# Adidas song from the new commercials

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adidas-song-from-the-new-commercials/296165>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 25, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adidas-song-from-the-new-commercials/296165 "2005-03-25T05:56:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adidas-song-from-the-new-commercials/296165/1 "2005-03-25T05:56:09Z")

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Is the song played in the new Adidas ads an existing song or one made for the commercial?  
If it exists, what’s it called and who sings it?  
I’m just curious because I think it’s pretty cool. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adidas-song-from-the-new-commercials/296165/2 "2005-03-26T01:49:22Z")

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> **[The Song on a Current Nike Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307856)**
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> Well, I think it was a Nike commercial. Pretty sure it was for some shoe, anyway. The lyrics start with “Whenever I wake up.” It is sung by a female vocalist. The song is mixed fuzzily. It’s a slow, moody sounding song. The instrumentation...

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adidas-song-from-the-new-commercials/296165/3 "2005-03-26T02:24:12Z")

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Oops, sorry. Thanks for the link though.