This is a comprehensive list of songs by the Pixies, an American alternative rock band. This list includes album tracks, B-sides, demos, live recordings and remixes of songs written by one or more of the band's members or songs covered by the band; it does not include songs that members of the Pixies wrote, recorded or performed with Frank Black and the Catholics, The Breeders, The Martinis, or any solo projects.
† | Indicates song released as a single |
‡ | Indicates song not written or co-written by Black Francis |
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All songs written by Black Francis, except as noted.
Song | Original release | Writer(s) | Year | Notes |
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"Ain't That Pretty At All" | Enjoy Every Sandwich compilation | Warren Zevon ‡ | 2004 | cover song |
"Alec Eiffel" † | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"All I Think About Now" | Head Carrier | Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin | 2016 | |
"All Over the World" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"All the Saints" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Allison" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Ana" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Andro Queen" | EP1 | 2013 | ||
"Another Toe in the Ocean" | EP1 | 2013 | ||
"Baal's Back" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Bagboy" † | EP3 | 2013 | ||
"Bailey's Walk" | "Here Comes Your Man" B-side | 1989 | ||
"Bam Thwok" † | non-album single | Kim Deal ‡ | 2004 | Reunion single released exclusively on the iTunes Music Store |
"Been All Around The World" | Acoustic:Live In Newport | (Traditional) ‡ | 2006 | based on the traditional "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" |
"Bel Esprit" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Bird of Prey" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Blown Away" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Blue Eyed Hexe" | EP2 | 2014 | ||
"Bone Machine" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Born in Chicago" | Rubáiyát compilation | Nick Gravenites ‡ | 1990 | Paul Butterfield Blues Band cover |
"Break My Body" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Brick Is Red" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Broken Face" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Build High" | "Planet of Sound" B-side | 1991 | ||
"Cactus" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Caribou" | Come on Pilgrim | 1987 | ||
"Catfish Kate" † | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Caught in a Dream" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"Cecilia Ann" | Bossanova | Steve Hoffman ‡ | 1990 | The Surftones cover |
"Chapel Hill" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"Classic Masher" † | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Crackity Jones" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Dancing the Manta Ray" | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" B-side | 1989 | ||
"Daniel Boone" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Dead" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Death Horizon" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Debaser" † | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Dig for Fire" † | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Distance Equals Rate Times Time" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Doggerel" | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"Down to the Well" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Dregs of the Wine" † | Doggerel | Black Francis, Joey Santiago | 2022 | |
"Ed Is Dead" | Come on Pilgrim | 1987 | ||
"Evil Hearted You" | "Planet of Sound" B-side | Graham Gouldman ‡ | 1990 | Yardbirds cover in Spanish |
"Get Simulated" | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"Gigantic" † | Surfer Rosa | Black Francis, Kim Deal | 1988 | |
"Gouge Away" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Greens and Blues" | EP2 | 2014 | ||
"Hang Wire" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Haunted House" | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"Havalina" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Head Carrier" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Head On" † | Trompe le Monde | Jim Reid, William Reid ‡ | 1992 | The Jesus and Mary Chain cover |
"Hear Me Out" † | non-album single | 2020 | ||
"Here Comes Your Man" † | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Hey" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Hey, Debussy" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"How I Learned to Earn Rewards" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"Human Crime" † | non-album single | 2022 | ||
"I Bleed" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"I Can't Forget" | I'm Your Fan compilation | Leonard Cohen ‡ | 1991 | cover song |
"I Just Can't Break It to You" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"I'm Amazed" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)" | "Gigantic" B-side | Peter Ivers, David Lynch ‡ | 1988 | written for the film Eraserhead |
"In the Arms of Mrs. Mark of Caine" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Indie Cindy" | EP1 | 2013 | ||
"Into The White" | "Here Comes Your Man" B-side | 1989 | ||
"Is She Weird" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Isla de Encanta" | Come on Pilgrim | 1987 | ||
"I've Been Tired" | Come on Pilgrim | 1987 | ||
"I've Been Waiting For You" | "Velouria" B-side | Neil Young ‡ | 1990 | cover song |
"Jaime Bravo" | EP3 | 2014 | ||
"La La Love You" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Letter to Memphis" † | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Levitate Me" | Come on Pilgrim | Black Francis, Kim Deal, David Lovering, Jean Walsh | 1987 | |
"Long Rider" | Beneath the Eyrie | Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin | 2019 | |
"Los Surfers Muertos" | Beneath the Eyrie | Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin | 2019 | |
"Lovely Day" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Magdalena 318" | EP2 | 2014 | ||
"Make Believe" | "Velouria" B-side | 1990 | ||
"Mal De Mer" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"Mambo Sun" | "Hear Me Out" B-side | Marc Bolan ‡ | 2020 | T. Rex cover |
"Manta Ray" | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" B-side | 1989 | ||
"Might As Well Be Gone" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Monkey Gone to Heaven" † | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Motorway to Roswell" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Mr. Grieves" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Nimrod's Son" | Come on Pilgrim | 1987 | ||
"No. 13 Baby" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Nomatterday" | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"Oh My Golly!" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"On Graveyard Hill" † | Beneath the Eyrie | Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin | 2019 | |
"Oona" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Pagan Man" | Doggerel | Black Francis, Joey Santiago | 2022 | |
"Palace of the Brine" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Planet of Sound" † | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Plaster of Paris" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Please, Don't Go" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"Ready for Love" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Ring the Bell" | EP3 | 2014 | ||
"River Euphrates" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Rock A My Soul" | Pixies | 2002 | ||
"Rock Music" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Santo" | "Dig for Fire" B-side | 1990 | ||
"Silver" | Doolittle | Black Francis, Kim Deal | 1989 | |
"Silver Bullet" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Silver Snail" | EP3 | 2014 | ||
"Snakes" | EP2 | 2014 | ||
"Something Against You" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Space (I Believe In)" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"St. Nazaire" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Stormy Weather" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Subbacultcha" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Talent" | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"Tame" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Tenement Song" † | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"The Good Works of Cyrus" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"The Happening" | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"The Holiday Song" | Come on Pilgrim | 1987 | ||
"The Lord Has Come Back Today" | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"The Navajo Know" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"The Sad Punk" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"The Thing" | "Velouria" B-side | 1990 | part of Bossanova album track "The Happening" | |
"Theme from Narc" | "Planet of Sound" B-side | Brian L. Schmidt ‡ | 1991 | video game theme |
"There Goes My Gun" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"There's a Moon On" † | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"This is My Fate" | Beneath the Eyrie | 2019 | ||
"Thunder and Lightning" | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"Tony's Theme" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Trompe le Monde" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Um Chagga Lagga" † | Head Carrier | 2016 | ||
"U-Mass" | Trompe le Monde | 1991 | ||
"Under the Marigold" | Beneath the Eyrie - LP2 | 2019 | ||
"Vamos" | Come on Pilgrim | 1987 | Re-recorded for Surfer Rosa (1988) | |
"Vault of Heaven" † | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"Velouria" † | Bossanova | 1990 | ||
"Velvety Instrumental Version" | "Dig for Fire" B-side | 1990 | ||
"Wave of Mutilation" | Doolittle | 1989 | ||
"Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)" | "Here Comes Your Man" B-side | 1989 | ||
"Weird At My School" | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" B-side | 1989 | ||
"What Goes Boom" | EP1 | 2013 | ||
"Where Is My Mind?" | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | ||
"Who's More Sorry Now?" | Doggerel | 2022 | ||
"Wild Honey Pie" | Pixies at the BBC | Lennon–McCartney ‡ | 1998 | live version of The Beatles cover |
"Winterlong" | The Bridge compilation | Neil Young ‡ | 1989 | cover song |
"Women of War" | Indie Cindy | 2014 | Single released on 7 inch vinyl record for free with Indie Cindy LPs on Record Store Day 2014 | |
"You're Such a Sadducee" | Doggerel | 2022 |