Complete List of Simple Minds Songs A to Z From MusicBrainz

MusicBrainz lists 259 distinct song titles by Simple Minds on official albums, singles and EPs (retrieved 2026-10-08); this page lists 100 of them, A to Z – for each letter the titles found on the most releases – and says so plainly.

Simple Minds Songs Starting With A

• “A Brass Band in Africa” – first released 1984 on Up on the Catwalk (single)
• “A Brass Band in African Chimes” – first released 1984 on Up on the Catwalk (single)
• “Alive and Kicking” – first released 1985 on Alive & Kicking (single)
• “All the Things She Said” – first released 1985 on Once Upon a Time (album)
• “And the Band Played On” – first released 1995 on Hypnotised (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With B

• “Bass Line” – first released 1984 on Speed Your Love to Me (single)
• “Being Boiled” – first released 2001 on Neon Lights (album)
• “Belfast Child” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “Big Sleep” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)
• “Biko” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “Bird on a Wire” – first released 2005 on Home (single)
• “Book of Brilliant Things” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With C

• ““C” Moon Cry Like a Baby” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)
• “Cacophony” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “Calling Your Name” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “Celebrate” – first released 1980 on Empires and Dance (album)
• “Celtic Strings” – first released 1995 on She’s a River (single)
• “Changeling” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “Chelsea Girl” – first released 1979 on Life in a Day (album)
• “Cry” – first released 2002 on Cry (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With D

• “Dancing Barefoot” – first released 2001 on Neon Lights (album)
• “Direction of the Heart” – first released 2018 on Magic (single)
• “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” – first released 1985 on Don’t You (Forget About Me) (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With E

• “East at Easter” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With F

• “Factory” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “Film Theme” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “First You Jump” – first released 2022 on First You Jump (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With G

• “Ghost Dancing” – first released 1985 on Once Upon a Time (album)
• “Ghostdancing (12″)” – first released 1986 on Ghostdancing (single)
• “Glitterball” – first released 1998 on Glitterball (single)
• “Glittering Prize” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)
• “Gloria” – first released 2001 on Neon Lights (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With H

• “Homosapien” – first released 2001 on Neon Lights (album)
• “Hunter and the Hunted” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)
• “Hypnotised” – first released 1995 on Hypnotised (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With I

• “I Travel” – first released 1980 on Empires and Dance (album)
• “I Wish You Were Here” – first released 1985 on Once Upon a Time (album)
• “In Trance as Mission” – first released 1981 on Sons and Fascination (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With J

• “Jerusalem” – first released 1989 on The Amsterdam EP (ep)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With K

• “Kaleidoscope” – first released 1980 on I Travel (single)
• “Kick It In” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “King Is White and in the Crowd” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With L

• “League of Nations” – first released 1981 on Sister Feelings Call (album)
• “Let It All Come Down” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “Let There Be Love” – first released 1991 on Real Life (album)
• “Life in a Day” – first released 1979 on Life in a Day (single)
• “Love Song” – first released 1981 on Sons and Fascination (album)
• “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – first released 2001 on Neon Lights (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With M

• “Magic” – first released 2018 on Magic (single)
• “Mandela Day” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “Mighty Joe Moon” – first released 2005 on Home (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With N

• “Naked Eye” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)
• “New Sunrise” – first released 2002 on One Step Closer (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With O

• “Oh Jungleland” – first released 1985 on Once Upon a Time (album)
• “One Step Closer” – first released 2002 on Cry (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With P

• “Premonition” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “Promised You a Miracle” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With R

• “Real to Real” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “Reel to Real” – first released 1979 on Real to Real Cacophony (album)
• “Rockets” – first released 2008 on SM Registration Gift 01 (ep)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With S

• “Sanctify Yourself” – first released 1985 on Once Upon a Time (album)
• “Saturday Girl” – first released 1989 on This Is Your Land (single)
• “See the Lights” – first released 1991 on Real Life (album)
• “Seeing Out the Angel” – first released 1981 on Sons and Fascination (album)
• “She’s a River” – first released 1995 on Good News From the Next World (album)
• “Sign o’ the Times” – first released 1989 on The Amsterdam EP (ep)
• “Somebody Up There Likes You” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)
• “Someone Somewhere (in Summertime)” – first released 1982 on Someone Somewhere (in Summertime) (single)
• “Someone Somewhere in Summertime” – first released 1982 on New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (album)
• “Sons and Fascination” – first released 1981 on Sons and Fascination (album)
• “Soul Crying Out” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “Sound in 70 Cities” – first released 1981 on Sister Feelings Call (album)
• “Soundtrack for Every Heaven” – first released 1982 on Someone Somewhere (in Summertime) (single)
• “Speed Your Love to Me” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)
• “Stand by Love” – first released 1991 on Stand by Love (single)
• “Street Hassle” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)
• “Sweat in Bullet” – first released 1981 on Sons and Fascination (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With T

• “The American” – first released 1981 on Sister Feelings Call (album)
• “The Kick Inside of Me” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)
• “The Signal and the Noise” – first released 2018 on The Signal and the Noise (single)
• “Theme for Great Cities” – first released 1981 on Sister Feelings Call (album)
• “Thirty Frames a Second” – first released 1980 on Empires and Dance (album)
• “This Earth That You Walk Upon” – first released 1981 on Sons and Fascination (album)
• “This Fear of Gods” – first released 1980 on Empires and Dance (album)
• “This Is Your Land” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “Today I Died Again” – first released 1980 on Empires and Dance (album)
• “Travelling Man” – first released 1991 on Real Life (album)
• “Twist/Run/Repulsion” – first released 1980 on Empires and Dance (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With U

• “Up on the Catwalk” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With V

• “Vision Thing” – first released 2022 on Vision Thing (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With W

• “Wall of Love” – first released 1989 on Street Fighting Years (album)
• “War Babies” – first released 1998 on Néapolis (album)
• “Wasteland” – first released 1979 on Life in a Day (album)
• “Waterfront” – first released 1983 on Waterfront (single)
• “White Hot Day” – first released 1984 on Sparkle in the Rain (album)
• “Wonderful in Young Life” – first released 1981 on Sister Feelings Call (album)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With Y

• “Year of the Dragon” – first released 1989 on This Is Your Land (single)

Simple Minds Songs Starting With #

• “20th Century Promised Land” – first released 1981 on Sister Feelings Call (album)
• “70 Cities as Love Brings the Fall” – first released 1981 on Sons and Fascination (album)

Studio Albums

• Life in a Day (1979)
• Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
• Empires and Dance (1980)
• Sister Feelings Call (1981)
• Sons and Fascination (1981)
• New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) (1982)
• Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
• Once Upon a Time (1985)
• Street Fighting Years (1989)
• Real Life (1991)
• Good News From the Next World (1995)
• Néapolis (1998)
• Neon Lights (2001)
• Cry (2002)
• Black & White 050505 (2005)
• Graffiti Soul (2009)
• Big Music (2014)
• Acoustic (2016)
• Walk Between Worlds (2018)
• Direction of the Heart (2022)

How This List Was Compiled

This list is based solely on data from the MusicBrainz database for Simple Minds, retrieved on 2026-10-08. It includes only distinct song titles that appear on official albums, singles, and EPs as catalogued there. Live, remix, demo, and compilation-only versions have been excluded, and duplicate titles merged to avoid repetition. The selection of 100 songs presented here represents the titles found on the most official releases for each letter of the alphabet, not the entire set of 259 distinct songs MusicBrainz lists for Simple Minds.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many distinct Simple Minds songs are listed in MusicBrainz?
MusicBrainz lists 259 distinct song titles by Simple Minds on official albums, singles, and EPs as of the retrieval date.

What is the earliest release year for any Simple Minds song in this list?
The earliest release year for songs listed here is 1979, with multiple tracks first released that year on the albums “Life in a Day” and “Real to Real Cacophony.”

Which letter has the most Simple Minds song titles in this selection?
The letter S has the most song titles listed here, with 17 tracks starting with S included in this selection.

Are all official Simple Minds songs included here?
No. This page lists 100 songs selected by letter from the 259 distinct songs in MusicBrainz. For the full list, consult MusicBrainz directly.

Final Thoughts

This A to Z list offers a focused overview of Simple Minds songs as documented by MusicBrainz up to late 2026. While not exhaustive, it highlights key song titles across their career for easy reference.

For any further details or comprehensive discography, MusicBrainz remains the definitive resource.

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