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[Western Music] Commercial Songs I Often Hear Recently [2026]

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICHane Keisuke
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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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and for over 18 years I’ve contributed to music magazines, disc guide books, mooks, and web media. As a writer my main field is Western music, but as a listener for over 35 years, I always try to keep my curiosity alive with the motto “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in bands, where I was a bassist who handled songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve played include bass, guitar, and piano. I began studying English in my mid-40s and continue to do so today.

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] Commercial Songs I’ve Been Hearing a Lot Lately [2026] (211–220)

McCafé: “The Holiday Frappe Has Arrived”

Can’t take my eyes off youBoys Town Gang

Boys Town Gang – Can’t take my eyes off you

Can't take my eyes off youBoys Town Gang

Within the limited time of a commercial, their knack for finding catchy Western music is outstanding.

A prime example is Boys Town Gang’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” featured in the McCafé Holiday Frappe ad.

The song synchronizes perfectly with the vanilla-flavored frappe, where fresh strawberry sauce spreads across the palate, delivering happiness to both sight and sound.

Paired with scenes of a woman savoring the Holiday Frappe, the rhythm of this track makes the holiday season shine even brighter.

As a song that adds color to the blissful moments of enjoying a drink, it may well be the most beautiful soundtrack of the season.

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Being a woman should never be a risk. | AXA

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper Cover)Buzzy Lee

Buzzy Lee – Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cover)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper Cover)Buzzy Lee

Buzzy Lee is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, USA.

This work is a cover of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” the song Cindy Lauper turned into a massive hit in 1983.

Set to a pop-driven sound, it sings of the universal desire of women to “just have fun.” The original became a social phenomenon, topping charts in more than 25 countries worldwide.

Buzzy Lee’s cover, while carrying a message that resonates with women today, shines with her own distinctive interpretation and taste.

It has also been featured in an AXA commercial, conveying the message that being a woman is not a risk but an expression of the pursuit of freedom and equality.

Be sure to check out this standout cover of a classic that can lift the spirits of listeners of all ages and genders.

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Gerry The Goose Flies Better | Emirates

Take Me Back to SummertimeK Sloan

Take Me Back to Summertime

Take Me Back to SummertimeK Sloan

The song used in Emirates’ “Gerry The Goose Flies Better” commercial is ‘Take Me Back to Summertime.’ It’s a track by singer-songwriter Kay Sloane, and its bouncy rhythm and poppy melody lift your spirits.

It’s so irresistibly bright that it makes you want to skip as you listen, so I recommend playing it when you’re feeling down to give yourself a boost!

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MINI Crossover Highlands Edition | Step into majestic days. | MINI Japan

Freedom SongPierre Terrasse & Laetitia Plaissy

Freedom Song

Freedom SongPierre Terrasse & Laetitia Plaissy

MINI JAPAN’s commercial “MINI CROSSOVER HIGHLANDS EDITION | Step into Majestic Days” depicts a parent and child heading out to various places by car.

In the ad, the song “Freedom Song” is playing.

It’s a track by Pia Theres and Laetitia Pléissy, crafted with a country-music feel.

Also noteworthy is how the lyrics, themed around freedom, perfectly match the commercial’s storyline.

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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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