Release Dates
| USA | 2 March 1984 | |
| UK | 3 May 1984 | (London) |
| UK | 4 May 1984 | |
| Brazil | 2 June 1984 | |
| West Germany | 1985 | (video premiere) |
| Norway | February 1985 | |
| Finland | 15 February 1985 | |
| Australia | 28 March 1985 | |
| Hong Kong | 19 September 1985 | |
| Denmark | 20 September 1985 | |
| Italy | 25 December 1985 | |
| Japan | 25 March 1988 | (video premiere) |
| Sweden | 12 December 1993 | (TV premiere) |
| Portugal | 12 April 2000 | (Cinemateca Portuguesa) |
| USA | 8 September 2000 | (limited) (re-release) |
| Australia | 28 September 2000 | (re-release) |
| France | 1 November 2000 | |
| Netherlands | March 2002 | (re-release) |
| Germany | 23 March 2004 | (subtitled version) (DVD premiere) |
| Italy | 28 May 2004 | (TV premiere) |
| Spain | 14 January 2005 | (Barcelona) |
| Uruguay | 13 January 2008 | |
| Greece | 19 September 2009 | (Athens Film Festival) |
| Canada | 7 February 2011 | (Digital Film Festival) |
| Poland | 28 July 2012 | (New Horizons Film Festival) |
| USA | 30 September 2014 | (Milwaukee Film Festival) |
| USA | 8 October 2014 | (New York Film Festival) |
| USA | 12 November 2014 | (Three Rivers Film Festival) |
Also Known As (AKA)
| Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) | Това е Спайнъл Тап |
| Brazil | Isto É Spinal Tap |
| Germany | Die Jungs von Spinal Tap |
| Germany (DVD title) | This Is Spinal Tap |
| Denmark | Spinal Tap |
| Finland | Hei me rokataan! |
| Finland (DVD title) | Spinal Tap - Hei me rokataan! |
| Finland (Swedish title) | Titta vi rockar! |
| France | Spinal Tap |
| Greece (festival title) | This Is Spinal Tap! |
| Hungary | A turné |
| Israel (Hebrew title) | Spinal Tap |
| Norway | Hjelp, vi er i popbransjen |
| Poland | Oto 'Spinal Tap' |
| Serbia | Ovo je Spinal Tap |
| Russia | Это - Spinal Tap |
| Sweden | Spinal Tap |
| Soviet Union (Russian title) | Это - Spinal Tap! |
| Turkey (festival title) (Turkish title) | Karsinizda Spinal Tap |
| USA (working title) | Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare |
| USA (complete title) | This is Spinal Tap®: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi |
| Uruguay | This Is Spinal Tap |
| Venezuela | Esto es Spinal Tap |
| West Germany (TV title) | Die Jungs von Spinal Tap |