Other Appearances
- The song was used without the permission of the band by Nike in a 1998 commercial. As a result, it was on the Illegal Art CD from the magazine Stay Free!.
- The song was also used in a Vauxhall Motors advertisement and several of Opel in 1998.
- The song was heavily featured in the popular 1999 film Cruel Intentions during the film's revealing ending scene and also appears on the film soundtrack.
- The song was featured in the popular 2005 Bollywood film Bluffmaster!
- Until 2011 the song was used as the opening to the CBC Radio One program Tapestry.
- The song appears in an episode of the television series The Simpsons in the episode titled "That '90s Show."
- Since 2008, the song has been used by ITV as the background music to the opening sequence for England's international football matches; the qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2012.
- In an episode of Charmed, Alyssa Milano's character of Phoebe was taken to a concert being performed by The Verve. When asked if she has ever heard of the band, Phoebe replies, "Bittersweet Symphony is like the best song ever!"
- It was also the background music to Vince Carter's 20000 point video.
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