Love songs used in commercials. Popular commercial tunes, jingle songs.
Haven’t you ever wanted to hear that song from the commercial again? A love song you happened to catch in a fleeting moment lingers in your heart and you just can’t stop thinking about it—many of us have had that experience.
The beautiful melody that plays alongside the visuals leaves a stronger impression precisely because it’s so brief.
In this article, we introduce love songs that became popular after being used in commercials.
If you want to revisit those nostalgic lines, or if you’ve been frustrated not knowing a song’s title, this is for you!
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Love songs used in commercials. Popular CM tracks, commercial songs (91–100)
Close to youNoon
The song used in the Toyota Home commercial was “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (Japanese title: “Harukanaru Kage”) by the Japanese jazz singer Noon.
The song was originally performed by the Carpenters and became a huge hit, topping the U.S.
chart for four consecutive weeks and bringing the Carpenters worldwide recognition.
Wherever you areONE OK ROCK
“Wherever you are,” sung by the rock band ONE OK ROCK.
The spark that made this romantic and passionate song a hot topic was NTT DOCOMO’s commercial, “iPhone/iPad All the Emotions / Family.”
Love songs used in commercials. Popular CM songs, commercial songs (101–110)
telepathyORANGE RANGE
The song “Ishin Denshin” from the 2004 album musiQ was used in a commercial for au by KDDI.
Written specifically for the ad, it’s an uptempo love song themed around mobile phones.
Zutto feat. HAN-KUN & TEE (CM ver.)SPICY CHOCOLATE
SPICY CHOCOLATE, who has teamed up with many famous artists to create hit songs.
Their track “Zutto feat.
HAN-KUN & TEE (CM ver.),” which sings about feelings for someone special, was selected as the commercial song for NTT Docomo’s “Connecting Feelings” campaign.
Irresistibly (I’m captured by you)Sylvie Vartan
This song, known from the drama and film “Water Boys” and titled in Japanese as “Anata no Toriko,” is a hit by French singer Sylvie Vartan.
It has been used in various commercials, including for Suzuki Motor, Suntory’s “Ryokusui,” Kirin Beer’s “The Truth of Hops,” and Kao’s “Premium Rouge,” which featured Miho Kanno, among others.
Every Breath You TakeThe Police
One of the British rock band The Police’s biggest hits is this song, known in Japanese as “Mitsumete Itai” (Every Breath You Take).
It reached No.
1 on both the UK and US charts, and won Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards the following year.
It has also been used in a commercial song for Kirin Beer’s canned chuhai “Hyoketsu.”
Sugar Baby LoveThe Rubettes
This song, “Sugar Baby Love,” was the debut single by the British band The Rubettes and reached number one on the UK charts.
It has been used in many commercials, including Asahi’s Hon-Nama Aqua Blue, Kao’s Sofina, and Meiji’s sugarless gum Xylish featuring Kaela Kimura.