Cyberpunk 2077's missions are references to songs

Published on 11 Dec 2023

Please note that this article contains spoilers, so don't read it if you haven't played the game and would like to at some point in the future.

I am also still busy updating and fixing the terrible formatting when I find a moment, please bear with me This is a long list...

Epistrophy - Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys

Listen here

The Space in Between - How To Destroy Angels

I found two songs with the same name, but I think the How To Destroy Angels piece has Judy vibes to it, and it is a damn good tune. Listen here

Queen of the Highway - The Doors

Listen here

The Highwayman - The Highwaymen

I'm not sure if this is correct, apparently the mission name is based on a poem, but a poem is not a song, so this is what I think it is. Listen here

Stadium Love - Metric

Listen here

Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution - Tracy Chapman

Listen here

I'll Fly Away - Hank Williams Sr or Johnny Cash

I put both here, since I like both, but according to the wiki page, it's the Hank Williams Sr one. Listen here - Hank Williams Sr Listen here - Johnny Cash

Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins

Listen here

Kold Mirage - Lorn

Listen here

Pyramid Song - Radiohead

Listen here

Violence - Grimes

This is that mission where V needs to do something for Lizzy Wizzy, a celebrity in the game. Listen here

Coin Operated Boy - Dresden Dolls

The perfect song for the mission, I instantly recognised this when I saw it in the game. Listen here

I Fought The Law - The Clash

Listen here

Sex On Wheels - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

I haven't heard this in ages, it's a classic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsbLhptmS4

Chippin' In - Samurai (Refused)

A fictional band played by Refused, a real life band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igq3d6XA75Y

Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival

It's pretty striking how fitting the songs are with the missions that were named after them. Whoever designed this a genius. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWijx_AgPiA

The Hunt - New Model Army

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7K88HqFQ8M

Dream On - Aerosmith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89dGC8de0CA

Space Oddity - David Bowie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo

Fool On The Hill - The Beatles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsRatIMUSu8

Sinnerman - Nina Simone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3Fx41Jpl4

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siO6dkqidc4

They Won't Go When I Go - Stevie Wonder

This is a path of the mission Sinnerman, after you make a certain decision in a previous part of the mission. This is a really heavy story and kind of made me feel rather sad, but in a good way. I wish I could convince him not to go through with it :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTKdm8hZZY

Only Pain - Gojira

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqLI8smRob0

Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqFFjoRnltg

One Way Or Another - Blondie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zBwRDEFMRY

From Her to Eternity - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A77f5pLnJlc

Moving Heat - Maenad Veyl

I'm not sure if this is correct, but it's the only song I could find online that fits this mission name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pByQ97SyVmc

Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmrfgj0MZI

Last Call - Elliott Smith

I found a number of songs called Last Call, but this one seems the most appropriate and in line with the taste in music of the rest of the music the mission names are based on. I also think it's this one, because many of the other songs of the same title was released after the game was released in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj64QuOT1U

The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ

Firestarter - The Prodigy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw

Voodoo Treasure - Majestic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-9yeOYwyxM

I've Seen That Face Before - Grace Jones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIN3IE3DHqc

Baby Let Me Take You - The Detroit Emeralds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihlZ7ISXUyU

The Show Must Go On - Queen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99KH0TR-J4

Dazed And Confused - Jake Holmes

Most people know this as a Led Zeppelin song, but it was originally written by Jake Holmes in 1967. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-F8XGQ46c0

Shot By Both Sides - Magazine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3R-H5on1s

Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0

Addicted To Chaos - Megadeth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-YnLoozIAs

Birds With Broken Wings - Ben Caplan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfzy08FSdS4

You Know My Name - Chris Cornell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p7WZRL6I-8

Get It Together - Beastie Boys

The wiki page doesn't name a song, however I think this is the one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bkMtWL-5vM

New Person, Same Old Mistakes - Tame Impala

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9bw_VtMUGA

The Damned - The Plasmatics

I'm not sure about this one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGX188WmhY

Balls To The Wall - Accept

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_3TlrZLpQ0

No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOXaPE6gklI

Push It To The Limit - Paul Engemann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-3Yok5D3Aw

Lucretia My Reflection - The Sisters Of Mercy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuezNswtRfo

Spider And The Fly - The Rolling Stones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TahNdsiCIYk

Hole In The Sky - Black Sabbath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5p78QlqTM

Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4BuziKGMy4

Dog Eat Dog - AC/DC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8kjqWCCXvU