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, 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 to unlock new songs, venues, and characters. The player can attempt these songs at one of four difficulties, 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 | ||
| "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | Bobby "Blue" Bland | "Fuzz and Them" | Connie Price & The Keystones | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | Bobby "Blue" Bland | "How Do U Want It" | 2Pac | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "All Eyez on Me" | 2Pac | "Bittersweet Symphony " | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | "Brass Monkey" | Beastie Boys | DJ Z-Trip | ||
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Around the World" | Daft Punk | "Bust a Move" | Young MC | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Beats" | Shlomo | Billy Squier | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Beats and Pieces" | The Scratch Perverts | n/a | n/a | The Scratch Perverts | ||
| "Beverly Hills" | Weezer | "Fresh Rhymes and Videotape" | Evidence featuring The Alchemist, Aceyalone, Rakaa & 88 Keys | FreeStyleGames | ||
| Billy Squier | "Lapdance" | N.E.R.D. | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Bittersweet Symphony " | "Rock the Bells" | LL Cool J | DJ Jazzy Jeff | |||
| "Boom Boom Pow" | "Satisfaction" | Benny Benassi | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Boom" | Grandmaster Flash | "Tap" | Grandmaster Flash | Grandmaster Flash | ||
| "Bring the Noise 20XX" | Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde | "Genesis" | Justice | DJ Z-Trip | ||
| "Bring the Noise 20XX " | Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Bustin' Loose" | Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers | "Bust a Move" | Young MC | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Bustin' Loose" | Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers | "Time of the Season" | DJ Shadow | |||
| "Change Clothes" | Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams | "All Eyez on Me" | 2Pac | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | "Strange Enough" | N.A.S.A. featuring Karen O, ODB & Fatlip | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Day 'n' Nite" | Kid Cudi | "Boom Boom Pow" | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Disco Inferno" | 50 Cent | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Indeep | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Disco Inferno" | 50 Cent | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Disturbia" | Rihanna | "Control" | Kid Sister | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Disturbia" | Rihanna | "Disco Inferno" | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Disturbia" | Rihanna | "Somebody Told Me" | FreeStyleGames | |||
| David Axelrod | "Eric B. Is President" | Eric B. & Rakim | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Excuse Me Miss" | Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams | "Give It to Me Baby" | Rick James | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | "Atomic" | Blondie | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Fight! Smash! Win!" | Street Sweeper Social Club | "Intergalactic" | Beastie Boys | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Fix Up, Look Sharp" | Dizzee Rascal | "Genesis" | Justice | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Fix Up, Look Sharp" | Dizzee Rascal | "Organ Donor " | DJ Shadow | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Good Thang" | Q-Tip | Billy Squier | J.Period | |||
| "Groundhog " | Noisia | n/a | n/a | The Scratch Perverts | , The Vinyl Cut | |
| "Here Comes My DJ" | Grandmaster Flash featuring DJ Kool & DJ Demo | "Cars" | Gary Numan | Grandmaster Flash | ||
| "Here's a Little Somethin' for Ya" | Beastie Boys | DJ Shadow | DJ Shadow | |||
| "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani | "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani | "Give It to Me Baby" | Rick James | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Indeep | DJ AM | ||
| "How Ya Like Me Now" | Kool Moe Dee | "I Like to Move It" | Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | FreeStyleGames | , The Vinyl Cut | |
| "I Want You Back" | "Just to Get a Rep" | Gang Starr | DJ Yoda | |||
| "I Want You Back" | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "I Want You Back" | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Insane in the Brain" | Cypress Hill | "Spooky" | Classics IV | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Insane in the Brain" | Cypress Hill | David Axelrod | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Intergalactic" | Beastie Boys | "Rapture" | Blondie | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Izzo " | Jay-Z | "I Want You Back" | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Izzo " | Jay-Z | "My Name Is" | Eminem | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Jack of Spades" | Boogie Down Productions | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | DJ Shadow | ||
| "Jayou" | Jurassic 5 | "Rockit" | Herbie Hancock | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Jayou" | Jurassic 5 | Billy Squier | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Juke Box Hero" | Foreigner | "DJ Hero" | DJ Z-Trip featuring Murs | DJ Z-Trip | ||
| "Juke Box Hero" | Foreigner | "DJ Hero" | DJ Z-Trip featuring Murs | DJ Z-Trip | ||
| "Just to Get a Rep" | Gang Starr | "Shook Ones part II" | Mobb Deep | J.Period | ||
| "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Indeep | "Word Up!" | Cameo | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Lee Majors Come Again" | Beastie Boys | "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | Cut Chemist | ||
| "Lookin' at Me" | Wale | "Hey Mama" | ft. Tippa Irie | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Megamix 1" | Daft Punk | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Megamix 2" | Daft Punk | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Monkey Wrench" | Foo Fighters | "Sabotage" | Beastie Boys | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Mr. Big Stuff" | Jean Knight | "Born to Roll" | Masta Ace | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "My Name Is" | Eminem | "Loser" | Beck | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Nothing But You" | Paul van Dyk | "I Can't Stop " | Sandy Rivera featuring David Penn | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Paper Planes" | M.I.A. | "Eric B. Is President" | Eric B. & Rakim | The Scratch Perverts | ||
| "Paper Planes" | M.I.A. | "Lookin' at Me" | Wale | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry | "Just to Get a Rep" | Gang Starr | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Poison" | Bell Biv DeVoe | "Intergalactic" | Beastie Boys | DJ AM | ||
| "Poison" | Bell Biv DeVoe | "Word Up!" | Cameo | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Poison " | Bell Biv DeVoe | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" | Fedde Le Grand | "I Can't Stop " | Sandy Rivera featuring David Penn | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Robot Rock" | Daft Punk | "Al Naafiysh " | Hashim | The Scratch Perverts | ||
| "Robot Rock" | Daft Punk | "We Will Rock You" | Queen | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Rockit" | Herbie Hancock | "Lapdance" | N.E.R.D. | Grandmaster Flash | ||
| "Rockit " | Herbie Hancock | n/a | n/a | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Satisfaction" | Benny Benassi | "Elements of Life" | Tiësto | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Short Circuit" | Daft Punk | "Jack of Spades" | Boogie Down Productions | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Shout" | Tears for Fears | "Eric B. Is President" | Eric B. & Rakim | DJ Jazzy Jeff | ||
| "Shout" | Tears for Fears | "Pjanoo" | Eric Prydz | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Shout" | Tears for Fears | "Six Days " | DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Shut 'Em Down" | Public Enemy | "Where It's At" | Beck | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Six Days " | DJ Shadow | "Annie's Horn" | D-Code | FreeStyleGames | , The Vinyl Cut | |
| "Somebody Told Me" | "Pjanoo" | Eric Prydz | FreeStyleGames | |||
| "Strange Enough" | N.A.S.A. featuring Karen O, ODB, & Fatlip | "Theme from Shaft" | Isaac Hayes | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Technologic" | Daft Punk | "Cars" | Gary Numan | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Television Rules the Nation" | Daft Punk | "Hella Good" | No Doubt | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | "Beats" | Shlomo | DJ Yoda | ||
| "Universal Mind Control" | Common | "Jeep Ass Gutter " | Masta Ace | The Scratch Perverts | ||
| "Where It's At" | Beck | "Six Days " | DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def | FreeStyleGames | ||
| "Zulu Nation Throwdown" | Afrika Bambaataa | "Get Down" | Freedom Express | FreeStyleGames |
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 and the third pack 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 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 | Extended Mix Pack 01 | ||
| "DARE" | Gorillaz | "Can't Truss It" | Public Enemy | FreeStyleGames | Extended Mix Pack 01 | ||
| "When Love Takes Over" | David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland | n/a | n/a | David Guetta | David Guetta Mix Pack 01 | ||
| "Sexy Chick" | David Guetta featuring Akon | n/a | n/a | David Guetta | David Guetta Mix Pack 01 | ||
| "On The Dance Floor" | David Guetta featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap | n/a | n/a | David Guetta | David Guetta Mix Pack 01 | ||
| "Shake That" | Eminem featuring Nate Dogg | "Show Me What You Got" | Jay-Z | FreeStyleGames | Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack | ||
| "Without Me" | Eminem | "Encore" | Jay-Z | FreeStyleGames | Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack | ||
| "Can I Get A..." | Jay-Z | "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | FreeStyleGames | Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack | ||
| "Sandstorm" | Darude | "Higher State of Consciousness " | Josh Wink | FreeStyleGames | Domination Pack | ||
| "Wolfgang's Fifth Symphony" | Wolfgang Gartner | "n/a" | n/a | FreeStyleGames | Domination Pack | ||
| "Red Mist VIP" | Danny Byrd | "n/a" | n/a | FreeStyleGames | Domination Pack | ||
| "Just Dance" | Lady Gaga | "Ghosts n' Stuff" | Deadmau5 | FreeStyleGames | Single | ||
| "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | "Girls on Film" | Duran Duran | FreeStyleGames | Dance Party Mix Pack | ||
| "Buttons" | Pussycat Dolls | "n/a" | n/a | FreeStyleGames | Dance Party Mix Pack | ||
| "SOS" | Rihanna | "n/a" | n/a | FreeStyleGames | Dance Party Mix Pack |
Song released for the Wii on March 25, 2010.
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 |