Popular Culture
The opening instrumental part of the song was used as the theme to the Scottish sports show Sportscene for most of the 1980s.
"Run Like Hell" was also used for the introductions of the Seattle SuperSonics during the 1990s and 2000s until their relocation to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Local on the 8s on The Weather Channel sometimes uses this track.
Following 9/11, this song was one of many (including another Pink Floyd song, "Mother") to be included in the Clear Channel memorandum of songs with "questionable lyrics" which were generally not aired by Clear Channel radio stations.
The New York Mets occasionally use this song after a Met steals a base successfully, specifically using the "Run, run, run" pre-verse sections of the song.
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