June 13, 2002
here's a short list for some of the popular songs featured in mitsubishi commercials over the years: (featured in the washington post)
Title - Artist - Car
Ready to go - Republica - 1999 Galant
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop - 99 Galant
Crazy Train - Ozzy Ozborne - 99 Montero SP
Pick up the Pieces - Average white band - 00 Eclipse
In the meantime - Spacehog - 00 Eclipse
Spybreak - Propellerheads - 00 Galant
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield - 01 Montero sport
Ladyshave - Gus Gus - 01 Eclipse
I see you baby - Groove Armada - 01 Eclipse
Shaft - (re-recorded) - 01 Eclipse spyder
Get what you give - New Radicals - 01 Montero
20th century boy - T-Rex - 01 Montero sport
Start the commotion - Wiseguys - 01 Eclipse
Ooh La La - (re-recorded) - 01 Galant
One Week - Barenaked Ladies - 02 Lancer
Days go by - Dirty Vegas - 03 Eclipse
UPDATE: Since songs are getting listed below in the comments, I'm going to start keeping an updated list here at the top for easier finding.
Song Title - Artist - Car
get a move on - mr. scruff - lincoln navigator
breathe - telepopmusik - mitsubishi outlander
jung at heart - master cylinder - volkswagon jetta 99
da da da - trio - volkswagon golf 97
one million miles away - j ralph (instrumental) or conspiracy of one (lyrical) -
volkswagon jetta 2001
genius of love - tom tom club - kia spectra 02
tom's diner (remix) - suzanne vega - nissan maxima "sunset"
pink moon - nick drake - vw golf 1999
for your love - ed townsend - saturn L200
original score - ming & fs - nissan altima 2003 "car parts sounds"
mr. blue sky - elo (electric light orchestra) - vw beetle convertible
cars - gary numan - nissan altima
playground love - air - levi's "french dictionary"
I've decided to move this discussion into a site I run. Please visit and check out Adtunes.com There you will be able to find out all the information that has been posted here already, and some great search tips for finding commercial music.
Please bookmark that link, as it is the only place on my site that will allow posts relating to commercial music. You can register to post questions and answers or even post as a guest.
Just in the span of about 9 months, this post has generated the answers to a lot of people's questions regarding music in commercials. The forum is a very easy format to use, and if it is as successful as this post's comments section was, you'll most likely find the title of that commercial song you're after.
Thanks!!
Michelle
I can't handle it! I am obsessed and I have to find out what the music is in the car commercial with the guy hitting the brakes and the other guy drinking coffee. Someone just at least tell me the name of the car manufacturer and/or model!
Posted by: HELP at February 7, 2003 08:12 AM
