Songs in Commercials

Posted on by Ashley Bischoff

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. I’m looking for the same song as 2270/2317….
    It shows a doorframe with a bunch of little messages written kind of like how people draw a line to mark how tall they are…
    the song lyrics are “Why don’t I pick up the phone and talk to you about the places I’ve been”

  2. Does anybody know the song from a MTV commercial where this boy is throwing rocks at his girlfriend’s window. When she doesn’t come to the window he rides his bike back home to find his girlfriend in his front lawn with rocks in her hand. I really need to know the name of that song and who sung it. Please, thank you

  3. mary (2349)

    i believe that song you’re searching is “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn & John, album: Writer’s Block.

    i hope its the one you’re looking for. : )

  4. does anyone know the name of the song in the mtvu commercial where they show a series of height measurements. lyrics are like “when i pick up the phone and talk to you about the places i’ve been.”

  7. im so desperate for the name of that furctis garnier song too! its for fructis body and volume its drivin me mad too coz i really wana hear the whole song please if anyone knows it let me no asap!
    Thanku!
    Pip

  8. does anyone know the name and/or the artist which is currently being used for the promo’s on cinemax? I read this thread back as far as last december and don’t think anyone’s asked it yet. The refrain is something like “you are my shining sun” Anyone have any ideas?

  9. Does anyone know the name of the song that TNT is playing for the new season of The Closer? And who sings it?

  12. There is a new Chev commercial, where a mother is making a snowman with a child. There is a song with a female singer, I love it. Please help me find out who it is by. There is something about “if you fall I will catch you, if you need light I’ll find you a match, and you *something* the way I am” …generally that’s the jift of it.
    Write me at ama.henry@gmail.com if you have any ideas

  13. does anyone know the name of the song that is played in some basketball commercial and the song has violins playing in the background but it has a hip hop beat in it like some kind of remix of a classical piece(maybe)?

  14. The song in the Pepsi commercial with the start going “Comment-allez vous?” and the guy with the pinball is called “Ca Plane Por Moi” by The Presidents of the United States. I just bought it off of iTunes:)

  18. does anybody know the song in the chev aveo commercial? The one where the guy turns on his ipod and then the girl on the outside has to come in through the roof??

  19. does anyone know the song for the commercial with a mom buying a whole lotta carrots for her daughter and hubby then drives to a field to put all the carrots in the billion snowman they’d made. i am pretty sure its about a car…maybe starting with and E like excursion or something and i think its a black jeep like thing

    i also was wondering if anyone knew the song for the commercial about colgate total or some kind of whitening toothpaste it goes like “kiss me, like they do it in the movies. kiss me like we’re in the back seat” then lots of bahh bah bah dahh’s….

    I WILL LOVE WHOEVER CAN TELL ME WHAT THESE SONGS ARE, i am going insane searching for them on stupid google. :)

  20. does anyone know the name of the song for the Magic Mountain commerical with the old guy that dances with the bus

  21. Hey guys, I know this is a bit far out for a music question.. but, I’ll try anyway…

    Is there anyone that works at Old Navy that knows the monthly CDs playlist? The one I’m looking for is for April… it has Kaiser Chief’s “Ruby” on there. I’d love to find more!

    My friend just started working there, so he knows its a CD given to Old Navy by the corp, I guess, but is not yet comfortable to ask for the CD.

    Thanks!

  22. Does anyone know the artist and name of the song on E! for the new Simple Life goes to Camp commerical where it shows the two limos and the girls put down the windows and hold hands??

  23. Does anyone know the song from the new Chevrolet Aveo commercial “Something tells me, I’m into something good.” It kinda new and funky like.. It might be a re-make but if anyone finds it can you please post

  24. does anyone no the song from the ARMY RISE UP RECRUITMENT ad? the words in the song are ”rise up”?

  25. anyone know the song in the new audi commercial? the one where all the audi’s go out at night when everyones asleep, then run back home when the sun comes up?

  26. Hi, does anybody have the mp3 of the old Mentos commercial? The one by John Groves that says:

    ‘Doo doo doo doo, doo-doo, do-Wah!’

    It doesn’t matter what comes, fresh goes better in life, and Mentos is fresh and full of life.

    Nothing gets to you, staying fresh staying cool, with Mentos, fresh and full of life.

    Fresh goes better, Mentos freshness, fresh goes better with Mentos, fresh and full of life!

    Mentos, the freshmaker!

    Please send it to me and I’ll be thankful to you soooo much

    alfredocapobianchi@hotmail.com

  27. The Chevy Aveo song (girl climbing in sunroof) is “Something Good” by Freddie Cruger. You can get it on iTunes.

  28. who knows the song that says sexy lady drive me crazy give me what you want later in the song they have a door creak lady what you doing now

  29. I dont know the commercial, just that the song is in the style of bob dylan with a verse of “try and catch the wind”. There is a little boy who is carrying a jar of air back to his granfather for his birthday. There are whirly gigs and when the jar is opened, everyone is hit by a gust of wind and then they laugh. Who is the person who sings the song and the name of the song? Thank you

  32. Does anyone know the song used in a new GMC commercial? The ad wasn’t for a specific model of car, just a general ad for GMC. The song sounds like it’s from the 70’s and has a flute playing lead over a bluesy rock tune. The ad stops before the singing starts.

  35. hi, im looking for a song playing often on the wedding. I’ve heard it twice or three times as a first dance on the wedding, then i’ve heard it in the food commercial, but i’m not sure of what.It’s a slowly, romantic song, i remember only something like “what or it’s a wonderful world”(but i’ts not louis armstrong for sure).Please help!!!

  37. I sooooooooooo want to know the name of that song from the new commercials for orlando vacations with the parents that turn into kids. That song ROCKS!!!!!! I NEED TO KNOW!!!!

  38. Does anyone know who sings the song in the new 2007 Town&Country (Chrysler??) commercial. There are only a few lyrics and its mostly music but I think the lyrics are “Why you leavin me now?”

  39. There’s a new mothers day commercial for JcPenney which features a cover of the song “Only You” by Yaz. Does anyone know who is covering it?

  40. Does anyone know the song and artist in the new Miller Genuine Draft ad playing in the UK & Ireland at the moment?
    The video is a guy on roller skates doing crazy tricks through a city.

  41. does anyone know the name of the song in that ad where the guy gets a banana shoved up his pee hole?

  43. Anybody know the song in the trippy Coke commercial (i think its coke) it like has a van and stuff its in theaters and the song is like We Rock The something.. idk if you know please post – thanks

  44. Ok, I know this was a long time ago, but there was a diet pepsi commercial where this kid is at a rock concert and he turns around and his dad is there drinking a pepsi and his mom is in a mosh/mud pit. The band is playing a song on the stage and the only line that you hear is ‘Am I the only one that’s going crazy’ and I cant figure out who the band is, if you know that would be great-thanks

  45. Haha Another chevy commercial song. Anyone know the one where the car is driving it self and all the people it passes look at it. It goes “Oh the two of us, is just enough, just enough to cause a fuss. Well i’ve climbed the highest mountains and i’ve sailed the seven seas but i’ve never found no nothing half as good as you and me” Something like that. If you know it please post. Thankyoouu.

  46. For Corky’s Request:
    I used to listen to that song all the time when I was younger. It was on the movie soundtrack for Clueless, and on some editions of the movie, it’s all the way at the end after the credits. It’s called Alright by Supergrass. :)

    For myself:
    Does anyone know what the song is from the jewelry commercial. The lyrics sound like, “How can I tell you, that I love you, I love you… I wanna tell you that I’m always thinking of you. I’m always thinking of you, but I can’t think of right words to say.” That song has been driving me crazy! It sounds like Regina Spektor to me.

  48. does anyone know what the music is on the new rhythm of lines advert for audi 45 car,the music is brilliant

    Angie xx

  49. Hey all, i’m looking for the song in the new dockers commercial where the guy is sitting at a cafe table, a girl is walking by, the waiter trips and drops his tray and a bottle falls off it onto the guys table, spins and points to the girl walking by and the guy, like spin the bottle, and then they look at each other.

    do you know what song that is by any chance? if you do it’d be super if u could post it or email me (akca_710@hotmail.com)…

  50. For Megan #2401

    The song in the chevy commercial is “The Two of Us” by Lily Frost. For the life of me, I can’t find a downloadable version, but you can listen to it on her myspace.

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