| October 10, 2003 |
 More Yahoo! In a follow-up to Queen being featured in the Yahoo! Search ads, the Barry Manilow hit "Can't Smile Without You" is covered by Sean Beal in another version of the whimsical "search box" ads. You can find the new version... More » |
| October 09, 2003 |
Nissan Pathfinder Armada Surf guitar legend Dick Dale is seen in the latest Nissan Pathfinder Armada ad on the beach playing his famous song "Misirlou." You might also recognize this song from the PULP FICTION soundtrack.... More » |
| October 08, 2003 |
Target Pulse After extensive searching and persistence, the Adtunes Forums members have cracked another popular ad music mystery! "What is the song in the Virgin Pulse ad from Target featuring British Royal Guards dancing around with MP3 players?" The song is an... More » |
| October 04, 2003 |
Lee Jeans Lee Jeans "One True Fit" line has four commercials airing with great beats by Avia, the Mesmer A.V. production agency and the musician J. Ralph. You can watch all of the ads on the One True Fit website.... More » |
| October 03, 2003 |
Gap "Worked In" Jeans Wondering what the song is in the latest Gap "Worked In" jeans tv ad (a guy wearing his jeans to bed)? It's the hit "Tempted" by Squeeze.... More » |
| September 28, 2003 |
Retro TV Jingles A few years ago, about the time of the release of the film Swingers, so-called "Lounge Music" made a big resurgance. Whether you aspired to be a hipster-doofus or remember when Ren & Stimpy was actually a good cartoon, Lounge... More » |
| September 15, 2003 |
Elvis goes Rubberneckin Be on the lookout for Elvis. His song, "Rubberneckin," has been remixed by Paul Oakenfold for the latest Toyota Solara television ad. As well as a CD single of the song, "Rubberneckin" will appear on Elvis' next album release, "2nd... More » |
| September 13, 2003 |
Gap Stretch The latest Gap ad for Stretch Fall Pants features Claudia Schiffer and another lovely woman walking and riding down a street being showered by falling leaves. The catchy song playing is "September" by Earth Wind & Fire, which can be... More » |
| September 12, 2003 |
Dockers Stain Defender The latest commercial for Dockers Stain Defender line can be seen on the Docker's website by selecting "Fall Line-up" and then "TV Commercial." According to a resourceful reader, the music is "Go!" by Tones on Tail. The album "Everything!" features... More » |
| September 06, 2003 |
Yahoo! Search Have you seen the latest Yahoo! Search ads on tv? People are walking around the park, the subway and sitting in classrooms holding on to large rectangular "search boxes." The song heard is "You're My Best Friend," by Queen.... More » |
| August 28, 2003 |
Reebok & Mary J. Blige Reebok's latest "Classic" shoes tv ad features Mary J. Blige singing the song "Love @ First Sight" off her just released CD, "Love & Life." You can watch the ad by visiting Reebok's website and selecting the Classic section.... More » |
| August 23, 2003 |
Vans XL2 According to the Forums the latest Vans XL2 commercial (showing the guy in the white room throwing things) features the song "American Nightmare" by Misfits.... More » |
| August 18, 2003 |
Vans Girls The Weekend Players song "Into the Sun" is featured in the newest Vans girls television ads. You can watch the ad (and hear the song) on the Vans website.... More » |
| August 16, 2003 |
Are Artists Sell-Outs? The latest Nissan ad for the Quest Mini-van features the song "Gravity Rides Everything" by Indie-Rock band Modest Mouse. This has MM fans in a tizzy over whether the band are sell-outs or just making a living. What do you... More » |
| August 15, 2003 |
More Madonna Madonna currently can be seen and heard in the newest Gap Ads on TV. But, soon her voice will be invading movies theaters (following up with a TV campaign) in an ad for Estee Lauder featuring a song from her... More » |
| August 07, 2003 |
American Eagle Outfitters According to the resourceful Adtunes Forums, a group named Simian sings the song "Breeze" heard in the latest American Eagle Outfitters "ReIssue" commercial. (You can watch the ad here.) The song "Breeze" is off Simian's 2002 album entitled, "We Are... More » |
Get into the Groove Gap's latest tv commercial shows Madonna and Missy Elliot grooving to the "Hollywood Groove" remake of Madonna's original hit "Into the Groove." You can watch the ad here or, if you want to buy a pair of Gap jeans you... More » |
| August 02, 2003 |
Miller Genuine Draft The song "Workin'" can be heard in a current TV ad for Miller Genuine Draft featuring a DJ trying to get a woman to dance. It's written by producer/songwriter Alex Stiff and is available for purchase on his website. You... More » |
| July 23, 2003 |
Hummer Big Race & Happy Jack The latest Humvee commercial, the Big Race, features the song "Happy Jack" by The Who. The ad is entertaining, showing kids racing box cars down a hilly road, except Jack who takes a shortcut with his hand-crafted Hummer for a... More » |
| July 22, 2003 |
Dentyne Ice Subway He sees a girl, their eyes meet and there's an instant connection. She steps on the subway train and soon she'll be out of his life forever. Except she's clever enough to pop some Dentyne Ice gum in her mouth... More » |
| July 20, 2003 |
Primetime Emmys Did you know that among nominating shows like "Six Feet Under," "Sex and the City" and "Will & Grace," the Primetime Emmy Awards also recognize outstanding commercials? This year, one very popular commercial from Volkswagen is nominated: "Squares", featuring original... More » |
| July 16, 2003 |
KIA: Seven Cars. One Belief. According to the latest KIA Motors TV commercial, you should make every(thing) count -- Halloween, Dares, Miles... The music featured in the ad is all that really counts around here. The song is "My Friend" by Groove Armada.... More » |
| July 15, 2003 |
Tonight I'm seeing stars... Volvo's latest television commercial features the catchy tune "Starry-Eyed Surprise" by Paul Oakenfold, off the album Bunkka.... More » |
| July 12, 2003 |
Woo-hoo! Garnier-Fructis Wondering what that piano-rock track you're hearing in the Garnier Fructis Shampoo/Conditioner ads on TV is? It's "Diamonds and Guns" performed by Transplants.... More » |
| July 08, 2003 |
GMC Horse The ad for GMC featuring a horse sticking his head out the side of a trailer enjoying the fresh air features the song "I Turned You On" by the Isley Brothers. (Found in the ever-resourceful user Forums!)... More » |
| July 07, 2003 |
Honda tries, tries and tries again... The Honda "Cog" commercial is easily the most intriguing ad I've seen in a long time. And, it only took 606 tries to get everythiing to work in one continuous, no special effects, shot. By the way, the music heard... More » |
| July 03, 2003 |
Honda Civic Nation According to a post in the Forums, the music heard in the commercial for the Honda Civic Nation is supposedly a remix of "Calling Card" by Denizen Kane, produced by Universe Neo for a CD compilation included in BLU Magazine.... More » |
| June 30, 2003 |
Nissan National Sales Event Ad Music According to a member of the Adtunes.com Forums, the music heard in the current Nissan National Sales Event commercial is "Hoops" by The Chemical Brothers, off the album "Come With Us."... More » |
| June 29, 2003 |
RSA Ad Agency RSA is a production company specializing in film and television commercials for over 30 years. Based in London, New York and Los Angeles, RSA is responsible for numerous ad campaigns. Their website is a thorough database, profiling their many directors... More » |
| June 28, 2003 |
Music You Can Paint To Lowe's "Spring Anthem" is featured in their current tv spots, which I hear is an original commissioned song, and is available as a free full-length (just over a minute long) download from their website. And according to the website, coming... More » |
| June 25, 2003 |
Choices... Bridgestone Tires "will release a full-length re-make" of the song "The Wheel" by Rosanne Cash, which is featured in their current ads. But, the consumer gets to choose which re-make version (out of two) they want released by voting on... More » |
| May 26, 2003 |
Two for one Chrysler joins the trend by featuring an upbeat song in their latest ad campaign... but takes it one step further by actually striking a deal to have the artist, Celine Dion, appear in their commercials. The most recent ad features... More » |
Working it both ways... Companies bank on drawing attention to their ad campaign with the help of a trendy song. In return, artists feed off the free publicity by going so far as to place a "Featured in (blank) commercial" sticker on their CDs.... More » |
| May 25, 2003 |
One Million Miles Away Joshua Ralph, or most recognizably J. Ralph, is a notable artist responsible for a variety of catchy tunes featured in television ads. His debut album, released under the alias "Spy," features the song "One Million Miles Away" which was heard... More » |
| May 24, 2003 |
Death of the jingle? Television advertising jingles may be a thing of the past with the on-going trend of well-known and unknown artists licensing their music to be featured in ads instead.... More » |
