Songs in Commercials

From a thread on MetaFilter, songs in commercials are becoming a phenomenon all their own — Cadillac is even becoming popular with some younger buyers due to their use of a Zepplin song in an ad.

There’re also websites that help people figure out the artists that performed songs heard in commercials. At first, I was happy to discover SongTitle.info as there’s one song from a GMC Yukon commercial that I’m still trying to track down (the commercial featured the hulking beasts driving in choreographed circles, synchronized-swimming style).

SongTitle has an entry for “Our Day Will Come” by Ruby & The Romantics (with a link to a sound sample) for the Yukon. But, after listening, I ruled that one out. I don’t hold it against SongTitle, but I suppose they just don’t have the details for that particular commercial.

Even Volkswagen has a CD of collected songs from its commercials. Some of the more obvious ones — such as Mr. Roboto — are on there, but I may just get it to discover some new techno artists (good techo is just so hard to find these days).

2,515 thoughts on “Songs in Commercials

  1. Does anyone know the name of the song for a small suv type vehicle, Isuzu maybe, where its driving past other types of suv’s and they turn to dust, or break down or fall apart when the suv passes by and its sung by a guy with a really haunting mellow sound.
    It aired in December/January I believe. Any ideas?

  2. Nevermind, I found it. It was for Subaru’s Tribeca and the song is called, Dust In The Wind by Kansas. Good stuff.

  3. Can anyone tell me the song in the new Smirnoff commercial. starts out “That girls got rythm..”,catchy jazz tune. several glasses fill at the same time. Thanks

  4. does anyone know the name of the transe song played in the new pepsi commerical?, where the guy is dancing with the girl in the street.

  5. Does anyone know the name of the song in this Ford Fusion commercial where the scene starts off with a man riding on the subway takes out his iPod, selects a song, and hits play. then small bubbles emanate from the iPod. They float up through the subway tunnel to a dance floor above, where they orbit a woman’s face.

  6. I found the GEICO “dancing robot” commercial song.

    “Sweet World” – Comega One or Omega One. one of those two spellings.

    But for the life of me, I havent been able to find it off of Limewire to download. Any suggestions???

  7. The pepsi song… i remember dancing to that in the mid 90s in european nightclubs… i love that song and hearing it again made me wanna get it.
    Since there;s no words to it… it might be tough to id. mid 90s though is when it came out.

  8. does anyone know the name of the song on the recent itunes+cingular phone commercial and who sings it? the ones with the people walking around normally but their shadows are dancing like crazy?
    it goes something like “we’re gonna wake this city tonight” and i think the title might have something to do with boom. anyone know?

  9. does anyone know the name of the song from the nike foot locker house of hoops commercial with amare stoudemire in it, rap sounding. please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. yo DanP

    >>There’s a commercial for AZN (Asian Network).
    Lyrics from the song playing during are:

    >>“why can’t I have the love without the love affair…”

    >>I can’t make out the next line…

    >>Does anyone know the song?

    It’s “Love Affair” by convertible jennifers, a great band from NYC (or Nashville?). The whole song is freely available here:
    http://www.conjen.com/mp3
    http://myspace.com/conjen

  11. Does anyone know who the artist/title is of the song in the newest Bud Light commercial? It’s kind of a hip hoppy clubby type song…Thanks!

  12. has anyone found out the song on the pepsi commericial with jimmy fallon? i know people are looking for it but no-one seems to know it.

  13. Who is the man in the cingular commercial that goes to the hospital to see his wife and baby? He is good looking.

  14. there is an animal planet commercial that shows a tree frog as its jumping from a tree and the commercial says “imagine a world that is inhabited by little green men that can fly” after that its a song that starts with 4 3 2 1 and i think its from the 80’s i dont know it if that helps but its a animal planted commercial advertising animal planet.

  15. I am looking for a song from a very recent (Jan/Feb 2006) cingular razr commercial that goes something like: “…and I like it…”. Female, breathy vocals. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  16. 479 – mel, the song you’re looking for is Strange Effect by Hooverphonic, 1998. Was used in a number of “alternative” shows in the late 90’s early 2000’s (like La Femme Nikita).

    Now – could someone identify the song used in the Wal-mart commercial? Lyrics something like “Here we are in the moment; what is ours is golden”? My wife is driving me BUGGY about it!

  17. Okay, so I just found out something mui ugly!

    That *!^#(* song on the Wal-mart commercial isn’t even a (expletive deleted) song!

    So wifey has me looking all over the (expletive deleted) inter-(expletive deleted)-net for a song that doesn’t even friggin’ EXIST! According to what I’ve found out, there ain’t even a full song — it’s just a little ditty that wal-mart threw together in order to torture husbands into wasting their ‘net time looking futiley for songs just to please our (fill in any blank you want!) wives by stumbling around in the dark!

    Rant over, you are now returned to your regularly scheduled blog, already in progress …

  18. To abby…the name of the song from the Pepsi commercial with Jimmy Fallon and Parker Posey is Streamline by Newton.

  19. hi im looking for the name of the song that seal sang in the verizon commercial while he sat on some old lady’s lap.

  20. There was a sneaker commercial a while back, I’m pretty sure it was reebok, with a guy lying in bed and I don’t remeber much but he runs upsidedown (it’s pretty short). If any one knows the song in it it would be greatly appreciated
    murphyl67@yahoo.com

  21. #474 – Kara – I think the song that you’re talking about is A Chemical Brothers (with Q-Tip) song called Galvanized. Let me know if this is it! It’s from the Budweiser Select commercial with all the crowns.

  22. The Telus Commercial has a really cool song on it.. you should all d/l it! It’s called Television rules the nation by Daft Punk!

  23. Oh, and does anyone know the name of the song on the Wendy’s commercial? It is a techno song and burgers are used as equalizers on a stereo or something.. lol…hit me back!

  24. there was this recent Spanish pepsi AD that was feature a couple of weeks back with that actress Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives. very sure for a fact is Techno, real hot beat. anyone would happen to know a track ID of it. All I know the AD is titled “RAIN”

  25. Does anyone know the name of the song that is played on the Nascar commercials? It is the song where the car is going down the side of Hoover Dam. There aren’t any words and it sounds sort of technoish. Please let me know.

    You can email me at rsalour@yahoo.com

  26. Does anyone have any clue what the name of the song is in the new Verizon/MCI commerical? It keeps saying the word “someday” and then la-la-la-la-la-la…PLEASE help!

  27. Can anyone tell me the song they use in the new commercial about Roger MP3 Phones. I want to know who sings it. THe commercial is about the people who jump around the city doing flips and climbing wallas and tehn at the nd te guy says “Oh The East Route”. The song has the word “Tipping on the brink of extinction”

  28. I work in a music store and i do not know the song title or artist of the music for the new cingular cell phone with itunes add.

    the one with the guy’s shadow dancing and his phone rings and he stops to answer and says he’s gatting a breather, or something.

    it would be great if someone could tell me! i am dying not knowing!

    thanks alot guys!
    *marian*

  29. Could someone please let me know the name of the song in the Toyota Rav4 commercial? The rav4 is driving through the desert with the bottom half changing.
    I’m dying to know.
    :)

  30. this is a response to maggie’s question regarding the toyota commercial about this lyrics: Chao chao amor.The singer’s name is raul abramzon and the title is chau chau adios

  31. PLEASEE.!!!PLEASE.!!!

    I REALLY WANT THE SONG OF THE COMMERCIAL OF SPONGBOB IT;S LIKE SOME KIND OF CHILL OUT

  32. Um…. Hi does any1 know the name of the song on the “new” Pepsi commercial thats in the Spanish channel. Where the girls hair is wet at first and towards the its not anymore and its all pretty and stuff lol. and i think its the girl from Desperate Housewives. plz wb if u know the name its some kind of techno/trance

  33. The 70’s song is called “OOH CHILD” by Donnie McClurkin. Hope this helps.

    Does anyone have any clue what the name of the song is in the new Verizon/MCI commerical? It keeps saying the word “someday” and then la-la-la-la-la-la…PLEASE help!

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