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 song that plays when cinemax shows off the matrix revolutions, once upon a time in mexico? a rock song, its sound really cool

  2. Hi, i m looking for the music in the AQUOS TV commercial…appreciate if anyone could provide me the song info.. (^_^)thks..

  3. does anyone know the song in the new mercury commercial. It’s a female singing and she repeats the words…it’s my life, its my life???

  4. 2ND POST:
    i’M TRYING TO FIND A SONG FROM A COMMERCIAL which aired a few times in the last several months but I’ve forgotten the company name…i think it might have something to do with buying odds and ends. It shows several weird items obviously not found in regular stores. All the while there is a woman singing about wonderful/or beautiful things…sounds a little jazzy. She has a unique voice, sort of throaty. Near the end of the commercial it shows the back-side of a husky man in a speedo flexing one butt cheek! Can someone help me out?

  5. The song that’s featured in the Mercury Mountaineer commercial is simply titled “It’s My Life” and the artist is Paula Cole. You can sample the song by navigating to a website named “What’s That Called.” The website address is… wwww.whatsthatcalled.com. The website offers a couple of options to search. I recommend that you enter the artist name (Paula Cole). Happy listening (and surfacing!).

  6. I am also looking for the song from the Aquos T.V. commercial, It sounds like a lot of people are looking for it.

  7. Please help if you can… I’m looking for a song that is in a current (sep 2004) mercury commercial. lots of doors opening and closing, the woman singing is very breathy…I’m very intereseted in who this is and the song.

    Thanks.

  8. On a Mercury Car Commercial there is a song with the words “Its Your Life”. Has anyone seen this commercial and heard the song? Can you tell me what the name of the song is? Greatly appreciated.

  9. Hey guys I wrote to the Aquos website and the said the song’s name is “More to Seeâ€, i guess you can try it with and without the symbols and the name of the composer is Jonathan Elias.

    there exact message was this:

    VISUAL ARTISTES :

    Bernardo Rubin, Matheus Costa, Carla Tausz, Ronaldo Reis Teixeira, Lady Helena
    Uchoa, Maria Luiza Rodriguez, Larissa Sauza Machado, Thiago Vieira Augusto,
    Hylda Vieira Augusto, Lola Nascimento Borgos,

    Solange Danielle Avellar, Marcelo Valente Perreira, Ana Paula Muniz, Mariralda
    dos Santos Pereira, Geovanna Tominaga, Diego Caputo, Mauro Takao Ikenami, Diana
    Herzog

    VOICE OVER: Tom Oldham

    MUSIC :

    Music Source Original Composition Duration of
    Music 59 and 29 seconds

    Title “More to See”
    Copyright: Elias Arts

    Composer: Jonathan Elias.

    any way whatever you guys find you can e-mail me at maharet26@hotmail.com, I’m still looking for the pontiac commercial with the Blind woman driving through the desert

  10. TO ENQUIRY ABOUT “Mercury Car Commercial”: Can’t say I recall the commercials, however I’ll take a shot. The only song that comes to mind for me right off with those lyrics is Bon Jovi’s “It’s Your Life”. However, my memory may be faulty on this as perhpaps that song was played on a Pepsi commercial….(What other lyrics are in the song???)

    CLUELESS ABOUT “CLUELESS”!!!!: Alright, ladies and gents!!! Who can help me here. Remember the tv show “Clueless”!!!! from the 90’s??? Well, there is an episode where Cher and her friends are trying to quit smoking -as well as help her model-esque boyfriend quit. There is a scene where they are in (I believe Cher’s house) at a “quiting smoking party”. The song in the background I can’t place although have heard it before: “nobody knows me the way that you do…/..I’ve tried so hard to…/.” I believe the song came from the 80’s or 90’s. It’s been bugging me for years!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!

  11. Dear anyone,
    do you know the name of the song on the AT&T commercial tha said “THAnk you for listening” or “thank you” I saw it last about 3 months ago. The AT&T logo had a rainbow on it at the end of the commercial. it showed different scenes of people. It was a fairly long commercial. The music was slow. Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Does anyone know the song that is on the Cinemax commercial while they are previewing T3 and the Matrix? It goes somewhat like this “it’s times like this, I need a friend”. If anyone can help me with this I’d really appreciate it. Thanks

  13. GEICO commercial song…. has the words “got your rabbit ears on and your gonna get chummy chummy” in it.? any ideas on the song and artist?

  14. Looking for the name of the song used in the new Pontiac G6 commercial. You can view the commercial on Pontiac’s website. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  15. I also found Jonathan Elias as having done the music for the Aquos commercial – this is the same man who did the music for another great commercial for Nike and also the title music for Columbia pictures. Check out http://www.elias-associates.com – when you are at the site click on the ‘Nike “Move” Wins Emmy” link to view that commercial or the link below it to watch a bunch of commercials they have made. That said, I have found nothing of the “More to See” song.

  16. Does anyone know the song that VH1 used as a promo a while back? It was also in “50 First Dates” but not on Soundtrack. A light airy haunting song by a guy with lyrics “… do you remember …” or “…do you realise…”. Thanks.

  17. MERCURY CAR COMMERCIAL: The song playing in the new Mercury car commercial is called “It’s My Life” by Paula Cole. Yes, the same Paula Cole who sings “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Want To Wait” from Dawson’s Creek. The track “It’s My Life” is from her forthcoming album which is scheduled for release around Christmas this year. Hope this was helpful ;)

  18. Hey guys i’m looking for two songs…very verrry important. One of them is that song off the new Victoria’s Secret commercial. I think it’s called Angels or something but im not sure. The second one is that song from this one cologne commercial. Where the two worms form a heart at the end of it.. I am totally lost..it’s been driving me crazy. So if anyone could help in any way possible that’d be great. Thanks :D

  19. One more thing about that worm commericial… it’s like a love chain or something..lol. The frog eats a fly and then the 2 frogs have sex (um ok) and then the old ugly guy eats the frog and then he has sex with this one lady cuz it makes her attracted to him..then he dies.. then the two worms come up out of the ground and they both curl up into a heart… there.

  20. Does anyone know what album I can find the song that Jewel sings in that canon commercial on? The one that goes “Paint a picture in your mind” and “i need you to say, say you’ll stay, forever this way”. I looked at all Jewel’s albums and couldn’t find it.

  21. i have been searching the web for the ““More to See— song by Johnathon Elias from the new Sharp Aquos Tv commercial with no avail.if anyone finds this song on the peer to peer networks or on a website please e mail the song to me or link me to it.its been driving me nuts and i want to know how the rest of the song sounds so if anybody finds it let me know or send it to me through e mail or a link…thanks a bunch.-mikenati@yahoo.com

  22. i have been searching the web for the ““More to See— song by Johnathon Elias from the new Sharp Aquos Tv commercial with no avail.if anyone finds this song on the peer to peer networks or on a website please e mail the song to me or link me to it.its been driving me nuts and i want to know how the rest of the song sounds so if anybody finds it let me know or send it to me through e mail or a link…thanks a bunch.-mikenati@yahoo.com

  23. Hi,

    Does anyone know what the commercial music used in the advertisement for Sharp Aquos LCD television? The one with everybody closing their eyes listerning to the music, please email me and tell me the song title and author’s name of the music… Thks alot.. My email address is joyce_tsh@pacific.net.sg

  24. Opps,

    just scroll up to see this forum and found out that so many people are looking for this song… Oh mine… Plsss… If anyone were to know anything about this song “more to see”, pls say… I am also very keen to listen to this piece of beautiful music… Been searching for kinda long.. Would apprieciate if anyone could provide me with the information of this music ablum so I can also source it through record retail…

  25. my god i need the sharp aquos commercial music. i have it with the french lyrics but i dont want any words. im not going to stop searching until im done. you guys should also check out the bmw 325xi commmercial ‘summerdrive’ that also has great music. email me at faeshi@yahoo.com if you find either.

  26. Does anyone remember that song that they sang on the Christmas GAP commercial a few years ago? It was that “people all over the world, join hands. start a love chain, love chain” ANYBODY?! id be really happy if someone could tell me!

  27. Fae:

    Give any info you can about the french version of the song and where you got it, any information could help someone else find a version without an words. (ie someone that knows french could translate some of the song, grab the bands name and find some info to share)

  28. looking for the song in the new ipod commercials. It is the “when musical worlds collide” series. The people are country line dancing to it. thanks for any help you can give.

  29. Does anybody know the name of the song on the ‘Love Never Fades’ Mercedes Benz commercial? It’s sung slow by a female with an acustic guitar. It goes like this….

    “Your picture is on my wall
    it helps me remember you
    and I recall
    how I’m amazed
    I still love you the same
    yeah I’m amazed I still love you the same “

  30. While I’m here…it’s from The Fast and The Furious when the guy takes Vin Diesel back to his house after he saves him from the cops in the begining. They are having a house party and it’s techno beats playing as they pull up. It’s playing when Vin Diesel says “Cause the Buster kept me out of handcuffs! He didn’t just run back to the fort!” Thankx!

  31. I found the answer to the Pontiac G6 commercial. The Clash should I stay or should I go. Thanks to anyone who tried to help.

  32. hey guys..i found a site where you can watch the Sharp Aquos TV Commercial…sorry i m still searching for the song…hope u guys enjoy it..

    If you are at the home page: type in Sharp then search.
    ash.

  33. KENNY,KENNY The song is Called “Do you realise?” by the Flaming Lips.

    The song says something like ” Do you realise, that you have the most beautiful face, do you realise” something like that

  34. Jonathan Elias has an album up on the iTunes Music Store which includes the full version of the song Move he did for Nike.

    Clicky if you have iTunes.

    Hopefully he’ll release More to See on a future album if it can’t be found anywhere online.

  35. Does anyone know the song with the two guys dancing in the office and then they stop use the phone and then start dancing the lyrics go something like Baby Baby OH Baby if you could get me the name and the artist I would really appreciate itREAD THIS PLEASE THE SONG IS STUCK IN MY HEAD.

  36. THE 2 GUYS ARE IN THE ARE OFFICE ARE DANCING TO “SALT AND PEPPA” get up on this, i think is the name of the song, but the group is “Salt and Peppe” thats that Ol’ School Shit! ya`ll dont know nothin bout, 2 sexy ass sistas. Made in America…

  37. Does anybody know the name of the music in the new 2005 Chrysler Town and Country commercial? The music has a violin playing in it and sounds kind of like a classical piece.

  38. Hey….looking for the title and artist that sings the song for the XBOX 2005 NHL commercial where the b/f and g/f are hanging out throughout the video…they are on their way to a concert, she gets in the cab and he shuts the door to look at the ad for the new NHL game. Please help if you could! email me back at miss_priss_2071@hotmail.com if the song is found …thank you!

  39. I’ve emailed a PR lady at Sharp and requested the title and artist of the Aquos “more to see” commercial song. Aparently this song is original score that the company commissioned from a firm called “elias” (www.elias-associates.com) I wasn’t able to find the song at their website but this is the best lead I’ve had so far. I have got to get that song! If anyone has better luck, please share it.

    Harvey

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