Apache (instrumental)#The Sugarhill Gang version

English songwriter and composer Jerry Lordan came up with the tune in the late 1950s. Lordan was inspired to write the song after watching the 1954 American western film Apache, saying that he "wanted something noble and dramatic, reflecting the courage and savagery of the Indian Apache warrior Massai, played by Burt Lancaster.{{Cite web|last=|title=Apache by The Shadows - Songfacts|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-shadows/apache|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-29|website=www.songfacts.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124054401/https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-shadows/apache |archive-date=2021-01-24 }}

It was originally recorded by British guitarist Bert Weedon in early 1960, but remained unreleased for several months due to promotion and release problems.{{cite web|url=http://www.bertweedon.com/interview.htm |title=The Official Bert Weedon Website - Interview |publisher=Bertweedon.com |access-date=2014-04-04}} However, Lordan did not like Weedon's version of the song, as he thought it was too jaunty.{{Cite web|title=Surfing the First Wave of Hip-Hop: The 'Apache' Story|url=https://www.fender.com/articles/artists/surfing-the-first-wave-of-hip-hop-the-apache-story|access-date=2021-08-29|website=www.fender.com|language=en-US}} For this reason, whilst on tour with Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Lordan played the song on his ukulele to the Shadows, who liked the song and recorded it in June, quickly releasing it in July 1960.

Around the same time as the Shadows' release of "Apache", Weedon's record label Top Rank finally released his version. Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl wrote that Weedon "gets the right mood and atmosphere as he works with drums on this Indian item. There's a flute in the background, too – to give the idea for the raiding party's whoops maybe. A dark noise".{{cite magazine|date=16 July 1960|title=Disc, 16 July 1960|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Disc/1960/Disc-1960-07-16.pdf|magazine=Disc|page=11|access-date=29 August 2021|accessdate=}} The single peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. After the success of the Shadows' version, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch wrote "Mr. Guitar" for Weedon as a recompense for overshadowing his version of the song.

• 7": Top Rank / JAR-415

1. "Apache" – 2:37
2. "Lonely Guitar" – 2:10

{{Infobox song

| name = Apache

| cover = Apache by The Shadows.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cover of the single released in Germany

| type = single

| artist = The Shadows

| album =

| B-side = "Quatermasster's Stores"

| released = {{start date|1960|07|8|df=yes}}

| recorded = {{start date|1960|06|17|df=yes}}

| studio = EMI Studios, London

| genre = Instrumental rock

| length = 2:56

| label = Columbia DB 4484{{cite book |first=Jo |last=Rice |year=1982 |title=The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits |edition=1st |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |location=Enfield, Middlesex |page=53 |isbn=0-85112-250-7}}

| composer = Jerry Lordan

| producer = Norrie Paramor

| prev_title = Saturday Dance

| prev_year = 1959

| next_title = Man of Mystery

| next_year = 1960

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative release

| type = single

| image = Apache by The Shadows UK single side-A green label.png

| caption = One of A-side labels of UK single

}}

}}

The recording was done at the EMI Abbey Road Studios in London. Singer-guitarist Joe Brown had bought an Italian-built tape echo unit that he did not like and gave it to The Shadows' guitarist Hank Marvin, who developed a distinctive sound using it and the whammy bar of his Fender Stratocaster. Bruce Welch borrowed an acoustic Gibson J-200 guitar from Cliff Richard, the heavy melodic bass was performed by Jet Harris, and drums by Tony Meehan. Richard himself played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music.

"Apache" was released with the B-side being an instrumental version of the traditional army song "The Quartermaster's Store". The band humorously renamed the song "Quatermasster’s Stores" in reference to the television serial Quatermass and it was arranged by Bill Shepherd.

Record producer and A&R man Norrie Paramor preferred "Quatermasster’s Stores" over "Apache" and wanted it to be released as the A-side. However, he changed his mind after his daughter preferred "Apache".

By 1963 Apache had sold over a million copies in the UK.{{cite book|title=Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory|url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL120558W/Million_selling_records_from_the_1900s_to_the_1980s|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1985|publisher=Arco Pub.|isbn=0668064595|quote=This disc was a chart topping disc for six weeks and a million seller by 1963 in Britain|page=146}}

It has been cited by a generation of guitarists as inspirational and is considered one of the most influential British rock 45s of the pre-Beatles era. In a 1963 NME article, The Shadows said, "What's the most distinctive sound of our group? We often wondered what it is ourselves. Really, it is the sound we had when we recorded 'Apache' – that kind of Hawaiian sounding lead guitar ... plus the beat".{{cite book

| first= John

| last= Tobler

| year= 1992

| title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years

| edition= 1st

| publisher= Reed International Books Ltd

| location= London

| page= 124

| id= CN 5585}}

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Apache" by the Shadows at number 96 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.[http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever"]. Q Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2017

The Shadows' "Apache" entered the UK top 40 on 21 July 1960 at number 35,{{Cite book|last=McAleer|first=David|title=The Virgin Book of Top 40 Charts|publisher=Virgin Books|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7535-2200-4|location=UK|pages=24–31}} climbing into the top 20 the following week. A fortnight later, the song rose twelve places to number 3 and, on 25 August, deposed "Please Don't Tease" – on which The Shadows backed Cliff Richard – to begin a five-week run at number 1.

On 29 September, "Apache" dropped to number 2, replaced by "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance. The Shadows version proved to be an enduring hit, enjoying a 19-week run in the top 40 which concluded on 24 November, reappearing for one more week on 8 December. During this run, the group's follow-up single "Man of Mystery"/"The Stranger" peaked at number 5, alongside the number 3 success of "Nine Times Out of Ten" (backing Cliff Richard).

According to the UK Official Charts Company, "Apache" was the 28th best-selling single of the 1960s.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

• 7": Columbia / DB 4484

1. "Apache" – 2:56
2. "Quatermasster's Stores" – 2:20

• Hank Marvin – lead guitar
• Bruce Welch – acoustic guitar
• Jet Harris – bass guitar
• Cliff Richard – Chinese drum
• Tony Meehan – drums

{{Infobox song

| name = Apache

| cover = Jorgen Ingmann Apache.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cover of the single released in Denmark

| type = single

| artist = Jørgen Ingmann

| album = Apache

| B-side = Echo Boogie

| released = {{start date|1960|11|1|df=yes}}

| recorded = October 1960

| studio = Metronome Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark

| genre =

• Instrumental rock
• Space age pop

| length = 3:00

| label =

• Metronome B 1445
• ATCO 6184

| composer = Jerry Lordan

| producer = Jørgen Ingmann

| prev_title = Gingando

| prev_year = 1960

| next_title = Pepe

| next_year = 1961

}}

Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann recorded a cover of "Apache" in October 1960 after hearing the Shadows' version, which had recently been released in Denmark. Ingmann had been looking for a B-side to his self-penned song "Echo Boogie" and decided that "Apache" would work.{{Cite book|last=Jancik|first=Wayne|title=The Billboard book of one-hit wonders|publisher=Billboard Books|year=1990|isbn=9780823075300|location=New York|pages=97}} He played all instruments on both tracks, as well as mixing and producing them.{{Cite web|title=Jorgen Ingmann {{!}} Way Back Attack|url=https://www.waybackattack.com/ingmannjorgen.html|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.waybackattack.com}}

Released in Denmark at the beginning of November by Metronome Records, it was quickly released in the US by ATCO along with a big advertising campaign, where the single was credited as 'Jorgen Ingmann and His Guitar'.{{Cite web|title=Jorgen Ingmann And His Guitar - Apache|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/456184|website=45cat|access-date=2021-08-30}}

The single entered the US Billboard Hot 100 in the final week of January 1961 and peaked at number two ten weeks later at the beginning of April for two weeks behind "Blue Moon" by the Marcels. In Canada, "Apache" topped the CHUM Chart for two weeks in March 1961. Ingmann would go on to have a smaller hit in North America with "Anna", which peaked at number 54 in the US and number 34 in Canada June 1961.{{Cite magazine|title=The Hot 100 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1961-06-10|access-date=2021-08-30|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 June 1961|title=CHUM Hit Parade, week of June 19, 1961|url=http://chumtribute.com/61-06-19-chart.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=30 August 2021|website=chumtribute.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217051331/http://chumtribute.com/61-06-19-chart.jpg |archive-date=2019-12-17 }}

Cliff Richard has said that "Ingmann put in a few tricky bits, but essentially it was a cover job. If the Shads had made the charts there [in the US] with 'Apache', things might have been very different for us".{{Cite book|last1=Kutner|first1=Jon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BwwLBaH9488C&pg=PT179|title=1000 UK Number One Hits|last2=Leigh|first2=Spencer|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2005|isbn=978-0-85712-360-2|pages=179|language=en}}

• 7": ATCO / 6184 (US and Canada)

1. "Apache" – 3:00
2. "Echo Boogie" – 3:13

{{Infobox song

| name = Apache

| cover =

| alt =

| type = song

| artist = Incredible Bongo Band

| album = Bongo Rock

| released = {{start date|1973|6}}

| recorded = 1973

| studio = Can-Base Studios, Vancouver, Canada

| venue =

| genre = Funk

| length = 4:54

| label = Pride (MGM)

| composer = Jerry Lordan

| lyricist =

| producer =

• Michael Viner
• Perry Botkin Jr.

}}

A 1973 version by Michael Viner and a funk group called the Incredible Bongo Band added a bongo drum introduction and included more percussion. The drum break was played by Jim Gordon. Although this version was not a hit on its initial release, it became heavily sampled in early hip hop music, including by Afrika Bambaataa, who cited its influence. It has been sampled by hip hop performers such as The Sugarhill Gang, L.L. Cool J, The Roots and Nas, techno performers The Future Sound of London and Moby, and drum and bass acts J Majik and Goldie.

The 2013 documentary Sample This, directed by Dan Forrer and narrated by Gene Simmons, recounts the story of The Incredible Bongo Band and its recording of "Apache".Odie Henderson, [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sample-this-2013 Review of Sample This], RogerEbert.com, September 13, 2013.Francois Marchand, [https://vancouversun.com/news/Breaking+down+Apache+with+video/9172364/story.html "Breaking down Apache (with video): New film Sample This examines 'national anthem of hip-hop' recorded in Vancouver"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629022319/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Breaking+down+Apache+with+video/9172364/story.html |date=June 29, 2016 }}, Vancouver Sun, November 15, 2013. In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked Incredible Bongo Band's version of the song number 31 in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".{{cite magazine|first1=Jon|last1=Dolan|first2=Julyssa|last2=Lopez|first3=Michaelangelo|last3=Matos|first4=Claire|last4=Shaffer|title=200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=22 July 2022|accessdate=6 April 2025}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Apache

| cover = Sugarhill Gang - Apache.jpg

| alt =

| caption = German 12" single

| type = single

| artist = The Sugarhill Gang

| album = 8th Wonder

| B-side = Rapper's Delight

| released = {{start date|1981|11}}

| recorded = {{start date|1981}}

| studio = Sweet Mountain Studios, Englewood, New Jersey

| venue =

| genre =

• Old-school hip hop
• electro

| length =

• 3:57 (single)
• 6:09 (album)

| label = Sugar Hill

| writer =

• Jerry Lordan
• Sylvia Robinson
• Cheryl Cook
• Michael Wright

| producer = Sylvia Robinson

| prev_title = Showdown

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = The Lover in You

| next_year = 1982

| misc =

}}

In 1981, the American rap group known as the Sugarhill Gang covered the Incredible Bongo Band's version of the song on its second album, 8th Wonder (1981). In 1982, this version peaked at No. 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 51 on the Billboard Dance chart, and No. 13 on the US R&B chart.{{cite web|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=63116 |title=Apache (song by The Sugarhill Gang) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts |publisher=Musicvf.com |date=1982-02-13 |access-date=2014-04-04}} In 1995, this version was featured in "Viva Lost Wages", a sixth-season episode of an American sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,{{cite episode

|title=Viva Lost Wages

|series=The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

|series-link=The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

|credits=Robert Bruce (writer); Shelley Jensen (director)

|network=NBC

|airdate=November 13, 1995

|season=6

|number=8}} and then in "Whoops, There It Is", a subsequent clip show from the series.{{cite episode

|title=I, Whoops, There It Is

|series=The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

|series-link=The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

|credits=Mary Beth Pemberton and Tanya Ward (writers); Shelley Jensen (director)

|network=NBC

|airdate=April 15, 1996

|season=6

|number=19}} Using the distinctive beat and bongo drums as well as Native American war cries, the Sugarhill Gang added rap lyrics with references including the following:{{Cite web |title=Apache by Sugarhill Gang on WhoSampled |url=https://www.whosampled.com/Sugarhill-Gang/Apache/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=WhoSampled |language=en}}{{better source needed|date=December 2024}}

• The Lone Ranger (a.k.a. "kemosabe") is mentioned extensively, as well as his sidekick ("Tonto, jump on it! Jump on it! Jump on it!") and his horse ({{"'}}Hi-yo, Silver!' is what I say").
• The lyric "Now what you hear is not a test" recalls the Sugarhill Gang's earlier hit, "Rapper's Delight".
• The instrumental "Popcorn" by Hot Butter (who had released a version of "Apache" as a follow-up to "Popcorn") is referenced via the lyric "(What's that?) Hot buttered popcorn!"
• The recording engineer for Sugar Hill Records, Steve Jerome, was also a member and engineer for "Popcorn" by Hot Butter.
• The popcorn and its butter are referenced in lyrics right beforehand, recalling a 1976 Mazola margarine commercial "We Call It Maize" featuring a Native American woman.
• The "Monster Mash" is mentioned in this song, as well as the Jerk.

A reworked version of this song for children titled simply "Jump on It!" is featured as the title track on the Sugarhill Gang's album Jump On It!. This song differs from the original version with the signature "Jump on it" line being replaced by "Jump up", lyrics encouraging children to learn science, mathematics, and English, and a stronger funk influence.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

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• DJ Grandmaster Flash interpolated parts of the Incredible Bongo Band song "Apache" in his song "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel".
• West Street Mob, a group on the Sugar Hill Records label, made a song which interpolated parts of the "Apache" song by the Incredible Bongo Band; this song was called "Break Dance (Electric Boogie)".
• Boogie Down Productions sampled the break in their 1992 track "Who Are The Pimps?"
• Young MC sampled the break in his 1988 rap "Know How", mixed with Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft".
• MC Zappa sampled various portions of the Incredible Bongo Band version of "Apache" in his song "Supperhero" from his 2020 EP Hindsight.
• MC Hammer sampled the bongo loop in his track "Turn This Mutha Out", off the 1988 album Let's Get It Started.
• Vanilla Ice sampled "Apache" in his hit song "Ninja Rap". It was also sampled in the Ultimix version of "Ice Ice Baby".
• C + C Music Factory sample the start of "Apache" in the song "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
• In 1996, Sir Mix-A-Lot played off the lyrics to the Sugarhill Gang's version of "Apache" in his hit "Jump on It", released on the album Return of the Bumpasaurus. The lyrics contain the names of several cities in the United States.{{cite news|last1=Spata|first1=Christopher|title=Songwriters have long been in tune with Tampa|url=http://www.tbo.com/arts_music/songwriters-have-long-been-in-tune-with-tampa-20140822/|access-date=11 August 2016|date=22 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819040754/http://www.tbo.com/arts_music/songwriters-have-long-been-in-tune-with-tampa-20140822/|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}
• It was used as the beat and background music on the song "We Run This" on Missy Elliott's album The Cookbook.
• The soundtrack of the 2000 film Snatch has an extract of a DJ mix CD (On the Floor at the Boutique) by Fatboy Slim, which contained the Incredible Bongo Band version of "Apache".
• The Beastie Boys used a sample from the Incredible Bongo Band version of "Apache" in their live version of "Root Down" – most notably the version that appears on the Tibetan Freedom Concert live album.
• It was also used in the original version of "Can I Get Witcha" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• The British blues singer Amy Winehouse used a sample from "Apache" in her song "In My Bed" produced by Salaam Remi for her 2003 album Frank. Salaam Remi also utilized "Apache" for sampling when he produced NY Rapper Nas' hit single "Made You Look" from his 2002 release God's Son.
• UK rapper M.I.A. made "Apache" the center of her 2005 Radio One B-side "Apache Riddim".
• In 2005, Switch extensively sampled the covered version by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band for his track "A Bit Patchy" (wordplay on "Apache"). The track has since been used to advertise William Hill Online on TV and has been remixed by artists such as Eric Prydz and Sinden.
• Nas sampled IBB's "Apache" in his 2002 single, "Made You Look", and on his 2006 single "Hip Hop Is Dead".
• Also in 2006, The Federation sampled a piece of the song for their single "I Only Wear My White Tees Once".
• Sampled on the song "Funky" by DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist on their 2007 collaboration, "The Hard Sell".
• It is used in the song "Against All Odds" by Chase & Status featuring Kano.
• The Roots sample the bongo break at the beginning for their song "Thought @ Work" from their album Phrenology, which is an homage to "Men at Work" by Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, which also samples the break.
• Double Dee and Steinski sampled the bongo break for their classic mash-up/collage "Lesson 1 – The Payoff Mix".
• Madonna incorporated the bongo samples to "Into the Groove" during her 2008–2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour.
• TLC sampled the bongo loop in the video version of their song, "Hat 2 Da Back".
• Petter Askergren used bongo samples in his cover of Thomas Di Leva's hit "Dansa din djävul".
• Rage Against the Machine interpolated parts of the percussion break in their cover of "Renegades of Funk".
• Hip hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West sampled the bongo drums on their track "That's My Bitch" from their 2011 collaborative album, Watch the Throne.

• In February 1961, Sonny James released a vocal music version, which was produced in Nashville by Chet Atkins and was review-rated as a Spotlight Winner in Billboard.Billboard Music Week in its edition of March 6, 1961 It peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 on the retrospective Australian Kent Music Report.{{Cite magazine|title=Sonny James|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/sonny-james/chart-history|access-date=2021-08-30|magazine=Billboard}}
• Dave Allan and the Arrows released a cover as "Apache '65". It peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web|title=Apache ' 65 (song by Davie Allan & the Arrows) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts|url=https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Apache+%27+65+by+Davie+Allan+&+the+Arrows&id=10974|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.musicvf.com}}
• In November 1970, English rock group the Edgar Broughton Band released a single "Apache Drop Out", which combined "Apache" with a version of Captain Beefheart's "Drop Out Boogie". The highly unorthodox single reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 42 in Germany.{{cite book|last=Betts|first=Graham|title=Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004|publisher=Collins|year=2004|isbn=0-00-717931-6|edition=1st|location=London|page=110}}{{Cite web|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-132731|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}
• In October 1972, the Moog-based band of session musicians Hot Butter released a cover version of "Apache" as follow-up to their hit "Popcorn". It peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 in Germany.{{Cite web|title=1970 to 1975 BMRB chart 'Bubblers'|url=https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/51922-1970-to-1975-bmrb-chart-%60bubblers%60/page2|access-date=2021-08-30|website=UKMIX Forums|date=29 April 2010 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-360505|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}
• In 1987, Dutch band Janse Bagge Bend released a version titled "Awpatsje (Apache)", which peaked at number 83 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Janse Bagge Bend - Awpatsje (Apache)|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Janse+Bagge+Bend&titel=Awpatsje+%28Apache%29&cat=s|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=dutchcharts.nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107143600/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Janse+Bagge+Bend&titel=Awpatsje+%28Apache%29&cat=s |archive-date=2016-11-07 }}
• In 2005, the German band Scooter covered this song as an instrumental for the album Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? in a techno version. Later that year, a single was released which combined elements of "Apache" and "Rock Bottom" from the same album, known as "Apache Rocks the Bottom!". This later appeared on the second disc of the UK edition of its 2008 album Jumping All Over the World. The single was a top-five hit in Denmark and Finland and a top-thirty hit in Germany and Austria.{{Cite web|title=swedishcharts.com - Scooter - Apache Rocks The Bottom!|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Scooter&titel=Apache+Rocks+The+Bottom!&cat=s|access-date=2021-08-30|website=swedishcharts.com}}

• Wyclef Jean's "Masquerade" includes the melodic hook played on violin as the song closes.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
• "Symphony of the Nymph" (2012) by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti features a melody from "Apache".{{cn|date=December 2024}}
• David Bowie borrowed part of the melody of Apache for the chorus of the song "How Does the Grass Grow?" from his 2013 album The Next Day.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/9888192/David-Bowie-The-Next-Day-album-review.html |title=David Bowie, The Next Day, album review |last1=McCormick |first1=Neil |date=25 February 2013 |website=telegraph.co.uk |access-date=20 November 2014}}

• An 80-second edit of The Shadows' version was used in the 1989 feature film Scandal about the Profumo affair. It appears as track A2 on the soundtrack album.{{cite web | title=Scandal (Music From The Motion Picture) (1989, gatefold, Vinyl) | website=Discogs| url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2151163-Various-Scandal-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture | access-date=25 February 2024}} {{better source|date=February 2024}}
• A version of "Apache" was used as the theme to the long-running television show Wild Chicago, which aired in Chicago on PBS.
• Various versions are used in commercials for Jardiance.{{cite web|url=https://colemaninsights.com/coleman-insights-blog/the-only-prescription-is-music-in-pharmaceutical-commercials |title=The Only Prescription... is Music in Pharmaceutical Commercials |work=colemaninsights.com |date=2019-10-29 }}

The Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA adopted "Apache" as the unofficial team anthem in 2007. Following victories, the team would dance to the song at center court.{{cite web|url=http://muneraven.livejournal.com/73043.html |title=muneraven: Why I love the Minnesota Lynx |publisher=Muneraven.livejournal.com |date=2007-06-19 |access-date=2014-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425021348/http://muneraven.livejournal.com/73043.html |archive-date=2012-04-25 }} For the first home game of the team's first WNBA Finals appearance, the team brought in the Sugarhill Gang to perform the song at halftime.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/lynx/news/pressrelease_Sugarhill_Gang_to_Perform_at_Game_1_2011_09_28.html |title=Lynx: Sugar Hill Gang to Perform at Game 1 |publisher=Wnba.com |access-date=2014-04-04}}

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