{"id":22400,"date":"2022-07-06T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=22400"},"modified":"2022-07-06T18:46:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T13:16:24","slug":"songs-that-got-popular-because-of-tv-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/07\/06\/songs-that-got-popular-because-of-tv-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs That Got Popular Because of TV Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both&nbsp;<em>\u2018Stranger Things\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>and Kate Bush have taken the world by storm following the show\u2019s inclusion of the song \u2018Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)\u2019 from her 1985 album \u2018Hounds of Love\u2019. According to&nbsp;<em>NME<\/em>, the singer has reportedly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/en_au\/news\/music\/kate-bush-says-running-up-that-hill-being-number-one-for-third-week-is-a-bit-surreal-3261263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generated<\/a>&nbsp;an estimated USD 2.3 million in streaming revenue with her song because of its feature in Season 4 of Netflix\u2019s&nbsp;<em>\u2018Stranger Things.\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;As per<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/kate-bush-is-the-worlds-biggest-independent-artist-right-now-shes-owning-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<em>Music Business Worldwide<\/em><\/a>, Bush owns the copyright of her recording. Therefore, she has likely kept the bulk of that income herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)\u2019 has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.co.uk\/music\/news\/kate-bushs-running-up-that-hill-breaks-three-guinness-world-records-19560\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broken<\/a>&nbsp;three Guinness World Records. It reached Number One in Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland. At one point, it was also the most-streamed song on the planet. The song entered its third week at Number One on the Official UK Singles Chart. Bush described it as \u201ca bit surreal.\u201d \u201cI just can\u2019t believe it \u2013 No. 1 for the third week. We\u2019re all so excited! In fact, it\u2019s all starting to feel a bit surreal,\u201d Bush<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katebush.com\/news\/still-hill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;shared on her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some songs have had quite an impact on the television industry. Some may have been popular way before they were associated with a TV series, others have gained recognition for their feature during an iconic or memorable scene in a show. Similarly, the first two songs we\u2019re going to talk about today &#8211; \u2018How To Save A Life\u2019 and \u2018Chasing Cars\u2019 will be etched in our memories forever due to their inclusion in TV series, especially in&nbsp;<em>\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Save a Life &#8211; Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fray - How to Save a Life (Official Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cjVQ36NhbMk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there\u2019s one thing Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the hit medical drama&nbsp;<em>\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019<\/em>, does to her audience, it is that she embeds music in their minds related to scenes in such a way that a new meaning is given to the song. Some of the most memorable moments on the show are associated with the great songs that accompanied them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She does it so well that each time you listen to a song that was played during a memorable scene from the now eighteen-season television series,<em>&nbsp;<\/em>you are immediately reminded of those key moments on the show and you begin to replay them in your head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You cannot help but feel a wave of sadness, nostalgia, or just a sweet memory hit you! Even though you may have listened to the song featured in&nbsp;<em>\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>before, once it is attached to a powerful scene, you just can\u2019t forget it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You May Also Like: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/07\/01\/adele-unveils-all-female-lineup-for-hyde-park-festival-cardi-b-releases-new-song-and-more\/\">Adele Unveils All-Female Lineup for Hyde Park Festival, Cardi B Releases New Song, and More<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018How To Save A Life\u2019 appeared in episode 22 of&nbsp;<em>\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019s\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>second season during a montage of surgery scenes on the show.&nbsp;<em>Bustle&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/every-time-the-frays-how-to-save-a-life-was-used-to-soundtrack-your-fave-tv-shows-15917082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calls<\/a>&nbsp;it,&nbsp;<em>\u2018basically the theme song for Derek Shepherd&#8217;s catchphrase &#8211;<\/em>&nbsp;&#8220;It&#8217;s a beautiful afternoon to save lives, people. Let&#8217;s have some fun.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018How To Save A Life\u2019 by The Fray, their biggest single to date, was released in March 2006. The song is the band\u2019s second single from their debut studio album of the same name. \u2018How To Save A Life\u2019 is the Ameican band\u2019s most popular airplay song. It peaked in the top 3 of the&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;Hot 100 chart in the United States. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 7 Episode 18 was a musical episode on the show and of course \u2018How To Save A Life\u2019 had to be included! When Dr. Cristina Yang is nervous to operate on Callie after a car crash, Owen starts singing the song to her. He does this to keep her calm and the rest of the cast joins in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chasing Cars &#8211; Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (Official Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GemKqzILV4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring on numerous occasions on the TV series, \u2018Chasing Cars\u2019 is an iconic song on the&nbsp;<em>Grey&#8217;s Anatomy<\/em>&nbsp;soundtrack. It is often associated with key moments on the show. For instance, in one of the biggest and most memorable moments, it is heard as a cover when Meredith bid farewell to a brain-dead Derek Shepherd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Chasing Cars\u2019 was also covered by the cast during the musical episode of the TV series. However, the very first time it was heard was in the second season\u2019s episode titled &#8220;Losing My Religion.&#8221; In a devastating moment, fans watched Izzie Stevens cling to the body of Denny Duquette after he died as the song played in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Chasing Cars\u2019 served as the second single from Snow Patrol\u2019s fourth studio album, \u2018Eyes Open\u2019 (2006) which gained significant popularity in the US after being featured in the second season finale of&nbsp;<em>\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song is Snow Patrol&#8217;s biggest-selling single to date, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 5 on the US&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;Hot 100. \u2018Chasing Cars\u2019 received a nod at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007. It was nominated for Best Rock Song. The song was nominated for Best British Single at the 2007 Brit Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Death with Dignity &#8211; This is Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sufjan Stevens - Carrie &amp; Lowell [OFFICIAL FULL ALBUM STREAM]\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wX8vpzU_i_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sufjan Stevens\u2019 song \u2018Death With Dignity\u2019 has the perfect effect on its viewers and works both thematically and tonally in NBC\u2019s TV series&nbsp;<em>\u2018This Is Us\u2019<\/em>. The song\u2019s best use comes in the show&#8217;s opening moments with the type of light, strumming music. You can\u2019t both watch&nbsp;<em>\u2018This is Us\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>and then NOT cry your eyes out while listening to this song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Death with Dignity\u2019 features nostalgic lyrics about life, it helps to string together scenes in the show. The light, soft, mellow, and sad song has soothing guitar parts that amplify the emotional efficacy of a scene. \u2018Death with Dignity\u2019 is the opening track on Sufjan Stevens\u2019 thirteenth studio album \u2018Carrie &amp; Lowell\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019 &#8211; Glee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Journey - Don&#039;t Stop Believin&#039; (Official Audio)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1k8craCGpgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cast of&nbsp;<em>\u2018Glee\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>did a cover of Journey\u2019s \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019\u2019 and it turned out to be an anthem of creators Ryan Murphy (<em>\u2018American Horror Story\u2019<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>\u2018Hollywood\u2019<\/em>), Brad Falchuk (<em>\u2018American Horror Stories\u2019<\/em>), and Ian Brennan\u2019s (<em>\u2018The Politician\u2019<\/em>) musical comedy-drama television series&nbsp;<em>\u2018Glee\u2019<\/em>. The show ran for six seasons. The very first episode saw an amazing rendition of the song featuring the original five members of New Directions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is one of the show\u2019s most prominent songs and has been performed multiple times, including the final performance of the first part of the series finale in Season Six. \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019 was released way back in 1981, nowhere close to the original release year of the pilot of the show, which was in 2009. Journey chose the song as their opening track on their seventh studio album \u2019Escape\u2019. True fans of&nbsp;<em>\u2018Glee\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;will never ever forget the goosebumps they got each time the song was performed on the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forever &#8211; Elite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CHVRCHES - Forever (Lyric Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJdOYscmlyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Forever\u2019 is a song played during the first season finale of&nbsp;<em>\u2018Elite\u2019<\/em>. This outstanding track from CHVRCHES\u2019 \u201cLove Is Dead\u201d album is one that fans of Netflix\u2019s&nbsp;<em>\u2018Elite\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>will never forget. The infectious pop song was played during a post-graduation party in the show. This is where the season\u2019s central crime takes place. The song scored the scene that led to a main character\u2019s murder in the first season of the Spanish teen drama.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consequently, \u2018Forever\u2019 appears in numerous \u201cfuture\u201d scenes throughout the season leading up to the murder. CHVRCHES\u2019 song was also featured in several episodes throughout Season 3. It was used as a narrative thread ultimately tied to the murderer\u2019s reveal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Night We Met &#8211; 13 Reasons Why<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord Huron - The Night We Met (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wGF7PswOENQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closing track of Lord Huron, an American indie rock band\u2019s 2015 album \u2018Strange Trails\u2019, became a MASSIVE hit following its inclusion in the TV Series&nbsp;<em>\u201813 Reasons Why\u2019<\/em>. The song titled \u2018The Night We Met\u2019 is played in the fifth episode of Season 1 when the main character, Clay, and Hannah dance together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>&#8217;13 Reasons Why\u2019&nbsp;<\/em><\/em>was a hit show on Netflix and including \u2018The Night We Met\u2019 on it pushed the song towards much success as it entered the<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;record charts<\/a>&nbsp;in several countries. It was also certified platinum by the<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Recording Industry Association of America<\/a>&nbsp;for combined sales and streaming figures exceeding one million units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This song could be heard&nbsp;<em>everywhere&nbsp;<\/em>at the time without the help of TikTok, reaching number 5 on US Hot Rock Songs (<em>Billboard<\/em>) and number 7 on US Adult Alternative Songs (<em>Billboard<\/em>) charts.&nbsp;<em>\u201813 Reasons Why\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>featuring the song on their episode brought much recognition to the song and was certified two-times platinum with 2 million units sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You May Also Like:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/06\/30\/must-watch-tv-shows-and-movies-of-june-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Must-Watch TV Shows and Movies of June 2022\">Must-Watch TV Shows and Movies of June 2022<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/07\/05\/the-prodigy-announce-25th-anniversary-reissue-of-fat-of-the-land\/\">The Prodigy Announce 25th Anniversary Reissue of \u2018Fat of the Land\u2019<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/07\/04\/congo-natty-to-release-an-album-after-seven-years\/\">Congo Natty To Release An Album After Seven Years<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both&nbsp;\u2018Stranger Things\u2019&nbsp;and Kate Bush have taken the world by storm following the show\u2019s inclusion of the song \u2018Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)\u2019 from her 1985 album \u2018Hounds of Love\u2019. According to&nbsp;NME, the singer has reportedly&nbsp;generated&nbsp;an estimated USD 2.3 million in streaming revenue with her song because of its feature in Season 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/07\/06\/songs-that-got-popular-because-of-tv-shows\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":184965154,"featured_media":22418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4294,4296],"tags":[7997,1391,7931],"coauthors":[5154],"class_list":["post-22400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","category-recommendations","tag-kate-bush","tag-netflix","tag-stranger-things"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184965154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22400"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=22400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}