Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series produced by Fox. It focuses on the glee club New Directions, at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.[1] The show was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, and features many cover versions of songs sung on-screen by the characters.[2] Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as he wants there to be "something for everybody in every episode."[3] Once Murphy selects a song, rights are cleared with its publishers by music supervisor P.J. Bloom, and music producer Adam Anders rearranges it for the Glee cast.[4] Numbers are pre-recorded by the cast, while choreographer Zach Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed.[3] Studio recordings of tracks are then made. The process begins six to eight weeks before each episode is filmed, and can end as late as the day before filming begins.[4] For the first thirteen episodes of Glee first season, the show averaged five songs per episode, which increased to eight songs for the final nine episodes. In season two, Glee averaged six songs per episode. Murphy said in June 2011 that in season three, "I think we’ll probably end up trying to do four" songs per episode,[5] but in actuality only one episode in the season was at or below that number, with the rest ranging from five to nine songs. The list below contains all 145 musical performances of the third season, with each performance delivering an individual song or a mashup of two or more songs in a single performance.
Title | Version covered | Performed by | Episode | Single | Album | Ref. | |
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"We Got the Beat" | Rachel Berry, Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce with New Directions | . "The Purple Piano Project" | The Complete Season Three | [6] | |||
"Big Spender" | Sweet Charity | . "The Purple Piano Project" | TBA | [7] | |||
"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" | and | and | . "The Purple Piano Project" | The Complete Season Three | [8] | ||
"It's Not Unusual" | with the McKinley High Cheerios | . "The Purple Piano Project" | Volume 7 | ||||
"Anything Goes" / "Anything You Can Do" | Anything Goes / Annie Get Your Gun | Harmony and prospective NYADA applicants | . "The Purple Piano Project" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"You Can't Stop the Beat" | Hairspray | ,,,,, and with New Directions | . "The Purple Piano Project" | Volume 7 | [9] | ||
"Somewhere" | West Side Story | and | . "I Am Unicorn" | Volume 7 | |||
"I'm the Greatest Star" | Funny Girl | . "I Am Unicorn" | The Complete Season Three | [10] | |||
"Something's Coming" | West Side Story | . "I Am Unicorn" | The Complete Season Three | [11] | |||
"Spotlight" | with and | . "Asian F" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Run the World (Girls)" | and with McKinley High females | . "Asian F" | Volume 7 | ||||
"Cool" | West Side Story | with the McKinley High Titans | . "Asian F" | The Complete Season Three | [12] | ||
"It's All Over" | Dreamgirls | with New Directions Booty Camp and | . "Asian F" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Out Here on My Own" | Fame | and | . "Asian F" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Fix You" | with and New Directions | . "Asian F" | Volume 7 | ||||
"Bein' Green" | The Muppets | . "Pot o' Gold" | The Complete Season Three | [13] | |||
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" | and New Directions except | . "Pot o' Gold" | Volume 7 | [14] | |||
"Waiting for a Girl Like You" | . "Pot o' Gold" | The Complete Season Three | [15] | ||||
"Candyman" | , and with the Troubletones | . "Pot o' Gold" | The Complete Season Three | [16] | |||
"Take Care of Yourself" | . "Pot o' Gold" | Volume 7 | |||||
"Tonight" | West Side Story | and | . "The First Time" | Volume 7 | [17] | ||
"Uptown Girl" | Dalton Academy Warblers | . "The First Time" | Volume 7 | [18] | |||
"" | West Side Story | and | . "The First Time" | The Complete Season Three | [19] | ||
"I Have a Love"[20] < | -- Because this was featured in a different scene from "A Boy Like That," it counts as a separate performance. --> | West Side Story | and | . "The First Time" | The Complete Season Three | ||
"America" | West Side Story | and with,, Sharks and Jets | . "The First Time" | The Complete Season Three | [21] | ||
"One Hand, One Heart" | West Side Story | and | . "The First Time" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Hot for Teacher" | with, and | . "Mash Off" | Volume 7 | [22] | |||
"You and I" / "You and I" | and | . "Mash Off" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" / "One Way or Another" | and with New Directions and the Troubletones | . "Mash Off" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" / "You Make My Dreams" | ,, and with New Directions | . "Mash Off" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Rumour Has It" / "Someone Like You" | , and Brittany Pierce with the Troubletones | . "Mash Off" | Volume 7 | ||||
"Perfect" | and | . "I Kissed a Girl" | Volume 7 | [23] | |||
"I'm the Only One" | . "I Kissed a Girl" | Volume 7 | |||||
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | with New Directions males | . "I Kissed a Girl" | Volume 7 | [24] | |||
"Jolene" | . "I Kissed a Girl" | The Complete Season Three | |||||
"I Kissed a Girl" | and with,,, and | . "I Kissed a Girl" | Volume 7 | [25] | |||
"Constant Craving" | and with | . "I Kissed a Girl" | Volume 7 | [26] | |||
"Red Solo Cup" | with,,, and New Directions | . "Hold on to Sixteen" | Volume 7 | [27] | |||
"Buenos Aires" | Evita | Harmony and the Unitards | . "Hold on to Sixteen" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Survivor" / "I Will Survive" | Destiny's Child / | , and Brittany Pierce with the Troubletones | . "Hold on to Sixteen" | The Complete Season Three | [28] | ||
"ABC" | ,, and with New Directions | . "Hold on to Sixteen" | Volume 7 | [29] [30] | |||
"Control" | , and with New Directions | . "Hold on to Sixteen" | Volume 7 | ||||
"Man in the Mirror" | ,,,, and with New Directions | . "Hold on to Sixteen" | Volume 7 | [31] | |||
"We Are Young" | fun. feat. | ,,,, and with New Directions | . "Hold on to Sixteen" | The Graduation Album | [32] [33] | ||
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" | with New Directions Girls | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | ||||
"Blue Christmas" | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | |||||
"River" | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | |||||
"Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | Original composition | and with New Directions | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | [34] | ||
"Let It Snow" | and | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | ||||
"My Favorite Things" | ,, and | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | and with,, and | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | ||||
"Christmas Wrapping" | with,, and the McKinley High Cheerios | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | [35] [36] | |||
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" | New Directions | . "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | The Christmas Album Volume 2 | [37] | |||
"Summer Nights" | Grease | and with New Directions | . "Yes/No" | Presents Glease | [38] | ||
"Wedding Bell Blues" | with and | . "Yes/No" | The Complete Season Three | [39] | |||
"Moves Like Jagger" / "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | with,,, and | . "Yes/No" | The Complete Season Three | [40] | |||
"" | ,, and | . "Yes/No" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Without You" | . "Yes/No" | The Complete Season Three | [41] | ||||
"We Found Love" | Rihanna feat. | and with New Directions | . "Yes/No" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' | with New Directions | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | [42] | |||
"Bad" | , and with New Directions and Dalton Academy Warblers | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | [43] [44] | |||
"Scream" | and | and | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Never Can Say Goodbye" | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | |||||
"Human Nature" | and | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Ben" | , and | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Smooth Criminal" | and with the Dalton Cellists | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | feat. | and | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Black or White" | ,,, and with New Directions and Dalton Academy Warblers | . "Michael" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"La Cucaracha" | Traditional | with, and | . "The Spanish Teacher" | TBA | [45] | ||
"Sexy and I Know It" | and with New Directions | . "The Spanish Teacher" | The Complete Season Three | [46] [47] | |||
"Don't Wanna Lose You" | . "The Spanish Teacher" | The Complete Season Three | [48] | ||||
"Bamboleo" / "Hero" | and New Directions males | . "The Spanish Teacher" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"La Isla Bonita" | and | . "The Spanish Teacher" | The Complete Season Three | [49] | |||
"" | with and | . "The Spanish Teacher" | The Complete Season Three | [50] | |||
"Chapel of Love" | and | . "Heart" | TBA | ||||
"L-O-V-E" | and | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | [51] | |||
"Let Me Love You" | with,, and | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Stereo Hearts" | , and with and Mercedes' church choir | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Home" | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | |||||
"I Will Always Love You" | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | |||||
"You're the Top" | Anything Goes | , and | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Cherish" / "Cherish" | / Madonna | ,, and | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | |||
"Love Shack" | , and with, and the Sugar Shack patrons | . "Heart" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Cough Syrup" | . "On My Way" | The Complete Season Three | |||||
"Stand" | Dalton Academy Warblers | . "On My Way" | The Complete Season Three | [52] | |||
"Glad You Came" | Dalton Academy Warblers | . "On My Way" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"She Walks in Beauty" | . "On My Way" | TBA | [53] | ||||
"Fly" / "I Believe I Can Fly" | ,,,, and with New Directions | . "On My Way" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | , and with the Troubletones as New Directions | . "On My Way" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Here's to Us" | with New Directions | . "On My Way" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"I'm Still Standing" | and | . "Big Brother" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Hungry Like the Wolf" / "Rio" | and with New Directions | . "Big Brother" | The Complete Season Three | [54] | |||
"Fighter" | . "Big Brother" | The Complete Season Three | |||||
"Up Up Up" | and | . "Big Brother" | The Complete Season Three | [55] | |||
"Somebody That I Used to Know" | and | . "Big Brother" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"You Should Be Dancing" | , and | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | [56] | |||
"That's the Way (I Like It)"[57] | 1993 McKinley High Glee Club | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | TBA | ||||
"Night Fever" | , and with New Directions and | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | [58] | |||
"Disco Inferno" | with and | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | [59] | |||
"If I Can't Have You" | with New Directions | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"How Deep Is Your Love" | with the New Directions band | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Boogie Shoes" | and Vocal Adrenaline | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"More Than a Woman" | with,,,,,, and New Directions | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Stayin' Alive" | , and with New Directions and | . "Saturday Night Glee-ver" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"How Will I Know" | ,, and | . "Dance with Somebody" | The Complete Season Three | [60] | |||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | and with the McKinley High Cheerios | . "Dance with Somebody" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Saving All My Love for You" | and | . "Dance with Somebody" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"So Emotional" | and | . "Dance with Somebody" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" | with New Directions except | . "Dance with Somebody" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"I Have Nothing" | . "Dance with Somebody" | The Complete Season Three | |||||
"My Love Is Your Love" | ,, and with New Directions | . "Dance with Somebody" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"" | with | . "Choke" | TBA | ||||
"School's Out" | . "Choke" | The Graduation Album | <[61] | ||||
"Cell Block Tango" | Chicago | ,,,, and | . "Choke" | The Complete Season Three | [62] [63] | ||
"Not the Boy Next Door" | with, and | . "Choke" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Don't Rain on My Parade"[64] | Funny Girl | . "Choke" | TBA | [65] | |||
"" | My Fair Lady | ,, and with, and | . "Choke" | The Complete Season Three | [66] | ||
"Shake It Out" | , and | . "Choke" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Cry" | . "Choke" | The Complete Season Three | [67] | ||||
"Big Girls Don't Cry" | , and | . "Prom-asaurus" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Dinosaur" | with the McKinley High Cheerios | . "Prom-asaurus" | The Complete Season Three | [68] | |||
"Love You Like a Love Song" | Selena Gomez & the Scene | with and | . "Prom-asaurus" | The Complete Season Three | [69] [70] | ||
"What Makes You Beautiful" | One Direction | ,,, and | . "Prom-asaurus" | The Complete Season Three | [71] | ||
"Take My Breath Away" | and | . "Prom-asaurus" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"I Won't Give Up" | . "Props" | The Graduation Album | |||||
"Because You Loved Me" | as | . "Props" | The Complete Season Three | [72] | |||
"Always True to You in My Fashion" | Kiss Me, Kate | 's pupil | . "Props" | TBA | |||
"Mean" | and | . "Props" | The Complete Season Three | [73] | |||
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" | and | . "Props" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"" | ,,,, and the Troubletones as New Directions | . "Nationals" | The Graduation Album | [74] [75] [76] [77] | |||
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | with,,,, and | . "Nationals" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" | New Directions | . "Nationals" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Starships" | and Vocal Adrenaline | . "Nationals" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Pinball Wizard" | and Vocal Adrenaline | . "Nationals" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Starlight Express" | Starlight Express | . "Nationals" | TBA | ||||
"Tongue Tied" | ,, and with New Directions | . "Nationals" | The Complete Season Three | [78] | |||
"We Are the Champions" | ,,,,,,, and with New Directions | . "Nationals" | The Graduation Album | [79] | |||
"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat"[80] | Guys and Dolls | ,,, and | . "Goodbye" | TBA | |||
"Forever Young" | . "Goodbye" | The Graduation Album | [81] [82] | ||||
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"[83] | Burt Hummel with and | . "Goodbye" | TBA | ||||
"I'll Remember" | and New Directions | . "Goodbye" | The Graduation Album | [84] | |||
"You Get What You Give" | Graduating members of New Directions | . "Goodbye" | The Graduation Album | [85] | |||
"In My Life" | New Directions underclassmen and | . "Goodbye" | The Complete Season Three | ||||
"Glory Days" | and | . "Goodbye" | The Graduation Album | [86] | |||
"Roots Before Branches" | Room for Two | with | . "Goodbye" | The Graduation Album | [87] | ||