List of songs about the September 11 attacks
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This list contains songs which were inspired by or contain lyrics referring to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
| Artist/composer | Title | Album | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Flag | "911 for peace" | Mobilize | 2001 | |
| Ryan Adams | "My Blue Manhattan" | Love Is Hell | 2004 | [1] |
| Lily Allen | "Him" | It's Not Me, It's You | 2009 | |
| Tori Amos | "I Can't See New York" | Scarlet's Walk | 2002 | The song describes the experience of an airplane passenger on September 11, 2001, circling over New York City and unable to see the World Trade Center.[2] |
| Amps for Christ | "AFC Tower Song" | |||
| Automatic Loveletter | "Dream With Me" | |||
| Autopilot Off | "The 12th Day" | Make a Sound | ||
| Emilie Autumn | "By The Sword" | n/a (single) | 2001 | Released as a charity single.[3][4] |
| Beastie Boys | "An Open Letter to NYC" | To the 5 Boroughs | [1] | |
| Beyoncé | "I Was Here" | 4 | 2011 | [5] |
| Black 47 | "Mychal" | |||
| The Black Eyed Peas | "Where Is The Love?" | Elephunk | 2003 | [6] |
| Bloc Party | "Hunting for Witches" | A Weekend in the City | [7] | |
| Blue Man Group | "Exhibit 13" | The Complex | 2003 | |
| Bon Jovi | "Undivided" | Bounce | ||
| Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora | "America The Beautiful" | |||
| Box Car Racer | "Elevator" | Box Car Racer | ||
| Box Car Racer | "Watch The World" | Box Car Racer | ||
| Camel | "For Today" | A Nod and a Wink | 2002 | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter | "Grand Central Station" | Between Here and Gone | 2003 | |
| The Charlie Daniels Band | "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" | Live! (bonus track) | 2001 | |
| Cher | "Song For The Lonely" | Living Proof | 2001 | |
| Leonard Cohen | "On that Day" | Dear Heather | 2006 | [8] |
| The Cranberries | "New New York" | Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 | 2002 | [9] |
| Sheryl Crow | "God Bless this Mess" | Detours | 2008 | Linked 9-11 with the Gulf War.[8] |
| Sheryl Crow | "Out of Our Heads" | Detours | 2008 | About the courage shown on 9-11; also criticizes Bush as giving a manipulative television address on that day.[10] |
| Sheryl Crow | "Safe and Sound" | C'mon, C'mon | 2001 | |
| CunninLynguists | "Appreciation" | SouthernUnderground | 2003 | |
| dc Talk | "Let's Roll" | |||
| Bo Diddley | "We Ain't Scared of You" (a.k.a. "My Eagle Is Pissed") | |||
| Ani DiFranco | "Self Evident" | |||
| Disturbed | "Prayer" | Believe | 2002 | [11] |
| DJ Sammy | "Heaven" (9/11 Remix) | |||
| Dream Theater | "Sacrificed Sons" | Octavarium | 2005 | Starts with a Sample from 9/11 (Radio & Television) |
| Eagles | "Hole In The World" | The Very Best of Eagles (new track) | 2003 | |
| Linda Eder | "If I Had My Way" & "If I Should Loose My Way" | |||
| The Empire Shall Fall | "Choir of Angels" | Awaken | ||
| Epica | "Façade of Reality" | The Phantom Agony | ||
| Melissa Etheridge | "Tuesday Morning" | Lucky | ||
| Evanescence | "My Last Breath" | Fallen | ||
| Everclear | "The New York Times" | Slow Motion Daydream | ||
| Lupe Fiasco | "Words I Never Said" | Lasers | 2011 | |
| Five for Fighting | "Tuesday" | 2009 | Five for Fighting's "Superman," released in late 2000, also became an unofficial anthem for the first responders in the days following the attacks[12] | |
| Fleetwood Mac | "Illume (9-11)" | Say You Will | 2003 | |
| David Francey | "Grim Cathedral" | Skating Rink | 2003 | |
| Sage Francis | "Makeshift Patriot" | n/a (single) | 2001 | A "knee-jerk reaction" to a visit to Ground Zero five days after 9/11[9] |
| Good Charlotte feat. Mest & Goldfinger | "The Innocent" | |||
| Gorillaz feat. D12 & Terry Hall | "911" | Bad Company (soundtrack) | [1] | |
| Amy Grant | "I Don't Know Why" | Simple Things | ||
| Peter Hammill | "Ghosts of planes" | Thin Air | ||
| Jack Hardy | "Ground Zero" | Vigil | 2002 | Released on a benefit album organized by Suzanne Vega, entirely of original songs about 9/11.[13] |
| Juliana Hatfield | "Hole In The Sky" | About the gap in the Manhattan skyline left by the destruction of the Twin Towers.[9] | ||
| John Hiatt | "When New York Had Her Heart Broke" | Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns | ||
| Iced Earth | "When The Eagle Cries" | The Glorious Burden | 2004 | |
| Immortal Technique | "Bin Laden" | n/a (single) | 2005 | Attributes much of the blame for 9/11 to U.S. foreign policy.[8] |
| Immortal Technique | "The Cause of Death" | Revolutionary Vol. 2 | 2009 | |
| Alan Jackson | "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" | Drive | 2002 | [14] |
| Michael Jackson | "What More Can I Give" | n/a (never released) | 2001 | Performed at an October 2011 benefit concert. Originally intended as a benefit single, but it was never released commercially.[13] |
| Jackyl | "Open Invitation (I Hate You Bin Laden)" | |||
| James | "Hey Ma" | Hey Ma | 2008 | Addresses the price paid for revenge[9] |
| Jay-Z and Alicia Keys | "Empire State of Mind" | The Blueprint 3 | 2009 | |
| Lucy Kaplansky | "Land of the Living" | The Red Thread | 2004 | |
| Toby Keith | "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" | Unleashed | [15] | |
| Killswitch Engage | "Life to Lifeless" | Alive or Just Breathing | ||
| Living Colour | "Flying" | Collideøscope | 2003 | From the perspective of a man who gets the nerve to ask out a woman in the World Trade Center moments before the first plane hits, and the couple then jump from the burning building to their deaths.[16] |
| Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris | "If This Is Goodbye" | All the Roadrunning | 2006 | Inspired by Ian McEwan's piece in The Guardian[17]. |
| Talib Kweli | "The Proud" | Quality | 2002 | A 9-11-oriented tribute.[10] |
| James LaBrie | "Smashed" | Elements of Persuasion | 2005 | |
| Christine Lavin | "Firehouse" | Vigil | 2002 | Released on a benefit album organized by Suzanne Vega, entirely of original songs about 9/11.[13] |
| Demi Lovato | "Skyscraper" | Unbroken | 2011 | |
| The Low Anthem | "Boeing 737" | Smart Flesh | 2011 | |
| John Mayer | "Covered in Rain" | As/Is | 2003 | |
| Paul McCartney | "Freedom" | Driving Rain | 2001 | [18] |
| Misia feat. Erykah Badu | "Akai Inochi" (Red Destiny) | Mars & Roses | 2004 | An anti-war song which speaks about how the events of 9/11 turned the "seemingly distant existence of war into the reality of now".[19] |
| Ministry | "Lieslieslies" | Rio Grande Blood | 2006 | [9] |
| Moby | "Harbour" | 18 | 2002 | [1] |
| My Chemical Romance | "Skylines and Turnstiles" | I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love | 2002 | |
| No Use for a Name | "Insecurity Alert" | |||
| Petey Pablo | "Raise Up (USA Flag Remix)" | |||
| Paris | "What Would You Do?" | Sonic Jihad | 2003 | About 9-11 conspiracy theories.[8] |
| Tom Paxton | "The Bravest" | |||
| Renaud and Axelle Red | "Manhattan-Kaboul" | "Deals with the 11 September 2001 attacks in New York"[20] | ||
| Rush | "Peaceable Kingdom" | |||
| Scarling. | "Alexander The Burn Victim" | |||
| Slayer | "Jihad" | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [10] |
| Sleater-Kinney | "Far Away" | One Beat | 2002 | The song contrast's President George W. Bush's actions on September 11, when he was flown away to a secure location, with those of the emergency responders at the World Trade Center.[2] |
| Will Smith feat. Mary J. Blige | "Tell Me Why" | 2005 | [10] | |
| Bruce Springsteen | "Empty Sky" | |||
| Bruce Springsteen | "Into the Fire" | |||
| Bruce Springsteen | "The Rising" | The Rising | "A religious-tinged reflection on the events of the day that focuses on a firefighter at Ground Zero."[1][21] | |
| Bruce Springsteen | "You're Missing" | |||
| The Stills | "Let's Roll" | Logic Will Break Your Heart | 2003 | |
| Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros | "Ramshackle Day Parade" | Streetcore | 2003 | |
| Taylor Swift | "Didn't They?" | |||
| Sworn Enemy | "Sworn Enemy" | |||
| Tactical Sekt | "American Me" | |||
| Tesla | "Heaven Nine Eleven" | Into the Now | ||
| Testament | "The Evil Has Landed" | |||
| Thrice | "Broken Lungs" | |||
| Thriving Ivory | "Angels on the Moon" | Thriving Ivory | ||
| John Vanderslice | "Exodus Damage" | Pixel Revolt | 2005 | [9] |
| Suzanne Vega | "Anniversary" | 2007 | ||
| Velvet Revolver | "Messages" | |||
| Scott Walker | "Jesse" | |||
| The Weepies | "Safe as Houses" | |||
| Wheatus | "Hometown" | TooSoonMonsoon | 2005 | |
| Within Temptation | "Stand My Ground" | The Silent Force and also as additional tracks on some releases of the The Heart of Everything | 2004 | |
| Darryl Worley | "Have You Forgotten?" | Have You Forgotten? | 2003 | The song is about the horror of the attacks, with lyrics including "Have you forgotten when those towers fell? / We had neighbors still inside going through a living hell."[2] |
| Wu-Tang Clan | "Rules" | Iron Flag | 2001 | [9] |
| Yellowcard | "Believe" | Ocean Avenue | 2003 | The song is about rescue workers, and integrates news reports.[10] |
| Neil Young | "Let's Roll" | Are You Passionate? | 2001 - 2002 (album dates) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Songs Inspired by 9/11". Spinner. AOL. 9 September 2011. http://www.spinner.com/2011/09/09/911-songs/. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Quay, Sara E.; Damico, Amy M. (2010), September 11 in Popular Culture: A Guide, ABC-CLIO page=222, ISBN 9780313355059.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Emilie Autumn". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p530236. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ Elliot, Russell W. (October 15, 2003). "Emilie Autumn at Musical Discoveries". Musical Discoveries. http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/reviews/emilieautumn.htm. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Beyoncé Talks 'A Star Is Born' And 'I Was Here' With Reuters | The Official Beyoncé Site". Beyoncé Knowles' Official Website. Jly 22, 2011. http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/beyonc%C3%A9-talks-star-born-and-i-was-here-reuters. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ Moss, Corey (February 4, 2004). "Road To The Grammys: The Making Of Black Eyed Peas' 'Where Is The Love'". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484775/making-black-eyed-peas-where-love.jhtml. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Bloc Party Grows Up On second album". Billboard. 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080205014213/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002426389. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d Quay & Damico 2010, p. 223.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rendon, Alex (11 September 2011). "Ten Best September 11 Songs by Artists You Actually Like". Country Grind (Broward-Palm Beach New Times). http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2011/09/ten_september_11_songs_by_artists_you_actually_like.php. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Quay & Damico 2010, p. 221.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (June 13, 2002). "Disturbed conjure fire, earthquakes for "Prayer" video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455152/20020612/disturbed.jhtml. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ The Early Show, 9/10/11
- ^ a b c Quay & Damico 2010, p. 218.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (November 21, 2001). "Inspiration awakens Jackson to country hit". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2001-11-21-alan.htm. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (June 13, 2002). "Singer Toby Keith speaks out on ABC censorship". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-06-13-toby-keith.htm. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ Deeds, Michael (Oct 26, 2003), A Shade Bolder, Living Colour is Back (Final ed.), The Washington Post, p. N.02, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/430868971.html?dids=430868971:430868971&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+26%2C+2003&author=Michael+Deeds&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=A+Shade+Bolder%2C+Living+Colour+Is+Back&pqatl=google, retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ Ian McEwan (November 20, 2001). "Only love and then oblivion. Love was all they had to set against their murderers". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/sep/15/september11.politicsphilosophyandsociety2. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Second McCartney song for New York". BBC News Online. November 5, 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1639502.stm. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
- ^ (Japanese) "Excite エキサイト : ミュージック (音楽)特集・MISIA". http://ent2.excite.co.jp/music/feature/2004/misia/lis_rev.html. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ Guillot, Claire (26 May 2005). "Manhattan-Kaboul" (in French). Le Monde. http://www.lemonde.fr/seq-spe-fermee/article/2005/08/25/manhattan-kaboul_682510_667725.html#ens_id=671658. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Symynkywicz, Jeffery B. (2008). The Gospel According to Bruce Springsteen: Rock and Redemption, from Asbury Park to Magic. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 0-664-23169-1.
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