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Rock Songs That Gained New Popularity When They Were Used in Movies and TV Shows

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Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” and “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush gained new life after being used in Season 4 of “Stranger Things”.

Here’s a list of other rock songs that got a renewed popularity boost from being in a movie or TV show:

1.  “Where Is My Mind”,  Pixies:  Used in “Fight Club”

2.  “Bohemian Rhapsody”,  Queen:  Used in “Wayne’s World”

3.  “Old Time Rock & Roll”,  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band:  Used in “Risky Business”

4.  “In Your Eyes”,  Peter Gabriel:  Used in “Say Anything”

5.  “Something in the Way”,  Nirvana:  Used in “The Batman”, you know the recent one with Robert Pattinson

6.  “Won’t Get Fooled Again”,  The Who:  Used as the theme song for “CSI: Miami”

7.  “Stuck in the Middle with You”,  Stealers Wheel:  Used in “Reservoir Dogs”

8.  “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”,  Blue Oyster Cult:  Used in the “More Cowbell” sketch on “Saturday Night Live” with Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken

9.  “Iron Man”,  Black Sabbath:  Used in “Iron Man”

10.  “My Sharona”,  The Knack:  Used in “Reality Bites”

(See more at Loudwire.com.)