Credit: Nick WalkerX Ambassadors stood at number-one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart for 11 weeks over the summer with "Renegades," but that's not the only chart the hit single topped. "Renegades" is also number one on the year-end Top Commercials Collaborative Debut chart, which measures the popularity of a song that was released with or commissioned for a commercial.
"Renegades" was released through a campaign for the Jeep Renegade. As you've not doubt seen by now, the commercial prominently features both the song, which was written before Jeep asked to use it, and the X Ambassadors band members.
Billboard's Top Commercials chart is separated into three sections: the aforementioned Collaborative Debut; Breakthrough, which tallies existing songs that received a boost in popularity due to a commercial; and Classic, which measures the same thing for older songs. Imagine Dragons' "I Bet My Life," Saint Motel's "My Type" and AWOLNATION's "I Am" all charted in the top five on Breakthrough for their use in commercials for Sprite, Summerfest and Red Bull, respectively. Meanwhile, Aerosmith's "Dream On" reached number two on the Classic chart due to its use in an Adobe Photoshop commercial.
The leaders of the Top Commercials charts were honored at the 56th Annual CLIO Awards, which recognize creativity in advertising. X Ambassadors performed "Renegades" at the event, which was held Wednesday night in New York City.
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