Kernkraft 400 - Use in Popular Culture

Use in Popular Culture

The song is sampled in rapper Game's single "Red Nation".

The song is sampled by the rap group Three 6 Mafia's single "I Got".

The song is sampled by the rap artist Chamillionaire's single "I Got".

The song is sampled by the artists Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) and Mc Chris in "The Awesome".

"The Chant Re-Mix" featured in the film "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" (2004), and also sampled in the song "Wherever I Go" by Eva Simons.

The song, specifically the "Sport Chant Remix" or the "Sport Chant Stadium Remix", is popular at North American sporting events for goals, home runs, and other celebrations. This version of the song is known by its signature "Whoa-oh-oh" chanting at the beginning of the song. It is believed that the first use was in Air Canada Centre for the goal song of the Toronto Maple Leafs and in TD Garden for the Boston Bruins in 2001. About the same time, it was used in a highlight package on the television show, "Virginia Tech Sports Today" as a song bed, outlining 2001 NFL Draft prospects for Hokie football players that were either seniors, or made themselves eligible for the draft. The Maple Leafs continued to use the song until the beginning of the 2010-2011 NHL season while the Bruins still use it. The German football club SC Freiburg used this song in the 2010-11 season when the players came onto the field. It is also frequently featured at Seattle Mariners home games when the team takes the field, or as a late inning rally song. A cover version of the song appears in Madden NFL 11, original in Madden NFL 13 and NHL 13

Austrian Bundesliga club FK Austria Wien use the song as the soundtrack to whenever a goal is scored by the home team at the Franz Horr Stadium, the song proving immensely popular with the Violetten fans.

As a tribute to the Boston Bruins after winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, the Boston Red Sox started playing the song to celebrate home runs hit by Red Sox batters when at home in Fenway Park. Also, when the Red Sox held a ceremony for the Bruins with the Stanley Cup on June 19, 2011 shortly before the Red Sox' day game, the Red Sox played the song during that game not just for home runs, but for every time a RBI was hit, including home runs. The Red Sox ended up winning the game, 12-3. The Los Angeles Dodgers also use a variation of the song to celebrate home runs hit by Dodger players.

It's frequently played during New England Patriot games after big plays, such as forced fumbles or interceptions.

It is used in one scene of Shaun of the Dead when Simon Pegg's character Shaun is on a bus, and also appears on the soundtrack.

The song is used by the Australian A-League team Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium whenever a goal is scored by the home team, and also at the end of the game after a victory.

It is also used by the Scottish Premier League football club Celtic FC, whose supporters sing it to mock the liquidation of The Rangers Football Club plc and the formation of its subsequent 'newco', The Rangers Football Club Ltd - which became the new holding company of Rangers F.C..