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Bonus track

A song by MC Lars featuring Ashley Jade entitled "The Bonus Track for Japan" pokes fun at the Japan-specific instance of this phenomenon, with Lars singing a series of facts about Japan.


El Subliminoso

#"California Dreamin'" (originally performed by The Mamas & The Papas) Bonus Track

Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank

In 2006, the record was reissued on YMC Records as Waylon Sings Hank Williams with a new cover and a bonus track featuring Jennings reminiscing on his past.

Sing for Absolution

#*Previously released on the Japanese version of Absolution as a bonus track.

Sings Hank Williams

The album was reissued on Varèse Sarabande on June 17, 2003 as Sings Hank Williams and Other Favorites (see 2003 in music) with five bonus tracks, two of them being alternate recordings of numbers already available on the album.

Songs of our Soil

It was originally released in September 1959 (see 1959 in music), and later re-issued on August 27, 2002 (see 2002 in music) with two bonus tracks.

The Melancholy E.P.

The re-release contains the songs from the limited edition plus two new ones: one is a Judas Priest cover of "The Ripper", which had appeared on the limited edition release of The Dark Saga as a bonus track and on the Judas Priest tribute album A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. 2, and the other is a live version of "Colors" (from Iced Earth), a song that didn't make it on to the Alive in Athens album, due to tracklisting mixups.

The Very Best of Winger

Most of the songs on the album were collected from the first three Winger studio albums, Winger (1988), In the Heart of the Young (1990) and Pull (1993), but there is one new recording called "On the Inside" and a Japanese bonus track from the Pull album called "Hell to Pay."

The World Won't Listen

After WEA acquired the Smiths' back catalogue in 1992, all Smiths albums were re-released at mid price, including The World Won't Listen, which was expanded to include a cover of "Golden Lights" and the original Rough Trade cassette edition bonus track "Money Changes Everything" (the "Bigmouth Strikes Again" B-side, also later released on the deluxe edition of The Sound of The Smiths).

Wanted! The Outlaws

The Outlaws was reissued on CD on RCA Records in 1996 not only with all 11 original tracks restored but augmented with ten bonus tracks.


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25 Miles to Kissimmee

The new version was later included as a bonus track on the band's sixth album Ready for the Real Life.

A Drink and a Quick Decision

The album was first released as a digital download on 18 June 2007, then released on CD and 12" vinyl 11 September 2007 in the US, and 8 March 2008 in the UK. The US edition of the album comes with the bonus track "Old Man," a Neil Young cover, a music video by Steven Compton for "Old Man" consisting mostly of the band recording the song, and an enhanced video of "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me.

Back in Denim

Norwegian band Turbonegro covered "Back in Denim" as a bonus track at 2007 album Retox.

Behind the Shadows

# "I Come and Stand at Every Door" – 3:34 (bonus track, performed by This Mortal Coil with lyrics from a poem by Nazım Hikmet))

Champagne in Seashells

It includes a bonus track Captain Cat Is Crying with lines from the Dylan Thomas poem Under Milk Wood.

Clarity Live

"No Sensitivity" originally appeared on a 2000 split EP with Jebediah, and also later appeared as a B-side on the German release of "The Middle" single and as a bonus track on the 2008 reissue of Bleed American.

Clean Town

The B-sides, "Hail The Sunny Days" and "Your Lover's Nerve," both later featured again on the Swedish version of "You Can't Steal My Love", the latter also appearing as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Hurricane Bar.

Don't Let This Moment End

The title of the song in French is "Que Ça Ne Finisse Jamais" and is only available on the Gloria! European edition of the album as a bonus track.

Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid

This disc contains all of the tracks from The Flaming Lips and Hear It Is (omitting the bonus track, "Summertime Blues," found on some releases of Hear It Is), plus four bonus tracks.

Further Seems Forever

With Gleason they re-recorded their cover version of "Say It Ain't So" for the compilation Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer with Gleason's version appearing on the CD and Carraba's version appearing as a vinyl only bonus track.

Greg Puciato

Similar programming and piano playing would appear on The Dillinger Escape Plan's Option Paralysis album as the bonus track "Chuck McChip".

Have a Cigar

The first was used as b-side for the Learn to fly CD single, while the second one, featuring Brian May on lead guitar, first appeared on the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack, and later as an Amazon.com bonus track on their 2009 Greatest Hits album and in the 2011 limited-edition vinyl only release Medium Rare, released for Record Store Day.

Historia Calamitatum

"Historia Calamitatum" is the name of a bonus track off of U.K. version of the album Appeal to Reason by the punk rock band Rise Against.

Hope This Finds You Well

This version of "Say It Ain't So" was recorded with Carabba for the compilation Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer and was previously included as a bonus track on the vinyl LP version of The Moon is Down.

House of Gold

Original version (found on Regional at Best as a bonus track): different vocal recording

I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

The 14-track album features 12 original tracks and cover versions of Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play" and, as a bonus track in some countries, the Eurythmics' "Love Is a Stranger".

I'll Kill You

"I'll Kill You" was covered by French symphonic black metal band Anorexia Nervosa as a bonus track for the Japanese edition of their 2004 album Redemption Process and later included on their 2005 The September E.P. as well.

Isn't It Midnight

This was the second official Fleetwood Mac song to be released on the 3" CD single format as well being issued on 7" and 12" vinyl. All formats contained the Tango in the Night track "Mystified", and the CD and 12" included the bonus tracks "Say You Love Me" (from 1975; it had previously been included as a bonus track on the "Everywhere" CD single) and "Gypsy" (from the 1982 album Mirage).

Jeffrey Hammond

He participated in an interview, along with Ian Anderson and Martin Barre, that was featured as a bonus track on the 1997 reissue of Thick as a Brick.

Joey Cristofanilli

In addition to playing on the version of "You're In Trouble" that was a bonus track on some copies of the Ratt EP, he also co-wrote "Wanted Man" on Out of the Cellar.

Let's Start Right Now

It was recorded by Barbra Streisand in 1999 as a bonus track on the "If You Ever Leave Me" international CD single release.

Like a Rock

It was originally available only as the B-side of the American Storm single, and was added as a bonus track to the CD release of the album.

Locomotive Breath

It was covered by Rabbitt on their 1975 album Boys Will Be Boys, by Italo-disco outfit Cat Gang in 1983, by W.A.S.P. on the reissue of their 1989 album The Headless Children (as a bonus track), Styx on their 2005 album Big Bang Theory, and Helloween on their 1999 album Metal Jukebox.

Mandy Smith

Smith's version remained unreleased until 2005 when it was premiered on PWL Radio and included on the 2005 release Stock Aitken Waterman Gold as a bonus track.

Namibian kwaito

There are no major collaborations between artists of Namibia and South Africa, although a certain B.O.G was featured on a bonus track to Zola's Umdlwembe album, the song was produced by Elias Newton of Namibia.

Pharoah Sanders

The same year, Sanders appeared on the Red Hot Organization's album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, on the track "This is Madness" with Umar Bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole and the bonus track, "The Creator Has A Master Plan (Trip hop Remix)." The album was named "Album of the Year" by Time.

Pilot to Gunner

A lifetime's worth of American DIY tours, as well as one through Australia, followed, as did the a deal with the Arena Rock Recording Co., which reissued Games at High Speeds with an additional bonus track in early 2003.

Pop Is...

# "Don't Falter (Mint Mix Bonus Track)" featuring Lauren Laverne – 5:38

Pretzel Nugget

Almost every song on the EP is from the contemporary album, Ill Communication, with the exception of "Mullet Head", which first appeared only on Japanese versions as a bonus track, then worldwide on the 2009 remaster.

Prince Nicholas

Furthermore, fans get to hear "Good Night Darling", penned by Nicholas himself, and the bonus track, "Tears of Polaris", which also happens to be the theme song of the drama Smiling Pasta which Nicholas stars in.

Project Shangri-La

On the North American and European releases, the bonus track is a song called, "Romeo and Juliet", a song which was recorded during the sessions for Lane's 2000 album, Secrets of Astrology and already appeared as the bonus track on the North American and Japanese release for that album.

Rock 'n' Roll Bolero

"Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" was later included as a bonus track on the remaster of the 1977 album Whatever Happened to Slade, the 2006 Japanese Air Mail Archive remaster of the 1979 album Return to Base, and part of the 2006 four-disc box set The Slade Box.

Slow Motion Daydream

#"Your New Disease" (Japan bonus track, & b side to "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom")

Spanish Dance Troupe

The title track was covered by Of Montreal and appeared as a bonus track on their 2004 album Satanic Panic in the Attic.

Sunsun

Sunsun is also a vocalist on Kaskade's seventh album, Strobelite Seduction, for the songs "Back On You" and "I'll Never Dream" (and the Japanese bonus track "Are You Listening").

The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings

# "Dream Dancing" (Cole Porter) – 3:46 Bonus track not on original LP

The Doink Years

The Grifters, on the verge of releasing their first major label album on Sub Pop 1996, Shangri-La Records re-issued the first two self-released Grifters 7" singles as a 10", with a single per side and featuring a bonus track recorded in the same era.

The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path

During the first weeks of sales, purchases of The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path from Best Buy were accompanied by a bonus DVD (containing the music video to "Hair" and a 35-minute making-of documentary), while Target customers were rewarded with an exclusive bonus track.

The Music I Like

The track was inititally released in Italy on maxi CD, 2 track CD and 12" before being released across mainland Europe. The UK lead remix of Alexia's previous single "Gimme Love" was a bonus track on the CD and 12" release.

The North Stands for Nothing

It was released by Smalltown Records on 26 July 2010, before later being released as a deluxe edition by Good Fight Music, featuring the single "Be(lie)ve" as a bonus track.

The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites

The album's lead single was "Bethamphetamine (Pretty, Pretty). The video for the single featured Avril Lavigne in a starring role. Those who preordered the album from select outlets were given the bonus track "New York Minute" in mp3 format.

The Story in Your Eyes

Fountains of Wayne did a cover version of the song for their 2010 album Sky Full of Holes, it was available only as an Amazon.com MP3 bonus track.

Underage Thinking

The audio portion of the re-release is available on iTunes and Napster along with the exclusive bonus track "Amazingly Fat Cows", one of the first songs Teddy recorded.

Underground Sounds

"Let Me In" was released as the first single with a video which is featured as a bonus track on Broken Frames.

We'll Be Alright

The Chipmunks and The Chipettes covered the song as an exclusive iTunes bonus track on the Deluxe Digital Edition of the Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Music from the Motion Picture O.S.T. A few lyrics were changed in this version.

Words Get in the Way

A live version with a different arrangement was included as a B-side to the single, "Always Tomorrow," and as a bonus track on international editions of Into the Light.