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Since 2003, "Baba O'Riley" is played during player introductions for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] during home games at the [[Staples Center]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=McMenamin |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/10858/london-called-but-lakers-dont-figure-to-be-back-any-time-soon |title=London Called, But Lakers Don't Figure to Be Back Any Time Soon|work=[[ESPN]] |date=2010-10-04|accessdate=2012-01-04}}</ref> The song is played prior to live [[UFC]] events during a highlight package showing some of the most famous fights in the mixed martial arts company's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/7239309-556/qa-with-local-mma-announcer-ray-flores.html|title=Q&A with local MMA announcer Ray Flores|work=[[Post-Tribune]]|date=2011-08-23|accessdate=2012-03-09}}</ref> It is also the official theme song of competitive eater, [[Joey Chestnut]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/07/out-to-lunch-joey-chestnut-201107|title=The Fastest Mouth on Earth|first=John|last=Heilpern|date=July 2011|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> One of the working titles of ''[[That '70s Show]]'' was "Teenage Wasteland," a reference to the repeated lyric in the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/that70sshowseason1.php|title=DVD Verdict Review - That '70s Show: Season One|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref> At both the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[2012 London Olympics]], the synthesiser opening was used during a countdown to the start of the proceedings. The song was then performed by The Who as their first number during the last musical segment at the closing ceremony, with Daltrey singing a changed lyric of "Don't cry/Just raise your eye/There's more than teenage wasteland".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57491906-10391698/did-roger-daltrey-forget-the-lyrics-to-baba-oriley/|title=Did Roger Daltrey Forget the Lyrics to "Baba O'Riley"?|work=[[CBS News]]|accessdate=2012-08-15}}</ref>

A version is heard in a [[2013 in television|2013]] U.S. [[Television advertisement|television commercial]] for the 2014 [[Mazda 6]].<ref name="Mazda 6 spot">{{citeweb| url=http://www.ultimateclassicrock.com/mazda6-high-jump-commercial-whats-the-song | title= Mazda6 ‘High Jump’ Commercial – What's the Song? | date=2013-05-04 | accessdate=2014-01-26 | work=Ultimate Classic Rock |}}</ref>

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