Music

The soundtrack as the thing people remember. Licensed tracks that outlived the campaign, songs that broke bands, and the composed scores. The smallest segment here, reported thin rather than padded, because the qualifying material genuinely ran out.

Part of Car Advertising

22 moments in this segment.

1. 1947-01-29 - 1947-01-29 Dinah Shore - Victor's sweetheart of song A. RCA Victor promotional card for Dinah Shore, about 1947. Dinah Shore began singing "See the USA in Your Chevrolet" after 1952, through Chevrolet's decade-long sponsorship of her television shows, and it became her signature song.
2. 1951 - Dinah Shore - promo. Promotional photo of Dinah Shore. The Chevrolet jingle was written by Leo Corday and Leon Carr in 1948 and first performed by Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy on Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet.
3. 1960 - Andy Williams 1960. Publicity photo of Andy Williams. Andy Williams sang "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha over Honda's two-minute film of the same name, which debuted in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2005.
4. 1976 - Dinah and Her New Best Friends (1976) publicity photo of George Carlin and. The Chevrolet jingle was written by Leo Corday and Leon Carr in 1948 and first performed by Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy on Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet.
5. 1987 - Madonna Press Photo (1987). Madonna in a press photo by Sire Records for the 1987 movie Who's That Girl. It was released in a Press Kit circa 1987 by Sire Records. Madonna appeared opposite Clive Owen in "Star", the BMW film Guy Ritchie directed in 2001.
6. 1999 - Eminem-06-mika. A photograph of Eminem, dated 1999. The Chrysler film runs two minutes and two seconds and closes on the line "This is the Motor City, and this is what we do", voiced by Kevin Yon. The campaign tagline, often mistaken for the title, was "Imported from Detroit".
7. 2011-08-01 - Selected of God "Lose Yourself" music video. Stellantis North America published it directly, about three minutes long. The car being advertised is a Stellantis.
8. 2011-09-19 - See the USA in Your Chevrolet by Dinah Shore. This record: See the USA in Your Chevrolet was written in 1948 by Leo Corday and Leon Carr and first performed by Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy. Dinah Shore took it up after 1952 and it became her signature song. The upload is Chevrolet Philippines's own, running a ninety second film. A licensed track can send a back catalogue record back up the charts.
9. 2011-10-29 - 1992 Chevrolet Truck Commercial Like A Rock.mp4. Bob Seger's Like a Rock, from the album released on 27 March 1986, carried Chevrolet truck advertising through the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Chevrolet Philippines holds it on its own channel, a sixty second spot.
10. 2012-02-20 - Chevrolet Aveo "Stunt Anthem". Chevrolet Indonesia holds it on its own channel, a sixty second spot. See the USA in Your Chevrolet has been in service on and off since 1948.
11. 2012 - Andy Williams in March 2014. Portrait of Andy Williams, British surgeon. Andy Williams sang "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha over Honda's two-minute film of the same name, which debuted in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2005.
12. 2013 - Garrison Keillor reads notes from the audience. A Prairie Home Companion live broadcast, 25 May 2013, Wolf Trap Farm Park. Vienna, Virginia. Garrison Keillor, born 7 August 1942, voiced Honda's "Cog" in 2003, asking "Isn't it nice when things just work?", and also performed the song in "Grrr" the following year.
13. 2017-08-31 - These Woods - Volvo TV Ad Soundtrack. Held by Volvo Car UK rather than a re-uploader, about 4 minutes long. The car being advertised is a Volvo.
14. 2017-09-21 - Lexus: The Anthem. It sits on Lexus Belux's own channel and runs a ninety second film. Sound is often the part of a car advertisement that outlives it.
15. 2018-04-27 - From Phonographs to Spotify: A Brief History of the Music Industry. It survives through The Wall Street Journal, about 6 minutes long. Sound is often the part of a car advertisement that outlives it.
16. 2019-03-01 - The 2019 Volkswagen SUV Campaign | Making the Music with composer Jacob Collier. Held by Volkswagen USA rather than a re-uploader, about three minutes long. It went up in 2019.
17. 2022-06-12 - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Fifth Evangelist | Music Documentary. DW Classical Music carries it, an extended programme of about 26 minutes. A sync placement can be worth more to a record than a single release.
18. 2023-01-28 - The global rise of afro house music | DW Documentary. Archived by DW Documentary, an extended programme of about 52 minutes. The upload comes from the brand's channel for Germany. Sound is often the part of a car advertisement that outlives it.
19. 2023-03-30 - Lexus Brand Anthem. The upload is Lexus India's own, running a ninety second film. A sync placement can be worth more to a record than a single release.
20. 2023-06-24 - Ford Golazo Anthem. It sits on Ford Motor Company's own channel and runs a sixty second spot. A sync placement can be worth more to a record than a single release.
21. 2023-12-04 - Miraculous Ladybug I Theme Song Music Video 🐞🐞ft. Lou I Volkswagen Electric Hero Cars. Volkswagen published it directly, about three minutes long. The car being advertised is a Volkswagen.
22. 2025-12-08 - Chevy Truck Anthem: This is who we are | Chevrolet. The upload is Chevrolet's own, running a sixty second spot. See the USA in Your Chevrolet has been in service on and off since 1948.