List of songs recorded by the Cat Empire

Eight men performing on a stage. From left to right; two horns, timbales, shekere, drums, vocals, bass (obscured), keyboards.
The Cat Empire at the 2013 Winnipeg Folk Festival

Australian jazz/funk band the Cat Empire have recorded over 142 songs throughout their career. The group was founded in Melbourne, in 1999 by Felix Riebl (vocals, percussion), Ollie McGill (keyboards) and Ryan Monro (bass). The trio expanded in 2001 to include Harry James Angus (vocals, trumpet), Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwala (turntables, percussion) and Will Hull-Brown (drums).[1] Their musical style has been described as a fusion of jazz, ska, reggae and hip-hop,[2] with heavy Latin influences.[3]

Released songs

Key
† Indicates single release
‡ Indicates song not written or co-written by the Cat Empire
List of released songs, showing title, writers, original release and year
Title Writers Original release Year Ref.
"1001" (Hidden track) Felix Riebl Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"1001" (Single version) Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl
Ollie McGill 		"Sly" 2005 [5]
"Adelphia" Harry James Angus Stolen Diamonds 2019 [6]
"All Hell" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"All Night Loud" Felix Riebl Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"All That Talking" Felix Riebl The Cat Empire 2003 [9]
"Alle Walle" Ira Coleman
Bart Fermine
Ernest Ranglin ‡ 		Live at the Paradiso 2017 [10]
"Am I Wrong" Harry James Angus
Jamshid Khadiwala
Felix Riebl 		Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Anybody" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Stolen Diamonds 2019 [6]
"Anymore" Felix Riebl Cities 2006 [11]
"Barricades" † Harry James Angus
Ollie McGill
Jan Skubiszewski 		Stolen Diamonds 2018 [6]
"Bataclan" Felix Riebl Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Be With You Again" Felix Riebl Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Beanni" Felix Riebl The Cat Empire 2003 [9]
"Beyond All" Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Jamshid Khadiwala
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"Blasting Away" Felix Riebl Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Boogaloo" Roscoe James Irwin
Felix Riebl 		Cities 2006 [11]
"Boom Boom" Roscoe James Irwin
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Bow Down to Love" Harry James Angus Stolen Diamonds 2019 [6]
"Brighter than Gold" † Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Bulls" † Felix Riebl Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Call Me Home" Roscoe James Irwin
Felix Riebl 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"The Car Song" † Harry James Angus Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"The Chariot" † Felix Riebl The Sun 2002 [14]
"Cities" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Cities 2006 [11]
"Coming Back Again" Felix Riebl Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]

"Coming to Meet You" †

Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Non-album single 2021 [15]
"The Conspiracy" Felix Riebl Live @ Adelphia 2001 [16]
"Creature" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"The Crowd" Harry James Angus The Sun 2002 [14]
"Daggers Drawn" Harry James Angus Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Dance the Night Away" Felix Riebl Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"The Darkness" Harry James Angus So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Days Like These" † Harry James Angus
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		The Cat Empire 2003 [9]
"Days Loop" Felix Riebl B-side of "Days Like These" 2004 [18]
"Deeper" Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Don't Throw Your Hands Up" Harry James Angus Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Down at the 303" Harry James Angus Cities 2006 [11]
"Drift Away" Grace Barbé
Felix Riebl 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Dumb Things" Paul Kelly ‡ Live on Earth 2009 [19]
"Eagle" Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Jamshid Khadiwala
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"East" Harry James Angus B-side of "Hello" 2003 [20]
"Echoes" † Harry James Angus Stolen Diamonds 2019 [6]
"Falling" Harry James Angus
Ross Irwin
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"Feeling's Gone" † Harry James Angus
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl
Steve Schram 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"Feline" Felix Riebl Touring Europe and the UK, 2004 2003 [21]
"Fishies" † Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Flags" Felix Riebl Pre-order bonus track for Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Get Some" Lykke Li
Björn Yttling ‡ 		Triple J: Like a Version 12 2016 [22]
"Go" Harry James Angus
Jan Skubiszewski 		Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Going to Live" † Felix Riebl
Cristina Recio 		Non-album single 2021 [23]
"Great Beauty" † Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Non-album single 2021 [24]
"The Heart is a Cannibal" Cinema Harry James Angus
Ollie McGill 		2010 [7]
"Hello" † Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Live @ Adelphia 2001 [16]
"L'Hotel de Californie" Don Felder
Glenn Frey
Don Henley ‡ 		On the Attack 2004 [25]
"How to Explain" Felix Riebl The Cat Empire 2003 [9]
"In My Pocket" Harry James Angus Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"Into the Night" † Felix Riebl Non-album single 2021 [26]
"Intro" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		On the Attack 2004 [25]
"Jungle" Harry James Angus Cities 2006 [11]
"Kila" † Felix Riebl Stolen Diamonds 2018 [6]
"Know Your Name" Felix Riebl Cities 2006 [11]
"La Sirène" † Ollie McGill
Eloise Mignon
Felix Riebl 		Stolen Diamonds 2018 [6]
"Like a Drum" Ryan Monro
Jamshid Khadiwala
Felix Riebl 		Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Lonely Moon" Harry James Angus So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"The Lost Song" Felix Riebl Live @ Adelphia 2001 [9]
"Lover Lover Lover" Leonard Cohen ‡ Pre-order bonus track for Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Luck Song" Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Cities 2006 [11]
"Lullaby" Felix Riebl Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"Manifesto" Harry James Angus The Cat Empire 2003 [9]
"Manifesto/Rhythm Interlude" Harry James Angus
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		B-side of "Days Like These" 2004 [18]
"Midnight" Harry James Angus Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Miserere" Felix Riebl Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"Miss Soul" Felix Riebl iTunes bonus track for Cities 2006 [11]
"Money Coming My Way" † Andy Baldwin
Roscoe James Irwin
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"The Mother Place" Felix Riebl The Sun 2002 [14]
"Motion" Felix Riebl Cities 2006 [11]
"The Night That Never End" Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		The Sun 2002 [14]
"No Longer There" † Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"No Mountain" Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"No Sense" Felix Riebl Live @ Adelphia 2001 [16]
"Nothing" Felix Riebl The Cat Empire 2003 [9]
"Oh Mercy" Harry James Angus
Neda Rahmani
Felix Riebl 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Old Dog, New Trick" Roscoe James Irwin
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"On My Way" † Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"One, Four, Five" † Felix Riebl Where the Angels Fall 2003 [9]
"Only Light" Harry James Angus
Roscoe James Irwin
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"Open Up Your Face" Harry James Angus Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Oscar Wilde" † Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Stolen Diamonds 2018 [6]
"Owl" † Roscoe James Irwin
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl
Richard Tedesco 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Panama" Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Party Started" Harry James Angus
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"Prophets in the Sky" Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Jamshid Khadiwala
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Protons, Neutrons, Electrons" Harry James Angus Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"Qué Será Ahora" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Rising with the Sun 2015 [12]
"Radio Song" Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Ready Now" Felix Riebl Stolen Diamonds 2018 [6]
"Reasonably Fine" Felix Riebl Cinema 2010 [7]
"The Return" Felix Riebl B-side of "The Car Song" 2005 [27]
"Rhyme and Reason" Felix Riebl The Sun 2002 [14]
"The Rhythm" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		The Sun 2002 [14]
"Rising with the Sun" Felix Riebl Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]
"Rock 'n' Roll" † Felix Riebl
Richard Tedesco 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Saltwater" Harry James Angus Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"Saturday Night" Roscoe James Irwin
Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Stolen Diamonds 2019 [6]
"The Scream" † Felix Riebl Non-album single 2021 [28]
"Shoulders" Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"Side to Side" Felix Riebl Cities 2006 [11]
"Siente" Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		Cities 2006 [11]
"Sleep Won't Sleep" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Sly" † Felix Riebl Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"So Long" Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"So Many Nights" † Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Sol y Sombra" Harry James Angus
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Two Shoes 2005 [4]
"Sola" † Felix Riebl
Jairo Zavala 		Stolen Diamonds 2018 [6]
"Song for Elias" Felix Riebl Cities 2006 [11]
"Song for the Day" Ollie McGill
Felix Riebl 		The Sun 2002 [14]
"Sparrow" † Felix Riebl Non-album single 2021 [29]
"Steal the Light" † Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Still Young" Felix Riebl Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"Stolen Diamonds" Harry James Angus Stolen Diamonds 2018 [6]
"Strong Coffee" Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"The Sun" Felix Riebl Live @ Adelphia 2001 [16]
"Sunny Afternoon" Ray Davies ‡ Triple J: Like a Version 5 2009 [30]
"Sunny Moon" Felix Riebl So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Swing Sly" Felix Riebl B-side of "Sly" 2005 [5]
"Thunder Rumbles" † Neda Rahmani
Felix Riebl 		Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Til The Ocean Takes Us All" Harry James Angus
Felix Riebl 		So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Two Shoes" † Felix Riebl The Sun 2002 [14]
"Voodoo Cowboy" Harry James Angus So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"Waiting" Harry James Angus
Roscoe James Irwin
Felix Riebl 		Cinema 2010 [7]
"Walls" Felix Riebl Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Waltz" Felix Riebl Cities 2006 [11]
"Wandering" Felix Riebl Live @ Adelphia 2001 [16]
"Wanted to Write a Love Song" Felix Riebl The Sun 2002 [14]
"West Sun" Felix Riebl Where the Angels Fall 2023 [13]
"Who's That" Felix Riebl Stolen Diamonds 2019 [6]
"Wild Animals" Harry James Angus Steal the Light 2013 [8]
"The Wine Song" Harry James Angus The Cat Empire 2003 [9]
"Wolves" † Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Jamshid Khadiwala
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Rising with the Sun 2015 [12]
"Won't Be Afraid" Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		So Many Nights 2007 [17]
"You Are My Song" Harry James Angus
Will Hull-Brown
Jamshid Khadiwala
Ollie McGill
Ryan Monro
Felix Riebl 		Rising with the Sun 2016 [12]

References

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  2. ^ Tampubolon, Hans David (16 November 2014). "The Cat Empire: A band with no genre". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024.
  3. ^ Oksenhorn, Stewart (11 October 2006). "Cat Empire takes a cue from Cuba". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024.
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