Jingle
noun
A short tune or song often used in commercials or advertisements.
I can't get the jingle from that car commercial out of my head.
Often appears as...
- catchy jingle
- commercial jingle
verb
To make a sound like small metal objects shaking or hitting each other.
The keys jingled in his pocket as he walked.
Often appears as...
- jingle keys
- jingle bells
noun
A sound that a small bell makes.
I could hear the jingle of distant sleigh bells.
Often appears as...
- sleigh bells jingle
- christmas jingle
verb
To write a short song for a company to use in advertisements.
She was hired to jingle for a popular soda brand.
Often appears as...
- jingle for brand
- jingle for advertisement
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A short tune or song often used in commercials or advertisements.
I can't get the jingle from that car commercial out of my head.
Often appears as...
- catchy jingle
- commercial jingle
verb
To make a sound like small metal objects shaking or hitting each other.
The keys jingled in his pocket as he walked.
Often appears as...
- jingle keys
- jingle bells
noun
A sound that a small bell makes.
I could hear the jingle of distant sleigh bells.
Often appears as...
- sleigh bells jingle
- christmas jingle
verb
To write a short song for a company to use in advertisements.
She was hired to jingle for a popular soda brand.
Often appears as...
- jingle for brand
- jingle for advertisement
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Brand Memory
A catchy jingle is designed to be memorable so you associate the tune with the brand.
Every time I hear that jingle, I think of my favorite chocolate bar.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Impact
Famous jingles can become part of a culture, known by many people in a society.
The fast-food restaurant's jingle has become a cultural staple.
Pro Tip 3/3Earworm Effect
A successful jingle often sticks in your mind—this is sometimes called an 'earworm'.
That jingle is such an earworm, I've been humming it all day.
Pro Tip 1/3Brand Memory
A catchy jingle is designed to be memorable so you associate the tune with the brand.
Every time I hear that jingle, I think of my favorite chocolate bar.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Impact
Famous jingles can become part of a culture, known by many people in a society.
The fast-food restaurant's jingle has become a cultural staple.
Pro Tip 3/3Earworm Effect
A successful jingle often sticks in your mind—this is sometimes called an 'earworm'.
That jingle is such an earworm, I've been humming it all day.
Pro Tip 1/3Brand Memory
A catchy jingle is designed to be memorable so you associate the tune with the brand.
Every time I hear that jingle, I think of my favorite chocolate bar.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Impact
Famous jingles can become part of a culture, known by many people in a society.
The fast-food restaurant's jingle has become a cultural staple.
Pro Tip 3/3Earworm Effect
A successful jingle often sticks in your mind—this is sometimes called an 'earworm'.
That jingle is such an earworm, I've been humming it all day.
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Video examples
The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
okay are we talking like big giant like notre dame size bells are we talking like jingle bells hand valves what do they look like the the full gamut they were as almost as big as a human being all the way to handbell size and instrument players would go up and they would hit them with mallets
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
scientists for sure um i have a question now for uh this is this is for the panel but i want to make sure i hear from from jingle on this we're getting questions from the audience about probably the one of the worst days if not the worst single day for life on
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How Advertisers Joined...
advertising which reduced the amount of words and started to use graphics pictures line drawings to draw the eye in they also used catchy slogans jingles protection can be yours when you imunize any of the advertisers methods to sell ideas and behaviors
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Musical Highway PIPE Crowd...
sea we're making music on the highway this is awesome and as a thanks to our musical road sponsor we've added a familiar jingle at the end well I loved it but I want to see what the experts think and our experts come in the shape of the old car
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How AI could compose a...
So this moment here together at TED is now part of our life story. So it only felt fitting that AIVA would compose music for this moment. And that's exactly what we did. So my team and I worked on biasing AIVA on the style of the TED jingle,
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Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
stamping my foot. The thin metal rings I wore around each ankle jingled noisily, but I stamped my foot again. Once on, the transporter worked best when I didn't touch it. "Go," I said again, sweat forming on my brow. When nothing moved,
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Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
in my time vim beings never seen him a jingle inhaler but apparently he is he is very very ill I'm not Tristan or no better than me the Magellan's arrived after I left the sabi sands but I think
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Earworms: Those songs...
he wrote a short story imagining a sinister takeover of an entire town by a rhyming jingle. This reference, and others, show us that earworms seem to be a basic psychological phenomenon,
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Billy Collins: Two poems...
You do not want to believe this, but I have no reason to I hated the car, hated the rubber toys, disliked your friends, and worse, your relatives. The jingling of my tags drove me mad.
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How To Celebrate...
jingle bells jingle all the way oh one it is the ride on a one-horse open
Video examples
The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
okay are we talking like big giant like notre dame size bells are we talking like jingle bells hand valves what do they look like the the full gamut they were as almost as big as a human being all the way to handbell size and instrument players would go up and they would hit them with mallets
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
scientists for sure um i have a question now for uh this is this is for the panel but i want to make sure i hear from from jingle on this we're getting questions from the audience about probably the one of the worst days if not the worst single day for life on
Video examples
How Advertisers Joined...
advertising which reduced the amount of words and started to use graphics pictures line drawings to draw the eye in they also used catchy slogans jingles protection can be yours when you imunize any of the advertisers methods to sell ideas and behaviors
Video examples
Musical Highway PIPE Crowd...
sea we're making music on the highway this is awesome and as a thanks to our musical road sponsor we've added a familiar jingle at the end well I loved it but I want to see what the experts think and our experts come in the shape of the old car
Video examples
How AI could compose a...
So this moment here together at TED is now part of our life story. So it only felt fitting that AIVA would compose music for this moment. And that's exactly what we did. So my team and I worked on biasing AIVA on the style of the TED jingle,
Video examples
Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
stamping my foot. The thin metal rings I wore around each ankle jingled noisily, but I stamped my foot again. Once on, the transporter worked best when I didn't touch it. "Go," I said again, sweat forming on my brow. When nothing moved,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
in my time vim beings never seen him a jingle inhaler but apparently he is he is very very ill I'm not Tristan or no better than me the Magellan's arrived after I left the sabi sands but I think
Video examples
Earworms: Those songs...
he wrote a short story imagining a sinister takeover of an entire town by a rhyming jingle. This reference, and others, show us that earworms seem to be a basic psychological phenomenon,
Video examples
Billy Collins: Two poems...
You do not want to believe this, but I have no reason to I hated the car, hated the rubber toys, disliked your friends, and worse, your relatives. The jingling of my tags drove me mad.
Video examples
How To Celebrate...
jingle bells jingle all the way oh one it is the ride on a one-horse open
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Quote examples
Mark Foster
American Musician
The jingles saved my life. When I got hired to do that, I was on top. I finally was making a living doing what I loved. Before that, it was so bleak; it got so dark in L.A. I was 25, been living there for seven years trying to make it, and getting really close to getting signed with different bands and as a solo artist only to have my hopes dashed.
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Slowthai
English Musician
I don't wanna ever make jingles. I wanna do something that changes people's opinions and provokes thought and makes them think about how they should live their life and how they can better themselves and empower themselves.
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Shankar Mahadevan
Indian Musician
Who are critics? Do they know about music? Have they proved themselves in the field? I remember, when we came up with the music of 'Dil Chahta Hai,' some of the critics said that the songs sounded like jingles.
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Lorne Balfe
Scottish Composer
I just think I started off like many composers, just in different fields of music I was doing. I started doing a lot of commercials and jingles, and then that led to doing TV and then films and games and TV.
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Gigi Hadid
American Model
I've been watching Maybelline commercials since I was little and singing along with the jingle and doing little Maybelline commercials in my bathroom when I was, like, 10.
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Jon Hamm
American Actor
I've always been a fan of advertising, I've always been a fan of television, I've loved commercials, I've loved all the jingles, I loved all the stuff.
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Jubin Nautiyal
Indian Singer
Bollywood is just one of the industries I am working in. I have sung in other languages and for ad jingles too.
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Sissy Spacek
American Actress
Jingle taps on the majorette boots were an important part of a little girl growing up in the South.
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David Ogilvy
English Businessman
The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell anything.
Quote examples
Kelis
American Musician
People know 'Milkshake' like a jingle, but they don't really know who I am.
Quote examples
Mark Foster
American Musician
The jingles saved my life. When I got hired to do that, I was on top. I finally was making a living doing what I loved. Before that, it was so bleak; it got so dark in L.A. I was 25, been living there for seven years trying to make it, and getting really close to getting signed with different bands and as a solo artist only to have my hopes dashed.
Quote examples
Slowthai
English Musician
I don't wanna ever make jingles. I wanna do something that changes people's opinions and provokes thought and makes them think about how they should live their life and how they can better themselves and empower themselves.
Quote examples
Shankar Mahadevan
Indian Musician
Who are critics? Do they know about music? Have they proved themselves in the field? I remember, when we came up with the music of 'Dil Chahta Hai,' some of the critics said that the songs sounded like jingles.
Quote examples
Lorne Balfe
Scottish Composer
I just think I started off like many composers, just in different fields of music I was doing. I started doing a lot of commercials and jingles, and then that led to doing TV and then films and games and TV.
Quote examples
Gigi Hadid
American Model
I've been watching Maybelline commercials since I was little and singing along with the jingle and doing little Maybelline commercials in my bathroom when I was, like, 10.
Quote examples
Jon Hamm
American Actor
I've always been a fan of advertising, I've always been a fan of television, I've loved commercials, I've loved all the jingles, I loved all the stuff.
Quote examples
Jubin Nautiyal
Indian Singer
Bollywood is just one of the industries I am working in. I have sung in other languages and for ad jingles too.
Quote examples
Sissy Spacek
American Actress
Jingle taps on the majorette boots were an important part of a little girl growing up in the South.
Quote examples
David Ogilvy
English Businessman
The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell anything.
Quote examples
Kelis
American Musician
People know 'Milkshake' like a jingle, but they don't really know who I am.
Example 1 of 10
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