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• The song appears on the soundtrack of the Academy Award-winning Best Picture The Departed.
• It also appears in The Simpsons episode "The Debarted", which was based on The Departed.
• Portions of the song have been used in the opening sequence and pilot episode of the show The Black Donnellys.
• It has appeared in an episode of King of the Hill entitled "Dia-BILL-ic Shock".
• The instrumental part of the song was used in episode six of Luck
• A portion of the song is used for the final encore of New Kids on the Block: Live tour.
• The song is in the opening sequence for the documentary Lobster Wars on the Discovery Channel.
• The song is used in the soundtrack of a 2007 episode of Top Gear.
• The song is featured in the video game NHL 11 and as downloadable content for the music video games Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band.
• A soundalike version written by James S. Levine is used as the theme for the TV series Rizzoli & Isles.
• The song is also the entrance theme for UFC fighter Forrest Griffin.
• It was the entrance music for pitcher Jonathan Papelbon during his time with the Boston Red Sox.
• The song is featured in TV spots for Brave, a film set in medieval Scotland.
• Irish Darts Player Brendan Dolan uses this song for his walk-on.