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Goldfinger songs have made several appearances in motion pictures. "99 Red Balloons" is featured in the movies, Not Another Teen Movie, Eurotrip, and Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand. Their cover of "More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Starecase is featured during the ending credits of The Waterboy. "Superman" is featured in the Disney film, Meet the Deedles and the comedy, Kingpin. "Walking in the Dark" is featured in the movie Dead Man on Campus.
The band's video game debut was in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater with the song "Superman" and was reused as part of the soundtrack in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. "99 Red Balloons" is also featured in Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. Goldfinger's song "I Want" from Disconnection Notice is featured in Burnout Revenge on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360, and is also featured in Burnout Legends on the PlayStation Portable."My Everything" is featured on SSX On Tour also by Electronic Arts. The single, "Spokesman", is featured on Activision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. Goldfinger also appeared in the Reel Big Fish video "Sell Out" for a couple of seconds. The song "Counting the Days" is featured on Shaun White Snowboarding.
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