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Un mash-up è un generalmente un mix di due canzoni o due diverse versioni di una stessa canzone. Grazie a Glee sono diventati popolari e anche questa terminologia si è sempre più diffusa. Adam Anders è il responsabile della composizione musicale dei mash-up presenti nello show o negli album.

Season One[]

In Season One, nine mash-ups are performed.

† signifies an unreleased song.

Image Title Performer(s) Episode
File:Shake Shake Shake.jpg That's the Way (I Like It)/(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty The Singsations Pilot
KC and The Sunshine Band KC and The Sunshine Band

At the 1993 National Show Choir Championships, a young Will performs and the McKinley glee club perform a rendition of KC and The Sunshine Band's That's the Way (I Like It) and (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty.

File:Halowalkingonsunshine.pngFile:NewNewDirectionsBoys.png Halo/Walking on Sunshine New Directions Girls Vitamin D
Katrina and the Waves Beyoncé

The concept is first introduced and performed in this episode. Will defines a Mash-up as: "Taking two songs, and mashing them together to make an even richer explosion of musical expression."

The members of New Directions are split up in 2 teams: New Directions Girls and New Directions Boys, and they both have to create a mash-up and compete with the opposing team. The winner gets to choose a number to perform at Sectionals.

Following this premise, the girls perform a mash-up of Beyoncé's Halo and Katrina and the Waves' Walking on Sunshine. The boys perform a mash-up of Bon Jovi's It's My Life and Usher's Confessions Part II.

It's My Life/Confessions Part II New Directions Boys
Bon Jovi Usher
File:YoungGirlDontStandSoCloseToMe.PNG Don't Stand So Close To Me/Young Girl Will Schuester Ballad
The Police Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
Wanting to tell Rachel that he isn't romantically interested in her as she is in him, Will sings a mash-up of Don't Stand So Close To Me and Young Girl to her and Emma.

However, he fails to convey his message effectively, and both members of his audience end up more attracted to him than originally.

File:Crazy hairography.png Hair/Crazy in Love New Directions Hairography
Hair Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
After watching a Hairography-filled performance of Bootylicious by the rival Jane Adams Academy, the New Directions decide to perform a number with the technique to a baffled Haverbrook School for the Deaf.
File:Borderline Open Your Heart Finchel.jpg Borderline/Open Your Heart Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson The Power of Madonna
Madonna Madonna
Since it is a Madonna tribute week, Rachel decides to perform a mashup with Finn to show the New Directions boys that interpreting Madonna songs can be fun.
File:Onelessbellmain.jpg One Less Bell to Answer/A House Is Not a Home April Rhodes and Will Schuester Home
Keely Smith Dionne Warwick
Will and April cover the Barbra Streisand mash-up of Keely Smith's One Less Bell to Answer and A House Is Not a Home by Dionne Warwick.
File:AnywaysLovin.pngFile:S1e22 raisemagic.jpg Any Way You Want It/Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' New Directions Journey
Journey Journey

As a part of their Regionals performance, New Directions perform a medley of Journey songs, which includes a mash up of Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' and Any Way You Want It.

Later, rival show choir Aural Intensity perform a mash-up of Olivia Newton-John's Magic and Josh Groban's cover of You Raise Me Up.

Magic/You Raise Me Up Aural Intensity
Olivia Newton John Josh Groban

Season Two[]

In Season Two, eight mash-ups are performed.

Image Title Performer(s) Episode
File:Happydaysarehereagaingethappy.png Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel Duets
Barbra Streisand Judy Garland

Rachel and Kurt perform a mash-up of Barbra Streisand's Happy Days Are Here Again and Judy Garland's Get Happy. The original song, interpreted in The Judy Garland Show by Streisand and Garland, is called Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again. For the performance in Glee, Rachel and Kurt wear outfits resembling those of the performance of the two original interpreters of the song.

File:Startmeuplivinonaprayer.pngFile:Stopinthenameoflovefreeyourmind.png Start Me Up/Livin' on a Prayer New Directions Girls Never Been Kissed
The Rolling Stones Bon Jovi

There's a new mash-up competition with New Directions Boys and New Directions Girls. This time the songs that are used should traditionally have sung by the opposite gender.

For the competition, the boys performed as an apology to Coach Beiste for their poor treatment of her.

Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind New Directions Boys
The Supremes En Vogue
File:Singingintherainumbrella.png Singing in the Rain/Umbrella Holly Holliday and New Directions The Substitute
Singin' in the Rain Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

After the New Directions respond negatively to Will's proposition of performing Singing in the Rain, Will asks Holly to help him improve the song, and make it cooler and fresher. With that in mind, they mash it up with Rihanna's hit Umbrella.

File:Thrillerheadswillroll.png Thriller/Heads Will Roll New Directions and McKinley Titans The Sue Sylvester Shuffle
Michael Jackson Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Will comes up with the idea of mashing Michael Jackson's Thriller with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Heads Will Roll, for the half time show of the football championship game, which the Glee Club is in charge of producing, along with the football players.

File:Ifeelprettyunpretty.png I Feel Pretty/Unpretty Rachel Berry and Quinn Fabray Born This Way
West Side Story TLC

Based on the week's lesson about self-acceptance, Quinn and a broken-nosed Rachel perform a mash-up of I Feel Pretty from West Side Story and Unpretty by TLC.

File:Ilovenewyork.png I Love New York/New York, New York New Directions New York
Madonna On the Town

After Quinn suggests that they let the city write their songs for them, the New Directions frolic through the city centre, performing a mash-up of I Love New York by Madonna and New York, New York from On the Town.

Season Three[]

In Season Three, eleven mash-ups are performed.

Image Title Performer(s) Episode
File:Anything1.jpg Anything Goes/Anything You Can Do Harmony The Purple Piano Project
Anything Goes Annie Get Your Gun

With backup from other prospective NYADA students, Harmony performs a Broadway mash-up in front of a stunned Rachel and Kurt.

YouAndIGlee You and I/You and I Shelby Corcoran and Will Schuester Mash Off
Lady Gaga Eddie Rabbit

Shelby and Will want to establish some friendly competition between their clubs as a preparation for Sectionals, so they decide to do it with a mash-up competition. They explain that the clubs will perform one mash-up each.

In order to introduce and encourage the competition, the directors perform a mash-up of Lady Gaga's You and I and Eddie Rabit's Just You and I.

File:BESTSHOT.png Hit Me with Your Best Shot/One Way or Another New Directions and The Troubletones
Pat Benatar Blondie

Sick of being constantly bullied by Santana, Finn decides to finally settle the dispute with a dodgeball match after school. During the game, they perform, along with their respective show choir groups, a mash-up of Pat Benatar's Hit Me With Your Best Shot and Blondie's One Way or Another.

File:ICGFTYMMD.png I Can't Go For That/You Make My Dreams New Directions
Hall & Oates Hall & Oates

For the mash off challenge, Finn convinces the rest of New Directions to perform a mash-up of Hall & Oates, and showcase newest member Rory as a preparation for this year sectionals competition. They finally perform a mash-up of I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) and You Make My Dreams.

File:Gal glee adele mash-up.jpg Rumour Has It/Someone Like You The Troubletones
Adele Adele

The Troubletones perform an emotional mash-up of Adele's Rumour Has It and Someone Like You, as proposed by elected group leader, Mercedes. At the end of the performance, a heartbroken Santana slaps Finn, thinking that he is responsible for people finding out about her sexual orientation.

File:Glee Cast - Survivor I Will Survive (Glee Cast Version)-5 (2).jpg Survivor/I Will Survive The Troubletones Hold on to Sixteen
Destiny's Child Gloria Gaynor

In a McKinley-hosted sectionals show choir competition, the Troubletones perform a mash-up of Destiny's Child's Survivor and Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive as their competition number.

MovesLikeArtie Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin' Jack Flash Will Schuester and New Directions Boys Yes/No
Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera The Rolling Stones

Searching for the appropriate song for Will's marriage proposal, Artie, Will and the rest of the New Directions Boys perform a mash-up of Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 and Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones.

File:BamboleoHero.png Bamboleo/Hero Sam Evans and New Directions Boys The Spanish Teacher
Gipsy Kings Enrique Iglesias

For their Spanish themed assignment for the week, Sam and the rest of the New Directions Boys performed a mash-up of Bamboleo by Gipsy Kings and Hero by Enrique Iglesias.

File:3x13-Heart-glee-29220398-1280-720.jpg Cherish/Cherish The God Squad Heart
Madonna The Association

Quinn, Sam, Mercedes, and Joe perform a mash-up of Cherish by Madonna and Cherish by The Association at Sugar's party at Breadstix, as a "Singing Telegram" for Brittany, from Santana.

File:Flymain.png Fly/I Believe I Can Fly New Directions On My Way
Nicki Minaj feat. Rihanna R. Kelly

As part of their set list at the 2012 Midwest Regional Championship, New Directions perform a mash-up of Fly by Nicki Minaj and I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly as their opening number.

File:HungryRio.png Hungry Like the Wolf/Rio Blaine Anderson and Cooper Anderson Big Brother
Duran Duran Duran Duran

During Cooper's "Master Class," he mentions that he and Blaine used to be a popular singing duo in their neighbourhood. He urges Blaine to perform with him, who is hesitant at first, but eventually agrees.

Season Four[]

In Season Four, twelve mash-ups are performed.

† signifies an unreleased song.

Image Title Performer(s) Episode
File:ADA.png Americano/Dance Again Cassandra The New Rachel
Lady Gaga Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull

Cassandra performs to affirm her superiority over Rachel when she confronts Cassandra about being picked on.

File:Boysboyfriend.png Boys/Boyfriend Artie Abrams and Blaine Anderson Britney 2.0
Britney Spears Justin Bieber

When Mr. Schue announces that their next lesson will be another Britney week, Blaine and Artie perform to show the rest of the group how it's done.

File:Crazyudrivemecrazy.png Crazy/'U Drive Me Crazy Jake Puckerman and Marley Rose
Aerosmith Britney Spears

Marley and Jake (with his guitar) meet up on the bleachers after disapproval from some of the other members of the glee club. During their conversation, Marley mentions that it's Britney week and they sing together. At the end, they come close to kissing.

File:You're Never Fully Dressed kurt isabelle rachel.JPG The Way You Look Tonight/You're Never Fully Dressed Rachel Berry, Kurt Hummel and Isabelle Wright Makeover
Swing Time Annie

When Kurt and Rachel sneak into vogue.com to give Rachel a makeover and film a music video for the site, Isabelle catches them, but joins in the process. They sing this mashup as the soundtrack for a music-makeover video.

File:HB H.png Homeward Bound/Home Quinn Fabray, Noah Puckerman, Mike Chang, Santana Lopez, Mercedes Jones and Finn Hudson Thanksgiving
Simon & Garfunkel Philip Philips

In the opening scene, Quinn walks back onto the stage, followed by Puck, Mike, Santana, Mercedes and Finn. They perform together to celebrate them all coming back for the holidays, just like they promised before.

Shot0482 Let's Have A Kiki/Turkey Lurkey Time Rachel Berry, Kurt Hummel and Isabelle Wright
Scissor Sisters Promises Promises

At Kurt and Rachel's apartment, they receive a knock at the door and are immediately bombarded by a bunch of partygoers that were invited by Isabelle. Isabelle later walks in after calling Kurt, and the three of them break into the performance to get the party started.

Coming Round The Mountain Over the River and Through the Wood/She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain The Rosedale Mennonites
Lydia Maria Child Carl Sandburg

At Sectionals, The Rosedale Mennonites perform an America/Thanksgiving themed mash-up.

File:Schermafbeelding 2013-02-01 om 11.40.12.png.jpg Centerfold/Hot In Herre New Directions Boys Naked
The J. Geils Band Nelly

Sam helps the glee guys with a warming "bro-ga" - "yoga for bros." He also suggests preparation tips to be fit for the calendar. This leads into the performance, which features Kitty and the Cheerios.

OTR&R-DZFile:Diamondsmaterialgirl.jpg Old Time Rock & Roll/Danger Zone New Directions Boys Girls (and Boys) on Film
Bob Seger Kenny Loggins

For girls vs. boys mash-up week, the New Directions boys choose Old Time Rock & Roll/Danger Zone to pay tribute to macho cinema of one Mr. Tom Cruise. The New Directions girls choose Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend/Material Girl and perform in the costumes, inspired by Marilyn Monroe's pink dress and diamond necklace.

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend/Material Girl New Directions Girls
Marilyn Monroe Madonna
File:The bitch is back / Dress you up.jpg The Bitch Is Back/Dress You Up Ryder Lynn and Unique Adams Feud
Elton John Madonna

Ryder and Unique try to settle their feud over Unique's gender identity by performing The Bitch Is Back/Dress You Up inspired by the long running feud between Elton John and Madonna.

Schermafbeelding 2013-03-15 om 10.42.18.png Bye Bye Bye/I Want It That Way Finn Hudson and Will Schuester
'N Sync Backstreet Boys

Will and Finn try to settle the feud between them over the kiss that Finn shared with Emma by performing Bye Bye Bye/I Want It That Way.

File:StillBeliveSuperBass Feud.jpg I Still Believe/Super Bass Blaine Anderson and Sue Sylvester
Mariah Carey Nicki Minaj

Blaine and Sue have a sing-off to determine whether or not Blaine is to stay a Cheerio. They perform I Still Believe/Super Bass, inspired by the infamous Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj feud on American Idol.

Season Five[]

In Season Five, two mash-ups are performed.

Image Title Performer(s) Episode
File:507GLEE Ep507-Sc17 139.jpg Nasty/Rhythm Nation Jake Puckerman, Marley Rose and Bree Puppet Master
Janet Jackson Janet Jackson

Jake hallucinates a performance in which the glee club, the Cheerios and Marley all compete for his approval. At the end of the performance, he is woken from his daze by Janitor Figgins.

File:Robotostarssong.png Mr. Roboto/Counting Stars Jean Baptiste and Throat Explosion City of Angels
Styx OneRepublic

Throat Explosion perform at 2013 National Show Choir Championships with this mash-up.

Season Six[]

In Season Six, three mash-ups are performed.

Image Title Performer(s) Episode
Hand in My Pocket/I Feel the Earth Move Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez Jagged Little Tapestry
Alanis Morissette Carole King

They perform this song as the first one of the week, to demonstrate the assignment to the new kids. After the performance, Santana proposes to Brittany, which she happily accepts. Kurt objects, due to his painful past engangement with Blaine. Tina defends Santana and Brittany and leads everyone to congratulates them.

File:Screen Shot 2015-01-17 at 8.33.38 pm.png Will You Love Me Tomorrow/Head Over Feet
The Shirelles Alanis Morissette Jane Hayward and Mason McCarthy

They do it as the weekly assignment from Rachel and Kurt. Throughout the performance, Kurt reminisces his moments with Blaine: their first meeting, first kiss, Blaine's transferring school to McKinley to be with Kurt, Blaine's proposal, and their New York life.

File:Vlcsnap-2015-01-24-15h40m07s84.png You Learn/You've Got a Friend Alumni and New Directions
Alanis Morissette Carole King

The song is performed at the end of the episode in the auditorium to celebrate that the glee club has finally come back and its members are ready to start working. This is the last mash-up sung on the show.

Album Only[]

Image Title Performer(s) Episode
File:Glee-The-Music-Xmas-Album-Cover-399x400.jpg Deck the Rooftop New Directions Unperformed
John Parry Ddall Christmas Carols

The mash-up of Up On The Rooftop and Deck The Halls was released on the Christmas album, and is as-of-yet the only mash-up recorded by the Glee cast whose title is also a mix of the songs mashed-up.

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