Super Bowl 50: UMPG Writers and Songs Have Major Presence

[08.02.16]
Last updated:[05.12.25]

Besides UMPG’s Coldplay appearance at halftime, UMPG songs were featured in spots for Paypal, HyndaiUSA, Pepsi, Marmot, Persil, Carl’s Jr., Taco Bell, the Grammy Awards, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and X-Men Apocalypse, and in numerous network promos and bumpers.

Songs featured included:

“Confident" - Demi Lovato (UMPG writer Demi Lovato)

Advertiser: Paypal Title: “There’s a New Money in Town”

"Whatta Man" - Salt-N-Pepa

(UMPG catalog/samples “What a Man” by Dave Crawford originally recorded for Stax)

Advertiser: Hyundai USA Title: “Ryanville”

"Express Yourself" - Madonna

(UMPG catalog/writer Stephen Bray)

Advertiser: Pepsi

"Welcome To The Jungle” - Guns N’ Roses

(UMPG writer Axl Rose)

Advertiser: Taco Bell

“Friends” - Flight Of The Concords

(UMPG interest via HBO)

Advertiser: Marmot

"This Is How We Do It" - Montell Jordan

(UMPG catalog/samples “Children’s Story” by Slick Rick)

Advertiser: Persil

"No Sleep ‘Till Brooklyn” - The Beastie Boys

(UMPG catalog/writers The Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin)

Trailer: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

"Don’t Panic" - recorded by Clairity

(UMPG writers Coldplay)

Trailer: X-Men Apocalypse

"Don’t Speak (I Came to Make a Bang)" - Eagles of Death Metal

(UMPG interest via Jessie Hughes)

Advertiser: Carl’s Jr

“Uptown Funk” - Bruno Mars

(UMPG interest via Philip Lawrence)

Advertiser: Grammy Awards

“Hello” - Adele

(UMPG writer Adele)

Advertiser: Grammy Awards

“What Do You Mean” - Justin Bieber

(UMPG writer Justin Bieber)

Advertiser: Grammy Awards

Hawaii 5-0 Promo: "Adventure of a Lifetime” - Coldplay

(UMPG writers Coldplay)

Surviver Promo: “Get Up” - Dorothy

(UMPG writers Ian Scott and Mark Jackson)

NFL Promo: "Adventure of a Lifetime” - Coldplay

(UMPG writers Coldplay)