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band Primus. For individual songs, see the category listing.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Primus hired many of their friends from the Bay Area to be in the stage crew, and many of them appear in Primus's videos and home videos.

Other appearances

:1988 - ''Germ's Choice: A KUSF Compilation'' (promo for KUSF radio, featuring the demo version of "Tommy the Cat") :1991 - ''A Different Sound'' (promo for Carlsberg Light lager, featuring "Tommy the Cat") :1992 - Plan B: the questionable video features Here come the bastards, Tommy the cat. :1991 - ''

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the feature directorial debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, and a sequel to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989) ...

'' (soundtrack, featuring "Tommy the Cat") :1991 - ''Expand-O: CD Tune Up 12'' (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver") :1993 - ''

The Beavis and Butt-head Experience ''The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience'' is a compilation album released in 1993 by Geffen Records and related to the animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. The name is a reference to Jimi Hendrix's original band, the Jimi Hendrix Exp ...

'' (soundtrack, featuring the original track "Poetry and Prose") :1993 - ''

In Defense of Animals In Defense of Animals (IDA) is an animal protection organization founded in 1983 in San Rafael, California, United States. The group's slogan is "working to protect the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals". IDA has become known, in particul ...

'' (benefit compilation album, featuring "Too Many Puppies") :1993 - ''Lollapalooza '93'' (sampler, featuring studio version of "Mr. Krinkle") :1994 - ''

Airheads ''Airheads'' is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Rich Wilkes. It stars Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler as the members of a struggling rock band who hijack a Los Angeles radio station in ord ...

'' (soundtrack, featuring the original track "Bastardizing Jellikit") :1994 - ''

Brainscan ''Brainscan'' is a 1994 American science fiction slasher film directed by John Flynn and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. The film stars Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, Amy Hargreaves, Jamie Marsh, and T. Ryder Smith. The soundtrack was co ...

'' (soundtrack, featuring "Welcome to This World") :1994 - ''Caroline Records 1994 Sampler'' (promo for

Caroline Records Caroline Records is a record label that was founded in 1973. Founded in the United Kingdom to showcase British progressive rock groups, the label ceased releasing titles in 1976 and then re-emerged in the United States in 1986. The label rel ...

, featuring "John the Fisherman") :1994 - '' Woodstock 1994'' (live album, featuring "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers") :1995 - ''Obdurate'' (promo for HM magazine, featuring a live version of "Here Come the Bastards") :1995 - ''Phuq!'' (featuring "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver") :1996 - ''Bored Generation'' (featuring "Hellbound 17½") :1996 - ''Eyesore: A Stab at The Residents'' (

The Residents The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, ''Meet the Residents'' (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music vid ...

tribute album, featuring the Primus cover of "Hello Skinny/Constantinople") :1996 - '' Music for Our Mother Ocean, Vol. 1'' (promo for the

Surfrider Foundation The Surfrider Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and preserve the world's oceans, waves and beaches. It focuses on plastic reduction, water quality, beach access, beach and surf spot preser ...

, featuring a live version of "Mr. Knowitall") :1996 - ''X Games Volume 1: Music from the Edge'' (promo for

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

X Games The X Games are a series of action sports events founded by ESPN Inc. and aired on ESPN networks and ABC. In late 2022, ESPN sold the long-running property to MSP Sports Capital, a private equity firm co-founded by Jahm Najafi and Jeff Mo ...

, featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver") :1997 - ''Crossing All Over!: Volume 6'' (featuring "Shake Hands with Beef") :1997 - ''Rock Sound: Volume 10'' (promo for

Rock Sound ''Rock Sound'' is a British magazine that covers rock music. The magazine aims at being more " underground" and less commercial, while also giving coverage to better-known acts. It generally focuses on pop punk, post-hardcore, metalcore, punk, ...

magazine, featuring "Shake Hands with Beef") :1997 - ''Universal Attaque!: Vol. 1'' (featuring "Shake Hands with Beef") :1997 - ''Zoo Magazine: CD Sampler 10'' (promo for Zoo magazine, featuring "My Name is Mud") :1998 - '' Chef Aid: The South Park Album'' (soundtrack, featuring the original tracks "South Park Theme" and "Mephisto and Kevin") :1998 - '' Indie 2000: Volume 3'' (featuring "Shake Hands with Beef") :1998 - ''Interscope Sampler: Volume One'' (promo for

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...

, featuring the Primus cover of

Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fus ...

's "Silly Putty") :1998 - ''The New, the Classic & the Unexplored: Volume Three'' (promo for Visions magazine, featuring "To Defy the Laws of Tradition") :1998 - ''Pinkpop 1998 Sampler'' (featuring a live version of "Bob's Party Time Lounge") :1998 - ''Tijdloze Honderd: Vol 4'' (featuring "Too Many Puppies") :1999 - ''

Celebrity Deathmatch ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' is an adult stop-motion claymated series created by Eric Fogel and produced by John Worth Lynn Jr. for MTV. A parody of sports entertainment programs, ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' depicted various celebrities engaging ...

'' (soundtrack, featuring the studio version of "The Heckler") :1999 - ''

Family Values Tour 1999 Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as m ...

'' (live album, featuring "Lacquer Head" and "My Name is Mud") :1999 - '' Jack Kerouac Reads On the Road'' (

Jack Kerouac Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Of French-Canadian ...

compilation, featuring a cover of "On the Road" recorded by

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the American folk music, fo ...

and Primus) :1999 - ''The New, the Classic & the Unexplored: Volume Nine'' (promo for Visions magazine, featuring "South Park Theme") :1999 - ''Opscene: CD#11'' (featuring "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool") :1999 - ''Take Off 2000: Loud Music for the Next Millenium'' (featuring "Lacquer Head") :1999 - ''Visions 75th Anniversary Compilation: Part II'' (promo for Visions magazine, featuring the Primus cover of

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...

's " Have a Cigar") :2000 - ''Big Noize'' (featuring "Electric Uncle Sam") :2000 - '' Nativity in Black II'' (

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band ...

tribute album featuring a cover of " N.I.B." recorded by Primus and

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which per ...

) :2003 - ''Triple J's Hottest 100 10th Anniversary: Hottest Box'' (promo for

Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...

radio's

Hottest 100 The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll presented by the publicly-funded Australian youth radio station Triple J. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Music of Australia, Australian and alternative music of th ...

, featuring "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver") :2004 - ''Alternative Rock Edition'' (featuring "Too Many Puppies") :2004 - ''Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004'' (live album, featuring "Frizzle Fry") :2005 - '' Prince of Darkness'' (Ozzy Osbourne box set, featuring the cover of "N.I.B." recorded by Primus and Osbourne) :2005 - ''Triple J's Super Request: Dog's Breakfast'' (promo for

radio's

Super Request ''Super Request,'' formerly known as ''Request Fest,'' was a radio show broadcast on Australian youth broadcaster Triple J. It aired Monday to Thursday between 6pm and 9pm, and Fridays for an extra hour, from 1998 and 2011. The program relied o ...

, featuring "Electric Uncle Sam") :2006 - '' Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards'' (Tom Waits compilation, featuring the cover of "On the Road" recorded by Primus and Waits) :2008 - ''

Zack and Miri Make a Porno ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' (also known simply as ''Zack and Miri'') is a 2008 American sex comedy film written, directed and edited by Kevin Smith and starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks. It was released on October 31, 2008. The film f ...

'' (soundtrack, featuring "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver") ;Video compilations :2004 - ''Live from Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004'' (DVD) ;Television show theme songs :1997-2000 -

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...

: seasons 1-4 ("South Park Theme", released on '' Chef Aid'', 1998) :2000-2006 - South Park: seasons 4-10 (various remixes of "South Park Theme", unreleased) :2006-present - South Park: seasons 10-14 (

mashup Mashup may refer to: * Mashup (culture), the rearrangement of spliced parts of musical pieces as part of a subculture * Mashup (education), combining various forms of data and media by a teacher or student in an instructional setting * Mashup (mus ...

of "South Park Theme" and "Whamola" by

Les Claypool's Frog Brigade Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade (also known as The Les Claypool Frog Brigade) is a musical project with rotating personnel, led by American singer/bassist Les Claypool. The Frog Brigade was formed during a hiatus from Claypool ...

, unreleased) ;Video game soundtracks :1995 - '' Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity'' (featuring "DMV") :1999 - '' Hot Wheels Turbo Racing'' (featuring "Hamster Style") :1999 - ''

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'', released as ''Tony Hawk's Skateboarding'' in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe, is a 1999 skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It is the first installment in ...

'' (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver") :2000 - '' Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption'' (featuring "Electric Uncle Sam") :2001 - ''

ATV Offroad Fury ''ATV Offroad Fury'' is a 2001 racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. A sequel, '' ATV Offroad Fury 2'', was released in 2002. Gameplay The player may choose between ...

'' (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver") :2006 - ''

Guitar Hero 2 ''Guitar Hero II'' is a 2006 rhythm game developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 and Activision for the Xbox 360. It is the sequel to ''Guitar Hero'' (2005) and the second installment in the ''Guitar Hero'' series ...

'' (featuring "John the Fisherman") :2006 - ''

Tony Hawk's Project 8 ''Tony Hawk's Project 8'' is a 2006 skateboarding video game and the eighth installment in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in November 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation ...

'' (featuring "American Life") :2010 - ''

Rock Band 3 ''Rock Band 3'' is a 2010 rhythm game developed by Harmonix. The game was initially published and distributed by MTV Games and Electronic Arts, respectively, on October 26, 2010. Mad Catz took over both roles and re-released the title on Novembe ...

'' (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver") :2014 - ''

Rocksmith ''Rocksmith'' is a music video game produced by Ubisoft, released in October 2011 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms in North America. ''Rocksmith'' was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 during September 2012 in Australian and Europ ...

'' (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver, "Tommy the Cat", "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver", "South Park Theme")

References

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