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WHERE TO FIND MATTHEW SWEET ON THE BIG SCREEN
August 12, 2024An Evening With Matthew Sweet
October 1 - 2, 2024
Temple Theater
Matthew Sweet emerged in 1991 as the leading figure of the power pop revival. Today, he has more than 20 albums to his credit, including the classics “Girlfriend” and “100% Fun.”
Throughout his decades-long career he has also appeared in the soundtracks and credits of dozens of television series, movies and even video games. Here’s the ultimate list of everywhere you’ve heard Matthew Sweet, even if you didn’t catch it while watching.
Study up on these multimedia classics, and get ready to see Matthew Sweet live at Temple Theater this October.
1992
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (movie)
• Song: Silent City
1993
Baywatch (TV series)
• Song: Girlfriend
1994
Beavis and Butthead (TV series)
• Song: Superdeformed
1995
National Lampoon’s Senior Trip (movie)
• Song: Ultrasuede
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (movie)
• Song: My Pet
The Babysitters Club (movie)
• Song: Everything Changes
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
• Song: Urges
1996
Flipper (movie remake)
• Song: Flipper
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (movie)
• Song: Happiness
The Craft (movie)
• Song: Dark Secret
Bed of Roses (movie)
• Song: Swan Song
1997
The Game (movie)
• Song: Hollow
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (movie)
• Song: BBC (with Mike Myers)
1998
Can’t Hardly Wait (movie)
• Song: Farther Down
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)
• Song: Magnet & Steel (Walter Egan cover)
Overnight Delivery (movie)
• Song: Magnet & Steel (Walter Egan cover)
I Think I Do (movie)
• Song: Sick of Myself
1999
Drive Me Crazy (movie)
• Song: Faith in You
2000
Roswell (TV series)
• Song: Faith in You
2001
All Over The Guy (movie)
• Song: I’ve Been Waiting
2002
Ash Wednesday (movie)
• Song: It Don’t Matter to Me
Crossroads (movie)
• Song: Girlfriend
2003
Austin Powers in Goldmember (movie)
• Song: Daddy Wasn’t There
American Dreams (TV series)
• Song: Warmth of the Sun
Scrubs (TV series)
• Song: I’ve Been Waiting
2004
Garfield: The Movie
• Song: Cats Vs Dogs
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (movie)
• Song: Blue (Jayhawks cover)
Smallville (TV series)
• Song: No Blue Sky
2005
Camp Burlesque (direct-to-dvd mockumentary)
• Song: Camp Burlesque Theme Song
2006
Guitar Hero II (game)
• Song: Girlfriend
How to Eat Fried Worms (movie)
• Song: The Tide is High
My Name is Earl (TV series)
• Song: Livin’ Thing
2007
Nancy Drew (movie)
• Song: Come to California
The Heartbreak Kid (movie remake)
• Song: Different Drum (Michael Nesmith cover)
2009
Imagine That (movie)
• Song: Got to Get You into My Life (Beatles cover)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (movie)
• Song: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (with All Too Much)
2010
The Bigtop (movie)
• Song: Wild
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (TV series)
• Song: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Theme Song
2012
Chasing Mavericks (movie)
• Girlfriend
2014
The Simpsons (TV series)
• Song: Hopin’ For a Dream
One Hit Wonderland (TV series)
• Song: Girlfriend
2016
Documentary Now! (TV series)
• Song: Save Time for Me
2018
Top Wing (TV series)
• Song: Penny’s Deep Sea Dive
2019
Wonder Park (movie)
• Song: Girlfriend
From Sabrina the Teenage Witch to Scooby-Doo and Guitar Hero, Matthew Sweet has a solid reputation as the premier alternative pop singer/songwriter. See him in Des Moines this October 1 - 2 as part of DMPA’s Live At The Temple Series. And, don’t forget to bring your Guitar Hero controllers…
“I definitely met a few people who have learned about [the song] that way. I autographed a few of those guitars, those plastic controllers. In fact, I autographed one just the other day for some fella.” - Matthew Sweet to Spin (2011)