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The following is a list of songs by
Common organized by
alphabetical order . The songs on the list are all included in official label-released
albums ,
soundtracks and
singles , and may include some
white label or other non-label releases. Next to the song titles is the album, soundtrack or single on which it appears.
Remixes and live versions of songs are listed as bullet points below the original song, but clean,
explicit ,
a cappella and
instrumental tracks are not included.
0-9
"1'2 Many..." featuring Dug Infinite (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"8 Minutes to Sunrise" featuring
Jill Scott (
Wild Wild West Soundtrack , 1999)
"90 in the Red (Interlude)" by
Chantay Savage (I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) , 1995)
A
"
A Dream " featuring
will.i.am (
Freedom Writers (Music from the Motion Picture) , 2007)
"A Film Called (Pimp)" featuring
Bilal and
MC Lyte (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"A Freestyle Song" by
KRS-One (
D.I.G.I.T.A.L. , 2003)
"A New Way of Thinking" by Common (
Disco White Label - Tom Tom Club , 2008)
"A Penny for My Thoughts" (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"A Song for Assata" featuring
Cee-Lo (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Act Too (The Love of My Life)" by
The Roots (
Things Fall Apart , 1999)
"
All Night Long " featuring
Erykah Badu (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"All Night Long (Brand New Heavies Remix)" featuring
Erykah Badu (The 24 Hour Woman Soundtrack , 1999)
"Angel" by
Game (
L.A.X. , 2006)
"Another Wasted Nite With..." (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Any Given Sunday" featuring
Guru and
Jamie Foxx (
Any Given Sunday Soundtrack , 2000)
"Aquarius" featuring
Bilal and
Erykah Badu (
Electric Circus , 2002)
B
"Back Home" by
Fort Minor ; featuring
Styles of Beyond (
The Rising Tied , 2005)
"Back to Basics" by
Kanye West (
Late Registration (International Version) , 2005)
"Be (Intro)" (
Be , 2005)
"Between Me, You & Liberation" featuring
Cee-Lo (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"Blows to the Temple" (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"Book of Life" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Break My Heart" (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"
Breaker 1/9 " (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"Bulls-Eye (Suddenly)" by
Syleena Johnson (
Chapter III: The Flesh , 2005)
C
"Can-I-Bust" featuring Ynot ("
Soul by the Pound ," 1993)
"
Car Horn " ("
Car Horn ," 1999)
"Chapter 13 (Rich Man vs. Poor Man)" featuring Ynot (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Charms Alarm" (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"Chi-City" (
Be , 2005)
"Cold Blooded" featuring
Black Thought and
Rahzel (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"
Come Close " featuring
Mary J. Blige (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"Come Close (Boozoo Bajou Version)" by
Boozoo Bajou ; featuring
Mary J. Blige (Remixes , 2003)
"Come Close (Remix) (Closer)" featuring
Erykah Badu ,
Pharrell and
Q-Tip ("Come Close (Remix) (Closer)," 2003)
"Come Close to Me (Blackbeard's Summer Madness Reworks)" ("Come Close To Me (Blackbeard's Summer Madness Reworks)," 2003)
"Come Close to Me (Blackbeard's Summer Madness Reworks) [Broken Dub]" ("Come Close To Me (Blackbeard's Summer Madness Reworks)," 2003)
"Come Over to My Place (Remix)" by
Davina ("Come Over to My Place," 1998)
"Common Calling (Interlude)" by
Roy Davis Jr. (Chicago Forever , 2004)
"Common Freestyle" by
Funkmaster Flex (The Mix Tape Volume 3: 60 Minutes of Funk , 1998)
"Common Freestyle" by
Tony Touch (Power Cypha 3: The Grand Finale , 1999)
"Common Free Style" by
The RH Factor (Hard Groove , 2003)
"Communism" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Confusion" by Just Ro (Make It Happen , 1996)
"CpH Claimin' Respect #2" by The Boulevard Connection; featuring
Ed O.G. and
Masta Ace ("CpH Claimin' Respect #2," 2004)
"CpH Claimin' Respect #2 (Remix)" by The Boulevard Connection; featuring
Ed O.G. and
Masta Ace ("CpH Claimin' Respect #2," 2004)
D
"Da Bizness" by
De La Soul (
Stakes Is High , 1996)
"
Dance for Me " by
Mary J. Blige (
No More Drama , 2001)
"Days of Our Lives" by
De La Soul (
The Grind Date , 2004)
"Don't Charge Me for the Crime" by
Jonas Brothers feat. Common (
Lines, Vines and Trying Times , 2009)
"Don't Come My Way" featuring
Renee Neufville and
Slick Rick (Whiteboyz Soundtrack , 1999)
"Dooinit" (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Drivin' Me Wild" featuring
Lily Allen (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"Don't forget who you are" featuring
PJ Plays (
Bookmarks , 2020)
E
"E=MC2" by
J Dilla (
The Shining , 2006)
"Electric Wire Hustler Flower" featuring
Sonny Sandoval (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"Embrace the Chaos" by
Ozomatli (
Embrace the Chaos , 2001)
"Enough Beef" by
Sway & King Tech; featuring
Chino XL and
Royce Da 5'9" (Back 2 Basics , 2005)
F
"
Faithful " featuring
Bilal and
John Legend (
Be , 2005)
"Faithful (Live)" (Sessions@AOL EP , 2005)
"Ferris Wheel" featuring
Marie Daunle and
Vinia Mojica (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"Food for Funk" (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Fresh Rhymes Everyday" by
MC Juice ; featuring O-Type Star ("Fresh Rhymes Everyday," 1996)
"Full Moon" by
Armand Van Helden (
Killing Puritans , 2000)
"Funk Shit" by
Marley Marl (Hip Hop Dictionary , 2000)
"Funky for You" featuring
Bilal and
Jill Scott (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
G
"G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)" featuring
Cee-Lo (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Get 'Em High" by
Kanye West ; featuring
Talib Kweli (
The College Dropout , 2004)
"
Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph) " featuring
Macy Gray (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Geto Heaven (T.S.O.I. Brooklyn Funk Remix)" featuring
Macy Gray ("Geto Heaven," 2001)
"Gettin' Down at the Amphitheater" featuring
De La Soul (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"
Ghetto Dreams " featuring
Nas (The Dreamer, The Believer , 2011)
"Ghetto Heaven" by
D'Angelo (Unreleased Rare & Live , 2000)
"Ghetto Show" by
Talib Kweli ; featuring
Anthony Hamilton (
The Beautiful Struggle , 2004)
"Gimme Sum (Rap Version)" by
Omar ; featuring Ashman, Canitbe and
Rodney P (Sing (If You Want It) , 2006)
"Gimme Sum (Vocal Version) [Bonus Track]" by
Omar ; featuring Ashman, Canitbe &
Rodney P (Sing (If You Want It) , 2006)
"
Glory " from the 2014 movie
Selma , with
John Legend , (2014)
"
Go! " featuring
John Mayer and
Kanye West (
Be , 2005)
"Goodlife" by
T.I. ; featuring
Pharrell (
King , 2006)
"Ghetto Dreams" featuring
Nas (The Dreamer, The Believer , 2011)
H
"He Loves Me" (
9th Wonder remix) by
Brittany Howard (
Jaime (Reimagined) , 2021)
"Heat" featuring
Jay Dee (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Heaven Somewhere" featuring
Bilal ,
Cee-Lo ,
Erykah Badu ,
Jill Scott ,
Lonnie Lynn ,
Mary J. Blige and
Omar (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"Heidi Hoe" (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"High Expectations" (Soul in the Hole Soundtrack , 1997)
"High Post Brotha" by
Jill Scott (
Experience: Jill Scott 826+ , 2001)
"Hungry" (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"
Hurricane " featuring
Black Thought ,
Dice Raw , Flo Brown,
Jazzyfatnastees ,
Mos Def and
The Roots (
The Hurricane Soundtrack , 2000)
I
"I Am Music" featuring
Jill Scott (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"I Got a Right Ta" featuring
Pharrell (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"
I Used to Love H.E.R. " (
Resurrection , 1994)
"
I Want You " (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"I Will Survive (Silk's Old Skool Remix)" by
Chantay Savage ("I Will Survive," 1996)
"I Will Survive (Kay Fingers Remix)" by
Chantay Savage ("I Will Survive," 1996)
"In My Own World (Check the Method)" featuring
No I.D. (
Resurrection , 1994)
"In the Sun" by
Shaquille O'Neal ; featuring
Black Thought and
Joi (
Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 , 2001)
"Interlude" by
DJ Honda (DJ Honda , 1996)
"Interview 1" by
Kid Capri ; featuring Joe Clair (Soundtrack to the Streets , 1998)
"Interview 2" by
Kid Capri ; featuring Joe Clair (Soundtrack to the Streets , 1998)
"Intro" (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"Introspective" (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Invocation" (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"It's Your World, Pt. 1 & 2" featuring
Bilal and
Lonnie Lynn (
Be , 2005)
J
"Jam" by Alliance Ethnik; featuring
Rahzel (Fat Comeback , 1999)
"Jesus Walks (Remix)" by
Kanye West ; featuring
Mase (One Million Strong, Vol. 2: Love Peace & War , 2005)
"Jimi Was a Rock Star" featuring
Erykah Badu (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"Just in the Nick of Rhyme" (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
L
"(Lately) I've Been Thinking" featuring Sean Lett (
America Is Dying Slowly , 1996)
"Letter to the Free" featuring
Bilal (Black America Again , 2016)
[1]
"Life Goes On" by
Kid Capri ; featuring
Allure ,
AZ and
Case (Soundtrack to the Streets (UK Version) , 1998)
"Like They Used to Say" ("
One-Nine-Nine-Nine ," 1999)
"Live from the Stretch Armstrong Show" by Stretch and
Bobbito ; featuring Absolute,
Black Thought and
Pharaohe Monch (
Lyricist Lounge, Volume One , 1998)
"Love Is..." (
Be , 2005)
"Love It or Leave It Alone/
Welcome to Jamrock " by
Alicia Keys ; featuring
Damian Marley and
Mos Def (
Unplugged , 2005)
"
Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) " by
Erykah Badu (
Brown Sugar Soundtrack , 2002)
M
"Maintaining" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Making a Name for Ourselves" featuring
Canibus (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Maybe One Day" by
Brand Nubian (
Foundation , 1998)
"Missing Link" by
Femi Kuti (Fight to Win , 2001)
"Misunderstood" (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"Morning Fun (Remix)" by
Vikter Duplaix (A Seduction of International Affairs , 2003)
"Music for Life" by
Hi-Tek ; featuring
Busta Rhymes ,
J Dilla ,
Marsha Ambrosius and
Nas (
Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip , 2006)
"My City" featuring Malik Yusef (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"My Way Home" by
Kanye West (
Late Registration , 2005)
N
"Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)" featuring
Jay Dee (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"New Wave" featuring
Laetitia Sadier (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"No Competition" by DJ Skribble (Traffic Jams 2000 , 1999)
"No Defense" (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"Nuthin' to Do" (
Resurrection , 1994)
O
"Orange Pineapple Juice" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"
One-Nine-Nine-Nine " featuring
Sadat X and
Talib Kweli (
Soundbombing II , 1999)
"One Four Love (Part 1)" featuring
Doug E. Fresh ,
Kool G Rap ,
Mos Def ,
Pharoahe Monch ,
Posdnuos ,
Rah Digga , Shabaam Sahdeeq,
Sporty Thievz and Talib Kweli (Hip Hop for Respect EP , 2000)
"Out for the Cash (5 Deadly Venoms)" by
DJ Honda ; featuring
Fat Joe and
The Beatnuts (DJ Honda , 1996)
P
"
Panthers " featuring
dead prez and
The Last Poets ("
Panthers ," 2004)
"Payback Is a Grandmother" (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Pitchin' Pennies" (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"Play Dis" by
Saukrates (
Brick House , 1997)
"Play Dis (Remix)" by Saukrates (Brick House , 1997)
"Play Dis (99 Remix)" by Saukrates (
The Underground Tapes , 1999)
"Play Your Cards Right" featuring
Bilal (
Finding Forever (Bonus Edition) , 2007)
"Pop's Rap" featuring
Lonnie Lynn (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Pop's Rap III...All My Children" featuring
Lonnie Lynn (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Pop's Rap Part 2/Fatherhood" featuring
Lonnie Lynn (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Puppy Chow" featuring
Tarsha Jones (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
R
"Real Compared to What" by
Mýa (
Moodring , 2003)
"Real Nigga Quotes" (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Real People" (
Be , 2005)
"
Reminding Me (Of Sef) " featuring
Chantay Savage (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Reminding Me (Of Sef) - The Roots Remix" ("Reminding Me (of Sef)," 1997)
"Reminisce" by
Bilal ; featuring
Mos Def (
1st Born Second , 2001)
"
Respiration " by
Black Star (
Black Star , 1998)
"Respiration (Remix)" by
Black Star (Hip Hop Classics Vol. 1 , 2001)
"
Resurrection " (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Resurrection '95" ("
Resurrection ," 1995)
"Resurrection (Extra P. Remix)" ("
Resurrection ," 1995)
"Resurrection (Large Professor Remix)" ("
Resurrection ," 1995)
"Resurrection (Remix)" by Zo! (Special Limited EP! , 2006)
"
Retrospect for Life " featuring
Lauryn Hill (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
S
"
She Wants to Move (Native Tongues Remix)" by
N*E*R*D ; featuring
De La Soul ,
Mos Def and
Q-Tip ("Maybe," 2004)
"Slam Pit" by
The Beatnuts ; featuring
Cuban Link (A Musical Massacre , 1999)
"So Far to Go" by
J Dilla ; featuring
D'Angelo (
The Shining , 2006)
"
Soul by the Pound " (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"Soul Power" (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"Southside" featuring
Kanye West (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"Star *69 (PS with Love)" featuring
Bilal (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"
Stand Up for Something " with
Andra Day (
Mashall , 2017)
"Start the Show" (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"State of Clarity" by
Guru ; featuring
Bob James (
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back To The Future , 2007)
"State to State" by
No I.D. ; featuring Dug Infinite (
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album) , 1997)
"Stolen Moments Pt. I" (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Stolen Moments Pt. II" featuring
Black Thought (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Stolen Moments Pt. III" featuring
Q-Tip (
One Day It'll All Make Sense , 1997)
"Sunshine/6th Sense (J.Period Remix)" (Getting Out Our Dreams: The Class of '06 Mixtape , 2006)
"Sum Shit I Wrote" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Supastar" by
Floetry (
Flo'Ology , 2005)
T
"
Take It EZ " (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"Take It EZ (Jazz Instrumental)" ("
Take It EZ ," 1992)
"Tears + Sorrow" featuring
Me'Shell NdegéOcello and
Djelimady Tounkara (
Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti , 2002)
"
Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now " by
Joss Stone (
Introducing Joss Stone , 2007)
"
Testify " (
Be , 2005)
"Testify (Remix)" featuring Darien Brockington ("Testify (Remix)," 2005)
"Testify (Live)" (Sessions@AOL EP , 2005)
"
The 6th Sense " featuring
Bilal (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"
The Bitch in Yoo " ("
The Bitch in Yoo ," 1996)
"The Bizness" by
De La Soul (
Stakes Is High , 1996)
"
The Corner " featuring
Kanye West and
The Last Poets (
Be , 2005)
"
The Food " featuring
Kanye West ("
The Food ," 2004)
"
The Game " featuring
DJ Premier (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"The Hustle" featuring Dart Chillz and
Omar (
Electric Circus , 2002)
"
The Light " (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"The Mic Is Set" by Emmigrands ("2 Philadelphie a Paris," 1996)
"The Movement" (2K6: The Tracks , 2005)
"
The People " featuring
Dwele (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"The Questions" featuring
Mos Def (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"The Remedy" by
A Tribe Called Quest (
Get on the Bus Soundtrack, 1996)
"The Sun God" by
Hi-Tek ; featuring
Vinia Mojica (
Hi-Teknology , 2001)
"The Truth" by
Pharaohe Monch ; featuring
Talib Kweli (
Internal Affairs , 1999)
"Thelonius" featuring
Slum Village (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"They Say" featuring
John Legend and
Kanye West (
Be , 2005)
"Thisisme" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)" featuring
Femi Kuti and
Vinia Mojica (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Time Travelin' Reprise" featuring
Vinia Mojica (
Like Water for Chocolate , 2000)
"Tricks Up My Sleeve" featuring Rayshel (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
"
Trouble in the Water " with Malik Yusef, Kumasi, ft. Aaron Fresh, Choklate, Laci Kay (2016)
"Two Scoops of Raisins" featuring
Immenslope (
Can I Borrow a Dollar? , 1992)
U
"U Still Got It (Interlude)" by
Jamie Foxx (
Unpredictable , 2005)
"U, Black Maybe" featuring
Bilal (
Finding Forever , 2007)
"UNIverse at War" by
The Roots (
Illadelph Halflife , 1996)
V
"Verbal Murder 2" by
Pete Rock ; featuring
Big Pun and
Noreaga (
Soul Survivor , 1998)
W
"Wack Niggas" by
Consequence ; featuring
Kanye West and
Talib Kweli (
Take 'Em to the Cleaners , 2004)
"Watermelon" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"We Can Make It Better" by
Kanye West ; featuring
Q-Tip ,
Rhymefest and
Talib Kweli (
Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now , 2005)
"Where I'm Going" by
Melanie Durrant (Where I'm Going , 2005)
"
While I'm Dancin' " by DJ JS-1 &
Dub-L ; featuring Prime (Ground Original Presents: Claimstake , 2003)
"While I'm Dancin' (Remix)" featuring Prime ("While I'm Dancin'," 2002)
"WMOE" (
Resurrection , 1994)
"Wouldn't You Like to..." by Malik Yusef; featuring
Kanye West and JV (The Malik Yusef Presents...The Greatest Chicago Fire - Cold Day in Hell , 2003)
"we will rock you" by the turtles
Y
"Yelling Away" by
Zap Mama ; featuring
Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and
Talib Kweli (
Ancestry in Progress , 2004)
"Years Of Tears and Sorrow" (
Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti , 2002)
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