In Popular Culture
"Shout" has woven itself into many iconic American mediums such as a wedding dance song in which people progressively crouch down to the dance floor as the song gets quieter. It has been used in commercials for the S.C. Johnson & Son Shout brand of laundry spray. A parody of the song has been adapted to victory music and an ongoing promotional theme of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. The song was also used in several Elmo toys, one of which was pulled off the market due to many people hearing "beat up Elmo and shout, rip his fur out and shout" when it was supposed to be "be like Elmo and shout, shake your fur out and shout". The song was featured heavily in the 1978 fraternity house film Animal House as performed by "Otis Day & the Knights," fronted by character actor Dewayne Jessie as Otis. Because of the use of this song in Animal House this song is used at the end of the 3rd Quarter at Oregon Ducks football games in Autzen Stadium because this stadium and college were used in the film.
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