ESPN’s Monday Night time Soccer put a contemporary spin on a nostalgic hit Monday evening (Sept. 18), as the published opened with a brand new music video that includes Chris Stapleton, Snoop Dogg and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana reimagining Phil Collins‘ traditional “Within the Air Tonight.”
The clip led into ESPN’s broadcast of the New Orleans Saints dealing with off towards the Carolina Panthers at 7:15 p.m. ET, in addition to ABC’s broadcast of the Cleveland Browns recreation towards the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8:15 p.m. ET. It’s going to now proceed for all Monday Night time Soccer video games, in addition to ESPN’s Week 18 Saturday Doubleheader, Tremendous Wild Card and its first Divisional playoff recreation, per a press launch.
“It was fascinating to me to see how one track might get you in that mode to go kick some tail,” stated the Steelers’ Hines Ward in an ESPN function in regards to the track, earlier than Washington Commanders’ Terry McLaurin added, “I don’t care in case you are the house staff, the away staff, you might be listening to that track it doesn’t matter what [before the game].”
“Within the Air Tonight” first appeared on Collins’ debut solo album, Face Worth, in 1981. Launched as a single, it reached No. 19 on the Billboard Scorching 100. The rock ballad bubbled below the Scorching 100 for six weeks within the fall of 1984 after it was featured on NBC’s buzzy hit Miami Vice. The track was later featured on the Miami Vice soundtrack, which topped the Billboard 200 for 11 weeks in 1985-86.
The brand new twist on “Within the Air Tonight” isn’t the one music second for this season. As beforehand introduced, ESPN teamed up with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake all through the 2023-24 NFL season to curate music for choose Monday Night time Soccer video games. The curated music from the famous person duo will run in Monday Night time Soccer promotional spots, stay telecasts and pre-game reveals for seven weeks this season.
Watch the brand new intro under:
