Music Heard in Target Commercial: Girls Dancing in Dorm

I've had a lot of questions about the new Target commercial song with a female singer with two girls dancing around and decorating their dorm room, with a reggae salsa latin dance vibe to it.

I have not seen this commercial yet. so I will have to leave this one to you. It one of these two versions of the same song:

• "Calabria" by Enur (Amazon MP3) featuring MIMS and Natasja, the 2007 mix and the 2008 mix


• "Destination Calabria" by Alex Gaudino (Amazon MP3) feat. Crystal Waters

I am pretty confident that the version in the commercial is the one by Enur.

Don't have a video of the commercial yet, but you can view the music video and hear the entire song, right here:

Music Heard in Dell laptop Commercial: I Am Green Today

Dell just started running a new ad for their color laptops which has a cute girl on a pink motor scooter with a pink helmet and a pink laptop. Catchy lyrics:
I am green today
I chirp with joy like a cricket song.
I am orange today
Loud and messy like fingerpaint on the wall

This song is by Kira Willey and is called "Colors," (Amazon MP3) from her CD "Dance for the Sun."

Watch the commercial right here:

Music Heard In AT&T LG Shine Commercial: Oh Yeah

OMG UR A PIG!! Or so says the new commercial from ATT featuring the LG Shine. Lyrics? Nothing more than "Oh Yeah."

The song? Um.

How about "Oh, Yeah" by Yellow (amazon) . As made famous in "Ferris Beuller's Day Off."

Apparently, there is another ad featuring "Heaven Isn't Too Far Away" by Warrant.

If I knew anything about "The Hills" I'd have known that the commercial also featured Lauren Conrad and Brody Jenner. Or is it "Laguna Beach?" I'm so out of touch....

Music Heard in JC Penny Commercial: Don't You Forget About Me

The new JC Penney ad for Back To School is a great callback to "The Breakfast Club." It features teenage boys and girls dancing and acting like in the movie, and even features the hit song from the movie, though re-made:

Won't you come see about me?
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby

Don't You Forget About Me
Don't Don't Don't Don't
Don't You Forget About Me

The JCP commercials feature several different versions of the song. One is "Don't You Forget About Me" by New Found Glory from their CD "From the Screen to Your Stereo, Pt. II." ... I think.

But are at least 5 verions by other bands (such as Hawk Nelson, Sun Lux and more). Your best bet is the iTunes-only JCPenney offering called "JCPenney Presents: Don't You Forget About Me (The Covers) - EP." It is - a collection of remakes of DYFAM - six different versions, a great idea!

But I'd be slammed if I didn't mention that the song was originally recorded by Simple Minds , and is available on the Breakfast Club soundtrack (Amazon) and on iTunes in "Now That's What I Call The 80's"

And if you have not seen "The Breakfast Club" pick up the DVD, you'll appreciate the J.C. Penney commercial even more.

Music Heard in High School Musical 3 (HSM3) Trailer: Official Website

First off, why is the official HSM3 trailer website (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) so hard to find? Well I have the link, so no worries.

While you watch, listen for one of the new songs on the soundtrack with the lyrics:
16...16...16 minutes left better get it done
16...16...16 more minutes get ready GAME ON!
This is the last time to get it right (GO!)
This is the last chance to make it our night (YEA!)
We gotta show what we're all about (TEAM!) (WILDCATS!)
Work together! (GO!)

That song is "Now or Never" which you can find on the official move soundtrack - pre-order it today, it comes out October 24th 2008!

And, as promised, here is the link to the official HSM3 movie trailer at Disney website. You can download the trailers, and even a few are in HD! You can also watch it right here at the end of this page.

Music Heard in NBC Olympics Commercial: Sacrifice

This great question came in via the Forums from Nikki:
what is the song in the nbc olympic tv commercials? all i remember is someone is swimming at the end of the commercial and the only words i caught are no sacrifice. i have been looking everywhere and cant find anything. please someone help its driving me crazzzzzyyyyy!!!! thanx

Josh did the hard work and came back with the answer:

After a long ... time of searching, I found the title to this song. Its "Sacrifice" by Theory of a Dead Man. Hope this helps

I'd wager that you helped more than Nikki on that one! And if you'd like the tune, you can find "Sacrifice" on the Theory of a Deadman CD "Scars & Souvenirs."

Have you got a song that is driving you crazy? Can't find the title? Post a question in the "What The Heck Is That Song?" forums!

Music Heard in Target Dolly Parton Commercial: More Where That Came From

A recent commercial for Target caught my ear. The female singer sounded familiar when she sang:

I wanna be your satisfaction
Be your number one
And just when you think I can't love you any better
Well, I have just begun
'Cause there's more where that came from
That's right, there's more where that came from

Yep, there is no doubt, I know Dolly Parton when I hear her! Would you have ever expected to hear Dolly in a Target commercial?

Well, in case you liked the happy little honkey-tonk ditty, it is called "More Where That Came From" and can be found on Dolly Parton's 1993 CD "Slow Dancing With The Moon."

Here is a look at the original 1993 music video.

Watch the video of the Target commercial right here:

Music Heard in iTunes Commercial: I Ain't Fakin' This

Geekzoid, in our forums, asked:
What is the funky song on the new iTunes commercial that has silhouettes of people dancing to their iPods? I can make out the words, "I ain't freakin', I ain't fakin' this".

MusicLover had the answer:
The song you are looking for is "Shut up and let me go" by the Ting Tings.

Thanks ML, and by the way, you can find "Shut up and let me go" on the Ting Tings' CD "We Started Nothing."

Music Heard in ABC Commercial for Betty & Anatomy: You Make Everything Inside Come Alive

Maybe you saw the new promo commercial running this summer on ABC for Ugly Betty & Grey's Anatomy with a song featuring lyrics like:

This whole world will take me down
Without you standing by my side, my side
Your holding onto me
You're making everything inside, come alive

And then I open my eyes
And I know you are beating my heart, beating my heart
Look at the sky
I know youre beating my heart, beating my heart

The song is "Beating My Heart" by Jon Mclaughlin from the forthcoming CD "OK Now." AmazonMP3

Enjoy!

Music Heard in Nissan Versa Commercial: I Need To Know

Wow, been a while. Sorry, had some major PC issues, vacations, summer, going outside - and a severe drought of commercials with good music. But we are back!

Today's post is about the Nissan Versa. You don't hear any lyrics in the commercial, just some salsa-ish music in the background.

Can't say it was terribly hard to figure this out (I always like a challenge), this one was a cinch. The song is "I Need To Know" by Marc Anthony . You can find it on his CD "Marc Anthony."