# I.D. the song in the "Driver" game commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161 "2002-07-10T02:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161/1 "2002-07-10T02:22:53Z")
Pardon me for posting, but I was wondering…does anyone here know the name of the song that plays in the background of the commercial for the Playstation game “Driver-You are the wheelman”? It’s the commercial with the cameo by the guy who played “Huggy Bear,” and it can be downloaded [here.](http://www.driver-game.com/light/surveillance.html) (It’s from the official website, so I don’t THINK it’s violating any copyright laws) Can anyone help? This one’s been bugging me for two years. Well, thanks for your time, Ranchoth (…but two bucks says that this thread doesn’t get any responses ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161/2 "2002-07-12T07:53:33Z")
Nothing, eh? No one? Well, 'just thought I’d check. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161/3 "2002-07-12T15:32:04Z")
The links on that website don’t work–I can’t download the commericial. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161/4 "2002-07-12T21:59:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \* > \*\*The links on that website don’t work–I can’t download the commericial. \*\* Hmmm…I just re-check the site myself…the commercial downloads, but sluggishly. Darn. I’ve still got the sound clip a managed to cobble together, though…Hey Mods, would it be OK to post a direct link to download a file from a personal site? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161/5 "2002-07-12T23:25:01Z")
Depends. Is the file public domain? No copyright issues? Where does it say it’s in the clear? ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161/6 "2002-07-13T03:29:15Z")
I downloaded the original file (A .avi video file of the game’s TV commercial) from the game company’s official web site, and recorded a small sound clip (About five seconds) from the video file’s soundtrack. I didn’t alter the content in any way. And the original commercial is still freely available online. How’s that sound? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-the-song-in-the-driver-game-commercial/118161/7 "2002-07-13T17:38:02Z")
I bet if you e-mailed them they’d tell you. The e-mail address is on the home page under contact us. I got the commercial to work, but I’ve never heard the song before. My best guess would be The Living End, but I think that’s a long shot.