Appearances in Popular Culture
- The song was featured somewhat extensively in the 2009 movie I Love You, Man. The same film also featured "Tom Sawyer", the hit single from the same album.
- The song was also featured in the film Fanboys, which also featured "Tom Sawyer".
- The song was referenced in the 2009 movie Adventureland.
- The song is available as a downloadable track for the music video game series Rock Band, along with the rest of the Moving Pictures album.
- In an episode of Trailer Park Boys, Bubbles gives Mr. Lahey the finger to the opening riff of "Limelight" while driving by in a car.
- Gregg Zaun, a former Major League Baseball catcher, used this song as his walk-up song.
- The song was used in the movie Sonny featuring James Franco and directed by Nicolas Cage
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