“I Could Be with Anyone” – I Could Be the Only One EP (2010), Kevin Devine cover
“I’d Rather Have” – You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm. But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor EP (2005)
“I Know How to Speak” – I Know How to Speak single (2018)
“I Know How to Speak (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – Christmas Songs Vol. II EP (2025)
“Inaudible” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Inaudible (Acoustic – Live from The Church)” – Inaudible (Original Demo) / Inaudible (Acoustic – Live from The Church) single (2021)
“Inaudible (Lucius Version)” – The Million Masks of God: The Remixes EP (2021)
“Inaudible (Original Demo)” – Inaudible (Original Demo) / Inaudible (Acoustic – Live from The Church) single (2021)
“Indentions” – Cope (2014)
“Indentions (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Indentions (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“In My Head” – In My Head single (2022), with Michigander
“In My Teeth” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“In My Teeth (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
“It’s Amazing” – The Black Mile Demos EP (2018)
“It’s Okay With Me” – Fourteen Years of Excellence EP (2009)
“I’ve Got Friends” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“I’ve Got Friends (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
“I’ve Got Friends (Live at Park Ave.)” – Live at Park Ave. (2009)
“I’ve Got Friends (The MySpace Transmissions)” – The MySpace Transmissions EP (2009)
“I Was a Lid” – Let My Pride Be What’s Left Behind EP (2008)
“Jimmy, He Whispers” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“Keel Timing” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Keel Timing (Acoustic)” – Keel Timing (February 2019 Demo), Keel Timing (May 2019 Demo) / Keel Timing (Acoustic) single (2021)
“Keel Timing (Alfa Mist Version)” – The Million Masks of God: The Remixes EP (2021)
“Keel Timing (February 2019 Demo)” – Keel Timing (February 2019 Demo), Keel Timing (May 2019 Demo) / Keel Timing (Acoustic) single (2021)
“Keel Timing (May 2019 Demo)” – Keel Timing (February 2019 Demo), Keel Timing (May 2019 Demo) / Keel Timing (Acoustic) single (2021)
“La-Di-Da” – 5 Stories EP (2004)
“Last Remark (Blackbird Sessions)” – Last Remark (Blackbird Sessions) / Deer (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Lead, SD” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“Leaky Breaks” – Simple Math (2011)
“Leaky Breaks (Acoustic Demo)” – Sure Shot (Original Demo) / Leaky Breaks (Acoustic Demo) single (2021)
“Leaky Breaks (Original Demo)” – Billy Shakes (Original Demo) / Leaky Breaks (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Leave It Alone” – Simple Math (2011)
“Let It Storm” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Let It Storm (Original Acoustic Demo)” – Let It Storm (Original Acoustic Demo) / Let It Storm (Original Band Demo) single (2021)
“Let It Storm (Original Band Demo)” – Let It Storm (Original Acoustic Demo) / Let It Storm (Original Band Demo) single (2021)
“Letting Go” – The Valley of Vision EP (2023)
“Lose You Again” – The Valley of Vision EP (2023)

M-P

“Make It to Me” – Make It to Me single (2013), with GROUPLOVE
“Marked Unknown” – 5 Stories EP (2004)
“Might As Well Be Brutus” – Might As Well Be Brutus / Virgin (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Mighty” – Simple Math (2011)
“Mighty (Original Demo)” – Float (I Am Darkness) / Mighty (Original Demo) single (2020)
“My Backwards Walk” – Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit’s The Midnight Organ Fight (2019)
“My Backwards Walk (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“My Friend Marcus” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“My Friends Are Having a Hard Time” – Life Under the Sun EP (2024), Militarie Gun featuring Manchester Orchestra
“Never Ending” – Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack (2021)
“Never Really Been Another Way Out” – Cope deluxe edition (2014)
“No Ears” – The Black Mile Demos EP (2018)
“No Hard Feelings” – No Hard Feelings single (2018)
“No Rule” – No Rule single (2022)
“Now That You’re Home” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Obstacle” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Obstacle (Original Acoustic Demo)” – Obstacle (Original Acoustic Demo) / Obstacle (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“Obstacle (Original Full Band Demo)” – Obstacle (Original Acoustic Demo) / Obstacle (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” – Christmas Songs Vol. 1 EP (2020)
“O Holy Night” – Christmas Songs Vol. 1 EP (2020)
“Opposite Sides” – Earth to Echo soundtrack (2014)
“Pale Black Eye” – Simple Math (2011)
“Pale Black Eye (Original Demo)” – Fathers Sins (Original Demo) / Pale Black Eye (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Pensacola” – Simple Math (2011)
“Pensacola (Demo)” – Rancid Religion / Pensacola (Demo) single (2020)
“Play It Again, Sam! You Don’t Have Any Feathers” – You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm. But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor EP (2005)
“Pride” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“Pride (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)

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“Quietly” – The Valley of Vision EP (2023)
“Rancid Religion” – Rancid Religion / Pensacola (Demo) single (2020)
“Rear View” – The Valley of Vision EP (2023)
“Rear View (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Rejoice in the Name (Original Demo)” – Rejoice in the Name (Original Demo) / Apprehension single (2020)
“See It Again” – Cope (2014)
“See It Again (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“See It Again (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Shake It Out” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“Shake It Out (Alternate Version)” – Fourteen Years of Excellence EP (2009)
“Shake It Out (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
“Shake It Out (Live at Park Ave.)” – Live at Park Ave. (2009)
“Shake It Out (The MySpace Transmissions)” – The MySpace Transmissions EP (2009)
“Silent Night” – Christmas Songs Vol. 1 EP (2020)
“Simple Math” – Simple Math (2011)
“Simple Math (Original Demo)” – God Is in the Wicked / Simple Math (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Simple Math (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“Sleeper 1972” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Sleeper 1972 (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
“Sleeper 1972 (Live at Park Ave.)” – Live at Park Ave. (2009)
“Sleeper 1972 (Live from The Loft)” – Let My Pride Be What’s Left Behind EP (2008)
“Slow to Learn” – You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm. But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor EP (2005)
“Sure Shot” – Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham split single (2014)
“Sure Shot (Original Demo)” – Sure Shot (Original Demo) / Leaky Breaks (Acoustic Demo) single (2021)
“Table for Glasses” – Table for Glasses single (2023), Jimmy Eat World cover
“Telepath” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Telepath (Dirty Projectors Version)” – The Million Masks of God: The Remixes EP (2021)
“Telepath (Original Demo)” – Telepath (Original Demo) / Telepath (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“Telepath (Original Full Band Demo)” – Telepath (Original Demo) / Telepath (Original Full Band Demo) single (2021)
“Telepath (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“The Alien” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Girl With Broken Wings” – 5 Stories EP (2004)
“The Gold” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Gold (Acoustic)” – The Gold (Acoustic) single (2017)
“The Gold (Demo)” – The Black Mile Demos EP (2018)
“The Gold (Nick Waterhouse Remix)” – The Gold (Nick Waterhouse Remix) single (2017)
“The Gold (Phoebe Bridgers Version)” – The Gold single (2018), with Phoebe Bridgers
“The Gold (Ra Ra Riot Remix)” – The Gold (Ra Ra Riot Remix) single (2018)
“The Gold (Slow Dancer Remix)” – The Gold (Slow Dancer Remix) single (2018)
“The Gold (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“The Grocery” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Grocery (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“The Internet” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“The Lost Cause” – The Atlas Underground Flood (2021), Tom Morello featuring Manchester Orchestra
“The Mansion” – Cope (2014)
“The Mansion (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“The Mansion (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“The Maze” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Maze (Acoustic)” – The Maze (Acoustic) single (2020), with brother bird
“The Maze (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“The Mistake” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Moth” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Neighborhood Is Bleeding” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“The Ocean” – Cope (2014)
“The Ocean (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“The Ocean (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“The Only One” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“The Only One (Live at Park Ave.)” – Live at Park Ave. (2009)
“The Parts” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Procession” – You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm. But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor EP (2005)
“The River” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“The River (iTunes Live from SoHo)” – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
“The River (Live at Park Ave.)” – Live at Park Ave. (2009)
“The River (The MySpace Transmissions)” – The MySpace Transmissions EP (2009)
“The River (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“The Silence” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Silence (Live at The Regency Ballroom San Francisco)” – The Silence (Live at The Regency Ballroom San Francisco) single (2019)
“The Silence (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“The Sunshine” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“The Way” – The Valley of Vision EP (2023)
“The Way (Live from The Armory)” – The Way (Live from The Armory) single (2023)
“The Way (Union Chapel)” – Union Chapel (London, England) (2026)
“The Wolf” – A Black Mile to the Surface (2017)
“Tony the Tiger” – Mean Everything to Nothing (2009)
“Tony the Tiger (Live at Park Ave.)” – Live at Park Ave. (2009)
“Top Notch” – Cope (2014)
“Top Notch (Acoustic)” – Top Notch (Acoustic) single (2015)
“Top Notch (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Top Notch (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Trees” – Cope (2014)
“Trees (Cope Live at The Earl)” – Cope Live at The Earl (2024)
“Trees (Hope Version)” – Hope (2014)
“Turn Out the Lights” – The MySpace Transmissions EP (2009)

U-Z

“Virgin” – Simple Math (2011)
“Virgin (Original Demo)” – Might As Well Be Brutus / Virgin (Original Demo) single (2020)
“Way Back” – The Million Masks of God (2021)
“Where Have You Been?” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Where Will You Take Me (Original Demo)” – Where Will You Take Me (Original Demo) / Apprehension (Acoustic Demo) single (2021)
“White Christmas” – Christmas Songs Vol. 1 EP (2020)
“Wolves at Night” – I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006)
“Wolves at Night (WBRU-FM Live)” – Let My Pride Be What’s Left Behind EP (2008)
“Xela” – Xela single (2019)