List of songs in Glee season 2

Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer and Jenna Ushkowitz play original New Directions members Artie Abrams, Mercedes Jones, Kurt Hummel and Tina Cohen-Chang.

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's 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. The list below contains all 138 musical performances of the second season, with each performance delivering an individual song or a mashup of two or more songs in a single performance.

Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through the iTunes Store up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.[4] The season has featured three tribute episodes: "Britney/Brittany", showcasing songs by Britney Spears;[5][6] "The Rocky Horror Glee Show", an episode featuring songs from The Rocky Horror Show;,[7] and "Rumours", the first episode to pay tribute to an album, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.[8] Another episode in the season featured original songs.[9] Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show, an extended play (EP) with songs from the fifth episode, was released October 19, 2010.[10] Two soundtrack albums, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album and Glee: The Music, Volume 4, were both released in November 2010.[11] The series' sixth soundtrack album, Glee: The Music, Volume 5, was released in March 2011, and its seventh, Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers, saw its release the following month.[12][13] An eighth, Glee: The Music, Volume 6, was released on May 23, 2011.

  1. ^ Kelly, Mike (May 17, 2009). "'Glee' series set in a Lima high school has Toledo connection too". The Blade. The Toledo Times. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Keveney, Bill (May 18, 2009). "After 'Idol' there's 'Glee,' a comedy with cool music". USA Today. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Fernandez, Maria Elena (April 26, 2009). "Will TV audiences watch with 'Glee'?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Herrera, Monica (October 23, 2009). "Glee Rewrites the Script on TV Music". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (August 10, 2010). "Britney Spears Will Guest Star on Glee—and Michael Jackson's Music Might Show Up Too!". E!. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Stack, Tim (November 17, 2010). "'Glee' exclusive: The cast will perform Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' for the Super Bowl episode -- and that's not all". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Collins, Scott (July 25, 2010). "Comic-Con 2010: 'Glee' will do 'Rocky Horror' episode". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  8. ^ Ausiello, Michael; Masters, Megan (March 16, 2011). "Glee Scoop: Kurt and Blaine Are Prom-Bound!". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  9. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (August 2, 2010). "TCA Press Tour: Ryan Murphy fuels our 'Glee' fever". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  10. ^ "Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show in Stores October 19" (Press release). PR Newswire. September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  11. ^ "Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Available November 30" (Press release). PR Newswire. November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  12. ^ "Glee: The Music, Vol. 5". Apple Music. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Glee: The Music Presents The Warblers Available April 19" (Press release). New York: Columbia Records. PR Newswire. March 23, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.