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[Western Music] CM Songs I Often Hear Recently [2025]

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.
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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and have been contributing to music magazines and web media for over 15 years. Although Western music is my main field, I always strive to stay curious with the motto, “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in a band, where I was a bassist responsible for songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve performed on include bass, guitar, and piano. I resumed piano lessons after turning 40 and have been continuing ever since!

The rule that a song becomes popular after being featured in a commercial hasn’t changed, past or present.

When a song is used in a well-received commercial and goes viral along with it—that’s a classic winning pattern.

For those who want to quickly check out these talked-about CM tracks, this article introduces Western songs featured in buzzworthy commercials!

With foreign songs, it can be hard to figure out the track when you don’t understand the lyrics—but we generally include both the actual commercial footage and the song’s music video, so it should be easy to check.

We update this article regularly with the latest information, so be sure to bookmark it!

[Western Music] Recently Frequently Heard Commercial Songs [2025] (181–190)

ZERO Shock: Popup Bar Edition

IronsideQuincy Jones

Ironside (Theme From “Ironside”)

IronsideQuincy Jones

Quincy Jones’s “Ironside” is a track included on his 1971 album Smackwater Jack.

This grand jazz instrumental is known as the theme for the television drama Ironside, which aired from 1967 to 1975.

With its powerful brass section and rhythmic percussion, the piece vividly reflects the challenges and indomitable spirit of the show’s wheelchair-using detective, Ironside.

It’s a quintessential work from Jones, a master of genre fusion, and became especially memorable through its use in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill series.

Characterized by a dramatic atmosphere, the song has been loved across generations, even serving as the CM song for ZERO’s “ZERO no Shōgeki: Popup Bar” commercial.

It’s urban jazz with plenty of punch and presence.

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 - The Galaxy’s Greatest Misfit Team, the Guardians of the Galaxy Edition

Since You’ve Been GoneRainbow

Rainbow – Since You’ve Been Gone

Since You've Been GoneRainbow

Marvel film 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3' Special Feature [The Galaxy’s Biggest Misfit Team: “Guardians of the Galaxy” Edition]

One of Marvel’s signature films, Guardians of the Galaxy, is known for frequently using nostalgic hit songs as background music.

In this commercial, “Guardians of the Galaxy: VOLUME 3” — featuring the galaxy’s greatest band of misfits, the Guardians of the Galaxy — the 1978 hit “Since You’ve Been Gone” by Rainbow is used as the BGM.

It’s a commercial that feels nostalgic and unique, yet carries a stylish vibe.

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Jackson Wang for Louis Vuitton

HeroesDavid Bowie

David Bowie – Heroes (Official Video)

HeroesDavid Bowie

Travel with Jackson Wang | Horizons Never End | LOUIS VUITTON

The Louis Vuitton commercial “Jackson Wang for Louis Vuitton,” featuring K-pop idol Jackson Wang, uses the iconic song “Heroes” by the great British artist David Bowie.

However, it only uses the intro, not Bowie’s vocal part.

The way the song feels changes when only the intro is excerpted for a commercial—this is one of the interesting aspects of CM production.

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Chromebook Plus – More than you imagined it could do.

Lookee LookeeRoyal Cinema

Lookee Lookee

Lookee LookeeRoyal Cinema

Chromebook Plus – More than you imagined it could do.

Royal Cinema is an American musical collective consisting of Sydney Wayser, Danny Burke, and Johanna Cranitch.

Their track “Lookee Lookee” was released on February 26, 2020, by CLARA-NOVA LLC.

The song drew attention through tie-ins with the film The Sleepover and the TV show Catfish: The TV Show.

More recently, it was featured in a Chromebook promotion, where its distinctive vibe garnered notable attention.

The track’s appeal lies in its mysterious, dreamy sound that sparks the listener’s imagination.

It’s a song that lets you immerse yourself in a slightly surreal world, away from the everyday.

Perfect for relaxing moments—like driving or spending time alone.

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The Usual Outside | Two Step

Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go BadTammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette – Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad (Official Audio)

Your Good Girl's Gonna Go BadTammy Wynette

To the Usual Outside | Two Step | Expedia (60 seconds)

Tammy Wynette is one of the singers who best represents American country music.

Her voice captures both women’s adversity and strength, and she was active from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Many people may have become curious about this song after it was used in Expedia’s new “Two Step” commercial.

The piece centers on the theme of a woman abandoning her good-girl side and transforming into the wilder person her partner desires.

The story of a woman’s self-sacrifice and transformation is conveyed through Wynette’s powerful vocals.

The song was included on her 1967 debut album, “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad,” and reached high positions on the country charts.

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Suntory The Premium Malt’s “A Day of Doing Nothing”

You’re so CoolHans Zimmer

You’re so Cool

You're so CoolHans Zimmer

This is a commercial for The Premium Malt’s themed around “a do-nothing day,” featuring Yo Oizumi and Suzu Hirose.

Two versions were made—one with Oizumi and one with Hirose—and in each, they fully enjoy a day of doing nothing.

At the end of the ad, they say, “But we’ll still have a beer,” and you see them pouring Premium Malt’s into a glass.

For beer lovers, could there be any more luxurious way to spend a day off? It’s the kind of commercial that makes you smile with a touch of envy.

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GAP 2024 Give your gift. “Let’s deliver it, in your own way.” Version

Together AgainJanet Jackson

Janet Jackson – Together Again

Together AgainJanet Jackson

2024 Give your gift. Deliver it. In your own way.

This scene showing someone singing a cappella is a GAP commercial titled “Give your gift.

‘Deliver it.

In your own way.

’” that aired during the 2024 holiday season.

The one-minute spot features singing throughout, and music lovers were likely drawn into its world.

The song performed in the commercial is Janet Jackson’s “Together Again.” It’s a song written about thoughts for a loved one who has passed away, with lyrics like “I’m living with you as my source of strength, and I know we’ll meet again,” which are sure to move you.

It’s a wonderful track you’ll want to listen to while taking your time to read the lyrics.

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