Song Lists
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The Complete List
All songs written or performed
by Elvis Costello
Based on the work of:
Paul Hosken Kirchstrasse 23, 82284 Grafrath, Germany {paul.hosken@dlr.de}
Click here the current, complete discography.The Non-LP Elvis Costello Songs
The list below contains all songs not found on the original release albums.
This includes songs added to the album re-releases, b-sides, limited releases, guest appearances, and compilations.
(Note: Letter/numbers cross reference details in the Paul Hosken discography.
Songwriting credits are not yet accurate.)
Accidents Will Happen (live; Hollywood High) - B-Side - - Written by Elvis Costello
Accidents Will Happen (mono) - B-Side - C08 - Written by Elvis Costello
Adrian - Guest Artist/Compilation - Eurithmics - EC on Harmony Vocal
Alison (live; Bridge St. School) - Guest Artist/Compilation - U20 - Written by Elvis Costello
Alison (live; Hollywood High) - B-Side - C03-F16-Q15 - Written by Elvis Costello
Alison (US version) - B-Side - A08-A09-A13-E11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Alison (US version-mono) - B-Side - A08 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Alison/Living A Little, Laughing A Little/Tracks Of My Tears/Clowntime Is Over (live; NY) " - Limited Release - - Written by Elvis Costello
All The Rage (live; Chicago) - Limited Release - T26-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
All This Useless Beauty (live; Fillmore) - Limited Release - T23-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
All This Useless Beauty (live; O'Brian) - Guest Artist/Compilation - U15 - Written by Elvis Costello
All This Useless Beauty (live; solo) - Limited Release - T40 - Written by Elvis Costello
Almost Ideal Eyes - B-Side - T16-T17-T18-T19-T20-T33 - Written by Elvis Costello
American Without Tears #2 (Twilight version). - B-Side - K01-K02-K06-S24 - Written by Elvis Costello
Aubergine. - Guest Artist/Compilation - U02 - Written by Elvis Costello
Baby Plays Around (live; Meltdown) - Limited Release - S22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Basement Kiss (live; Dublin) - Limited Release - T17-T20 - Written by Elvis Costello
Big Boys (demo) . - Album Re-Release - Q14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Big Light (The) (live; Broadway) - Limited Release - S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
Black Sails In The Sunset (live; NY) - Limited Release - T25-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Blame It On Cain (Honky Tonk demo) - Officially Unreleased - Q13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Blame It On Cain (live; London). - B-Side - A11-B03 - Written by Elvis Costello
Blues Keep Calling - B-Side - F02 - Written by Elvis Costello
Boy With A Problem (demo) - Album Re-Release - R14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Bridge That I Burned (The) (edit) - B-Side - U16 - Written by Elvis Costello
Bridge That I Burned (The) (Facino | Mix). - B-Side - U16 - Written by Elvis Costello
Bridge That I Burned (The) (Pop Lie| Mix). - B-Side - U16 - Written by Elvis Costello
Brilliant Disguise - B-Side - T04 - Written by Elvis Costello
But Not For Me - Guest Artist/Compilation - R26 - Written by Elvis Costello
Cheap Reward (Honky Tonk demo) - Officially Unreleased - Q13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Christiansands - Guest Artist/Compilation - T35-T36 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Come Away, Death" - Guest Artist/Compilation - Terror & Mag - Written by Elvis Costello
Complicated Shadows (Cashbox vers) - B-Side - T20 - Written by Elvis Costello
Congratulations . - B-Side - R38 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Couldn't Call It Unexpected (live; Mansfield, MA) . " - B-Side - O11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Cry Cry Cry - B-Side - F01 - Written by Elvis Costello
Cry Cry Cry (live; Aberdeen) - Album Re-Release - R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie. - Album Re-Release - R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (live; LA) - Guest Artist/Compilation - R40 - Written by Elvis Costello
Deep Dead Blue (live; Meltdown). - Limited Release - S22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Deportee (demo) . - Album Re-Release - S05 - Written by Elvis Costello
Distorted Angel (live; Boston) - Limited Release - T24-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Distorted Angel (Tricky) - B-Side - T19-T33-T34 - Written by Elvis Costello
Do You Know What I'm Saying? - B-Side - R10-R12-R41 - Written by Elvis Costello
Doncha Go 'Way Mad - Guest Artist/Compilation - U02-U07 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Don't Get Above Your Raisin' (live; Dominion Theatre, London) " - Guest Artist/Compilation - - Written by Elvis Costello
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (live; Heartbreak, NYC) " - B-Side - - Written by Elvis Costello
Drunken Man's Praise Of Sobriety (A) - B-Side - R02-R03-R08 - Written by Elvis Costello
End Of The Rainbow (The) - B-Side - J20-J21 - Written by Elvis Costello
Everyday I Write The Book (extended remix) - B-Side - G05 - Written by Elvis Costello
Everyday I Write The Book (instrumental version). - B-Side - G06 - Written by Elvis Costello
Everyday I Write The Book (live; Merseybeat version) . - Album Re-Release - S04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Everyday I Write The Book (special club version) - B-Side - G06 - Written by Elvis Costello
Forgive Her Anything . - Album Re-Release - S24 - Written by Elvis Costello
Full Force Gale . - Guest Artist/Compilation - R27 - Written by Elvis Costello
Gigi (live; Meltdown) - Limited Release - S22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Gloomy Sunday. - Guest Artist/Compilation - R14 - Written by Elvis Costello
God Give Me Strength (edit). - B-Side - T30 - Written by Elvis Costello
God Give Me Strength (live). - Guest Artist/Compilation - U19 - Written by Elvis Costello
God Give Me Strength . - Guest Artist/Compilation - T28-T29-T31-U01 - Written by Elvis Costello
God Only Knows (live; London)(part). - Limited Release - S25 - Written by Elvis Costello
"God Only Knows (live; Town Hall, NY) " - Limited Release - Q11-Q12 - Written by Elvis Costello
Green Shirt (demo) - Album Re-Release - Q14-Q17 - Written by Elvis Costello
Green Shirt (extended remix) - B-Side - I05 - Written by Elvis Costello
He's Got You (live; Aberdeen) - Album Re-Release - R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Honey Hush (live; Aberdeen). - Album Re-Release - R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) (live; MTV, LA) " - B-Side - O11 - Written by Elvis Costello
"I Almost Had A Weakness (live; Town Hall, NY) " - Limited Release - Q11 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Hope You're Happy Now (acoustic) - B-Side - J19 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Hope You're Happy Now (early vers) - Album Re-Release - S05-S06 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (live; LA) - Limited Release - T22-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
"I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (live; UEA, Norwich) " - Guest Artist/Compilation - B03-P04 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Turn Around. - Album Re-Release - R30 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Wanna Be Loved (extended smooch'n'runny version) - B-Side - H03 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Wanna Be Loved (radio version) - B-Side - H02-H03-H04-H05 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Wanna Be Loved (vers. discotheque) - B-Side - H04 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Want To Vanish (live; NY). - Limited Release - T25-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
I Want You (single version). - B-Side - M21-M22-M23 - Written by Elvis Costello
Idiophone. - B-Side - R02 - Written by Elvis Costello
I'm Your Toy (live /w RPO) - B-Side - F01-F02-F16-R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) - Officially Unreleased - Q13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Imposter (The) (live; London) - B-Side - E12 - Written by Elvis Costello
It Tears Me Up (live; Broadway). - Limited Release - S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
It's Time (live; LA) . - Limited Release - T22-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
It's Time (single version) - B-Side - T04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Jump Up (Honky Tonk demo) - Officially Unreleased - Q13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Just A Memory (live; NY) - Limited Release - T25-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Just About Glad (live; Fillmore) - Limited Release - T16-T23-T33-T41-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Leave My Kitten Alone (live; Dublin) - Guest Artist/Compilation - L01 - Written by Elvis Costello
Let Them All Talk (extended remix) - B-Side - G09 - Written by Elvis Costello
Life Shrinks - B-Side - T04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Little Atoms (DJ Food Rinse) - B-Side - T18 - Written by Elvis Costello
Little Atoms (live; Boston). - Limited Release - T24-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Little Atoms (Polished Glass Mix) - B-Side - T18 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Living A Little, Laughing A Little " - Guest Artist/Compilation - I06-I07-I08-I09-T39 - Written by Elvis Costello
London's Brilliant - B-Side - R38-R39 - Written by Elvis Costello
Long Honeymoon (The) (live; Boston). - Limited Release - T24-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Long Honeymoon (The) (live; Chicago) - Limited Release - T26-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Long Journey Home - Guest Artist/Compilation - V01-V05 - Written by Elvis Costello
Long Journey Home (radio edit) - Guest Artist/Compilation - V05 - Written by Elvis Costello
Lost In The Stars - Guest Artist/Compilation - U06 - Written by Elvis Costello
Love Field (live; Meltdown). - Limited Release - S22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Love For Sale. - Album Re-Release - R14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Love For Tender (demo) - Album Re-Release - R13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Lovers That Never Were (demo)(part). - Limited Release - S12 - Written by Elvis Costello
Man Out Of Time (DJ edit) - B-Side - F09 - Written by Elvis Costello
Man Out Of Time (live; LA) - Limited Release - T22-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Many Rivers To Cross (live; Dublin). - Guest Artist/Compilation - K07-L02 - Written by Elvis Costello
May 17th - Guest Artist/Compilation - Q10 - Written by Elvis Costello
Miracle Man (live; Leicester) - Guest Artist/Compilation - B03 - Written by Elvis Costello
Miracle Man (live; London) - B-Side - A09 - Written by Elvis Costello
Mischievous Ghost - Guest Artist/Compilation - O07 - Written by Elvis Costello
"More Than Rain (live; Town Hall, NY) " - Limited Release - Q11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Motel Matches (live; SF) - Limited Release - S05 - Written by Elvis Costello
My Dark Life - Guest Artist/Compilation - T02-U17-U18 - Written by Elvis Costello
My Dark Life (live; Fillmore) - Limited Release - T23-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
My Funny Valentine (live; Boston) - Limited Release - T24-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
My Mood Swings - Guest Artist/Compilation - V03-V06-V10 - Written by Elvis Costello
My Mood Swings (promo mix) - Guest Artist/Compilation - V07 - Written by Elvis Costello
My Resistance Is Low . - B-Side - R38 - Written by Elvis Costello
My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You - B-Side - F02-R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Mystery Dance (Honky Tonk demo). - Officially Unreleased - Q13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Mystery Dance (live; London) - B-Side - A11-B03 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Neat, Neat, Neat (live; Leicester) " - B-Side - B08 - Written by Elvis Costello
Night Before Larry WasStretched (The) - Guest Artist/Compilation - T12 - Written by Elvis Costello
Night Time - B-Side - G04-G05-G06-R30 - Written by Elvis Costello
O Mistress Mine . - Guest Artist/Compilation - T21 - Written by Elvis Costello
One After 909 (live; London)(part) - Limited Release - S25 - Written by Elvis Costello
Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (The) (live; Broadway) - Limited Release - S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
Only Flame In Town (The) (edit). - B-Side - H15 - Written by Elvis Costello
Only Flame In Town (The) (live; SF). - Album Re-Release - S05 - Written by Elvis Costello
Only Flame In Town (The) (special mix). - B-Side - H12-H13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Only Flame In Town (The) (version discotheque). - B-Side - H10-H11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Other End Of The Telescope (The) (live; Chicago) - Limited Release - T26-T27-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
"Pads, Paws and Claws (live studio) " - Limited Release - M03 - Written by Elvis Costello
Party Party - B-Side - F18-F19-F20 - Written by Elvis Costello
People's Limousine (The) - B-Side - I10-K06-S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
Pills And Soap (extended version) - B-Side - G02-(R34) - Written by Elvis Costello
Point Of No Return - B-Side - M13-M14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Poison Moon (Honky Tonk demo) - Album Re-Release - Q13-Q17 - Written by Elvis Costello
Poor Fractured Atlas (live; LA). - Limited Release - T22-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Poor Napoleon (live; Meltdown) - Limited Release - S22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Psycho (live; Palomino). - B-Side - E19-E20-M19-R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Psycho (solo live; London) - Guest Artist/Compilation - E18 - Written by Elvis Costello
Pump It Up (1984 monster mix) - B-Side - H12 - Written by Elvis Costello
Pump It Up (dance mix) - B-Side - H11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Puppet Girl - B-Side - R09-R35-S02 - Written by Elvis Costello
Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness - Guest Artist/Compilation - - Written by Elvis Costello
Radio Sweetheart (remix) - B-Side - D19-D20-D21-Q13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Really Mystified - Album Re-Release - H18-R30 - Written by Elvis Costello
Red Shoes(The Angels Wanna Wear My) (live; Boston) . - Limited Release - T24-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Return To Big Nothing - B-Side - K03-K04-S24 - Written by Elvis Costello
Riot Act (demo) . - Album Re-Release - R13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Room Nobody Lives In (The) - B-Side - M04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Running Out Of Angels - Album Re-Release - Q14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Sad About Girls . - Album Re-Release - R14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Sally Sue Brown (live in studio) - Limited Release - M03 - Written by Elvis Costello
Sally Sue Brown . - Guest Artist/Compilation - R24-R25 - Written by Elvis Costello
Seconds Of Pleasure - Album Re-Release - R14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Seconds Of Pleasure (alt.vers.). - Album Re-Release - R30 - Written by Elvis Costello
Seven Day Weekend (/w Jimmy Cliff) - B-Side - J09-J10-J11-K06-S24 - Written by Elvis Costello
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll & Chaos (live w/ Stiff gang; London) - Guest Artist/Compilation - B03 - Written by Elvis Costello
Shabby Doll (demo) - Album Re-Release - R30 - Written by Elvis Costello
Shallow Grave (live; LA) - Limited Release - T22-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Shamed Into Love (live; Meltdown) - Limited Release - S22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Shatterproof (demo) - Album Re-Release - S04-S06 - Written by Elvis Costello
She Moves Through The Fair - Guest Artist/Compilation - R20 - Written by Elvis Costello
Ship Of Fools (live; Fillmore) - Limited Release - T23 - Written by Elvis Costello
Ship Of Fools. - Guest Artist/Compilation - O08 - Written by Elvis Costello
Shoes Without Heels - B-Side - K02-K06-S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
Sittin' And Thinkin' (live;Aberdeen) - Album Re-Release - R29-R31 - Written by Elvis Costello
Sleepless Nights (live; SF). - Album Re-Release - S05 - Written by Elvis Costello
St. Stephen Day Murders. - Guest Artist/Compilation - O18-S27 - Written by Elvis Costello
Starting To Come To Me (live; Chicago). - Limited Release - T26-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Step Inside Love - B-Side - R21-(S08) - Written by Elvis Costello
Sticks And Stones - B-Side - R21-(S08) - Written by Elvis Costello
Stranger In The House (/w G. Jones). - Guest Artist/Compilation - D10-D11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Suffering Face - Album Re-Release - S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
Sulky Girl (single version). - B-Side - R02-R03-R04-R16-R41-S02 - Written by Elvis Costello
Tears Before Bedtime (Nashville ver) - Album Re-Release - R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Temptation (live; LA) - Limited Release - T22-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
That Day Is Done - Guest Artist/Compilation - U12 - Written by Elvis Costello
That's How You Got Killed Before - Guest Artist/Compilation - N01 - Written by Elvis Costello
That's How You Got Killed Before - Limited Release - reprise (live; Broadway) - Written by Elvis Costello
That's How You Got Killed Before (live; Broadway) - Limited Release - S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
There Won't Be Anymore (live; Aberdeen) - Album Re-Release - R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
"They Can't Take That Away From Me (live; MTV, LA) " - Guest Artist/Compilation - R15-R28-S01 - Written by Elvis Costello
"They Didn't Believe Me (live; Town Hall, NY) " - Limited Release - Q11-S29 - Written by Elvis Costello
They'll Never Take Her Love From Me. - B-Side - I10-M19-S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
This Town (bastard mix) - B-Side - M08 - Written by Elvis Costello
This Year's Girl (mono). - B-Side - B13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Tokyo Storm Warning Part 1 - B-Side - J13-J14-J16 - Written by Elvis Costello
Tokyo Storm Warning Part 2 - B-Side - J13 - Written by Elvis Costello
Tomorrow's Just Another Day (with Madness) . - Guest Artist/Compilation - G01 - Written by Elvis Costello
Town Called Big Nothing (A) (Really Big Nothing) (edit) . - B-Side - K04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Town Called Big Nothing (A) (The Long March) - B-Side - K03 - Written by Elvis Costello
Town Cryer (alternate fast version). - B-Side - F07-F08-F17 - Written by Elvis Costello
Town Where Time Stood Still (demo) - Album Re-Release - S04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Twenty-Five To Twelve - Album Re-Release - R14-R18 - Written by Elvis Costello
Ugly Things (The) - B-Side - M11-M17-O04-O05 - Written by Elvis Costello
Uncomplicated (NME version). - B-Side - J17-J18-S24 - Written by Elvis Costello
Uncomplicated (UK version) - B-Side - J18-M21 - Written by Elvis Costello
Veronica (demo) . - Album Re-Release - O11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Walking On Thin Ice - Guest Artist/Compilation - H17-K06-S04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Watching The Detectives (demo vers.) - B-Side - J22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Watching The Detectives (edit) - B-Side - A12-I11 - Written by Elvis Costello
Watching The Detectives (live; Chicago). - Limited Release - T26-T42-U09 - Written by Elvis Costello
Watching The Detectives (live; Hollywood High) - B-Side - C03-Q15 - Written by Elvis Costello
Wave A White Flag (Honky Tonk demo). - Album Re-Release - M03-Q13 - Written by Elvis Costello
We Despise You - B-Side - R09-S02 - Written by Elvis Costello
Weeper's Dream - Album Re-Release - R14 - Written by Elvis Costello
Weird Nightmare (live; Meltdown) - Limited Release - S22 - Written by Elvis Costello
Weird Nightmare . - Guest Artist/Compilation - P01-P02-P03 - Written by Elvis Costello
What Do I Do Now - Limited Release - T32-T43 - Written by Elvis Costello
Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (live; Fillmore) - Limited Release - T16-T23-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Wondering. - B-Side - F01 - Written by Elvis Costello
World And His Wife (The) (live). - Album Re-Release - S04 - Written by Elvis Costello
Worthless Thing (live; SF) - Limited Release - S05 - Written by Elvis Costello
You Bowed Down (edit) - B-Side - T07-T45 - Written by Elvis Costello
You Bowed Down (live; Boston) - Limited Release - T24-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
You Want Her Too - Guest Artist/Compilation - M20 - Written by Elvis Costello
You'll Never Be A Man (live; NY) - Limited Release - T25-T42 - Written by Elvis Costello
Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven - B-Side - E13-E20-R29 - Written by Elvis Costello
Your Mind Is On Vacation/Your Funeral My Trial (live; Broadway) - Limited Release - S19 - Written by Elvis Costello
You're No Good (live in studio). - Limited Release - M03 - Written by Elvis Costello
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - B-Side - R21-R22 - Written by Elvis Costello
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