Songs from Apple commercials
January 27, 2007
Have you ever watched an Apple commercial and wondered who the artist is? Listed below is a list of songs from recent and classic Apple commercials with their corresponding link to a 30 second preview on iTunes. This is by no means a complete list so if you know of any others please leave a comment and I can add them to the list.
Update: If you came here looking for the latest song from the iTunes+iPod commercial it features Viva la Vida by Coldplay which is available for download on iTunes.
Update: If you came here looking for iPod Commercial Songs the complete list is here.
Rock Star (Nevin’s Classic Club Blaster) – N.E.R.D. – iPod
Jerk It Out – Caesars – iPod Shuffle
Channel Surfing – Feature Cast – iPod Breakdance
Ride – The Vines – iPod Wild Postings
Walkie Talkie Man – Steriogram – iPod Sterio Rock
Saturday Night – Ozomatli – iPod Saturday Hip Hop
Vertigo – U2 – iPod U2
Hey Mama – Black Eyed Peas – iPod Hip Hop
Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet – iPod Rock
Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix – Cube
Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf – Optical Mouse
Music to Think By – Benny Golson – iMac Window
Take California – Propellerheads – iPod Beat
Forever Young – Bob Dylan – iMovie Kids
You turned my whole world around – Barry White – iBook
She’s a Rainbow – Rolling Stones – iMac Colours
Someday Baby – Bob Dylan – iPod Video
Sparks – Wynton Marsalis – iPod
Lose Yourself – Eminem – iPod Commercial
Honeycut by Exodus Honey: iMac Commercial
New Soul by Yael Naïm: MacBook Air
Viva la Vida by Coldplay
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Don’t forget Wynton Marsalis performing ‘Sparks’ in his own blue silhouette ad
Anyone happen to know the song from the old Powerbook G4 ad “It May Be” featuring Jeff Goldblum in the voiceover? That’s been bugging me for years. I like the song and would love to know what it is. Thanks!
Don’t forget “Someday Baby” by Bob Dylan from the recent commercial starring him.
Thank you Michael and Damien both of your songs have been added to the list. If anyone knows of any more please let me know and I will add them as well.
What is the song from the most recent ipod commercial? it’s a rock song and a really colorful add with all the scribble lines?
I love it! I love those commercials!
I want the new song also. The rock song, I love it, but don’t know it!!
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yeah the rock song is awesome! it’s starts off like, “everyone knows we’re the ones to go to, when the girls…wall” or something like that. i tried searching the lyics and nothing at all blah.
I got lucky and found it on wikipedia! it’s called flathead, by the fratellis!
u forgot Flathead.
dude that song kicks so much anus yeah thank you for posting all of this junk its helpful
Don’t forget the song, Flathead by the fratellis
Yay! Im so happy i found this site…HA! Ive been looking for that flathead song for soo long its not even funny=P I wanted to do a dance routine to it so im really excited! Thanks!!=]]
Thanks for your help. With all of your assistance I got a few good ones.
Jarrod, Thank you for your comment. I am glad you found the list useful.
Hello! Anyone who knows the song used in the beginning of Titanium PowerBook G4 5 mins introduction video? When the lid of PowerBook rises, the sound comes in like this, in African style:
“Yi ma ya (Yi ma ya)… oh oh oh, yi ma ya, vou voyez, yi ma ya”…
Thank you so much!!
what’s the song on that new just Apple commercial with the british guy with the strong accent singing?
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Leyendo Applesfera me encuentro con una lista de las canciones que han aparecido en los anuncios del iPod. Los últimos los suele poner Apple en su web, pero si queremos encontrar de algunos de los primeros es casi una Mision Imposible. También hay ot…
Flathead by The Fratellis.
most recent with the colorful ad.
Woohoo! Thanks heaps that Fratellis song is damn good. As are alot of the others, great idea for a site!
I know that technologic by draft puink was on a comerticial
dude this site was great. i knew abotu the fratellis before but stilll…………..RARARA good job
What is the name of the song on the mac vs. pc commercials?
Its a new commercial and it starts out with an apartment full of old records/lp’s and a girl storms out of the place cause its such a mess by the end of the commercial/song all the records are gone and a new ipod stereo (?) is in its place …if anyone has seen this one please let me know cause id really like to know the name of the song and its driving me nuts .
thanks
THANKK YOUUUUU i love the flathead sonngg, jeez you guys made my dayyy =)
heey.. my mom keeps bothering me about this spanish type song thats on one of the commercials.. anyone know what it’s called?
I’m with Jessica, I would love to know what that spanish song is.
For Mo and Jessica …
The song is : Mi Swing Es Tropical , Quantic and Nickodemus
bye bye
what is the music in the i’m a Mac, i’m a Pc commercials
Don’t forget the song 1234 by Feist
jessi, The song has been added to our songs from iPod commercial list.
Thanks!
What is the latest, apple.ca song used in the commercials, its sounds like its caribean or maybe african…its fantastic, and very addictive.
I have to find the song and artist for the currently running apple.ca iPOD + iTunes TV spot – it’s spanish/latin and the rythm is awesome – I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE – I HAVE TO HAVE IT!!!!!
Please help!
I have to find the song and artist from your most recent commercial, advertising the new iPOD.
What’s the song that goes, “1, 2, 3,4…”?
I just found it for anyone else who wants to get it, it’s “1,2,3,4″ by Feist
THANK YOU!! 1,2,3,4 by Feist – I’ve been wondering who sang that.
Good Song.
looking for the song that was played on the commercial where the lap top comes in different colors. the commercial has a blue “robot” with a blue lap top, the white has the chinese fighing…Please help
“Sunburn” by Muse was used in one fo the old-school iMac/iTunes ads
anyone know the song/artist whos on the newest ipod nano video ad? love the song the vid is soooooo cute too
Does anyone know the U2 song used in that 2001 iMac and iTunes ad it was titled “ever wonder what a Cd looks like when it burns?” I’m too lazy to look it up thanks.
What is the rock song from the laptop commercial with the different situations: guy with green snake, little girl on road trip with older women, chinese action movie with director, man on robot going down the street….
Love Train – Wolfmother – iPod Ad
I want the song from the new nano Ipod comercial where they are flipping throught the different pastel colors you can get. Its a woman singing the song and she is dancing with some people in the back ground but she is so tiny I can’t find out who she is and I love that song!!!!!!
Does anyone know the music to the newest commercial. It is a Mac monitor that slowly turns around black and white etc. The music is kinda slow and mellow, if anyone can help please do! I am going insane! Thanks!
And the comment about different laptop colours, that is a DELL commercial.
What is the song that goes something like one,two,three,four?
Ive seen in in an ipod commercial recently.
The last one says “Honeycut by Exodus Honey”
Actually, Honeycut is the name of the band, and exodus honey is the song.
They’re really good! I just saw them by accident in Toronto and loved them.
The 1,2,3,4 song you guys are talking about is
1234 by Feist
whats the song from this commerical? It starts out with an apartment full of old records/lp’s and a girl storms out of the place cause its such a mess by the end of the commercial/song all the records are gone and a new ipod stereo (?) is in its place …if anyone has seen this one please let me know cause id really like to know the name of the song and its driving me nuts .
thanks
I need the song from the commercial where the asian director (dressed all in white) watches a karate scene…
doh! its dell, not apple. sorry
The W.A.N.D. by the flaming lips…
(the will always negates defeat)
what is the song called for the new nano ipod commercial i remember part of the lyrics went like music is myking size bed..
whats the song from the commercial thats like ‘my music is… my music is… my music is… ect’
george, thanks for posting the dell mix-up! I’ve been looking for the same song. you rock.
The new commercial for the Apple phone is, “Music is My Hot Sex” by CSS.
The commercial that few have been asking about with the records that get converted to digital in order to clean up the guys apartment is a radioshack, not apple commerical.
However the song is “something wrong” by The Easybeats
hey anybody out there that was wanting to know what that latin song from the itunes commercial was its by nickodemus & quantic featuring tempo its called mi swing es tropical
Does anyone know the song for the commercial of the G4 Titanium Powerbook with Jeff Goldblum speaking?
View the commercial with this link below:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ap8GRQ9O7ws&feature=related
Thanks!
Las canciones de los anuncios del iPod…
Leyendo Applesfera me encuentro con una lista de las canciones que han aparecido en los anuncios del iPod. Los últimos los suele poner Apple en su web, pero si queremos encontrar de algunos de los primeros es casi una Mision Imposible. También hay ot…
Las canciones de los anuncios del iPod…
Leyendo Applesfera me encuentro con una lista de las canciones que han aparecido en los anuncios del iPod. Los últimos los suele poner Apple en su web, pero si queremos encontrar de algunos de los primeros es casi una Mision Imposible. También hay ot…
What’s the name song where all the computers are flying around the room and getting smashed and stuff. …What will I be, will I be pretty? And here’s what she said to me…
U forgot 1234
I thought the 1234 song for the ipod shuffle commercial was by Kate Nash, but I looked her up on iTunes and found nothing. Pleeeaase help me find the artist of that song. I’ve been craving it!
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“I thought the 1234 song for the ipod shuffle commercial was by Kate Nash, but I looked her up on iTunes and found nothing. Pleeeaase help me find the artist of that song. I’ve been craving it!”
wrong that song was by Feist. you should find her now.
Hey great list, but one you forgot is the iPhone ad song. It is Perfect Timing (This Morning) By Orda Suakada. It;s not on itunes though but it is on limewire
Don’t forget the iPod Touch commercial…
“Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex” by Cansei de Ser Sexy
Actually the song on the iPhone commercial is by a band called Orba Squara…not Orda Suakada. You got the title right, though.
What’s that one song that’s used in everything these days?
It starts off, “Dance with me across the ocean floor.”
Does anyone know it??
PLEASE add to the list “1,2,3,4″ by Feist which Apple used in their iPod commercials on German TV this past Christmas; it’s an amazing song for an amazing product
It’s Exodus Honey but Honeycut. You have it reversed.
I mean that the on the list it’s reversed.
“dance with me across the ocean floor” is the first line of the song “The Mating Game” by Bitter:Sweet. They’re incredible! Listen if you get the chance.
You forgot 1 2 3 4 by feist.
A classic early iPod ad featured “Technologic” by Daft Punk. (YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHUz99l-eo)
Im not sure if i didnt find it but where are the spanish songs that were on the ipod/itunes commercials
Can someone please put me out of my misery. I recently listened to some music by Tribe of Judah and they sound exactly like the commercial sound Apple incorporated in their ad for the “new” Mac (hemisphere shape drive with tilting screen built-in) several years ago. The music has a driving upbeat gospel theme, but is not include in anything that ITunes offers for the Tribe of judah today. Would like you help me!!!
and flathead by the fratellis.
Whats the song on the latest apple commercial for the thin i book?
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1 2 3 4 – feist
nvm just realized someone said it but still its a very good song
how does apple find such good songs… especially like 1234 and new soul
what about C.S.S. Music Is My Hot Hot Sex from the ipod touch commercial
Hey what is the song in the commercial with Mr. Bean in it??? Could you please post it on here? Thank yOu!!!
What is the song that has the guys on the treadmills?
The song with the guys on the treadmill is- Here We Go Again by O.K. Go
what about feist
1234
Oh my gosh…I LOVE NEW SOUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This song is so good and i can’t get it out of my head. You can listen to it on YouTube just search new soul or yael naim.
i love new soul i just had to search for it and download it it is so catchy
orba squara Perfect timing is the name of the song on the apple iphone commercial =) there you go
I wanted to know the name of the song sung by an
African American woman with the words “work” in it.
I know the song in this video was used in an Apple commecrial I just dont know wich can someone PLEASE help me out! I really wanna know this song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBSwWciz0A
I would really appreciate it
anyone no th song from the brand new ipod touch commercial where it has the shins, n some weird dudes dancing lilke the chicken dance. im thinkin it might b bi jack johson but wat do i no. if anyone nos PLZ post a comment
its called “what i’m looking for” by brendan benson
What is the song in the new apple commercial the one with the lap top in the envelope?? plz help me out
the song on new apple commercial….Yael Naim, new soul
Does anyone know the name and artist of the song that plays for the apple notebook commercial, they take it out of an envelope.
who sings the song for the commercial for Macbook Air
“hopin i could learn a bit about how to give and take?” ..that song? who sings it? Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YUxbDEPFiM
Yael Naim “New Soul” on YouTube from the laptop in an envelope commercial -
YOUR AWESOME!!! I’v been looking for the name of “New Soul” forever!! Thanks
so…. have you considered getting an album together of all the songs you have on your commercials?
i’m sure royalty’s might be expensive, but that would be swee to have one album (or two) of all the songs.
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Thank you! you guys rock.
The song Rock Star (Nevin’s Classic Club Blaster) – N.E.R.D. – iPod, isn’t the same song on iTunes when you click on iTunes. The song on iTunes is the regular version. Anybody know what happened to the Jason Nevin’s version? Is iTunes still selling it for download?
Hey guys! what is the song FOR THE MAC, PC COMMERCIALS?!! please someone tell meee!!!
ok i work at an apple store and i hear the song they play on the apple tv video, been trying forever to find out who that is but i cant seem to find that information anywhere. dose anyone know it.
whats the song thats like “shut up and let me go”????
i really like tht one.
Claire… actually, if you type that into the search in the iTunes store the song comes up… it’s the only one.
Song title: Shut Up and Let Me Go
Artist: The Ting Tings
I’m not kidding about the title, you had it right.
hahahha, thanks!!!
ok way up above Mae posted:
“What’s the name song where all the computers are flying around the room and getting smashed and stuff. …What will I be, will I be pretty? And here’s what she said to me…”
and i wanna know that too!
I think there should be a iPod commercial for the song I Get Around – Dragonette… It just seems like one of those songs for the iPod commercials.
Hey, thanks for this! I love most of the music ya’ll use, especially the recent ones.
You forgot just one though.
Cansei De Ser Sexy- Music is My Hot Hot Sex- iPod Touch
The one where it was like “My music is where I’d like you to touch)
I like the new one too. By the Ting Tings
Oh, and 1234 by Feist- iPod mini or something like that
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Great web site, was looking to make a compilation CD with all the Apple commercial songs! Thanks!
Its actually “Exodus Honey” by Honeycut.
I’m a huge Honeycut fan.
also I love bitter:sweet. Dirty laundry is a good song by them.
What’s the newest one? It sounds like Feist again but I’m not sure.
im a bunny and i hate everything
:X 
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the newest one is actually called Bruises by chairlift. that song is on the ipod chromatic advertisment
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What is the song for the iPhone thats just a beat with music and no words?
Does anyone know what the song is on the newest Ipod Touch commercial? The one with all they different types of games…
Thanks
The new song for the i-pod touch is called ‘Around the Bend’ and it’s done by ‘The Asteroids Galaxy Tour’.
Anyone know the song in the new commercial that advertises the app Shazam (the app that recognizes the music that is playing)?
Hey Josh, I didnt ask the question , but wanted to thank you for coming up with the answer. Around the bend was stuck in my head and I found the answer as to who sang it from you.
Thanks Josh.
Drew, it’s called “You, Me and the Bourgeoisie” by The Submarines
HEY APPLE I HAVE A SONG THAT I CREATED ON GARAGEBAND AND IM 100% POSITIVE ITS YOUR NEXT SONG FOR ONE OF UR COMMERCIALS! AND IM WILLING TO SELL IT TO YOU!!
I PROMISE YOU THIS SONG IS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR!! IF ANYBODY OUT THERE HERES ME MY EMAIL IS STEALTHCAT@COMCAST.NET OR REACH MY ON MY CELL 575 6400103
what is the latest song used in the current advert please
All I have got to say is that whoever is picking these songs for Apple should be given a substantial raise.
I really appreciate this site that you have here however, I am unable to locate the song I am looking for. Your commercial starts out with a beautiful asian lady siting with her laptop (i think she had her overcoat and an helment on), and the few lyrics I remember is “I am green today…chirping like a cricket song; I am orange today…loud and messy like finger paint” If you can please send me the name of the artist and song. Thank you very much.
Adrian Michelle, the song you are looking for is Colors by Kira Willey.
Anyone know the song they used for the new 17″ MacBook Pro?
The name of the song is “Run” by Broadcast 2000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ_pxQw8LHY
Yes, it works
Yes, it works
Awesome! Thanks!
what is the music played in the background to the keynote address for the unibody 17inch macbook pro (where Johny Ive and co talk about the mac)?
thanks guys
OKAY it a song sung by a female artist with a sortof high voice and the chorus is “love”. But its drawn out like… “Lu uh-uh-uh uh-uh-uh uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uv” Who sings that song!?! Its not listed above I dont think!!! Any help???
I haven’t seen this in any of the comments. From the itouch ad with all kinds of games being played NO YOU GIRLS – FRANZ FERDINAND
WHATS THE NAME OF THE MAC VS PC ADVERT MUSIC? PLZ E-MAIL ME THE ANSWER AT enonbee@hotmail.co.uk
“boom, bang, boom boom bang,” very good dance beat, from an older commercial, its played at clubs sometimes, dying to figure out this mystery, thanks!
Cindy – song from the iPod commercials is called “Bruises” and the name of the band is “Chairlift”.
whats the song that goes.
boom shalaka boom shlakalaka
or something like that.
I NEED HELP FINDING ITTTTTTTT.
:@ URGHHHH.
Does anyone know where I can get the music backdrops to the old ads?
Not the Bands, but the instrumental jinggles.
Thanks.
Has anyone had the interview seminar in a UK Apple Store? There’s a video with snaps of loads of stores worldwide and the song in it is AMAZING D:
What is it?!
Don’t forget “Bruises” from Chairlift! The ipod cromatic commercial!
Hey what is the most recent song from the new IPOD w/camera commercial.
The new song for IPOD with Camera that they used for the commercial is:
Bourgeois Shangri-La by? Miss Li
lookin for the latest instumentel in the mac or ipod commercial. cant remember which one rght now. thnx
i am going crazy trying to find out the band name or the name of any of their songs… i remember coming across it maybe around say 2 years ago on myspace originally & then i looked @ the band on youtube someone had mentioned in one of the comments that it had if I’m not mistakend been on an ipod commercial before it’s actually just a tune that keeps playing over & over again.. if anyone can help me oh & i have a feeling this band is from norway for some reason but i can’t recall the right band name i thought it was something like rokiscopp or rokysopp but then i try searching it in a number of places & it just doesnt pop up anywhere… i feel lost lol if anyone can help that would be great thanxxx
well let’s not forget bourgeios shangri-la by miss li which was on the ipod touch 5g commerical or “the ipod nano that shoots video”
A few years ago (I think), there was a IPod commercial with a woman wearing a black dress and black tights dancing while listening to an iPod. What is the name of that song in that commercial?