New Directions

Will Schuester/Holly Holliday/Rachel Berry/Kurt Hummel/Blaine Anderson/Finn Hudson (former directors)

### Awards:

**Sectionals:**
1st Place (2009-2012, 2014)
**Regionals:**
1st Place (2011-2013, 2015)
3rd Place (2010)
**Nationals:**
1st Place (2012, 2015)
2nd Place (2013)
12th Place (2011)

### First Episode:

Pilot

**New Directions** is a glee club originating at William McKinley High School. It is given the name of "New Directions" after Will takes over the group. The group wins Sectionals for the three years it is led by Will, and although they place third at Regionals in 2010, they place first at Regionals in 2011 with the original songs: *Get It Right* and *Loser Like Me*, as they do at Regionals 2012, consisting of three songs: two performed by New Directions, and a third sung by the former TroubleTones.

In their first appearance at Nationals in 2011, they place twelfth and do not qualify for the showcase. In the competition they sing *Pretending* and *Light Up the World*. They return to Nationals in 2012 for a second year in a row, performing *Edge of Glory*, *It's All Coming Back to Me Now* and *Paradise by the Dashboard Light*. They go on to win, marking the club's first Nationals win since 1993. As stated in "Britney 2.0" the McKinley Glee Club was established in 1954.

In Swan Song, they lose Sectionals for the first time in four years, leading to disbandment and The Choir Room being occupied by the Cheerios. Despite this they still hold regular meetings and performances in whatever areas they are able to find. In Naked, the Lima Municipal Court ban the Warblers from competing due to using performance enhancers, effectively reinstating the New Directions. The Club yet again won Regionals in All or Nothing.

In City of Angels, they lose Nationals against Throat Explosion, placing second. Due to their loss, the New Directions is officially cancelled by Sue Sylvester, due to lack of school funding.

In Loser Like Me, Rachel Berry submits a petition to reboot the glee club. She is conceded the permission to do so, and she and Kurt Hummel become the new directors. In Transitioning, Will Schuester is hired as the alumni consultant of New Directions. In Child Star, the new New Directions perform in front of their first big audience, Myron's Bar Mitzvah.

In The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester, the Warblers combine with the New Directions after Dalton Academy burns down and gain official uniforms for the first time. The red blazers were created by Blaine and Kurt to signify the joining of the two rival clubs into teammates.

In We Built This Glee Club, the New Directions win the 2014 Western Ohio Sectional Championship against Vocal Adrenaline and The Falconers. In Dreams Come True, it is revealed that the New Directions also won the 2015 Nationals (and prior to that, the 2015 Regionals). Their victory has made a huge impact on the school: William McKinley High School becomes arts-oriented and is rename WMHS for Arts with Will hired as its principal, as three more glee clubs (including the return of The TroubleTones) are created and over 30 people join the New Directions.

## Members

* Current
* Directors
* Alumni
* Former
* Temporary
* Rejected
* Guests

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## Sub Groups

Despite the fact that the New Directions is a club, multiple sub groups have existed within it.

* ND Boys
* ND Girls
* Alumni
* Sue's Kids
* Will's Group
* The Justin Bieber Experience
* Booty Camp
* The TroubleTones
* Dalton Academy Warblers

*Main Article: New Directions Boys*

As the name suggests, this group consists of the male members of New Directions. This group was created/founded in the episode *Vitamin D* after Will announced that there will be a Boys vs. Girls Mash-Up Competition.

*Main Article: New Directions Girls*

As the name suggests, this group consists of the female members (and, one some occasions, Kurt) of New Directions. This group was created/founded in the episode *Vitamin D* after Will announced that there will be a Boys vs. Girls Mash-Up Competition.
As the name suggests, this group consists of members who have graduated from New Directions and McKinley High. Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Mike, Puck, Quinn, Rachel and Santana graduated in Goodbye, whilst Artie, Ash, Blaine, Brittany, Sam and Tina graduated in New Directions. Joe, Rory, Sugar and Unique must have graduated between Season Five and Season Six, but this was not shown.

In Throwdown, when Sue was appointed as Co-Director of New Directions, in a plan to paint Will as racially insensitive, Sue takes all she considers the minority members of New Directions under her. It is no longer active.

This group consists of the members that Sue did not choose. It is no longer active.

*Main Article: The Justin Bieber Experience*

This group was founded by Sam when trying to win Quinn back, thinking she was no longer interested. It is no longer active.

*Main Article: Booty Camp*

Created in I Am Unicorn in hopes of improving the dance skills of most of the members of New Directions who are having trouble with their dancing skills. When Sue becomes part of the New Directions, nearing the end of Season Three, to get back her Cheerios, she makes sure she works them hard at Booty Camp so they can win Nationals. By Season Five, it seems it is no longer active.

*Main Article: The TroubleTones*

Originally a rival glee club which have ND's former members Mercedes, Santana and Brittany as leads. After they lost at Sectionals the three are offered to rejoin the New Directions and they brought the rest/some of the TroubleTones with them.

It is revealed in Dreams Come True that Will has revived the TroubleTones as one of three new show choirs at McKinley when it becomes a performing arts school, along with a new all-boys team called the Duly Noted and a junior varsity team for those needing extra practise before joining one of the major groups.

*Main Article: Dalton Academy Warblers*

Originally one of New Directions main rival glee clubs, they join New Directions in The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester when their school burns to the ground and Kurt, Rachel and Will extend an offer to Blaine.
## Competition Setlists

* 2009-2010
* 2010-2011
* 2011-2012
* 2012-2013
* 2014-2015

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## Current and Previous Members

### Timeline

(Arranged in the chronological order of joining)

**\***Only solos where the whole club performed
~Only members who have been part of the club for more than one episode.
## Attendance

**Note:** Temporary members are not included.
## Competition Costumes

* 2009-2010
* 2010-2011
* 2011-2012
* 2012-2013
* 2014-2015

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## Songs Performed

Below is a list of songs New Directions have sung as a group.

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* S2
* S3
* S4
* S5
* S6

* **\*** denotes that singer was included on the album version only.
* **‡** denotes that singer was included on the episode version only.

## Auditions

Almost every member of the club auditioned, although some of them didn't because they already proved their talent like Puck, who was in Acafellas; Finn, who sung in the showers and was heard by Will;Matt and Mike, who danced to *Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)*; Ash, who sung with Finn and was heard by Will; Sam, who sung with the New Directions Boys and Ash; Jesse and Blaine, who were the leads of Vocal Adrenaline and the Dalton Academy Warblers respectively and Joe, who was heard singing with The God Squad. Ryder and Kitty didn't audition for New Directions due to their talent in the school production of Grease, and to complete the number of members needed for New Directions. Jane did not audition, but instead requested Rachel to let her join New Directions. Spencer joins after he was recruited and convinced by Sam.

* **Mercedes**: *Respect* by *Aretha Franklin*
* **Kurt**: *Mr. Cellophane* from *Chicago*
* **Tina**: *I Kissed a Girl* by *Katy Perry*
* **Artie**: *Pony* by *Ginuwine*
* **Rachel**: *On My Own* from *Les Misérables*
* **April**: *Maybe This Time* from *Cabaret*
* **Quinn**, **Brittany** and **Santana**: *I Say a Little Prayer* by *Dionne Warwick*
* **Sunshine**:*Listen* from *Dreamgirls*
* **Sugar**: *Big Spender* from *Sweet Charity*
* **Rory**: *Take Care Of Yourself* by *Teddy Thompson*
* **Marley**: *New York State of Mind* by *Billy Joel*
* **Jake Puckerman**: *Never Say Never* by *The Fray*
* **Roderick**: *Mustang Sally* by *Wilson Pickett*
* **Madison McCarthy**andMason McCarthy**: *Home* by *Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros***

Other people joined after performing a number with/before other New Direction members:

* **Blaine**: *It's Not Unusual* by *Tom Jones*
* **Sam**: *Billionaire* by *Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars*
* **Ash**: *The Middle* by *Jimmy Eat World*
* **Puck**, **Mike** and **Matt Rutherford**: *Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)* by *Beyoncé*
* **Joe**: *Stereo Hearts* by *Gym Class Heroes*
* **Myron** and **Alistair**: *Cool Kids* by *Echosmith*
* **The Warblers**: *Rise* by *Darren Criss*

## Assignments

From time to time Will, Finn (I Kissed a Girl and Dynamic Duets), Sue, Coach Roz and Coach Beiste (Choke), or Rachel and Kurt (Season Six) gives the students an assignment. The students (Tina, Artie and Blaine) also give an assignment to Finn and Will in Feud. This is the list of songs sung as an assignment.

* S1
* S2
* S3
* S4
* S5
* S6

**Songs for the Invitational (The Rhodes Not Taken):**

* Last Name sung by April with New Directions
* Somebody to Love by Rachel, Finn, Mercedes and Artie with New Directions

**Boys vs Girls Mash-Up Competition (Vitamin D):**

* It's My Life/Confessions Part II sung by Finn, Artie and Puck with New Directions Boys
* Halo/Walking on Sunshine sung by Rachel and Mercedes with the New Directions Girls

**Sue's Kids vs Will's Group (Throwdown):**

* Hate on Me sung by Mercedes with Tina and Sue's Kids
* No Air sung by Rachel and Finn with Will's Group

**Song to mash with Bust a Move (Mash-Up):**

* Sweet Caroline sung by Puck

**First Diva-Off (Wheels):**

* Defying Gravity sung by Rachel and Kurt

**Wheelchair Number (Wheels):**

* Proud Mary sung by Artie, Mercedes and Tina with Finn and New Directions

**Ballads (Ballad):**

* Endless Love sung by Will and Rachel
* I'll Stand by You sung by Finn
* Crush sung by Rachel
* Lean on Me sung by Artie and Mercedes with Tina and New Directions

**Hairography Number (Hairography):**

* Hair/Crazy in Love sung by Artie and Mercedes with New Directions

**Songs that say Hello (Hell-O):**

* Hello, I Love You sung by Finn
* Gives You Hell sung by Rachel with New Directions except Finn
* Hello, Goodbye sung by Rachel and Finn with Mercedes and New Directions

**WWMD *(What Would Madonna Do?)* (The Power of Madonna):**

* Express Yourself sung by the New Directions Girls
* Borderline/Open Your Heart sung by Rachel and Finn
* What It Feels Like For a Girl sung by the New Directions Boys and Will
* Like a Prayer sung by Rachel, Finn, Mercedes, Kurt and Jesse (single) with New Directions

**Songs about finding a new Home (Home):**

* A House Is Not a Home sung by Kurt and Finn
* Home sung by April with New Directions

**Songs with Bad Reputation (Bad Reputation):**

* Ice Ice Baby sung by Will with New Directions
* U Can't Touch This sung by Artie with Tina, Brittany, Kurt and Mercedes
* Run Joey Run sung by Rachel, Puck, Jesse and Finn with Brittany and Santana
* Total Eclipse of the Heart sung by Rachel, Puck, Jesse and Finn with New Directions

**Songs that best represent your feelings (Laryngitis):**

* *The Climb* sung by Rachel
* Jessie's Girl sung by Finn
* Lady Is a Tramp sung by Puck and Mercedes
* *Pink Houses* sung by Kurt
* The Boy Is Mine sung by Mercedes and Santana
* Rose's Turn sung by Kurt
* One sung by Rachel, Finn, and Sean (episode) with Mercedes and New Directions

**Theatricality Number (Theatricality):**

* Bad Romance sung by Kurt and the New Directions Girls
* Shout It Out Loud sung by the New Directions Boys except Kurt
* Beth sung by Puck and Finn with the New Directions Boys except Kurt

**Funk Number (Funk):**

* It's a Man's Man's Man's World sung by Quinn with Pregnant girls
* Good Vibrations sung by Puck, Finn and Mercedes
* Give up the Funk sung by Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Artie, and Tina with New Directions

**Song to recruit new members (Audition):**

* Empire State of Mind sung by Rachel, Finn, Mercedes, Artie, Puck and Santana with New Directions

**Adult Contemporary songs (Britney/Brittany):**

* The Only Exception sung by Rachel with Mercedes, Quinn, and Santana

**Religious songs (Grilled Cheesus):**

* Only The Good Die Young sung by Puck
* I Look to You sung by Mercedes with Tina and Quinn
* I Want to Hold Your Hand sung by Kurt
* Losing My Religion sung by Finn
* One of Us sung by Rachel, Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Tina and Quinn with New Directions

**Duets Competition (Duets):**

* Don't Go Breaking My Heart sung by Finn and Rachel
* River Deep, Mountain High sung by Mercedes and Santana
* Le Jazz Hot sung by Kurt
* Sing! sung by Mike and Tina
* With You I'm Born Again sung by Finn and Rachel
* Lucky sung by Sam and Quinn

**Songs for the school musical (The Rocky Horror Glee Show):**

* Science Fiction/Double Feature sung by Santana
* There's a Light (Over At the Frankenstein Place) sung by Rachel, Finn and Kurt (album) with New Directions
* Damn It, Janet Sung by Finn and Rachel with Quinn, Kurt and Ash
* Sweet Transvestite sung by Mercedes with Santana and Brittany
* Time Warp sung by New Directions

**Boys vs Girls Second Mash-Up Competition (Never Been Kissed):**

* Start Me Up/Livin' on a Prayer sung by the New Directions Girls
* Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind sung the New Directions Boys

**Songs for Burt and Carole's Wedding (Furt):**

* Marry You sung by New Directions
* Sway sung by Will
* Just the Way You Are sung by Finn with New Directions

**Christmas Carols (A Very Glee Christmas):**

* The Most Wonderful Day of the Year sung by New Directions
* We Need a Little Christmas sung by New Directions
* Where Are You Christmas? sung by Ash
* Merry Christmas Darling sung by Rachel
* Welcome Christmas sung by New Directions

**Halftime Routine (The Sue Sylvester Shuffle):**

* She's Not There sung by Finn with the Football Team
* Thriller/Heads Will Roll sung by New Directions and the Football Team

**Love Songs (Silly Love Songs):**

* [PUCK'S SONG FOR ASH]
* P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) sung by Artie with New Directions
* *My Funny Valentine* sung by Tina
* Firework sung by Rachel with the New Directions Girls except Quinn

**Anthems (Comeback):**

* Baby sung by Sam and Artie (album)
* Somebody to Love sung by Sam and Artie with Puck and Mike
* [ASH'S SONG FR PUCK]
* Sing sung by Rachel and Finn with New Directions

**Second Diva-Off (Comeback)**

* Take Me or Leave Me sung by Rachel and Mercedes

**Songs that show the dangers of drinking (Blame It on the Alcohol):**

* Blame It (On the Alcohol) sung by New Directions
* TiK ToK sung by Brittany with Artie, Mercedes and New Directions

**Original songs for Regionals (Original Song):**

* Only Child sung by Rachel
* Trouty Mouth sung by Santana
* Hell to the No sung by Mercedes with Tina, Santana, Brittany and Lauren
* Get It Right sung by Rachel
* Loser Like Me sung by New Directions

**Songs by neglected artists for the Benefit Concert (A Night of Neglect):**

* I Follow Rivers sung by Tina
* *Bubble Toes* danced to by Mike
* You Lost Me sung by Ash
* Turning Tables sung by Holly
* Ain't No Way sung by Mercedes

**Songs that show Acceptance (Born This Way):**

* I Feel Pretty/Unpretty sung by Rachel and Quinn
* I've Gotta Be Me sung by Finn
* Born This Way sung by New Directions except Santana

**Fleetwood Mac's Album "Rumous" Tribute (Rumours):**

* Dreams sung by Will and April
* Never Going Back Again sung by Artie
* I Don't Want to Know sung by Finn and Quinn
* Go Your Own Way sung by Rachel with New Directions
* Songbird sung by Santana
* Don't Stop sung by New Directions

**Songs for Junior Prom (Prom Queen):**

* Rolling in the Deep sung by Rachel and Jesse
* Friday sung by Artie, Puck and Sam
* Jar of Hearts sung by Rachel
* I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You sung by Blaine with Tina and Brittany
* Dancing Queen sung by Mercedes and Ash

**Auditions for the solo in the Nationals 2011 (Funeral):**

* ​Back to Black sung by Santana
* Some People sung by Kurt
* Try A Little Tenderness sung by Mercedes
* My Man sung by Rachel

**Original songs for Nationals 2011 (New York):**

* My Cup sung by Brittany and Artie
* Pretending sung by Finn and Rachel with New Directions
* Light Up The World sung by New Directions

**Songs for the Purple Piano Project** **(The Purple Piano Project):**

* We Got the Beat sung by New Directions
* Chopsticks played by Tina with Mike
* It's Not Unusual sung by Blaine with the Cheerios except Brittany
* You Can't Stop the Beat sung by New Directions

**Audition for the West Side Story Musical (I Am Unicorn/Asian F):**

* Somewhere sung by Rachel
* I Am The Greatest Star sung by Kurt
* Something's Coming sung by Blaine
* Spotlight sung by Mercedes with Tina and Brittany
* Cool sung by Mike
* Out Here On My Own sung by Rachel and Mercedes

**West Side Story Musical Rehearsals and Show (The First Time):**

* Tonight sung by Rachel and Blaine
* A Boy Like That/I Have A Love sung by Rachel and Santana
* America sung by West Side Story Cast except Kurt, Blaine, and Rachel
* One Hand, One Heart sung by Rachel and Blaine

**New Directions vs. Troubletones Mash-Off(Mash Off):**

* I Can't Go For That/You Make My Dreams sung by New Directions

**Songs performed by a female artist "Lady Music Week" (I Kissed a Girl):**

* I Kissed a Girl sung by Brittany and Santana with Mercedes, Ash, Tina, Rachel, Quinn, and Sugar
* I'm The Only One sung by Puck
* Perfect sung by Kurt and Blaine with New Directions
* Girls Just Want to Have Fun sung by Finn with Artie and the New Directions Boys
* Constant Craving sung by Santana, Shelby and Kurt

**Songs for the Christmas Special: (Extraordinary Merry Christmas):**

* River sung by Rachel
* Extraordinary Merry Christmas sung by Rachel and Blaine with New Directions
* Let It Snow sung by Blaine and Kurt
* My Favorite Things sung by Blaine, Kurt, Rachel and Mercedes
* Santa Claus Is Coming to Town sung by Finn and Puck
* Christmas Wrapping sung by Brittany with The Cheerios

**Proposal Songs (Yes/No):**

* Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin' Jack Flash sung by Artie with Finn, Puck and Blaine
* The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face sung by Rachel, Tina, Santana and Mercedes
* Without You sung by Rachel
* We Found Love sung by Ash and Santana with the New Directions

**WWMJD *(What Would Michael Jackson Do?)* (Michael):**

* Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' sung by Blaine with the New Directions
* Never Can Say Goodbye sung by Quinn with the New Directions Girls
* Human Nature sung by Ash and Sam
* I Just Can't Stop Loving You sung by Rachel and Finn
* Black or White sung by New Directions

**Songs of Hispanic Relation (The Spanish Teacher):**

* Siempre Tú sung by Ash
* Bamboleo/Hero sung by Sam with the New Directions Boys
* La Isla Bonita sung by Santana and David
* A Little Less Conversation sung by Will

**World's Greatest Love Songs (Heart):**

* L-O-V-E sung by Tina and Mike
* Let Me Love You sung by Artie with Kurt, Puck, Sam, and Mike
* Home sung by Rory
* [ASH'S SONG FOR SAM]

**Songs from "Saturday Night Fever" (Saturday Night Glee-ver):**

* Night Fever sung by Will, Joe, and Blaine with New Directions and Sue
* Disco Inferno sung by Mercedes with Santana and Brittany
* If I Can't Have You sung by Santana with Kurt, Tina, and Mercedes
* How Deep Is Your Love sung by Rachel with Jazz Band
* More Than a Woman sung by Finn with Kurt and Santana
* Stayin' Alive sung by New Directions

**Whitney Houston Tribute (Dance with Somebody):**

* I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) sung by Brittany and Santana with the Cheerios
* Saving All My Love for You sung by Quinn and Joe
* So Emotional sung by Rachel and Santana
* It's Not Right But It's Okay sung by Blaine with New Directions except Kurt
* I Have Nothing sung by Kurt
* My Love Is Your Love sung by New Directions

**Anti-Domestic Violence Songs (Choke):**

* Cell Block Tango sung by Mercedes, Tina, Ash, Santana, Brittany and Sugar
* Shake It Out sung by Mercedes, Tina, and Santana

**Songs for Senior Prom (Prom-asaurus):**

* Dinosaur sung by Brittany with the Cheerios
* What Makes You Beautiful sung by Artie, Mike, Sam, Rory and Joe
* Love You Like a Love Song sung by Santana with Tina and Brittany
* Take My Breath Away sung by Quinn and Santana

**Songs to say Goodbye (Goodbye):**

* Forever Young sung by Will
* I'll Remember sung by Kurt
* You Get What You Give sung by Finn, Puck (episode), Rachel, Mercedes, and Sam (album) with the New Directions Seniors
* In My Life sung by Tina, Artie, Sam, Blaine, Ash, Rory, Joe, Sugar with Will
* Glory Days sung by Finn and Puck

**Songs by Britney Spears (Britney 2.0):**

* Boys/Boyfriend sung by Blaine and Artie with the New Directions Boys
* 3 sung by Tina, Joe and Sam
* Gimme More sung by Brittany with New Directions
* Everytime sung by Marley

**Auditions for Grease (The Role You Were Born to Play):**

* Hopelessly Devoted to You sung by Blaine
* Blow Me (One Last Kiss) sung by Marley and Unique
* Juke Box Hero sung by Ash, Finn and Ryder
* Everybody Talks sung by Kitty and Jake
* Born to Hand Jive sung by Jake, Marley, Ash, and Ryder with New Directions, Mike and Kitty

**Grease rehearsals and show (Glease):**

* Greased Lightning sung by Ryder and Sam with the New Directions Boys except Blaine, Finn, and Mike
* Beauty School Drop Out sung by Blaine with the New Directions Girls except Sugar, Santana and Kitty
* There Are Worse Things I Could Do sung by Ash
* You're the One That I Want sung by New Directions and Alumni except Puck and Quinn

**Dynamic Duets (Dynamic Duets):**

* Superman sung by Jake and Ryder.
* Holding Out for a Hero sung by Kitty and Marley with New Directions

**Ladies' Choice (Sadie Hawkins):**

* I Don't Know How to Love Him sung by Tina
* Tell Him sung by Marley and Brittany with New Directions Girls

**Songs for the Sadie Hawkins Dance (Sadie Hawkins)**

* No Scrubs sung by the New Directions Boys except Jake
* Locked Out of Heaven sung by Marley and Unique with the New Directions Girls except Kitty
* I Only Have Eyes For You sung by Ryder with Unique, Joe and Artie

**Men of McKinley Calendar (Naked):**

* Centerfold/Hot in Herre sung by Sam, Jake and Ryder with the New Directions Boys and the Cheerios

**Songs for Regionals (Naked)**

* A Thousand Years sung by Jake and Marley
* Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) sung by Jake

**DIVA Week (Diva):**

* Diva sung by New Directions Girls and Blaine
* Don't Stop Me Now sung by Blaine with New Directions
* Hung Up sung by Tina

**Songs from Movies (Girls (and Boys) on Film):**

* Shout sung by Ash and Blaine with New Directions
* Old Time Rock & Roll/Danger Zone sung by Blaine and Sam with the New Directions Boys
* Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend/Material Girl sung by Marley and Unique with the New Directions Girls
* Footloose sung by Artie, Sam and Joe with New Directions

**Musical Feuds (Feud):**

* The Bitch Is Back/Dress You Up sung by Ryder and Unique with New Directions
* Bye Bye Bye/I Want It That Way sung by Will and Finn with the New Directions Boys
* I Still Believe/Super Bass sung by Blaine and Sue with New Directions and the Cheerios

**Guilty Pleasure Songs (Guilty Pleasures):**

* Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go sung by Blaine and Sam with New Directions
* Copacabana sung by Sam with New Directions
* Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) sung by Blaine
* Wannabe sung by the New Directions Girls
* My Prerogative sung by Jake with the New Directions Boys
* Mamma Mia sung by Rachel, Santana, Kurt and New Directions

**Last Chance Songs (Shooting Star):**

* More Than Words sung by Brittany and Sam with New Directions
* Your Song sung by Ryder
* Say sung by New Directions

**Unplugged Songs (Lights Out):**

* You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' sung by Sam with Ryder
* Everybody Hurts sung by Ryder
* We Will Rock You sung by New Directions
* Longest Time sung by New Directions

**Stevie Wonder Week (Wonder-ful):**

* Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours sung by Kitty with New Directions
* Superstition sung by Mercedes and New Directions with Mike and Kurt
* You Are the Sunshine of My Life sung by Kurt with Marley, Tina and Kitty
* I Wish sung by Jake with Marley and New Directions
* Higher Ground sung by Mercedes
* For Once in My Life sung by Artie with New Directions

**The Beatles Tribute Week One (Love, Love, Love):**

* Drive My Car sung by Artie and Kitty with New Directions
* Got to Get You into My Life sung by Blaine and Kurt
* You've Got to Hide Your Love Away sung by Artie and Kitty
* Help! sung by Blaine and Sam with New Directions, Vocal Adrenaline and Dalton Academy Warblers
* I Saw Her Standing There sung by Blaine, Jake, Ryder and Sam
* All You Need Is Love sung by Blaine with New Directions including Mercedes, Rachel, and Santana, Vocal Adrenaline, Dalton Academy Warblers and Haverbrook School for the Deaf

**The Beatles Tribute Week Two and Prom Night (Tina in the Sky with Diamonds):**

* Revolution sung by Tina
* Something sung by Sam with Jake and Ryder
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sung by Jake, Marley, Ryder and Unique
* Hey Jude sung by Blaine, Kitty, Sam and Tina
* Let It Be sung by Artie, Kitty, Kurt, Rachel, Santana, and Tina

**Finn (The Quarterback):**

* Seasons of Love sung by Alumni and New Directions
* I'll Stand by You sung by Mercedes with New Directions
* Fire and Rain sung by Artie and Sam with New Directions
* If I Die Young sung by Santana
* No Surrender sung by Puck
* The Middle sung by Ash
* Make You Feel My Love sung by Rachel

**Katy vs Gaga (A Katy or A Gaga):**

* Applause sung by Artie, Sam, Blaine, Marley and Ryder
* Wide Awake sung by Tina, Unique, Ash, Jake and Kitty
* Judas sung by Ash
* Roar sung by New Directions and Pamela Lansbury

**Twerk (The End of Twerk):**

* Blurred Lines sung by Artie, Bree, Jake, Kitty and Will

**Billy Joel Tribute (Movin' Out):**

* Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) sung by Ash, Blaine and Sam with New Directions
* Piano Man sung by Blaine and Spotlight Diner Staff
* My Life sung by Jake with New Directions
* Honesty sung by Artie
* An Innocent Man sung by Ryder
* You May Be Right sung by Will and New Directions

**Green Christmas, Auditions for Virgin Mary and Christmas Nativity Scene (Previously Unaired Christmas):**

* Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree sung by Will and New Directions
* Mary's Boy Child sung by Marley, Tina and Unique
* Love Child sung by Unique with Marley, Tina and New Directions
* Away In A Manger sung by Kitty, Kurt, Rachel, Santana and New Directions

**Lesson Number 100: Reinvent Songs Previously Sung by the Glee Club (100 and New Directions):**

* Raise Your Glass sung by April and Will with New Directions and Alumni
* Toxic sung by Quinn, Brittany and Santana
* Defying Gravity sung by Kurt, Mercedes and Rachel
* Valerie sung by Brittany and Santana with New Directions and Alumni
* Keep Holding On sung by Puck with New Directions and Alumni
* Loser Like Me sung by Artie, Ash, Blaine, Sam, and Tina
* Don't Stop Believin' sung by Artie, Blaine, Kurt, Rachel, Tina, and Will with New Directions and Alumni

**Homecoming: Sing to Encourage New Kids to Join the Club (Homecoming):**

* Take On Me sung by the Alumni
* Problem sung by Quinn, Santana, and Brittany with Artie

**Jagged Little Tapestry: Mashup the Music of Alanis Morisette and Carole King (Jagged Little Tapestry):**

* Hand in My Pocket/I Feel the Earth Move sung by Santana and Brittany
* Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Head Over Feet sung by Jane and Mason
* So Far Away sung by the Quinn and Tina
* You Learn/You've Got a Friend sung by Brittany, Kurt, Quinn, Rachel, Santana and Tina

**Burt Bacharach (What the World Needs Now)**

* Arthur's Theme sung by Alumni Men and the New Directions Boys
* Alfie sung by Santana with New Directions
* What the World Needs Now sung by the Alumni and Will with New Directions

**Transitioning (Transitioning)**

* All About That Bass sung by Mercedes and Roderick
* Somebody Loves You sung by Blaine and Kurt
* Time After Time sung by Rachel and Sam

**Myron's Bar Mitzvah (Child Star)**

* I Want to Break Free sung by Mason
* Uptown Funk sung by Jane, Roderick, and Spencer
* Break Free sung by Ash, Myron, Rachel, Sam, Sheldon, Sue, Will and New Directions

## Trivia

* The name "New Directions" is a play on the words "Nude Erections," pointed out by Ryan Murphy in the visual commentary for *Pilot* who stated that "no one ever got that joke." This is reinforced by the fact Will gets the idea for the club name naked in bed.
* Season Two is the only season where the club starts off with enough members.
	+ **Season One**: The club had just been created and only five auditioned and were accepted. Another six had been recruited.
	+ **Season Three**: The club started off with eleven members because Sam transferred and Quinn quit the club. Sam and Quinn rejoined.
	+ **Season Four**: The club members started off with nine members because eight of them graduated and one was deported. Unique joined and open auditions were held.
	+ **Season Five**: The club started off with ten members due to Brittany leaving in All or Nothing and Joe and Sugar quitting, without explanation, after that episode.
	+ **Season Six**: After the club had been previously disbanded, the club has been re-created, and four members join in the second episode.
* Artie and Tina are the members that have been in the club the longest.
	+ Along with Ash, Puck and Mike, they are the five of the original thirteen members who have never left the club.
	+ However, in Acafellas, they came close to quitting after the cruel treatment of choreographer Dakota Stanley, but Rachel convinced them not to.
* Though they supposedly meet before and after classes, it appears that they often meet during school hours, but this is not explained.
* With the exception of Madison, Roderick, Skylar and the rest of the former Warblers, every member has dated, made out with, crushed on or slept with at least one other member.
* Though the Glee Club is not treated very kindly by the rest of the school, they get applauded and cheered for by McKinley students when performing at pep rally assemblies and invitationals.
* Though Emma said in Special Education that for the competition Will always has Finn and Rachel sing a ballad with Mercedes wailing on the last note, Will has only featured this setlist once. He planned the setlist this way for Regionals, but he never planned a setlist for Sectionals in Season One; the glee club members did that on their own. However, she was probably referring to the normal group numbers that feature Finn and Rachel singing lead with Mercedes singing the last note as it was common practise throughout Season One.
* Will often says that the Glee Club will do a number that can be performed at a competition, but this has yet to happen (eg. *Defying Gravity, Gold Digger, Flashdance... What a Feeling*, etc.)
* In Sectionals, Rachel states that when you are the last to perform you are the one that is fresh to the judges' minds and when first, everyone else has to measure up to you. They have never once lost a competition wen they were in the third or first slot, with the exception of 2013 Nationals, where they were in the last spot and came in second.
	+ The two times they officially lost were when they were in the second slot at Regionals in Journey to Regionals and in an unknown slot at Nationals in New York.
	+ However, they were disqualified at Sectionals in Season Four because they left the stage when Marley fainted.
* Will states in one episode that the New Directions were one of the most diverse clubs in the school. Members have included at least five Christians (Mercedes, Quinn, Sam, Joe and Kitty), four Jews (Rachel, Puck, Jake and Myron), at least one athiest (Kurt), seven LGBT members (Kurt, Blaine, Spencer and Alistair being gay; Unique being transgender; Santana being a lesbian; and Brittany being bisexual), five African-Americans (Mercedes, Matt, Jake, Unique and Jane), one Latina (Santana), three Asians (Tina, Mike and Sunshine), two foreign exchange students (Rory and Sunshine), two physically disabled people (Artie and Quinn, but she recovered), two dyslexic people (Sam and Ryder), one junior high school student (Myron), and members of a different glee club (Jesse, Skylar and the Warblers).
* So far Rachel, Finn, Santana, Tina, Mercedes, Brittany, Will and Marley have all written at least one original song. Quinn aided in writing one, though unintentionally. Sue was also the inspiration for one of their original songs.
* The only members who have never been slushies on-screen are Ash, Brittany, Rory, Sugar, Joe, Ryder, Kitty, Roderick, Jane, Mason, Madison, Spencer, Myron and Alistair.
	+ Blaine has been slushied, but not by a McKinley student.
* Rachel, Santana and Tina are the only former members who have gotten a full solo in a competition. Coincidentally, they are all female.
* Roderick is the first and only male member to have a solo in a competition (2014 Invitational).
* Rachel, Finn, Quinn, Sam, Marley, Blaine, Ash, Kitty and Spencer are the only members who have sung in a duet in a competition.
* Rachel is the only member to have sung a solo, a duet and a group number in a competition.
	+ Blaine has also accomplished this, but he was not a member of the New Directions when he sang a solo.
* Sugar has the most amount of absences in almost twenty group numbers since she joined the club.
* Artie, Ash, Tina, Brittany and Sam are the members to have won the most Regionals competitions.
* Sugar and Matt are the only former members not to appear in any Christmas episodes.
* New Directions has only ever had two sets of siblings joined: half-brothers Puck and Jake Puckerman (Jake joined after Puck's gradiation), and twins Madison and Mason McCarthy (they joined at the same time).
	+ Kurt Hummel and Finn Hudson became step-siblings in Season Two, over a year after they initially joined the Glee Club in Pilot.
		- Ash later became their adopted sister.
* Alistair and Skylar are the only two members whose last names are never revealed while the seven Warblers remain nameless.