History AwesomeMusic / SpongeBobSquarePants

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VhBgEyauGI Witty Fellow]] is a whimsical piece that sets the mood for scenes in episodes like "No Weenies Allowed" and "Pranks a Lot".

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* The first episode hits hard and fast with the use of "Living in the Sunlight, Loving in the Moonlight" by Music/TinyTim. Backing an amazingly-satisfying sequence of [=SpongeBob=] cooking Patties, the steady falsetto and drum baseline makes the entire scene a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRgudnV1FhI delight to watch.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nT3MWZx46U Give Jellyfish Fields A Chance]]. Jellyfish Fields, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's favorite place in Bikini Bottom, is going to be destroyed by a new superhighway, and they go out into town, and start protesting in the form of song.

* The Fun Song from the aptly titled "F.U.N." episode. True to its name, it's fun sounding, and it's all about friendship and the things we do for fun. Sing it with us: [[MemeticMutation F is for friends who do stuff together]], U is for you and me, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhynzAu76o N is for anywhere and anytime at all...]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InS3Jjtpks4 "Goofy Goober Rock"]] from the movie; not just the song, but the scene it accompanies. [=SpongeBob=] uses ThePowerOfRock [[SlaveLiberation to free Plankton's buckethead slaves]]. Probably the greatest DeusExMachina of all time.

* The American Groove Metal band Music/{{Pantera}} created [[https://open.spotify.com/track/5TryogdnaeUKM9uPI2ErhC a song]] for the episode "Pre-Hibernation Week", a jarring masterpiece of dismay and shock describing the hard situation our heroes are in.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnFY9T7c3no Never Give Up]]" is an amazing duet between [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward about getting their band back together near the climax of "Hello Bikini Bottom!". Special note goes to the ''beautifully'' synchronized instrumental between [=SpongeBob=]'s ukulele and Squidward's clarinet at the very end.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F82MWbNAbnQ Fight! Fight! Fight!]] is a triumphant sports march theme, which is better known for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4X1dgV0Dw its vocal version, "Now That We're Men]], from the first movie.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDY0-vPFR8 "The Best Day Ever"]]. It's the best song ever!

* The Fun Song from the aptly titled "F.U.N." episode. Sing it with us: [[MemeticMutation F is for friends who do stuff together]], U is for you and me, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhynzAu76o N is for anywhere and anytime at all...]]

* Similarly both an awesome melody and [[TearJerker Tear Jerky]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-wypay6lcA Gary, Come Home]].

* This list couldn't possibly be complete without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCs0JGxvQCM the most quintessential SpongeBob song]]. "The best time to wear a striped sweater..."

%%* The stylized "Do The Sponge" song from "The Chaperone". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqZB9QDQpAI Alright, you invertebrates! I'm gonna teach ya how to do...THE SPONGE.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi_lFjhDRQo The Mob]] is another memorable tune, from when [=SpongeBob=] inspected the city as Hall Monitor.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bO0H1D2v8 "Stadium Rave A"]], the music used during the famous "Jellyfish Jam" dance sequence. Later in the episode, we are treated to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rww0wirMiF8 Jellyfish Jam]], orchestrated by [=SpongeBob=] and performed by undersea creatures and objects. Also a [[Heartwarming/SpongeBobSquarePants heartwarming moment]], considering [=SpongeBob=] is leading the jellyfish back home.
* Whenever [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnjKdWBVQOs "Send Them Victorious"]] plays, you KNOW something awesome will happen!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F82MWbNAbnQ Fight! Fight! Fight!]] Or as it is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4X1dgV0Dw more commonly called...]]

* [[LongSongShortScene Though you only hear it for about 15 seconds on the show]], the music that plays during Plankton's magic act is downright badass.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbCfSviIyxU "Quest for the Best"]], the song from the Krusty Krab Training Video, based off [[Film/RockyIII "Eye of the Tiger"]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRixzwZl6Z8 Tomfoolery]], probably one of the most prevalent and memorable tracks of the whole show.
%%* Pick any piece of music by Lionel Wendling. You might recognize [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN593G-jypM Tiki Rapido]] from "Chum Caverns" and "Sun Bleached".

* It may be in live-action, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbHV6s1NSNI "Underwater Sun"]] is an awesome song.

* This list couldn't possibly be complete without [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCs0JGxvQCM the most quintessential SpongeBob song]]. [[spoiler:"The best time to wear a striped sweater..."]]

* The Season 9 episode “Sharks vs. Pods”, while not a musical, is still a very musically jamming episode, featuring instrumentals that range from archival jazz music tracks to rocking, swinging originals. Fitting enough, as [[BaitAndSwitch it turns out]], the episode turns into [[spoiler: a dance-off between the Sharks and Pods.]]

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvq_B5WeH4 The Stranger in Town]]" fits the western standoff theme between [=SpongeBob=] and Bubble Bass, despite being about food...[[SeriousBusiness or perhaps because of it]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MemABysIvs Where's Gary]] from [=SpongeBob=]'s Greatest Hits is pretty awesome. It's like Gary's Song, but more lively.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I wonder how things went so wrong. I turned around and he was gone. '''WHERE'S GARY!?'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm-eQSSVrPw Under My Rock]] from The Movie Album is pretty cool. It has Patrick singing about his rock and how it's the only place he'll ever stay.
-->'''Patrick''': It's cold and hard and kind of gray. It's the only place I'll ever stay. Got snacks in the fridge and a telephone, in this stone that I call home! Let's [[VisualPun Rock!]]
* [[https://youtu.be/wFUQXnnXAAQ You Will Obey!]] from the ''Best Day Ever'' album is a rock song about Plankton commanding the citizens of Bikini Bottom to do his bidding via mind control.
-->'''Plankton''': You will obey! Do what I say! Do it my way! Go, Stay, You will obey!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKPOwTV-4Q War Blowers]], debuting and best remembered in "Reef Blower", is an action-packed theme that adds an extra oomph to the many antics on display.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgFy5L11Umw Pressure Point]] from "Grandma's Kisses" (despite only being briefly played) may count as one, as in order to be a man, "You must acquire a taste for freeform Jazz."
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi_lFjhDRQo The Mob]] is another memorable tune, from when [=SpongeBob=] inspected the city as Hall Monitor.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C76LPsWRzIk Advanced Attack]]" sounds similar to an epic naval battle, but is most prominently used when Larry saved a man in "[=SpongeGuard=] on Duty". This signifies how Badass Larry was during his time as a life guard.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3zdztLrfY Attack]] is often used when someone is warned of the dire situations at hand, creating a scene of panic. Also, it sounds amazing.
* Need a theme to strike terror and soil trousers when ever you appear? Well [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6STUo0xq2M "Malleus Mallificarum (a)"]] seems to the just the thing for The Flying Dutchman!
* During the well-liked ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'' game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnXc4k0jNGw "The Flying Dutchman's Graveyard"]] has a spooky, yet kickass theme for Sandy's trek there.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_xmc8PF_R8 "Robot [=SpongeBob=]/Robot Plankton/Chum Bucket theme"]] is pure awesomeness for a good licensed game.
** One could even say that for the boss music in the entire game. From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-FDhOEU-qQ Industrial Park/Robot Patrick's]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KDinwCfvcg Poseidome/Robot Sandy]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSzjxulx1cE SpongeBob's Dream]]/[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaXapWQeeeg Miniboss/Robot Attack]]. Seriously, this soundtrack is surprising.
** In the video game adaptation of the movie, the battle against Buckhead Neptune is...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgFDAbVRH_k just phenomenal.]]
* During the opening sequence of "F.U.N.", the use of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E509BftEU2I "Heroes Win"]] creates a badass mood when [=SpongeBob=] decides to save the day. Then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DP8qOa9pR0 "Chase that Car"]] is badass swing to fit the Cat and Mouse scenario [=SpongeBob=] and Plankton are in.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfxyNJNJHk "Chill Out",]] AKA Season 1 Plankton-based episodes title music. This suave theme fits the villainy present in those episodes.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHlVXATFYY "Dramatic Cue G"]] is a song fitting for any Adventurer during the Dark Ages.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bO0H1D2v8 "Stadium Rave A"]], the music used during the famous "Jellyfish Jam" dance sequence. Later in the episode, we are treated to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rww0wirMiF8 Jellyfish Jam]], orchestrated by [=SpongeBob=] and performed by undersea creatures and objects. Also a [[Heartwarming/SpongeBobSquarePants heartwarming moment]], considering [=SpongeBob=] is leading the jellyfish back home.
* Whenever [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnjKdWBVQOs "Send Them Victorious"]] plays, you KNOW something awesome will happen!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLTj3cugwjE "The Grinder"]]. Pure awesomeness thanks to pure heavy metal music rocking with every flipped Krabby Patty.
* It may be in live-action, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbHV6s1NSNI "Underwater Sun"]] is an awesome song.
* For another awesome live-action song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A58ruJRgj8 "Bubble Beat Box"]]. They knew how to make [[MundaneMadeAwesome SpongeBob walking sound awesome]]!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xTZZ8v748 Big Show Theme]] is deliciously old school, big-dreaming jazz music that invokes images of a different era in history.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPiaicKs44s "Border Run"]], the title card music for "The Chaperone". A cool 1950's style rock and roll tune, with some awesome guitar and saxophone solos.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2TkjZF4Hw "When Worlds Collide"]] is a hilarious rap with a robot voice and Patrick showing off rhymes like none other.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJFFNg-yqRQ Sailing Over the Dogger Bank]] is the salty, earthy sea shanty that opens Season 2's "Sailor Mouth".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57DVZuxiLYs Tom Fool]] is the lithe, fanciful and surprisingly infectious woodwind music from the opening of "The Campfire Episode".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ifk3G8wffg Dangerous A]] is the rumbling, ''Jaws''-esque NightmareFuel cue from "Clams" and several other scary episodes of the series. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBXuTty8ZE4 Death Trap]] manages to top it with blaring, fearful horns and a skirmish xylophone.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eMx1wmnMkI Music to Drive By]] is the rarely-used, upbeat, happy-go-lucky big band music [=SpongeBob=] and Mystery bond to, and one of the most impressive pieces of music in the series.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZGc0oPPHsg Stealth by Night]] deserves a mention for its spine-tingling atmospheric build-up.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rifikhPBU6o Superquick]] is in a similar vein and is Mr. Krabs' joyous, percussion-heavy victory music over making his millionth dollar in "Clams".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhc9gtE-FY4 Wonderland of Snow]] is probably the most Christmas-y song you'll ever listen to.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUcPpu-T2vc Stack of Leis]] is the musical equivalent to just relaxing and resting after a long day, and letting your body give itself out.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCYMDQd822E Hawaiian Flower]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCWZIK8TFr0 Hawaiian Train]]: two similarly themed songs that are both SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel from start to end. Let's also add in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXaUG5iuuh4 Hawaiian Calypso]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkrSDOdP6k4 Secret Service]] is [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's super smooth and relentless spy music from "Wet Painters" and "Spy Buddies".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3clmKqLW84 Sneak Up]] is the sleazy, creeping big band theme for [=SpongeBob=]'s more... criminal activities.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL2CcVlx1p8 Saxaboogie]] is the go-to song to get any party up and hoppin'. No, seriously. It's that good. It's commonly associated with Larry the Lobster and Goo Lagoon.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6nBSiSwCHc Stars and Games]] is another sax-driven track to get a beach party started.
** Another Larry-related song is the rocking [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbW47X0gdIQ Surfing Summer]], the instrumentals of which often appeared in pre-movie episodes.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOwXlANwerI What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor]] is the jovial, accordion rendition of the classic sea shanty "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyPuey-1Jw The Drunken Sailor]]" and Mr. Krabs' theme throughout the series.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31HG7P5Aiyo Up She Rises]] is a bombastic fanfare that quickly turns into a proud, militant variation of the theme for Mr. Krabs and the Krusty Krab.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VhBgEyauGI Witty Fellow]] is a whimsical piece that sets the mood for scenes in episodes like "No Weenies Allowed" and "Pranks a Lot".
%%* The stylized "Do The Sponge" song from "The Chaperone". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqZB9QDQpAI Alright, you invertebrates! I'm gonna teach ya how to do...THE SPONGE.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F82MWbNAbnQ Fight! Fight! Fight!]] Or as it is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4X1dgV0Dw more commonly called...]]

* The new Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade theme for the [=SpongeBob=] balloon, which is a jazzy mashup of [=SpongeBob's=] theme song and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZlLMyU6yuw Eastside Story]]. The best tune to pick when you're in a Film Noir mood.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6DKzNRdwyI Award Winners A]] is a memorable, triumphant tune that plays during the "Remembering [=SpongeBob=]" segment in "The Sponge Who Could Fly (The Lost Episode)".

* Some of the short excerpts of established songs like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCI9ED9gtSk Rule Britannia]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzWE2mhem0w Volga Boat Men]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8qU01PNqk Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy]] are pretty impressive.
* [[LongSongShortScene Though you only hear it for about 15 seconds on the show]], the music that plays during Plankton's magic act is downright badass.
-->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUKxWCWEKDE I, the AMAZING Plankton, with the use of prestidigitation, will make a krabby patty disappear before your very eyes! First, I'll need a volunteer from the audience.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbCfSviIyxU "Quest for the Best"]], the song from the Krusty Krab Training Video, based off [[Film/RockyIII "Eye of the Tiger"]].
* [[https://youtu.be/XNMnc3pH2lU That's What Friends Do"]] from Season 2's "Wormy". A short, catchy rock-styled ditty which plays over the montage of [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing with Wormy prior to his transformation into a butterfly.
* Nickelodeon uploaded a video on their [=YouTube=] channel called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB42v-EcUwM The Ultimate SpongeBob Remix]]. It remixes almost every song from the pre-movie era, and exactly one post-movie era song (which was also played ''in'' the movie, though in its closing credits), into one catchy beat. The fact that they were able to include "Sweet Victory" in this despite the song's rights now being owned by Frontiers Records is awesome on its own. Added to the fact that a good majority of the entire remix is dedicated to the pre-movie era as opposed to anything else. Even then, the post-movie era song they picked still celebrates the show's past. Wanna know what song they picked? "Best Day Ever". A song from the season that, while diagonally split between the fans in terms of quality, is considered to hold up just as well as the seasons that came before it. It just goes to show that Nickelodeon cares about the show and its legacy just as much as we do.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQDTKPbwxUw "The Lineman"]], while technically not made for [=SpongeBob=][[note]]It was composed for NFL Documentaries[[/note]], is nonetheless one of the most memorable songs used on the show thanks to being the theme of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. It's a very jazzy tune evocative of the '60s ''Series/Batman1966'' show.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiKuhfDjims The end credits theme,]] a relaxing guitar tune. You will be hit with a wave of nostalgia when you hear it.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCoXTXanQs "Who Am I"]] from "Mimic Madness" is a catchy yet [[TearJerker depressing]] song that wouldn't be out of place in a musical. The best part is that it's a serious SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for Creator/TomKenny, as ''every'' word [=SpongeBob=] sang in the entire song (which featured several impressions, even including the entire main male cast) was him, showing off his incredible vocal range.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRixzwZl6Z8 Tomfoolery]], probably one of the most prevalent and memorable tracks of the whole show.
%%* Pick any piece of music by Lionel Wendling. You might recognize [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN593G-jypM Tiki Rapido]] from "Chum Caverns" and "Sun Bleached".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEvgNY6Pkvg Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas)]] is perhaps the highlight of "It's a [=SpongeBob=] Christmas!", teaching a good [[AnAesop lesson]] while being absolutely epic at the same time.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2TkjZF4Hw "When Worlds Collide"]], the shockingly catchy and epic piece from "UGH!"

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYIaHS_5bQk "A Pirate's Life For Me"]], a very lively orchestrated tune that makes you want to go on an adventure.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aolvkt1EMYc The Rake Hornpipe]], a.k.a. the main Krusty Krab theme. Another tune guaranteed to stir up serious nostalgia.

You can find songs from [=SpongeBob=] games [[AwesomeMusic/SpongeBobSquarepantsGames here]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eMx1wmnMkI Music to Drive By]] is the rarely-used, upbeat, happy-go-lucky big band music [=SpongeBob=] and Mystery bond to, and one of the most impressive pieces of original music in the series.

* "The Camping Episode" is already a hilarious BottleEpisode, but to add the icing on the cake is [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment "The Campfire Song Song"]]. A happy little camp fire song ([[RunningGag song]]), that gets [[UpToEleven a burst of energy halfway through]]. It's short, but sweet, and has a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}:

* Did you know that [=SpongeBob=] has an alternate outro in Japan? Actually, it has ''two'';