Soul Bossa Nova

Media use

• The song was featured in a choreographed dance scene starring Judy Garland in the second episode of The Judy Garland Show in 1963.
• The song is used in the films The Pawnbroker, Sweet Charity and Take the Money and Run.
• The theme was used in a long-running Canadian television game show, Definition.
• Canadian hip hop group Dream Warriors sampled the title heavily for their popular track "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", in their debut album And Now the Legacy Begins in 1991. [[File:Austin Powers - Compilation One.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9| Song Ideas Compilation #1 for [[Austin Powers]], 1996]]
• Canadian comedian Mike Myers used the song as the theme tune for his James Bond parody film series Austin Powers. The song was recommended to Myers by KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, a music consultant on the film series. Myers had a personal connection to the song, having been a fan of Definition as a child.
• It was used as a theme for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
• It was sampled by Ludacris for his Austin Powers-themed single, "Number One Spot", and another single, "Soul Bossa Nostra".
• It was used as a theme music of the ABC 5 sketch comedy show Ispup.
• An a capella version of this song was used in the Glee pilot episode
• It was used in a dance video game, Just Dance 2 (developed by Ubisoft).
• In 2014, Jones executive produced Canadian jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky's album Little Secret, which featured a song entitled "Something New". The song interpolated melodic references to "Soul Bossa Nova".
• A version of the song was used as the title theme in the German comedy show **

References

References

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