Flash (song) - Uses in Popular Culture

Uses in Popular Culture

• A segment of the song is often played at Miami Heat home games when Dwyane Wade, who is nicknamed "Flash," makes a spectacular play.
• The song was played at Philadelphia Phillies home games when Phillies reliever Tom Gordon, whose nickname is "Flash Gordon", entered the game.
• The song is played in the film Blades of Glory when Will Ferrell and Jon Heder do their final competition together, with the song as the background and basis for their routine at the end of the movie.
• Some Sci Fi Channel teaser-advertisements for the 2007 Flash Gordon series play the signature beats from the song over a simple logo. The song is not used in the actual show.
• Mark Dudbridge, an English darts player, uses it as his entrance music on stage. A take on his nickname Flash.
• "Flash" has been used as the opening theme song for Fuji TV's Formula One coverage in Japan since the 2007 season.
• This song has been played on Toy Story 2 advertisement on ABC1 and Disney Channel using "Buzz" instead of "Flash".
• NBA star Shaquille O'Neal sang the song during a press-conference, but replaced flash with "Shaq, Ah! Ah! Greatest of the universe!".
• The song was featured in the Family Guy episode "Not All Dogs Go To Heaven", when Brian wonders why nobody has even seen God and what does he do up there.
• The song was used in a 2011 commercial for the Blackberry Playbook, with "Flash" referring to the tablet computer's inclusion of Adobe Flash Player.
• The song has recently been used in the UK Innocent smoothie advertising campaign replacing "Flash" with "Fruit"
• The song was used on a promo for the CBS reality show The Amazing Race, replacing "Flash" with "Phil", referring to the show's host Phil Keoghan.
• "Flash", along with other songs from the soundtrack, was used in the 2012 comedy film Ted.