# List of songs in DJ Hero

DJ Hero is a rhythm video game and a spin-off of the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision worldwide in October 2009 for the PlayStation 2 and 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. The game is based on turntablism, requiring the use of a special game controller that includes a turntable surface with three buttons, a crossfader bar, and an effects dial, in addition to other controller buttons used to manipulate in-game menus. In a manner similar to Guitar Hero, players use the turntable controller to mimic the actions of a disc jockey (DJ), such as scratching and crossfading between two different songs, as graphical representations of these actions scroll down on screen towards the player in time with the music. Unlike previous Guitar Hero games, there is no performance meter, and instead players are simply challenged to obtain the best score possible in order to earn stars (from zero to five for each mix) to unlock new songs, venues, and characters. The player can attempt these songs at one of four difficulties (Easy to Expert), with higher difficulties providing more actions for the player to perform within the song.
The game's on-disc soundtrack contains 94 mixes, most made from two songs; over 100 individual songs are incorporated into these mixes. Some mixes feature only a single song mixed with itself. Ten songs on disc include a guitar track that can be played using a Guitar Hero or other compatible controller alongside the DJ mixing player in the game's DJ vs Guitar mode. The game supports additional content through downloadable tracks from the game consoles' respective online stores. While most on-disc mixes were created by FreeStyleGames, several DJs have contributed mixes to the game, including Grandmaster Flash, DJ Shadow, DJ AM, DJ Z-Trip, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and the Scratch Perverts; other DJ artists provided future downloadable content.

## On-disc soundtrack

The on-disc soundtrack contains 93 mixes, each featuring one or two songs. These are arranged across 24 setlists, ordered roughly by difficulty of the mix, with more difficult mixes appearing later in the game. To access later tiers, the player must earn a pre-set number of stars on previous mixes at any difficulty. All mixes are immediately available to play in the Quickplay and competitive modes. The table below lists the mixes in the game, including the two songs that contribute to their mix as well as their individual artists; the mix artist that created the mix; whether the song is playable in the game's DJ vs Guitar mode; and the career tier in which the song is located.
Reviewers found the on-disc soundtrack to be strong; Daemon Hatfield of IGN believed that "the entire soundtrack is superb and could easily stand on its own outside the game". Matt Helgeson of Game Informer considered it to be one of the "most adventurous" soundtracks of any music game, and said though it often relied too much on pop hits, it remained true to the spirit of the DJ mix scene. Johnny Minkley thought the game to have "vital, varied, surprising and vast musical content" and to be a fresh experience compared to previous music games. The game did not sell well in the first month after its release; Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica attributed the low sales of the game partially to its soundtrack. While Kuchera felt the soundtrack was good, he asserted that individual songs were unrecognizable because of modifications made to them for the mixes, and that they were more difficult to adjust to within the gameplay itself.
| Song 1 title | Artist 1 | Song 2 title | Artist 2 | Mix artist | Guitar part? | Level |
| "Ace of Spades" | Motörhead | "Groundhog" | Noisia | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Born To Rock |
| "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | Bobby "Blue" Bland | "Fuzz and Them" | Connie Price & The Keystones | FreeStyleGames | No | Scratching The Surface |
| "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | Bobby "Blue" Bland | "How Do U Want It" | 2Pac | FreeStyleGames | No | Digging Deeper |
| "All Eyez on Me" | 2Pac | "Bitter Sweet Symphony (Instrumental)" | The Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra | FreeStyleGames | No | Breaking Needles |
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | "Brass Monkey" | Beastie Boys | DJ Z-Trip | No | DJ Z-Trip Presents |
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | FreeStyleGames | No | Scratching The Surface |
| "Around the World" | Daft Punk | "Bust a Move" | Young MC | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Beats" | Shlomo | "The Big Beat | Billy Squier | FreeStyleGames | No | DJ Yoda Presents |
| "Beats and Pieces" | Scratch PervertsThe Scratch Perverts | n/a | n/a | The Scratch Perverts | No | Scratch Perverts Presents |
| "Beverly Hills" | Weezer | "Fresh Rhymes and Videotape" | Evidence featuring The Alchemist, Aceyalone, Rakaa & 88-Keys | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Thrashed And Mashed |
| "The Big Beat" | Billy Squier | "Lapdance" | N.E.R.D. | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Thrashed And Mashed |
| "Bitter Sweet Symphony (Instrumental)" | The Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra | "Rock the Bells" | LL Cool J | DJ Jazzy Jeff | No | DJ Jazzy Jeff Presents |
| "Boom Boom Pow" | The Black Eyed Peas | "Satisfaction" | Benny Benassi | FreeStyleGames | No | Digging Deeper |
| "Boom" | Grandmaster Flash | "Tap" | Grandmaster Flash | Grandmaster Flash | No | Grandmaster Flash Presents |
| "Bring the Noise 20XX" | Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde | "Genesis" | Justice | DJ Z-Trip | No | DJ Z-Trip Presents |
| "Bring the Noise 20XX (DJ-Guitar Mix)" | Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Born To Rock |
| "Bustin' Loose" | Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers | "Bust a Move" | Young MC | FreeStyleGames | No | Extended Play |
| "Bustin' Loose" | Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers | "Time of the Season" | The Zombies | DJ Shadow | No | DJ Shadow Presents |
| "Change Clothes" | Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams | "All Eyez on Me" | 2Pac | FreeStyleGames | No | Jay-Z Mixtape |
| "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | "Strange Enough" | N.A.S.A. featuring Karen O, ODB & Fatlip | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Day 'n' Nite" | Kid Cudi | "Boom Boom Pow" | The Black Eyed Peas | FreeStyleGames | No | Revenge Of The Boom Bop |
| "Disco Inferno" | 50 Cent | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Indeep | FreeStyleGames | No | Breaking Needles |
| "Disco Inferno" | 50 Cent | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | FreeStyleGames | No | Cut And Paste |
| "Disturbia" | Rihanna | "Control" | Kid Sister | FreeStyleGames | No | Digging Deeper |
| "Disturbia" | Rihanna | "Disco Inferno" | The Trammps | FreeStyleGames | No | In The Groove |
| "Disturbia" | Rihanna | "Somebody Told Me" | The Killers | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Thrashed And Mashed |
| "The Edge" | David Axelrod | "Eric B. Is President" | Eric B. & Rakim | FreeStyleGames | No | Extended Play |
| "Excuse Me Miss" | Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams | "Give It to Me Baby" | Rick James | FreeStyleGames | No | Jay-Z Mixtape |
| "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | "Atomic" | Blondie | FreeStyleGames | No | Party Rockin' |
| "Fight! Smash! Win!" | Street Sweeper Social Club | "Intergalactic" | Beastie Boys | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Born To Rock |
| "Fix Up, Look Sharp" | Dizzee Rascal | "Genesis" | Justice | FreeStyleGames | No | In The Groove |
| "Fix Up, Look Sharp" | Dizzee Rascal | "Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)" | DJ Shadow | FreeStyleGames | No | Hip Hop Rules |
| "Good Thang" | Q-Tip | "The Big Beat" | Billy Squier | J.Period | No | J.Period Presents |
| "Groundhog (Beat Juggle)" | Noisia | n/a | n/a | The Scratch Perverts | No | Scratch Perverts Presents, The Vinyl Cut |
| "Here Comes My DJ" | Grandmaster Flash featuring DJ Kool & DJ Demo | "Cars" | Gary Numan | Grandmaster Flash | No | Grandmaster Flash Presents |
| "Here's a Little Somethin' for Ya" | Beastie Boys | "The Number Song (2009 Version)" | DJ Shadow | DJ Shadow | No | DJ Shadow Presents |
| "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani | "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | FreeStyleGames | No | In The Groove |
| "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani | "Give It to Me Baby" | Rick James | FreeStyleGames | No | On The Wheels Of Steel |
| "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Indeep | DJ AM | No | DJ AM Presents |
| "How Ya Like Me Now" | Kool Moe Dee | "I Like to Move It" | Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman | FreeStyleGames | No | In The Groove |
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | FreeStyleGames | No | On The Wheels Of Steel |
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | FreeStyleGames | No | Breaking Needles, The Vinyl Cut |
| "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 | "Just to Get a Rep" | Gang Starr | DJ Yoda | No | DJ Yoda Presents |
| "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind | FreeStyleGames | No | Digging Deeper |
| "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Thrashed And Mashed |
| "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul | FreeStyleGames | No | Extended Play |
| "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | FreeStyleGames | No | Hip Hop Rules |
| "Insane in the Brain" | Cypress Hill | "Spooky" | Classics IV | FreeStyleGames | No | Party Rockin' |
| "Insane in the Brain" | Cypress Hill | "The Edge" | David Axelrod | FreeStyleGames | No | DJ Jazzy Jeff Presents |
| "Intergalactic" | Beastie Boys | "Rapture" | Blondie | FreeStyleGames | No | Cut And Paste |
| "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" | Jay-Z | "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 | FreeStyleGames | No | Jay-Z Mixtape |
| "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" | Jay-Z | "My Name Is" | Eminem | FreeStyleGames | No | Jay-Z Mixtape |
| "Jack of Spades" | Boogie Down Productions | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | DJ Shadow | No | DJ Shadow Presents |
| "Jayou" | Jurassic 5 | "Rockit" | Herbie Hancock | FreeStyleGames | No | Tearing Up Wax |
| "Jayou" | Jurassic 5 | "The Big Beat" | Billy Squier | FreeStyleGames | No | Hip Hop Rules |
| "Juke Box Hero" | Foreigner | "DJ Hero" | DJ Z-Trip featuring Murs | DJ Z-Trip | Yes | Born To Rock |
| "Juke Box Hero" | Foreigner | "DJ Hero" | DJ Z-Trip featuring Murs | DJ Z-Trip | No | DJ Z-Trip Presents |
| "Just to Get a Rep" | Gang Starr | "Shook Ones part II" | Mobb Deep | J.Period | No | J.Period Presents |
| "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Indeep | "Word Up!" | Cameo | FreeStyleGames | No | Revenge Of The Boom Bap |
| "Lee Majors Come Again" | Beastie Boys | "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | Cut Chemist | No | DJ Shadow Presents |
| "Lookin' at Me" | Wale | "Hey Mama" | The Black Eyed Peas ft. Tippa Irie | FreeStyleGames | No | Extended Play |
| "Megamix 1" (Around the World, Technologic, Television Rules The Nation) | Daft Punk | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Megamix 2" (Robot Rock, Da Funk, Short Circuit) | Daft Punk | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Monkey Wrench" | Foo Fighters | "Sabotage" | Beastie Boys | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Born To Rock |
| "Mr. Big Stuff" | Jean Knight | "Born to Roll" | Masta Ace | FreeStyleGames | No | Scratching The Surface |
| "My Name Is" | Eminem | "Loser" | Beck | FreeStyleGames | No | On The Wheels Of Steel |
| "Nothing But You" | Paul van Dyk | "I Can't Stop (David Penn Remix)" | Sandy Rivera featuring David Penn | FreeStyleGames | No | Tearing Up Wax |
| "Paper Planes" | M.I.A. | "Eric B. Is President" | Eric B. & Rakim | The Scratch Perverts | No | Scratch Perverts Present |
| "Paper Planes" | M.I.A. | "Lookin' at Me" | Wale | FreeStyleGames | No | Breaking Needles |
| "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry | "Just to Get a Rep" | Gang Starr | FreeStyleGames | Yes | Thrashed And Mashed |
| "Poison" | Bell Biv DeVoe | "Intergalactic" | Beastie Boys | DJ AM | No | DJ AM Presents |
| "Poison" | Bell Biv DeVoe | "Word Up!" | Cameo | FreeStyleGames | No | Party Rockin' |
| "Poison (Beat Juggle)" | Bell Biv DeVoe | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | No | DJ AM Presents |
| "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" | Fedde Le Grand | "I Can't Stop (David Penn Remix)" | Sandy Rivera featuring David Penn | FreeStyleGames | No | On The Wheels Of Steel |
| "Robot Rock" | Daft Punk | "Al Naafiysh (The Soul)" | Hashim | The Scratch Perverts | No | Scratch Perverts Presents |
| "Robot Rock" | Daft Punk | "We Will Rock You" | Queen | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Rockit" | Herbie Hancock | "Lapdance" | N.E.R.D. | Grandmaster Flash | No | Grandmaster Flash Presents |
| "Rockit (Beat Juggle)" | Herbie Hancock | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | No | The Vinyl Cut |
| "Satisfaction" | Benny Benassi | "Elements of Life" | Tiësto | FreeStyleGames | No | The Vinyl Cut |
| "Short Circuit" | Daft Punk | "Jack of Spades" | Boogie Down Productions | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Shout" | Tears for Fears | "Eric B. Is President" | Eric B. & Rakim | DJ Jazzy Jeff | No | DJ Jazzy Jeff Presents |
| "Shout" | Tears for Fears | "Pjanoo" | Eric Prydz | FreeStyleGames | No | Party Rockin |
| "Shout" | Tears for Fears | "Six Days (Remix)" | DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def | FreeStyleGames | No | Revenge Of The Boom Bop |
| "Shut 'Em Down" | Public Enemy | "Where It's At" | Beck | FreeStyleGames | No | Revenge Of The Boom Bap |
| "Six Days (Remix)" | DJ Shadow | "Annie's Horn" | D-Code | FreeStyleGames | No | Tearing Up Wax, The Vinyl Cut |
| "Somebody Told Me" | The Killers | "Pjanoo" | Eric Prydz | FreeStyleGames | No | Cut And Paste |
| "Strange Enough" | N.A.S.A. featuring Karen O, ODB, & Fatlip | "Theme from Shaft" | Isaac Hayes | FreeStyleGames | No | Tearing Up Wax |
| "Technologic" | Daft Punk | "Cars" | Gary Numan | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Television Rules the Nation" | Daft Punk | "Hella Good" | No Doubt | FreeStyleGames | No | Daft Punk Record Bag |
| "Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | "Beats" | Shlomo | DJ Yoda | No | DJ Yoda Presents |
| "Universal Mind Control" | Common | "Jeep Ass Gutter (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX)" | Masta Ace | The Scratch Perverts | No | Scratch Perverts Presents |
| "Where It's At" | Beck | "Six Days (Remix)" | DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def | FreeStyleGames | No | Cut And Paste |
| "Zulu Nation Throwdown" | Afrika Bambaataa | "Get Down" | Freedom Express | FreeStyleGames | No | Hip Hop Rules |

## Downloadable content

New mixes were added regularly to DJ Hero through downloadable content that could be purchased on the console's respective online stores; content was made available on the day of the game's release. Unlike Guitar Hero games' downloadable content, which costs approximately US$2 per track, each mix costs approximately $3 to download because of the additional effort needed to create the mixes. Furthermore, mixes are provided only as bundles for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 users; the Wii's storefront prevents the selling of bundled packages; instead, each track is offered individually. Critics viewed the lack of individual song selection on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms as a way of limiting consumers' choice, as previous downloadable songs for games such as Guitar Hero allow players on these systems to select individual tracks to purchase from a bundle. The long time between the second downloadable pack (in November 2009) and the third pack (in March 2010) was also believed to be the result of a last-ditch effort by Activision to support the game, and that the few packs released did not meet expectations for the game. All of the DJ Hero DLC packs (along with the DLC of Guitar Hero, Band Hero) were taken offline on March 31, 2014, and are no longer available for download. However, they can be reinstalled if the player has downloaded any DLC pack before the removal.
| Song 1 title | Artist 1 | Song 2 title | Artist 2 | Mix artist | Guitar part? | Mix pack | Release date |
| "All of Me" | 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige | "Radio Ga Ga" | Queen | FreeStyleGames | No | Extended Mix Pack 01 | Oct. 27, 2009 |
| "DARE" | Gorillaz | "Can't Truss It" | Public Enemy | FreeStyleGames | No | Extended Mix Pack 01 | Oct. 27, 2009 |
| "When Love Takes Over" (Beat Juggle) | David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland | n/a | zzzn/a | David Guetta | No | David Guetta Mix Pack 01 | Nov. 24, 2009 |
| "Sexy Chick" (Beat Juggle) | David Guetta featuring Akon | n/a | zzzn/a | David Guetta | No | David Guetta Mix Pack 01 | Nov. 24, 2009 |
| "On The Dance Floor" (Beat Juggle) | David Guetta featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap | n/a | zzzn/a | David Guetta | No | David Guetta Mix Pack 01 | Nov. 24, 2009 |
| "Shake That" | Eminem featuring Nate Dogg | "Show Me What You Got" | Jay-Z | FreeStyleGames | No | Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack | Mar. 18, 2010 |
| "Without Me" | Eminem | "Encore" | Jay-Z | FreeStyleGames | No | Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack | Mar. 18, 2010 |
| "Can I Get A..." | Jay-Z | "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | FreeStyleGames | No | Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack | Mar. 18, 2010 |
| "Sandstorm" | Darude | "Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin' Acid Funk Mix)" | Josh Wink | FreeStyleGames | No | Domination Pack | Apr. 29, 2010 |
| "Wolfgang's Fifth Symphony" (Beat Juggle) | Wolfgang Gartner | "n/a" | zzzn/a | FreeStyleGames | No | Domination Pack | Apr. 29, 2010 |
| "Red Mist VIP" (Beat Juggle) | Danny Byrd | "n/a" | zzzn/a | FreeStyleGames | No | Domination Pack | Apr. 29, 2010 |
| "Just Dance" | Lady Gaga | "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" | Deadmau5 | FreeStyleGames | No | Single | June 8, 2010 |
| "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | "Girls on Film" | Duran Duran | FreeStyleGames | No | Dance Party Mix Pack | June 29, 2010 |
| "Buttons" (Beat Juggle) | Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg | "n/a" | zzzn/a | FreeStyleGames | No | Dance Party Mix Pack | June 29, 2010 |
| "SOS" (Beat Juggle) | Rihanna | "n/a" | zzzn/a | FreeStyleGames | No | Dance Party Mix Pack | June 29, 2010 |
* ^a Song released for the Wii on March 25, 2010.
* ^b Song was free for a limited time.

## Unused Mixes

While the base game contained 93 mixes in total, there were 4 mixes that never made it into the game. These mixes either were at one point planned to be in the game or were confirmed to be part of the song list, but ended up being scrapped during development. These mixes included various songs from Nirvana, Ludacris, Red Hot Chili Peppers and so on.
| Song title 1 | Artist 1 | Song title 2 | Artist 2 | Mix artist |
| "All Apologies" | Nirvana | "Give It to Me Baby" | Rick James | DJ Shadow |
| "Stand Up" | Ludacris | "Suck My Kiss" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | n/a |
| "Party Hard" | The Perceptionists | "Take it Back" | Skillz feat. The Roots | n/a |
| "Lost Your Mind" | Aceyalone | "Secrets" | Bobby Womack | n/a |