# what's the name of the song on the gameboy commerical?

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**Created:** [May 27, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-on-the-gameboy-commerical/247295 "2004-05-27T04:24:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![DVsickgirlDV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DVsickgirlDV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DVsickgirlDV)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-on-the-gameboy-commerical/247295/1 "2004-05-27T04:24:53Z")

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there is a commercial that features a lone man and all the nintendo characters jump out and surround him. the song playing is techno/electronica with a female vocalist. does anyone know what song this is? thanks.

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**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-on-the-gameboy-commerical/247295/2 "2004-05-27T06:31:28Z")

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I don’t know but I wish I did!  
It sounds so familiar… I wanna say maybe it’s a remake of something old? Maybe Blondie? Hmm.

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**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-on-the-gameboy-commerical/247295/3 "2004-05-27T06:38:09Z")

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I believe it’s Goldfrapp’s “Strict Machine” from the Black Cherry album.

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**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-on-the-gameboy-commerical/247295/4 "2004-05-27T06:44:56Z")

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Yup, just confirmed. That’s what it is.

For those that haven’t seen this awesome commercial, it can be seen here:  
[http://www.leoburnett.com/breaking/nintendo/](http://www.leoburnett.com/breaking/nintendo/)