Appearances in The Media
- An instrumental version of the song appears in the video game Mikie.
- In the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) engages an entire parade and downtown Chicago in song and dance to "Twist and Shout". It uses the Beatles version, but Paul McCartney was upset that horns were arranged over the track.
- In the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the version of the Beatles playing it live with Jimmie Nicol is played during the scene where Benjamin and Daisy move into their apartment then shows it on their TV.
- In the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Benjamin and Daisy watch the Beatles' performance of the song on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- In an episode of Full House, Jesse persuades Michelle's class to sing "Twist and Shout" rather than "The Wheels on the Bus".
- In an episode of A Different World, Whitley sings "Twist and Shout" on top of a bar when she and Kim decide to go out during their Thanksgiving break.
- In the series premiere of Round the Twist, all four members of the Twist family sing the song in the car en route to their new home
- The Beatles' version is used in the game Karaoke Revolution Volume 3.
- On Strictly Come Dancing the song was danced to by John Sergeant and Kristina Rhianoff.
- The Beatles' version is used in a commercial for WSBE, PBS KIDS.
- It is also sung by Coventry City, Preston North End, West Ham United and Barnet fans, and played before games.
- It is performed by Dale Gonyea with J.R. & the Z-Man in a scene from the film Tuff Turf.
- In the TV movie The Jacksons: An American Dream, The Jackson 5 is shown performing the song at a the Apollo Theatre.
- It is the opening track in the Career mode of The Beatles: Rock Band.
- In the film Back to School, Thornton Melon (Rodney Dangerfield) leads a barroom full of raucous partiers with Oingo Boingo as the backup band.
- In an episode of ER, Carter calls a radio show to request them to play "Twist and Shout" for Susan. Then he, Susan and Carol proceed to dance to the song in the middle of the emergency room, with various other employees dancing along.
- In Gorky Park, a band plays "Twist and Shout" in an amusement park in Moscow.
- In the Only Fools and Horses 1993 Christmas special "Fatal Extraction", the Chaka Demus & Pliers version can be heard. This version of the song perhaps coincidentally went to number one in the UK the following week.
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