they’re popular songs on their own and
they can sell products and ads better
than jingles can welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down the top 10 songs from commercials
we’ve narrowed it down to memorable
songs by contemporary or classical music
artists that were featured in
commercials as opposed to tracks made
specifically for ads this means we’re
excluding Chris Brown’s Doublemint gum
song Doublemint Doublemint gum as well
as the hillside singers I like to teach
the world to sing for coca-cola number
ten sale by AWOLNATION BMW USA this song
not only holds the distinction of being
used in a slick-looking ad for one of
the best-selling luxury auto makers in
the world but said ad also premiered
during coverage of the 2012 Summer
Olympics
sale by a wall nation ultimately became
a top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
but it’s how well that crisply shot
scenes and the electronic rock sounds go
together so perfectly in this BMW USA
commercial that landed here and let’s
not forget the bunny
Hey
number nine we are young by fun
featuring Janelle Monae Chevrolet Sonic
this song may have found initial success
after it was covered on Glee
but it was this ad for the chevy sonic
that aired during the Super Bowl in 2012
that helped make it inescapable
in the ad dubbed stunt anthem we see
several mega stunts performed in several
different environments with the Chevy
Sonic as the star Chevrolet like the
tune so much that they picked it before
even matching it up with the video
the all-new chevy sonic from your first
time to the time of your life chevy
hands duke number 8 in the air tonight
by Phil Collins Cadbury
the drum fill from this song is so
iconic that you knew as soon as you
heard it that it was going to be used in
a big ad someday in this part of
Cadbury’s campaign promoting its dairy
milk chocolate bar we see a close-up of
a gorilla and then discover it is behind
the drum kit when the camera zooms out
to show it banging out the Phil Collins
tune
the ad also helped reignite interest in
the original 1981 hit single over 25
years after its original release as it
re-entered the charts in the UK and New
Zealand
got number seven a little less
conversation by Elvis Presley versus
junkie XL Nike football
a little less conversation and a little
more action indeed during this
commercial that was produced as part of
Nike secret tournament ad campaign for
the 2002 FIFA World Cup we see many of
that times biggest football stars pitted
against each other in a three-on-three
tournament that’s taking place on a ship
nike’s combination of this big-budget ad
with a big beat remix of an Elvis tune
that wasn’t as well-known when
originally released in 1968 turned out
to be a match made in football and
advertising heaven number six the Golden
Age by the asteroids galaxy tour
Heineken
red will be
this might be the least well known song
on this list but in terms of how well it
goes together with this popular Heineken
commercial it makes perfect sense for it
to be here regardless
the beer ad is stylish and slickly
produced and it’s got fantastic
movements choreography and some martial
arts moves here and there too
meanwhile the song by the Danish indie
pop group has a cool retro vibe that
fits the fancy high-class party being
held in the commercial like a glum
number five bagging Palouse curry edit
by the Four Seasons adidas this tune
charted relatively well and was first
released by the Four Seasons in 1967 but
it’s remixed by French DJ Palouse key 40
years later gave it a modern twist and
top spot on the UK Dance Chart
the remix version was then used by
adidas for their 2009 house party ad in
the commercial we see the likes of David
Beckham Katy Perry and a number of other
celebs getting together for a wild and
crazy party while wearing many different
kinds of Adidas clothes combining old
school with new school in the coolest
kind of way
number four applause by Lady Gaga Kia
Soul people love cute animals in 3d form
and this was the motive behind Kia’s ad
campaign that included the use of the
lead single from Lady Gaga’s album
artpop
one of several ads promoting the Kia
Soul by mashing up 3d hamsters with
successful pop songs this one shows
three human like hamsters jogging
working out swimming getting their hair
did and walking the red carpet after
getting out of the hatchback all while
looking incredibly cool
number three mad world by Michael
Andrews featuring Gary Jules Gears of
War around me are familiar faces worn
out places worn out faces first made
popular by its appearance in the 2001
film Donnie Darko find it kind of funny
find it cuz this somber stripped-down
cover of the original Tears for Fears
song somehow fits just as well with a
third-person shooting game as it does
with the popular science fiction movie
as strange as that sounds but just watch
the ad and you’ll see what we mean find
it hard to tell you I find it hard to
take and thanks to this commercial as
well as mad world being featured in
other multimedia formats this song has
reappeared on singles charts around the
world decades after its release
number two 1901 by Phoenix Cadillac SRX
reimagined re-inspired
it’s hardly unusual for car companies to
combine their sleek new models with
major songs from the alternative rock
world and Cadillac struck gold by
bringing together their SRX and one of
2009’s biggest rock songs in this ad all
designed to reignite a soul not only did
it help sell a cool car it also helped
to raise this French band’s profile in
the United States
in fact 1901 would peak at number 84 on
the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010 which was
the same year of the model of Cadillac
SRX they would help advertise in this
commercial Cadillac crossovers
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions three tip my hand
come with me because you look so fine
that I really wanna make you laugh it
short shout you dropping mm-hmm
drop it like it’s hot drop it like it’s
hot drop it like it’s hot
this is the Motor City this is what we
do
number one one two three four by Feist
Apple iPod Nano Feist may or may not
play the song live anymore but it’s
arguably still the one that pays her
bills these days and it’s all thanks to
this and this neat looking at promoting
the iPod Nano we see the hugely
choreographed one tape music video of
Feist song as it plays on the iPod small
screen the end result a gigantic rise in
popularity for the Canadian
singer-songwriter
the indie pop tune reached the top 10 in
the United States and was nominated for
two Grammys as well one two three four
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite song from or featured in a
commercial with you and musical top tens
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
they can sell products and ads better
than jingles can welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down the top 10 songs from commercials
we’ve narrowed it down to memorable
songs by contemporary or classical music
artists that were featured in
commercials as opposed to tracks made
specifically for ads this means we’re
excluding Chris Brown’s Doublemint gum
song Doublemint Doublemint gum as well
as the hillside singers I like to teach
the world to sing for coca-cola number
ten sale by AWOLNATION BMW USA this song
not only holds the distinction of being
used in a slick-looking ad for one of
the best-selling luxury auto makers in
the world but said ad also premiered
during coverage of the 2012 Summer
Olympics
sale by a wall nation ultimately became
a top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
but it’s how well that crisply shot
scenes and the electronic rock sounds go
together so perfectly in this BMW USA
commercial that landed here and let’s
not forget the bunny
Hey
number nine we are young by fun
featuring Janelle Monae Chevrolet Sonic
this song may have found initial success
after it was covered on Glee
but it was this ad for the chevy sonic
that aired during the Super Bowl in 2012
that helped make it inescapable
in the ad dubbed stunt anthem we see
several mega stunts performed in several
different environments with the Chevy
Sonic as the star Chevrolet like the
tune so much that they picked it before
even matching it up with the video
the all-new chevy sonic from your first
time to the time of your life chevy
hands duke number 8 in the air tonight
by Phil Collins Cadbury
the drum fill from this song is so
iconic that you knew as soon as you
heard it that it was going to be used in
a big ad someday in this part of
Cadbury’s campaign promoting its dairy
milk chocolate bar we see a close-up of
a gorilla and then discover it is behind
the drum kit when the camera zooms out
to show it banging out the Phil Collins
tune
the ad also helped reignite interest in
the original 1981 hit single over 25
years after its original release as it
re-entered the charts in the UK and New
Zealand
got number seven a little less
conversation by Elvis Presley versus
junkie XL Nike football
a little less conversation and a little
more action indeed during this
commercial that was produced as part of
Nike secret tournament ad campaign for
the 2002 FIFA World Cup we see many of
that times biggest football stars pitted
against each other in a three-on-three
tournament that’s taking place on a ship
nike’s combination of this big-budget ad
with a big beat remix of an Elvis tune
that wasn’t as well-known when
originally released in 1968 turned out
to be a match made in football and
advertising heaven number six the Golden
Age by the asteroids galaxy tour
Heineken
red will be
this might be the least well known song
on this list but in terms of how well it
goes together with this popular Heineken
commercial it makes perfect sense for it
to be here regardless
the beer ad is stylish and slickly
produced and it’s got fantastic
movements choreography and some martial
arts moves here and there too
meanwhile the song by the Danish indie
pop group has a cool retro vibe that
fits the fancy high-class party being
held in the commercial like a glum
number five bagging Palouse curry edit
by the Four Seasons adidas this tune
charted relatively well and was first
released by the Four Seasons in 1967 but
it’s remixed by French DJ Palouse key 40
years later gave it a modern twist and
top spot on the UK Dance Chart
the remix version was then used by
adidas for their 2009 house party ad in
the commercial we see the likes of David
Beckham Katy Perry and a number of other
celebs getting together for a wild and
crazy party while wearing many different
kinds of Adidas clothes combining old
school with new school in the coolest
kind of way
number four applause by Lady Gaga Kia
Soul people love cute animals in 3d form
and this was the motive behind Kia’s ad
campaign that included the use of the
lead single from Lady Gaga’s album
artpop
one of several ads promoting the Kia
Soul by mashing up 3d hamsters with
successful pop songs this one shows
three human like hamsters jogging
working out swimming getting their hair
did and walking the red carpet after
getting out of the hatchback all while
looking incredibly cool
number three mad world by Michael
Andrews featuring Gary Jules Gears of
War around me are familiar faces worn
out places worn out faces first made
popular by its appearance in the 2001
film Donnie Darko find it kind of funny
find it cuz this somber stripped-down
cover of the original Tears for Fears
song somehow fits just as well with a
third-person shooting game as it does
with the popular science fiction movie
as strange as that sounds but just watch
the ad and you’ll see what we mean find
it hard to tell you I find it hard to
take and thanks to this commercial as
well as mad world being featured in
other multimedia formats this song has
reappeared on singles charts around the
world decades after its release
number two 1901 by Phoenix Cadillac SRX
reimagined re-inspired
it’s hardly unusual for car companies to
combine their sleek new models with
major songs from the alternative rock
world and Cadillac struck gold by
bringing together their SRX and one of
2009’s biggest rock songs in this ad all
designed to reignite a soul not only did
it help sell a cool car it also helped
to raise this French band’s profile in
the United States
in fact 1901 would peak at number 84 on
the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010 which was
the same year of the model of Cadillac
SRX they would help advertise in this
commercial Cadillac crossovers
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions three tip my hand
come with me because you look so fine
that I really wanna make you laugh it
short shout you dropping mm-hmm
drop it like it’s hot drop it like it’s
hot drop it like it’s hot
this is the Motor City this is what we
do
number one one two three four by Feist
Apple iPod Nano Feist may or may not
play the song live anymore but it’s
arguably still the one that pays her
bills these days and it’s all thanks to
this and this neat looking at promoting
the iPod Nano we see the hugely
choreographed one tape music video of
Feist song as it plays on the iPod small
screen the end result a gigantic rise in
popularity for the Canadian
singer-songwriter
the indie pop tune reached the top 10 in
the United States and was nominated for
two Grammys as well one two three four
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite song from or featured in a
commercial with you and musical top tens
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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