What is the song on the tesco advert

The answer depends on which Tesco advert you heard. The most searched example is the Tesco Mobile 'Wake Up Call' TV advert, which uses 'Morning Mood' performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Kenneth Alwyn. The Tesco Bank 'Current Account' TV advert used 'Bad To The Bone', a cover version by Sofa Sounds.

What song is in the Tesco Mobile advert?

The Tesco Mobile 'Wake Up Call' campaign used 'Morning Mood' by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Alwyn. The recording runs 4 minutes and 21 seconds and is listed on Apple Music under the title 'Morning Mood (From the Tesco Mobile - Wake Up Call TV Advert)'.

The piece itself is classical, originally composed by Edvard Grieg as part of his Peer Gynt suite. The specific LPO recording used in the advert dates back to 1959, which gives it a warm, slightly nostalgic quality that fits the campaign's tone.

What song is in the Tesco Bank advert?

The Tesco Bank 'Current Account' TV advert featured 'Bad To The Bone', a cover version recorded by Sofa Sounds. That cover was released in 2014 and appears on Spotify with the full campaign name in the track title, making it easy to find if you search by advert rather than song name.

The original 'Bad To The Bone' is the George Thorogood blues-rock track from 1982. Sofa Sounds recorded a version specifically for the advert, which is the one you will find on streaming platforms tied to the Tesco Bank campaign.

What song was in the Tesco Clubcard advert?

One Tesco Clubcard advert prompted a fair amount of online discussion. A user in the Facebook group Classic Trance Family identified the track as 'Sandstorm' by Darude, adding: "It's Darude - Sandstorm, my most hated song ever." Whether that reaction was fond or not is a matter of personal taste, but the identification points to Tesco using recognisable dance tracks alongside classical recordings across different campaigns.

How do I identify a Tesco advert song I just heard?

The quickest method is Shazam or the song-recognition feature built into iOS and some Android phones. Hold the phone near the TV whilst the advert plays and you should get a match within a few seconds.

If the advert has already finished, search YouTube for the campaign name (for example, "Tesco Mobile Wake Up Call advert") and then use Shazam on the YouTube audio. Alternatively, search Spotify or Apple Music for "Tesco advert" in the track title field, since licensed tracks are often uploaded with the campaign name included, as both the Morning Mood and Bad To The Bone examples show.

Reddit's r/NameThatSong and the Facebook group Classic Trance Family are also active communities where someone will usually identify a track within hours if the automated tools come up short.

Are Tesco advert songs original recordings or covers?

It varies by campaign. The 'Morning Mood' used in the Tesco Mobile advert is an authentic 1959 LPO recording, not a newly commissioned version. The 'Bad To The Bone' used for Tesco Bank is a purpose-made cover by Sofa Sounds, released in 2014. There have also been cases where independent artists had original songs placed in Tesco Mobile advertising, so the answer genuinely changes from one campaign to the next.

It's Darude - Sandstorm, my most hated song ever

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