Soundtracks for
"The Wire" (2002)

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• "Way Down in the Hole"
  Written by Tom Waits
  Performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
  (season 1)
  
  
  
• "Way Down in the Hole"
  Written and Performed by Tom Waits
  (season 2)
  
  
  
• "Way Down in the Hole"
  Written by Tom Waits
  Performed by The Neville Brothers
  (season 3)
  
  
  
• "Way Down in the Hole"
  Written by Tom Waits
  Performed by DoMaJe
  (Ivan Ashford, Markel Steele, Cameron Brown, Tariq Al-Sabir and Avery Bargasse)
  (season 4)
  
  
  
• "Way Down in the Hole"
  Written by Tom Waits
  Performed by Steve Earle
  (season 5)
  
  
  
• "The Fall"
  Composed by Blake Leyh
  (closing theme)
  
  
  
• "2-Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten"
  Composed and Performed by Lucinda Williams
  Episode: {"The Buys" (2002) (ep. #1.3)}
  
  
  
• "Step by Step"
  Composed and Performed by Jesse Winchester
  Episode: {"Sentencing" (2002) (ep. #1.13)}
  
  
  
• "Sugar in My Bowl"
  Composed and Performed by Nina Simone
  Episode: {"Old Cases" (2002) (ep. #1.4)}
  
  
  
• "Sixteen Tons"
  Composed by Merle Travis
  Performed by The Nighthawks
  Episode: {"Ebb Tide" (2003) (ep. #2.1)}
  
  
  
• "Seed (2.0)"
  Composed by Cody Chestnutt and Tariq Trotter
  Performed by The Roots featuring Cody Chestnutt
  Episode: {"Ebb Tide" (2003) (ep. #2.1)}
  
  
  
• "Search and Destroy"
  Composed by Iggy Pop & James Williamson
  Perfomed by Iggy & The Stooges
  Episode: {"Ebb Tide" (2003) (ep. #2.1)}
  
  
  
• "Goodbye to Carolina"
  Composed and Performed by Lyle Lovett
  Episode: {"Collateral Damage" (2003) (ep. #2.2)}
  
  
  
• "Cisco Kid"
  Composed by Harold R. Brown, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  Performed by War
  Episode: {"Hot Shots" (2003) (ep. #2.3)}
  
  
  
• "Ruler Of My Heart"
  Composed by Naomi Neville
  Performed by Irma Thomas
  Episode: {"Hard Cases" (2003) (ep. #2.4)}
  
  
  
• "I Promise To Remember"
  Composed by Jimmy Castor
  Performed by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
  Episode: {"Hard Cases" (2003) (ep. #2.4)}
  
  
  
• "Magic Carpet Ride"
  Composed by John Kay and Rushton Moreve
  Performed by Steppenwolf
  Episode: {"Hard Cases" (2003) (ep. #2.4)}
  
  
  
• "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"
  Composed by Eddie Holland, William Stevenson, Norman Whitfield
  Performed by the Velvelettes
  Episode: {"Hard Cases" (2003) (ep. #2.4)}
  
  
  
• "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
  Composed by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton
  Performed by Tammy Wynette
  Episode: {"Hard Cases" (2003) (ep. #2.4)}
  
  
  
• "Midnight At The Oasis"
  Composed by David Nichtern
  Performed by Maria Muldaur
  Episode: {"Undertow" (2003) (ep. #2.5)}
  
  
  
• "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle"
  Composed and performed by Akrobatik
  Episode: {"Undertow" (2003) (ep. #2.5)}
  
  
  
• "Love Child"
  Performed by Diana Ross & The Supremes
  Episode: {"Backwash" (2003) (ep. #2.7)}
  
  
  
• "You Beat Me To The Punch"
  Composed by Smokey Robinson
  Performed by Mary Wells
  Episode: {"Stray Rounds" (2003) (ep. #2.9)}
  
  
  
• "Roadrunner"
  Composed by Jonathan Richman
  Performed by Joan Jett
  Episode: {"Storm Warnings" (2003) (ep. #2.10)}
  
  
  
• "I Walk the Line"
  Written and Performed by Johnny Cash
  Episode: {"Storm Warnings" (2004) (ep. #2.10)}
  
  
  
• "The Bread of Exile"
  Performed by Stelios Kazantzidis
  Episode: {"Bad Dreams" (2003) (ep. #2.11)}
  
  
  
• "Ena Sidero Amaneno"
  Performed by Stelios Kazantzidis
  Episode: {"Bad Dreams" (2003) (ep. #2.11)}
  
  
  
• "Nyhterides Ke Arahnes"
  Composed by Christos Nikolopoulos
  Episode: {"Bad Dreams" (2003) (ep. #2.11)}
  
  
  
• "Feel Alright"
  Composed and Performed by Steve Earle
  Episode: {"Port in a Storm" (2003) (ep. #2.12)}
  
  
  
• "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
  Composed by John Fogerty
  Episode: {"Port in a Storm" (2003) (ep. #2.12)}
  
  
  
• "In the Club"
  Written by Mike Elizondo, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre
  Performed by 50 Cent
  Episode: {"Time After Time" (2004) (ep. #3.1)}
  
  
  
• "Theme from Shaft"
  Written and Performed by Isaac Hayes
  Episode: {"Time After Time" (2004) (ep. #3.1)}
  
  
  
• "Atomic Dog"
  Composed and performed George Clinton
  Episode: {"All Due Respect" (ep. #3.2)}
  
  
  
• "Stand Up"
  Composed by Ludacris and Kanye West
  Performed by Ludacris featuring Shawnna
  Episode: {"All Due Respect" (2004) (ep. #3.2)}
  
  
  
• "Body of an American"
  Composed by Shane MacGowan
  Performed by The Pogues
  Episode: {"Dead Soldiers" (2004) (ep. #3.3)}
  
  
  
• "Splash Waterfalls"
  Written and Performed by Ludacris
  Episode: {"Amsterdam" (2004) (ep. #3.4)}
  
  
  
• "My Downfall"
  Composed by Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, The Notorious B.I.G., Darryl McDaniels
  Performed by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring DMC
  Episode: {"Amsterdam" (2004) (ep. #3.4)}
  
  
  
• "On Fire"
  Composed by Eminem, 50 Cent, Luis Resto, Lloyd Banks, Kwame
  Performed by Lloyd Banks
  Episode: {"Straight and True" (2004) (ep. #3.5)}
  
  
  
• "Me and Baby Brother"
  Composed by Harold R. Brown, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  Performed by War
  Episode: {"Straight and True" (2004) (ep. #3.5)}
  
  
  
• "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"
  Composed by Jay-Z and Tim Mosley
  Performed by Jay-Z
  Episode: {"Homecoming" (2004) (ep. #3.6)}
  
  
  
• "Tipsy"
  Written and Performed by J-Kwon
  Episode: {"Moral Midgetry" (2004) (ep. #3.8)}
  
  
  
• "Headsprung"
  Composed by LL Cool J and Tim Mosley
  Performed by LL Cool J
  Episode: {"Back Burners" (2004) (ep. #3.7)}
  
  
  
• "Strong Enough"
  Composed by David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Sheryl Crow, Kevin Gilbert,
  David Rickets
  Performed by Sheryl Crow
  Episode: {"Back Burners" (2004) (ep. #3.7)}
  
  
  
• "Buffalo Soldier"
  Composed and Performed by Bob Marley
  Episode: {"Moral Midgetry" (2004) (ep. #3.8)}
  
  
  
• "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
  Written and Performed by Hank Williams
  Episode: {"Moral Midgetry" (2004) (ep. #3.8)}
  
  
  
• "The Way You Move"
  Performed by Outkast
  Written by Big Boi
  Episode: {"Slapstick" (2004) (ep. #3.9)}
  
  
  
• "White Tee"
  Written and Performed by Dem Franchize Boyz
  Episode: {"Middle Ground" (2004) (ep. #3.11)}
  
  
  
• "Little Bit O' Soul"
  Performed by Music Explosion
  Episode: {"Middle Ground" (2004) (ep. #3.11)}
  
  
  
• "A Place Nobody Can Find"
  Written and Performed by Sam & Dave
  Episode: {"Middle Ground" (2004) (ep. #3.11)}
  
  
  
• "Ride of the Valkyries"
  Composed by Richard Wagner
  Episode: {"Mission Accomplished" (2004) (ep. #3.12)}
  
  
  
• "Fast Train"
  Written by Van Morrison
  Performed by Solomon Burke
  Episode: {"Mission Accomplished" (2004) (ep. #3.12)}
  
  
  
• "Drop It Like It's Hot"
  Composed by Snoop Dogg, Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams
  Performed by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell
  Episode: {"Mission Accomplished" (2004) (ep. #3.12)}
  
  
  
• Season 4, episode 38 "Boys of Summer" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 39 "Soft Eyes" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 40 "Home Rooms" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 41 "Refugees" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 42 "Alliances" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 43 "Margin of Error" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 44 "Unto Others" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 45 "Corner Boys" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 46 "Know Your Place" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 47 "Misgivings" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 48 "A New Day" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 49 "That's Got His Own" music
  
  
• Season 4, episode 50 "Final Grades" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 51 "More With Less" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 52 "Unconfirmed Reports" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 53 "Not For Attribution" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 54 "Transition" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 55 "React Quotes" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 56 "The Dickensian Aspect" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 57 "Took" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 58 "Clarifications" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 59 "Late Edition" music
  
  
• Season 5, episode 60 "The Life of Kings (-30-)" music
  

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