[2026] iPhone commercial songs: from the latest hits to nostalgic classics!

TriangleBadbadnotgood

BADBADNOTGOOD – Triangle

BADBADNOTGOOD is a jazz trio band, and the track Triangle is included on their 2014 album III.

They appeared at LA’s hugely popular party Low End Theory, achieving a record-breaking turnout and generating significant buzz.

A Gay CaballeroFrank Crumit

Frank Crumit – A Gay Caballero (1928)

If you’re familiar with prewar popular songs and jazz, you might hear the charmingly deadpan melody and find yourself going, “Oh!” The song used in NTT Docomo’s “First Smartphone Plan” commercial is a hit from 1928, composed and sung by then-popular American star Frank Crumit.

In Japan, it’s been covered by many singers under the title “Shareotoko” (The Dapper Man), with lyrics that humorously portray the pathos of a man who mistakenly thinks he’s a ladies’ man.

Over the years it’s been used in various dramas and commercials in parody or newly arranged versions, and this commercial also features an original arrangement.

If you’re interested, start by checking out the original version!

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Aquarium from The Carnival of the AnimalsCamille Saint-Saëns

Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals, No. 7 “Aquarium”

Hearing the piano’s dispersed chords sprinkled through a dreamlike soundscape and that exceedingly famous main phrase, most people would likely feel, even without knowing the title or the composer’s name, that they’ve heard it somewhere before.

The classical piece used in the November 2020 au commercial “Crane’s Swipe,” featuring the familiar Santaro trio, is “Aquarium,” the seventh movement of The Carnival of the Animals by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns.

It’s a suite whose character seems to embody Saint-Saëns’s personality—musically gifted enough to be called a genius, yet known for his caustic wit—so I recommend listening to it with that musical background in mind!

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Dance Hall DaysTheophilus London

Dance Hall Days

Theophilus London is an American rapper and singer active since 2007.

This track is included on the mixtape Rose Island Vol.

1, released in 2012.

It was used in a commercial for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

When You’re SmilingLouis Armstrong

When You’re Smiling – Jazz Lag

Louis Armstrong, the jazz trumpeter affectionately known as “Satchmo.” His uniquely gravelly voice has an indescribable, captivating charm that produced numerous hit songs.

This piece is a jazz standard that calls out to those going through hard times: “Let’s not forget to keep smiling.” It was used in a 2010 iPhone 4 commercial.

Too OriginalMajor Lazer feat. Elliphant & Jovi Rockwell

Major Lazer – Too Original (feat. Elliphant & Jovi Rockwell) [Official Music Video]

A track included on Major Lazer’s 2015 album Peace Is the Mission.

It samples Loleatta Holloway’s 1992 track Crash Goes Love (Yell Apella).

It was used in an iPhone 6 commercial.

Falcon HeroRob Simonsen

Apple – iPhone 5 TV CM – Cheese

This piece, which depicts children dressed in animal and insect costumes being captured in one sweep using panorama mode, is the iPhone 5 commercial “Cheese.” It showcases how panorama mode lets you take wide, horizontal photos.

The background music is “Falcon Hero” by film composer Rob Simonsen—a light, lively track that gives you a sense of excitement, as if announcing the start of a story.

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