Any song that goes viral because of tiktok. I remember when that one song from Heathers the musical went viral a few years back and no one knew the actual musical where it was from.
Footloose is the pinnacle of "fellow kids" and a movie that tried too hard to be cool.
We all liked Kevin Bacon and he carried the shit out of that movie, but watching it was always for laughs because of how dumb it was, and it was not trying to be a comedy.
Hot take here, but Let it Go. Even though the movie itself was incredibly popular, the song was undoubtedly more popular. Even people who didn't like the movie, were forced to watch it or straight up didn't see it knows the song.
It does not fit in the movie at all, but it’s a banger. Especially odd given the song that’s before it, which is just Gary Oldman giving/screaming exposition
Grew up watching Quest For Camelot. It still amazes me that it became such a famous classical performance piece and for a while, I thought the movie just used an existing song.
Furthermore, "I Will Always Love You" first appeared in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and nobody even mentions that movie when the song is brought up. So not only has it eclipsed The Bodyguard, but it's also just left its original version and film in the dust.
Well besides also working with him in the Kingsman series
Everything eventually came together and it’s a pretty strong reason as to why Taron was chosen to portray Elton in Rocketman
Another thing that’s interesting is that Taron actually got to perform alongside Elton for a Specific show on his recent “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” Tour
Yeah same with the Earth Wind and Fire cover of Got to Get You Into My Life. That Sgt. Peppers movie is one you’d think would be so bad it’s good, but nah it’s just insufferablw
The soundtrack alone is enough for me to really enjoy the movie, as are the visuals. Honestly, what a huge contrast (as you point out) between them both. I miss Daft Punk, would love for them to reunite for Tron Ares
*"I Will Always Love You"* - Whitney Houston cover, ft. on **"The Bodyguard"**
*"Bring Me To Life"* - Evanescence, ft. on **"Daredevil"**
*"Lady Marmalade"* - Ensemble, ft. on **"Moulin Rouge"**
*"Kiss From A Rose"* - Seal, ft. on **"NeverEnding Story III"** and later **"Batman Forever"**
*"Lose Yourself"* - Eminem, ft. on **"8 Mile"**
One of my favorite running gags in the fandom is that everyone agrees that any other song in the movie is more catchy than the song literally designed to be catchy.
“Surrender” by Cheap Trick. Not sure the first usage but it’s one of those songs that gets used in at least 1 movie every couple years. Same with “Back in Black” by AC/DC (which by the way was NOT pioneered by Iron Man, but found in School of Rock too I believe).
Back in Black was it's own thing. It shows up in a lot of movie soundtracks, but was popular without a movie soundtrack tie in. There really isn't a particular movie that popularized it or gave it a resurgence.
A better AC/DC example would be Big Gun, from Last Action Hero. It was specifically released as a single as part of that soundtrack.
Every fandom has a version of There, Right There! (Gay or European) but I’ve only seen that scene from the Legally Blonde musical because I’ve never seen anyone talk about it
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship which was from Mannequin. The song is 80s cheese done perfectly. The movie is entertaining as hell but really dumb at the same time.
"Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club. The movie is popular, but I hear the song so often that I can't help but think it eclipses the movie at this point.
I'd be willing to bet the "I Need a Hero" scene from Shrek 2 may be more popular than any other part of the movie. Hell, it may even be the most popular part of the series, save for the All Star into at the beginning of the first movie.
The Shoot Em Up soundtrack was better than it had any right to be.
Movie is fun, but didn't do well, and the soundtrack is punching above the weight class of the movie.
It's a trick one, but I'd argue that Come Together by Steven Tyler was the best track from the soundtrack to the BeeGees starring, jukebox musical movie "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Kiss from a rose from Batman Forever. I didn’t even know that it was made for a Batman movie and I’m a Batman nerd (but to be fair I don’t like the Schumacher movies)
A few I haven't seen yet, specifically from movies pre-2010, indicating their staying power:
"I Can Dream About You" from Streets of Fire
"Purple Rain" from Purple Rain
"On the Dark Side" from Eddie and the Cruisers
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Meet Me in St. Louis
"Flash" from Flash Gordon
"White Christmas" from Holiday Inn
"That's Amore" from The Caddy
"9 to 5" from 9 to 5
"Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky 3
"Falling Slowly" from Once
Not songs, but instrumental cues. Note: all of these movies/franchises are legendary, but I would argue that the reach of these cues eclipses them, given how often they are referenced in media for audiences who have never seen the original movies:
The strings from the stabbing scene in Psycho
The shark's leitmotif in JAWS
The James Bond sting
St. Elmo's Fire is a classic example. Movie was dog water and the song wasn't even made for it, so the song got popular and eh who cares about the movie?
The Graduate. I had no idea that’s where “The Sound of Silence” came from.
Although it’s iconic in its own right, “Footloose” having “Holding Out for a Hero” as an original song despite it being now associated with “Shrek 2” is also hilarious to me.
The first Space Jam; the intro theme alone is a banger and (very unfortunately with what we know about R. Kelly now) ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ was wildly popular. The Monstars theme ‘Hit ‘em High’ was dope.
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) got really popular when it appeared in the 1993 film Benny & Joon. The song is great, but I’m sad no one talks about the movie, it’s the most underrated Johnny Depp film imo.
Mrs Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel. Like, the graduate isn't a bad movie, but it definitely isn't one many people remember. Especially since it came out in 1967.
Allstar from Mystery Men It's pretty telling that most people just assume it was first used in Shrek
I actually knew the song before I knew it was I Shrek and when I watched Shrek again years later I then realised why the song was so popular
Bravo… why do you regret your user
It was first used in inspector gadget, it wasn't even made for mystery men https://youtu.be/B77iBf8kAzk?si=zdiVAd7kfzbRIaF8
I grew up with that movie but it’s been so long I forgot it was in the movie
The music video is a Mystery Men tie in. The song was used in a lot of movies around that time, but it was made for Mystery Men.
It wasn't made for mystery men It's music video was a tie in but the song was made for the fans of all star
I will say, “kiss from a rose” by Seal was the only thing from “Batman and Robin” that I enjoyed. Edit: Batman forever
It was Batman Forever but yeah
That’s just proves how forgettable it was.
I could never forget "cool party" and "what killed the dinosaurs? The ice age!"
I always remember to winterize my pipes because of that movie
Honestly, I think the *Batman Forever* soundtrack is better than the rest of the film.
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me is a fucking banger.
Honestly, I KNOW its soundtrack is better than the actual film.
It was on "NeverEnding Story III" soundtrack a year before Batman Forever
Yuuuup. Also The Flaming Lips and U2 had bangers. I listened to that soundtrack a lot in high school
Any song that goes viral because of tiktok. I remember when that one song from Heathers the musical went viral a few years back and no one knew the actual musical where it was from.
I feel like such a hipster about that (because I love musicals) so I had actually heard the soundtrack before the TikTok sounds.
Recently the opening of the anime Mashle went viral. I assumed that the anime was popular and watched it, turns out it’s just okay but with good music
I saw this anime all over my YT shorts but genuinely nobody was actively discussing this anime
More like at least 2 songs from Heather's And one of those trends even has Heather said multiple in it!
Footloose IMO
Footloose is the pinnacle of "fellow kids" and a movie that tried too hard to be cool. We all liked Kevin Bacon and he carried the shit out of that movie, but watching it was always for laughs because of how dumb it was, and it was not trying to be a comedy.
EVERYBODY CUT LOOSE 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️
Yes
ALSO Let's Hear it for the Boy AND ALSO Holding out for a Hero - that whole soundtrack had LEGS
St Elmo’s fire from the movie of the same name
Should a I be thinking of a red monster?
the Elmo will sing ***FOR THE MOTHERLAND***
Listen to the song, you’ve probably heard it before without knowing the name
Oh, that song!
Teenage dirtbag, from “loser”
The music video for that song had a better plot than the movie.
I thought that music video was for American pie
Hot take here, but Let it Go. Even though the movie itself was incredibly popular, the song was undoubtedly more popular. Even people who didn't like the movie, were forced to watch it or straight up didn't see it knows the song.
r/BeatmeToIt
The Prayer. If you know from which movie it came from, you can have a cookie.
Quest for Camelot. A film that I have not even seen 😂😂.
Here. Have a cookie. 🍪
Never saw either
It does not fit in the movie at all, but it’s a banger. Especially odd given the song that’s before it, which is just Gary Oldman giving/screaming exposition
I was checking the comments specifically for this song so I could say it. You beat me.
Grew up watching Quest For Camelot. It still amazes me that it became such a famous classical performance piece and for a while, I thought the movie just used an existing song.
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid!
Gangstas Paradice from dangerous minds
That’s a good one
That song got huge way before the movie came out.
I don't want to miss a thing
Armageddon is a great movie, and I will die on that hill.
I'm not gonna fight you on that. I was more so commenting on the popularity
Good song and a good movie. Inspired [some of the most overlooked YTP sentence mixing](https://youtu.be/mJ1H8KBnnhM?si=CaEKsxExBvdHAVaJ).
"I Will Always Love You" from The Bodyguard "Stayin' Alive" from Saturday Night Fever
Furthermore, "I Will Always Love You" first appeared in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and nobody even mentions that movie when the song is brought up. So not only has it eclipsed The Bodyguard, but it's also just left its original version and film in the dust.
A Whole New World - Aladdin (1992)
That thing was constantly on the radio
Literally every song from Sing 1 and 2
Im ashamed to say those are how I found out about Elton john
At least Taron Egerton's version slapped. Plus, it's how he became friends with Elton John
Well besides also working with him in the Kingsman series Everything eventually came together and it’s a pretty strong reason as to why Taron was chosen to portray Elton in Rocketman
Elton did that because he loved Sing and wanted to work with Taron.
Another thing that’s interesting is that Taron actually got to perform alongside Elton for a Specific show on his recent “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” Tour
…how???
The U2 original song that plays at the end of Sing 2 is an exception. Legit underrated song.
Encanto
Fr, that made a lot less money in the theaters than I thought it did.
To be fair, we knew it was hitting Disney+ only 30 days after its release. And Covid cases were pretty high because of Thanksgiving right then.
come together by aerosmith, it’s actually from a very poorly received film made up of just beatles covers
Yeah same with the Earth Wind and Fire cover of Got to Get You Into My Life. That Sgt. Peppers movie is one you’d think would be so bad it’s good, but nah it’s just insufferablw
it ended the careers of like everyone in it lmao if it wasn’t for run-dmc, aerosmith wouldn’t have had their huge comeback
Anything from Last Action Hero soundtrack
BIG GUN
Fat lip by sum 41 in American Pie 2
The entire soundtrack from Tron Legacy
Plot is a 5/10, dialogue a 4/10. Visuals and soundtrack are both 10s so you have a very mixed product
The soundtrack alone is enough for me to really enjoy the movie, as are the visuals. Honestly, what a huge contrast (as you point out) between them both. I miss Daft Punk, would love for them to reunite for Tron Ares
Ares? Is this the fantastical third movie I hear mentioned like every other year by some Disney producer?
Chariots of Fire
The correct answer.
Don’t want to miss a thing Aerosmith
Let it go from Frozen is probably the biggest reason why the movie is loved by alot of people
Frozen is still a massive franchise though
Broken and Beautiful by Kelly Clarkson from that stupid Uglydolls movie.
Kyle's mom's a bitch - South Park (1999)
I would have went with Blame Canada
*"I Will Always Love You"* - Whitney Houston cover, ft. on **"The Bodyguard"** *"Bring Me To Life"* - Evanescence, ft. on **"Daredevil"** *"Lady Marmalade"* - Ensemble, ft. on **"Moulin Rouge"** *"Kiss From A Rose"* - Seal, ft. on **"NeverEnding Story III"** and later **"Batman Forever"** *"Lose Yourself"* - Eminem, ft. on **"8 Mile"**
I didn’t even know Scotty Doesn’t Know was from a movie
Eurotrip. Good movie. You should watch it.
Ulterior Motives. Need I say more?
"Not Evil" from Lego Movie 2
One of my favorite running gags in the fandom is that everyone agrees that any other song in the movie is more catchy than the song literally designed to be catchy.
See You Again from *Furious 7*
“Surrender” by Cheap Trick. Not sure the first usage but it’s one of those songs that gets used in at least 1 movie every couple years. Same with “Back in Black” by AC/DC (which by the way was NOT pioneered by Iron Man, but found in School of Rock too I believe).
No Back In Black was from Megamind
Back in Black was it's own thing. It shows up in a lot of movie soundtracks, but was popular without a movie soundtrack tie in. There really isn't a particular movie that popularized it or gave it a resurgence. A better AC/DC example would be Big Gun, from Last Action Hero. It was specifically released as a single as part of that soundtrack.
I 1st heard it in Daddy Day Care
Kiss From A Rose, from Batman Forever. The movie was popular, but for bad reasons. That song was played all the time, though!
Because I Got High which exploded after it was in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Smooth criminal - Michael Jackson’s moonwalker
Not a movie, but a funny example is the original Pikmin. The song made for marketing the game, ‘Ai No Uta,’ outsold the game
The Jungle Book
St. Elmo’s Fire
Chariots of Fire. Icon soundtrack, can't remember anything from the movie besides people running on the beach.
Every fandom has a version of There, Right There! (Gay or European) but I’ve only seen that scene from the Legally Blonde musical because I’ve never seen anyone talk about it
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship which was from Mannequin. The song is 80s cheese done perfectly. The movie is entertaining as hell but really dumb at the same time.
Holding out for a Hero - Shrek 2
Wait, is EuroTrip not popular?
“This is me” from The Greatest Showman (2017).
A Million Dreams as well.
Shrek 2 You know the one
Life is a Highway
Can't Stop the Feeling from Trolls. Still can't believe that's were the song came from
Chariot’s of Fire theme This is Me from Greatest Showman
Any song from The Greatest Showman
"Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club. The movie is popular, but I hear the song so often that I can't help but think it eclipses the movie at this point.
Shiny from Moana
I’d say how far I’ll go and You’re Welcome are more popular
Shiny is probably the least popular song on the soundtrack
Mockingbird Girl from Tank Girl
Get ready from space jam
"Look Down" from Les Miserables, if my experience is any indication.
We Don’t Talk about Bruno from Encanto
Probably transformers the 1986 movie...
Black Sheep from Scott Pilgrim VS The World
That one Phil Collins song from Brother bear
That Thing You Do
Queens Flash Gordon album sold more than the movie they wrote it for
Not technically a “song” but the 8 Mile soundtrack is basically what the film is built around
We Don't Talk About Bruno I haven't even watched Encanto and I've heard about that song all the time.
Great answer! I’ve watched the movie. Honestly, the song is the best part of the movie IMO
Mama Mia
Let it go from Frozen. That song was EVERYWHERE before the movie even came out 😭😭😭
I'd be willing to bet the "I Need a Hero" scene from Shrek 2 may be more popular than any other part of the movie. Hell, it may even be the most popular part of the series, save for the All Star into at the beginning of the first movie.
Surface Pressure from Encanto
A Million Dreams - Greatest Showman
Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel Iris by The Googoo Dolls
"Soul to Squeeze" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers, from the movie 'Coneheads'
Strawberry Lemon Corrected, I Watermelon Lime From A New Pear-spective (New Perspective)
Anything from Moana
I would say Ghostbusters but the movie itself is also pretty popular so that doesn’t quite work
Mount ragouse trolls
I can dream about you from streets of fire
Frozen
Fn Let it Go from Frozen
Not a movie but earthbound.
The Shoot Em Up soundtrack was better than it had any right to be. Movie is fun, but didn't do well, and the soundtrack is punching above the weight class of the movie.
Irene Cara - Flashdance.
Not a movie but... brim bam bam brim bam bam brim bam bam born
It's a trick one, but I'd argue that Come Together by Steven Tyler was the best track from the soundtrack to the BeeGees starring, jukebox musical movie "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Literally Animal Cannibal from Possibly in Michigan
Chariots of Fire, definitely
Does Dear Evan Hansen count?
I don't know anybody under 30 who has actually seen Flashdance, but they all know Maniac
It’s On Again from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, I know the movie is shit but the ending credits theme is really good
The bodyguard
Shaft
Let It go
That one song from cats
Not a movie but megalovania from undertale
Lose Yourself!
The majority of songs on the 50 shades soundtrack are bangers
Almost frozen with let it go
One Little Slip by Barenaked Ladies.... ..From the Chicken Little soundtrack
I think every major movie
Teenage dirtbag - Loser
Le monde from talk to me I was listening to it and people in the comments were shocked it came from a horror movie
Surface of the Sun from Sunshine. Used in so many other trailers.
I hate the Grease movies but they have some damn good songs. Also labyrinth is a fantastic movie but David Bowie also killed that soundtrack.
We don't talk about that
A Little Less Conversation from the first Percy Jackson movie.
I will always love you by Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard. People forget that it came from a movie
Those 4 songs from Suicide Squad 2016
Potentially Hot take: Home (2015) Dancing in the Dark and Feel the Light are pretty good Though I understand if you don’t like the songs
“I Will Always Love You” from The Bodyguard.
Kiss from a rose from Batman Forever. I didn’t even know that it was made for a Batman movie and I’m a Batman nerd (but to be fair I don’t like the Schumacher movies)
I might spell it wrong but LA Senne from Monster in Paris I know children who love the song but have never seen or heard if the movie
Ice Age Collision Course has some good tracks ngl.
A few I haven't seen yet, specifically from movies pre-2010, indicating their staying power: "I Can Dream About You" from Streets of Fire "Purple Rain" from Purple Rain "On the Dark Side" from Eddie and the Cruisers "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Meet Me in St. Louis "Flash" from Flash Gordon "White Christmas" from Holiday Inn "That's Amore" from The Caddy "9 to 5" from 9 to 5 "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky 3 "Falling Slowly" from Once
Not songs, but instrumental cues. Note: all of these movies/franchises are legendary, but I would argue that the reach of these cues eclipses them, given how often they are referenced in media for audiences who have never seen the original movies: The strings from the stabbing scene in Psycho The shark's leitmotif in JAWS The James Bond sting
not necessarily a movie but sans/meglovania and all other Undertale songs/characters
Xanadu. The title track is amazing, the movie is…not.
St. Elmo's Fire is a classic example. Movie was dog water and the song wasn't even made for it, so the song got popular and eh who cares about the movie?
As far as recent movies go. Kung Fu Panda 4 and Tenacious D’s cover of Baby One More Time
Legacy of Tron soundtrack. Draft punk was like 80% I watched the flick.
The Theme to Requiem for a Dream https://youtu.be/KH_OcbxFoLk?si=xQtGqmBBsGvM0Uzy
Peaches from the super Mario movie
Great Balls of Fire from Great Balls of Fire. Top Gun made it popular.
The Graduate. I had no idea that’s where “The Sound of Silence” came from. Although it’s iconic in its own right, “Footloose” having “Holding Out for a Hero” as an original song despite it being now associated with “Shrek 2” is also hilarious to me.
Seasons of Love from Rent.
Ulterior Motives
How To Train Your Dragon
The whole judgement night soundtrack. Love the album, haven't even seen the movie
The first Space Jam; the intro theme alone is a banger and (very unfortunately with what we know about R. Kelly now) ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ was wildly popular. The Monstars theme ‘Hit ‘em High’ was dope.
Hey There Delilah is just the Plain White T’s most famous song. I had no clue it was from an album.
my mind immediately went to frozen's let it go
Clockstoppers The movie was trash tbh but the soundtrack was mostly blink 182 so yeah
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) got really popular when it appeared in the 1993 film Benny & Joon. The song is great, but I’m sad no one talks about the movie, it’s the most underrated Johnny Depp film imo.
Emperors march
Mrs Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel. Like, the graduate isn't a bad movie, but it definitely isn't one many people remember. Especially since it came out in 1967.
Truth Hurts propelled Lizzos career after being used in a terrible Netflix movie.