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[Toyota Commercial] Popular CM Songs. Historical CM Songs [2026]

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Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.
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Toyota commercials often feature popular actors and big hit songs, making them really eye-catching when you see them on TV! What’s more, the original songs created for these ads—which showcase the appeal of the cars sometimes stylishly, sometimes catchily—are also part of the charm.

In this article, we’ll introduce many of the songs used in those attention-grabbing Toyota commercials.

We’ll cover not only arrangement versions of trending hit songs, but also tracks sung by popular actors, so be sure to check them out.

[Toyota Commercial] Popular CM songs. Historical CM songs [2026] (71–80)

Danger ZoneKenny Loggins

Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone (Official Video – Top Gun)

Danger ZoneKenny Loggins

“Danger Zone” is a song by American musician Kenny Loggins.

This track, which also served as the theme song for the 1980s film Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, was used in a Toyota Caldina commercial.

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Hokkaido All-Toyota Hybrid 4WD: “YOUR HV4WD” Version

I Know It Hurts (feat. John Haddad)Bobby Lee Mason

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I Know It Hurts (feat. John Haddad)Bobby Lee Mason

This refreshing track by Bobby Lee Mason was used in the Hokkaido All Toyota Hybrid 4WD “YOUR HV4WD” commercial.

Its exhilarating, comfortable melody and sound—quintessential of Western rock—and the wild vocals leave a strong impression.

The song “I Know It Hurts (feat.

John Haddad)” is included on the album “Oh My Mama,” which was released in July 2015.

Since it was used in a commercial in 2020, it seems the person in charge did some thorough music research!

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TwilightElectric Light Orchestra

E.L.O. – Twilight

TwilightElectric Light Orchestra

This is a song by the English band Electric Light Orchestra, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

It was included on their 1981 album Time.

The following year, it was used in a commercial for the Toyota Celica XX.

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[Toyota Commercial] Popular CM Songs: Historical Commercial Themes [2026] (81–90)

AngelFujii Fumiya

Fumiya Fujii LIVE 'TRUE LOVE' 'Angel'

AngelFujii Fumiya

It’s a song included on Fumiya Fujii’s album “Angel,” released in April 1994, and it was released as a single in May of the same year.

It was used in a commercial for the Sprinter Marino.

It’s recommended for drives with your significant other.

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We’ve Only Just BegunCarpenters

carpenters -We’ve Only Just Begun

We've Only Just BegunCarpenters

This song, known in Japanese as “Ai no Prelude” (“Prelude to Love”), features lyrics by Paul Williams and music by Roger Nichols.

The Carpenters covered it, and it became a major hit as well as one of their signature songs.

It was also used as the commercial song for Toyota’s Vista Ardeo.

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CROWN BEYOND 'DEBUT' Edition

Original songDavid Thorpe

New Crown commercial — Debut edition

Original songDavid Thorpe

The song that played in the 2018 Crown CROWN BEYOND “DEBUT” commercial is an original piece by David Thorpe, a UK-born multi-instrumentalist based in New Zealand since 2003 who primarily plays the harmonica.

It’s striking for its glittering, exciting sound—reminiscent of gadget BGM—and its grand, expansive style.

Although detailed information seems scarce, the bright sound that evokes a feeling of opening into a world like the commercial’s is wonderful.

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Mercy, Mercy MeMarvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (Live at Montreux 1980)

Mercy, Mercy MeMarvin Gaye

This is a song included on American musician Marvin Gaye’s album “What’s Going On,” released in May 1971.

It addresses environmental issues and carries the subtitle “The Ecology.” It was used in a commercial for the Toyota Raum.

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