List of bands named after other performers' songs

This is a list of bands whose names are taken from songs by other artists where both artists in question have articles on the English Wikipedia.

Exact matches 10 Seconds of Forever, after Hawkwind's "10 Seconds of Forever" ABC, after The Jackson 5's "ABC" After Forever, after Black Sabbath's "After Forever" All That Remains, after Bolt Thrower's "All That Remains" from their album Realm of Chaos Bad Brains, after The Ramones' song "Bad Brain" Blasphemy, after Morbid Angel's "Blasphemy" Blonde Redhead, after the DNA song "Blonde Redhead" Boom Boom Satellites, after Sigue Sigue Sputnik's song "Boom Boom Satellite" Bonded by Blood, after Exodus's "Bonded by Blood" Boris, after Melvins' "Boris" from their album Bullhead Bury Your Dead, after The Haunted's "Bury Your Dead" Carnal Forge, after Carcass's "Carnal Forge" from their album Heartwork CC Cowboys, after Imperiet's "C.C. Cowboys" from their album Blå himlen blues Cocteau Twins, after Simple Minds' song "Cocteau Twins". Cold Beat, after "Cold Beat" by The Sound Communist Daughter, after Neutral Milk Hotel's "Communist Daughter" Cool Kids of Death, after Saint Etienne's "Cool Kids of Death" from their album Tiger Bay Dali's Car, after Captain Beefheart's "Dali's Car" from Trout Mask Replica A Day in the Life (now known as Hawthorne Heights), after the Beatles song "A Day in the Life". Death Cab for Cutie, after Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's "Death Cab for Cutie" on their album Gorilla Deep Purple, after Peter DeRose's "Deep Purple" (most notably performed by Nino Tempo & April Stevens) Desperate Journalist, after The Cure's "Desperate Journalist in Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation" dEUS, after The Sugarcubes' "Deus" Dir En Grey, after Lareine's "Dir en gray" Dr. Feelgood (band), after Dr. Feelgood and the Interns's "Doctor Feel-Good" Ella Guru, after Captain Beefheart's "Ella Guru" Eric's Trip, after Sonic Youth's "Eric's Trip" Exciter, after Judas Priest's "Exciter" Famous Last Words, after My Chemical Romance's "Famous Last Words" Flume, after Bon Iver's "Flume" Fuck the Facts, after Naked City's "Fuck the Facts" Funeral for a Friend, after Planes Mistaken for Stars's "Funeral for a Friend" Gamma Ray, after "Gamma Ray" by German prog-rock band Birth Control Girlschool, from Paul McCartney's "Girls' School" Golden Earring, after The Hunters "Golden Earrings" Great Speckled Bird after Roy Acuff's "The Great Speckled Bird" Hanoi Rocks, after Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers' "Chinese Rocks" Head Like a Hole, after Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole" Heaven in Her Arms after Converge's "Heaven in Her Arms" from the album Jane Doe Hound Dog, after Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" How to Destroy Angels, after Coil's "How to Destroy Angels" Hunters & Collectors, after Can's "Hunters and Collectors" from the Landed album In Fear and Faith, after Circa Survive's "In Fear and Faith" Indian Summer, after The Doors' "Indian Summer" Jet, after Wings' "Jet" Kashmir after Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" The Kooks after David Bowie's song "Kooks" Ladytron, after Roxy Music's "Ladytron" Life Without Buildings, after the Japan song of the same name Little Birdy, after Ween's "Little Birdy" from the album Pure Guava The Living End, after The Stray Cats' "The Living End" Madness, after Prince Buster's "Madness" Man Overboard, after Blink-182's "Man Overboard" Misery Index, after Assück's "Misery Index" Mob Rules, after Black Sabbath's Mob Rules Mr. Big, after Free's "Mr. Big" Moonshake, after the Can song "Moonshake" Motörhead, after Hawkwind's song of the same name Motionless in White, after Eighteen Visions's "Motionless in White" Negativland, after Neu!'s "Negativland" Nickel Creek, after Byron Berline's "Nickel Creek" Nine Below Zero, after Sonny Boy Williamson II's "Nine Below Zero" Northlane, after Architects' 2008 song "North Lane" Overkill, after Motörhead's 1979 song "Overkill" The Ordinary Boys, after Morrissey's "The Ordinary Boys" Poison, after Kix's "Poison" Powderfinger, after Neil Young's "Powderfinger" Pretty Girls Make Graves, after The Smiths' song by the same name. The Pretty Things, after Bo Diddley's "Pretty Thing" Primary, after The Cure's song "Primary". Prophets of Rage, after Public Enemy's song of the same name Pulling Teeth, after Green Day's song by the same name. Radiohead, after Talking Heads' song "Radio Head" Rage, after Judas Priest's "Rage" Rage Against the Machine, after a song by former Zack de la Rocha's hardcore punk band Inside Out called "Rage Against the Machine" Regular John, after Queens of the Stone Age's "Regular John" Riders in the Sky, after Stan Jones's "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky". Riders on the Storm, after The Doors's "Riders on the Storm" Right Said Fred, after Bernard Cribbins' single by the same name Ripping Corpse, after Kreator's "Ripping Corpse" Roxette, after Dr. Feelgood's "Roxette" Ruins, after Henry Cow's "Ruins" Running Wild, after Judas Priest's "Running Wild" Santiano, after Hugues Aufray's "Santiano" Scary Kids Scaring Kids, after Cap'n Jazz's "Scary Kids Scaring Kids" Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, after XTC's "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her" Seether, after Veruca Salt's "Seether" Shook Ones, after Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones" The Sisters of Mercy, from Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy" Slowdive, after Siouxsie and the Banshees's "Slowdive""WTSH interviews with Neil Halstead and Simon Scoot of Slowdive" Sinner, after Judas Priest's "Sinner" Suicide Commando, after No More's "Suicide Commando" The Sisters of Mercy, after Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy" Spiral Architect, after Black Sabbath's "Spiral Architect" Spoon, after Can's song "Spoon" Stars of Track and Field, after Belle and Sebastian's "Stars of Track and Field" Starsailor, after Tim Buckley's "Starsailor" from his album of the same name. The band's logo borrows the same typeface off the album's sleeve. Stiff Little Fingers, after The Vibrators's "Stiff Little Fingers" The Story So Far, after New Found Glory's "The Story So Far", a hidden track from the 2002 album Sticks and Stones Suffocation, after Morbid Angel's "Suffocation" Sweet Soul Music, after Arthur Conley's "Sweet Soul Music" Sweet Thing, after Van Morrison's "Sweet Thing" The Sunshine Underground, after The Chemical Brothers' "The Sunshine Underground" Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, after Earth's "Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine" Textures, after Cynic's "Textures" Tiger Trap, after Beat Happening's "Tiger Trap" Triángulo de Amor Bizarro, after New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" (translated directly into Spanish) TV Girl, after Beat Happening's "T.V. Girl" Uh Huh Her, after PJ Harvey's unreleased song "Uh Huh Her" that was cut from the album Uh Huh Her Veil of Maya, after Cynic's "Veil of Maya" Velocity Girl, after Primal Scream's "Velocity Girl" Lola Montez, after Volbeat's "Lola Montez" Weakling, after Swans' "Weakling" Winter, after Amebix' "Winter"

Bands named after other performers' albums Bonded by Blood, after Exodus's Bonded by Blood. Dixie Chicks, after Lowell George's Dixie Chicken Epica, after Kamelot's Epica album. Europe, after Deep Purple's Made in Europe. Heaven Shall Burn, after the Marduk album Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered. Masters of Reality, after a label misprint of Black Sabbath's Master of Reality Mountain, after Leslie West's Mountain Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, after Mutiny/The Bad Seed, an EP by the Birthday Party Obscura, after Gorguts's Obscura. Overkill, after Motörhead's Overkill Squeeze, after The Velvet Underground's Squeeze album. Sticky Fingers, after The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album. Teenage Head, after The Flaming Groovies' album. Volbeat, after Dominus's Vol.Beat. The Young Gods, after Swans' Young God. Iowa, after Slipknot's Iowa.

Bands named after their own songs Bad Omens were originally named CHLDRN until Ash Advilsen, who founded Sumerian Records, suggested they rebrand as Bad Omens, the name of one of their earlier songs. The song was renamed to "Glass Houses". Black Sabbath took their name after writing the song of the same name, which in turn was named after the 1963 film of the same name. Blue Murder, after a song on their first album. Butthole Surfers, in the early years of band, they performed under a different name every show. In a gig, the announcer forgot their name so he used a title of one of their songs.

The Chemical Brothers, after their song "Chemical Beats". Originally named The Dust Brothers but after production and songwriting duo of the same name complained they changed their name.

The Cure, after their own unreleased song from prior to their first record, Easy Cure. They pulled song lyrics from a hat, and the lyric "Easy Cure" was chosen, from a song written by drummer Lol Tolhurst. Guitarist/Vocalist Robert Smith said of the decision to change it to The Cure, “Every other group we liked had 'The' in front of their name but The Easy Cure sounded stupid so we just changed it to The Cure instead." Dashboard Confessional, from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears"; "on the way home, this car hears my confessions/I think tonight I'll take the long way home..." The Get Up Kids, named from the title of a song by guitarist/vocalist Matt Pryor's previous band, Secular Theory, called "Suburban Get Up Kids" Icehouse, named after a Flowers song, Flowers changing their name to Icehouse thereafter. Jesu, named after the last song on Godflesh's album Hymns. Godflesh is the main project of band leader Justin Broadrick. Living in a Box, from their song and debut album of the same name. Motörhead after the song "Motorhead" which the band's founder and frontman Lemmy had written while still in Hawkwind, and a version by that band was also recorded, making this a rare example of a band named after one of their own songs, and also a song by another band. New Kids on the Block, from a song on their debut album. Nightwish, after a song by Tuomas Holopainen, it is from their demo released in 1996 Queensrÿche, after a song composed by Chris DeGarmo called "Queen of the Reich", it is from Queensrÿche The Shins, after the Flake Music (a prior incarnation of the group) song of the same name Slipknot, after the first track on their demo album Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. Steeleye Span, after the character John "Steeleye" Span in the song "Horkstow Grange"; the song was the inspiration for the band's name, but they only got around to recording it 28 years after first forming. Talk Talk, Mark Hollis had originally written the song for his first group The Reaction, under the name "Talk Talk Talk Talk". Tin Machine, David Bowie side project named after the song "Tin Machine" on the eponymous album.

Approximations, partial matches, and lyrics 801, after a lyric in Brian Eno's song "The True Wheel" A Certain Ratio, also after a lyric in "The True Wheel"Nice, James (2010), Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records, Aurum Press, . p.42 All Time Low, after a line from New Found Glory's "Head on Collision" ("And it feels like/I'm at an all-time low") American Aquarium, after the Wilco song “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” Angelspit, after the Sonic Youth song "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" Annisokay, after a line in Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal: "Annie are you okay?" The Antlers, after The Microphones' "Antlers" at17, after Janis Ian's "At Seventeen" Bananarama, from Roxy Music's "Pyjamarama". Bathory, after Venom's "Countess Bathory" Between the Buried and Me, in the song "Ghost Train" by Counting Crows. The lyrics say "Fifty million feet of earth between the buried and me" Big Country, after a line in Roxy Music's "Prairie Rose": "Lonesome star, shine on The big country" Big Fat Snake, after a line in Bob Dylan's "Wiggle Wiggle": "Wiggle like a big fat snake"