Everybody Wants To Rule The World - in Other Media

In Other Media

A unique extended edit of the song was featured at the end of the 1985 film Real Genius. It has since been included on a number of other film soundtracks, including:

• Real Genius (1985) Closing Credits
• Miami Twice (1991)
• Peter's Friends (1992)
• Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
• Click (2006)
• World in Conflict (2008 video game)
• Saints Row 2 (2008 video game)
• Watchmen (2009)
• Middle Men (film) (2010)
• Rock Band 3 (2010)

The song appears in the initial trailer for the blockbuster 1996 film Independence Day, but was dropped from the final soundtrack in favor of "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by the band R.E.M. It can also be heard in the film Watchmen as a Musak version without vocals, in a scene featuring billionaire/philanthropist Adrian Veidt, formerly the superhero Ozymandias.

The song also appears in the video game World in Conflict as the main theme of the game. The song is used in several scenes and the end credits as part of the single-player campaign's narrative. Set in an alternate time-line in which World War III began in June 1989, the song can be heard on a radio during the Soviet Union's invasion of Seattle, inside a US Army vehicle during a mission set in Southern France, and in the closing titles.

On the small screen, the song is perhaps best remembered for the eight seasons it served as the opening theme for the talk show Dennis Miller Live. Other appearances include:

• USA Network Television Series Psych Season 5, Shawn 2.0 (1 Sept. 2010) Highlighted with an acoustic performance by guest star Curt Smith as himself.
• TNT original movie Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
• TV series NUMB3RS, Episode #224 (2006).
• TV promo for The West Wing
• TV commercials for the phone service 10-10-987 (2004)
• Malcolm in the Middle episode Lois Battles Jamie
• The song has recently been used in promotional clips for the XM Radio program "Life's Work with Lisa Belkin" heard on the Take Five channel. The program deals with women trying to balance career and family. On the clip, the line from the song "Welcome to your life" is used.
• The Will Dailey cover appeared on the TV promo for Kid Nation.
• Cold Case season one episode Greed
• Featured twice in The Wire.

• ER Season 4, Episode 12, The bar scene where Elizabeth Corday and Peter Benton plays Dart

The song appears on the games, Karaoke Revolution Party, Rock Band 3 and is also listenable in the in-game radio of Saints Row 2. It also has a 1800's-style remix in the game Bioshock Infinite, as heard in a gameplay trailer.

The first two verses are heard in the Powerpuff Girls episode "The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!" sung by Mojo Jojo (voice of Roger L. Jackson).

The song was used in the beginning and during the credits of Mike Tollin's ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the USFL.

A clip of the song played during the trailer for the TBS series "Glory Daze".

The song was used at the end of the Southland (TV series) episode "Legacy".

The song was also used in the 22nd episode of the second season of Pretty Little Liars (TV series) episode "Father Knows Best."

"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" is the title of a True Blood episode (s05e09) aired August 8th, 2012. A cover of the song is played in the closing credits.