List of songs recorded by Rufus Wainwright
The columns Song, Album, and Year list each song title, the official release on which the song first appeared, and the year in which the song was released for the first time. The columns Length, Author, and Producer indicate the length of the track, the author of the song, and the producer of the track. References are also provided for each song in the last column of the table. While many songs listed appear on multiple releases, songs are listed based on the first release and only appear twice when the recordings have different production information.
The list includes original songs released on studio recordings, songs written but not performed by Wainwright, original songs performed live, and recorded cover songs.
Original songs
Studio recordings
Following is a list of original songs by Wainwright that have been released on a studio album, EP, soundtrack, compilation album, single, or DVD. Also included is "Ode to Antidote", a studio-quality promotional single used to promote a perfume by Viktor & Rolf, and "Patience is a Virtue", an original song available via digital download on Wal-Mart's website with the purchase of Release the Stars.| Song | Album | Year | Length | Author | Producer | Ref. |
| "11:11" | Want One | 2003 | 4:27 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "14th Street" | Want One | 2003 | 4:44 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "A Bit of You" | Rufus Wainwright | 1999 | 5:00 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Agnus Dei" | Want Two | 2004 | 5:45 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Another Believer" | Meet the Robinsons | 2007 | 4:39 | Wainwright | ||
| "April Fools" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 5:00 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Ashes" | House of Rufus | 2011 | 4:37 | Wainwright | ||
| "As in Happy" | Want Two | 2004 | 3:40 | Wainwright | ||
| "Baby" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 5:13 | Wainwright | Jon Brion, Van Dyke Parks | |
| "Barbara" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:55 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Barcelona" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 6:53 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Beautiful Child" | Want One | 2003 | 4:15 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Beauty Mark" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 2:14 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Between My Legs" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 4:26 | Wainwright | Wainwright, Marius de Vries | |
| "Bitter Tears" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:31 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "California" | Poses | 2001 | 3:23 | Wainwright | Ethan Johns | |
| "Candles" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 7:41 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Chic and Pointless" | ' | 2014 | 3:49 | Wainwright | Guy Chambers | |
| "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" | Poses | 2001 | 4:44 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" | Poses | 2001 | 3:59 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Cowboy Song" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 3:45 | Wainwright | ||
| "Crumb by Crumb" | Want Two | 2004 | 4:11 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Damned Ladies" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 4:07 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Danny Boy" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 6:12 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Dinner at Eight" | Want One | 2003 | 4:31 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Do I Disappoint You" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 4:40 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Do I Disappoint You" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 4:38 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Dreams and Daydreams" | House of Rufus | 2011 | Wainwright | |||
| "Es Muß Sein" | Want One | 2003 | 2:20 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Evil Angel" | Poses | 2001 | 4:43 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Fame into Love into Death" | House of Rufus | 2011 | Wainwright | |||
| "Foolish Love" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 5:46 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Forever and a Year" | Holding the Man | 2015 | 4:27 | Wainwright | ||
| "Gay Messiah" | Want Two | 2004 | 3:15 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Give Me What I Want and Give It to Me Now!" | ' | 2010 | 2:08 | Wainwright | Wainwright, Pierre Marchand | |
| "Go Or Go Ahead" | Want One | 2003 | 6:38 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Going to a Town" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 4:06 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Greek Song" | Poses | 2001 | 3:56 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Grey Gardens" | Poses | 2001 | 3:08 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Hankering" | House of Rufus | 2011 | Wainwright | |||
| "Harvester of Hearts" | Want One | 2003 | 3:35 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Heartburn" | The McGarrigle Hour | 1998 | 2:28 | Wainwright | Joe Boyd | |
| "Hometown Waltz" | Want Two | 2004 | 2:31 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "I Don't Know What It Is" | Want One | 2003 | 4:51 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Imaginary Love" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 3:28 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "In a Graveyard" | Poses | 2001 | 2:22 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "In My Arms" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 4:09 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Instead of the Dead" | Every Mother Counts 2012 | 2012 | 5:01 | Wainwright | ||
| "In with the Ladies" | Want | 2005 | 3:52 | Wainwright, Alex Gifford | Alex Gifford | |
| "Jericho" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:43 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Katonah" | Plague Songs | 2006 | 4:16 | Wainwright | Hal Willner | |
| "Leaving for Paris" | Want One | 2004 | 3:48 | Wainwright | ||
| "Leaving for Paris No. 2" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 4:52 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Les feux d'artifice t'appellent" | ' | 2010 | 5:57 | Wainwright, Bernadette Colomine | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Liberty Cabbage" | Want Two | 2004 | 4:55 | Wainwright | ||
| "Little Sister" | Want Two | 2004 | 3:20 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "London" | House of Rufus | 2011 | Wainwright | |||
| "Low Grade Happiness" | Going_to_a_Town#Track_listing|Going to a Town | 2007 | 5:24 | Wainwright | ||
| "Martha" | ' | 2010 | 3:12 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Matinée Idol" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 3:08 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Me and Liza" | ' | 2014 | 3:21 | Guy Chambers, Wainwright | ||
| "Memphis Skyline" | Want Two | 2004 | 4:52 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Metaphorical Blanket" | Any Day Now soundtrack | 2012 | 2:53 | Wainwright | ||
| "Millbrook" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 2:11 | Wainwright | Jon Brion, Van Dyke Parks | |
| "Money Song" | House of Rufus | 2011 | 4:58 | Wainwright | ||
| "Montauk" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:56 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Movies of Myself" | Want One | 2003 | 4:31 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Natasha" | Want One | 2003 | 3:28 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Nobody's Off the Hook" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 4:27 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Not Ready to Love" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 5:51 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Ode to Antidote" | 2006 | 3:53 | Wainwright | |||
| "Oh What a World" | Want One | 2003 | 4:23 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Old Whore's Diet" | Want Two | 2004 | 8:54 | Wainwright | Wainwright, Marius de Vries | |
| "One More Chance" | House of Rufus | 2011 | Wainwright | |||
| "Out of the Game" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 4:05 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Patience is a Virtue" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 5:59 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Peach Trees" | Want Two | 2004 | 5:59 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Perfect Man" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:58 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Poses" | Poses | 2001 | 5:02 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Pretty Things" | Want One | 2003 | 2:38 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Rashida" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:00 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Rebel Prince" | Poses | 2001 | 3:44 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Red Thread" | House of Rufus | 2011 | Wainwright | |||
| "Release the Stars" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 5:20 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Respectable Dive" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 4:55 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Rules and Regulations" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 4:05 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Sad with What I Have" | ' | 2010 | 3:06 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Sally Ann" | Rufus Wainwright | 1998 | 5:01 | Wainwright | Jon Brion | |
| "Sanssouci" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 5:16 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Shadows" | Poses | 2001 | 5:35 | Wainwright, Alex Gifford | Alex Gifford | |
| "Shoes" | House of Rufus | 2011 | Wainwright | |||
| "Slideshow" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 6:21 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Sometimes You Need" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:20 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Song of You" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 4:50 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "Sonnet 10" | ' | 2010 | 2:57 | Wainwright, Shakespeare | Wainwright | |
| "Sonnet 20" | ' | 2010 | 2:59 | Wainwright, Shakespeare | Wainwright | |
| "Sonnet 29" | When Love Speaks | 2002 | 3:00 | Wainwright, Shakespeare | ||
| "Sonnet 43" | ' | 2010 | 4:29 | Wainwright, Shakespeare | Wainwright | |
| "Spotlight on Christmas" | Maybe This Christmas Too? | 2004 | 3:23 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
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| "The Art Teacher" | Want Two | 2004 | 3:52 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "The Consort" | Poses | 2001 | 4:25 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "The Dream" | ' | 2010 | 5:27 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "The Maker Makes" | Brokeback Mountain | 2005 | 3:50 | Wainwright | Gustavo Santaolalla | |
| "The Motion Waltz " | Meet the Robinsons | 2007 | 2:35 | Wainwright | ||
| "The Tower of Learning" | Poses | 2001 | 4:47 | Wainwright | Damian le Gassick | |
| "The One You Love" | Want Two | 2004 | 3:43 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "This Love Affair" | Want Two | 2004 | 3:13 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Tiergarten" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 3:26 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "True Loves" | ' | 2010 | 3:52 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "Tulsa" | Release the Stars | 2007 | 2:19 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
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| "Ups and Downs" | 2 Chansons Inédites | 2001 | 3:05 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Velvet Curtain Rag" | Want One | 2003 | 2:32 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Vibrate" | Want One | 2003 | 2:43 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Vicious World" | Want One | 2003 | 2:50 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Waiting for a Dream" | Want Two | 2004 | 4:14 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Want" | Want One | 2003 | 5:11 | Wainwright | Marius de Vries | |
| "Welcome to the Ball" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:26 | Wainwright | Mark Ronson | |
| "What Would I Ever Do with a Rose?" | ' | 2010 | 4:23 | Wainwright | Pierre Marchand | |
| "Who Are You New York?" | ' | 2010 | 3:42 | Wainwright | Wainwright | |
| "WWIII" | Out of the Game | 2012 | 3:56 | Wainwright, Guy Chambers | Guy Chambers | |
| "Zebulon" | ' | 2010 | 5:38 | Wainwright | Wainwright |
Songs written, but not performed, by Wainwright
Following is a chart containing songs originally written or co-written by Wainwright that do not appear on one of his original albums. The list includes songs performed solely by other artists and those that feature Wainwright as a co-lead or backing vocalist.| Song | Album | Year | Length | Author | Performer | Ref. |
| "Apartment" | The Performance | 2009 | 3:26 | Wainwright | Shirley Bassey | |
| "Au jardin des sans-pourquoi" | Illuminations | 2010 | 3:32 | Groban, McGarrigle, Wainwright | Josh Groban | |
| "Beauty" | Versatile Heart | 2007 | 4:13 | Wainwright | Linda Thompson | |
| "Missing Children" | Teddy Thompson | 2000 | 4:30 | Teddy Thompson, Wainwright | Teddy Thompson | |
| "More Wine" | Restless Night | 2002 | 5:03 | Julianna Raye, Wainwright | Julianna Raye, Wainwright | |
| "Waterloo Station" | Fictions | 2006 | 3:31 | Wainwright | Jane Birkin | |
| "Where is Your Heart At?" | Meet the Robinsons | 2007 | 2:23 | Wainwright | Jamie Cullum |
Demo recordings
These songs appear on Wainwright's 1995 demo cassette recorded by Pierre Marchand.;Side A
- "Foolish Love" – 5:13
- "Heart Like a Highway" – 4:15
- "Money Song" – 4:59
- "Danny Boy" – 5:01
- "Beauty Mark" – 2:06
- "Damned Ladies" – 3:39
- "Liberty Cabbage" – 3:40
- "Ashes" – 4:40
- "Matinée Idol" – 3:19
Songs performed live
- "Christmas is for Kids"
- "Rainbow Crossing"
- "Schubert Song"
- "The Bela Song"
- "Two Gold Rings "
- "Lucy's Blue"
Songs written for stage
- "One's-Self I Sing", "Lux Aeterna Luceat Eis, Domine", "Unseen Buds", and "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers" were part of a six-movement choral collection composed for the Stephen Petronio Company production Bloom in 2006.
- Based on Shakespeare's sonnets, "Sonnet 10", "Sonnet 20", and "Sonnet 43" were originally composed for Robert Wilson's staging of Shakespeares Sonette in Berlin in April 2009.
Cover songs