The Top 10 Best iPod Ads Ever
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If Apple invests in one thing, it's its advertising team. Whenever a new service or product is announced, Apple always comes up with some of the coolest, most original ads you've ever seen. But that's not something new for the company. Apple's started revolutionizing ads way back when the iPod was just a chunky piece of aluminum and plastic.
In fact, most of the most notorious iPod ads probably paved the way for the Apple commercials we now know. Unfortunately, the iPod is pretty much extinct at this point, but its commercials will live forever. Continue reading for 10 of the best iPod ads we've ever seen.
The Original iPod
You truly can't beat the classics, and that goes for the original iPod commercial.
This commercial was simple and funny, and it paved the way for future commercials to come, similar to what the iPod did back in the day.
You could fit 1,000 songs in your pocket, which is nothing compared to what we can do now, but it was still pretty impressive at the time.
Gorillaz Feel Good Inc. Ad
You probably loved Gorillaz growing up if you're a 90s/early 2000s kid. Their music was great, and their style was unique, to say the least.
Apple knew this and did something just as unique with its commercials. It created an ad with dancing silhouettes that have become really iconic at this point. Even popular shows like The Simpsons started mocking these ads because of how popular they were.
The commercial is simple and effective. It made you feel like you needed to get up and start dancing with your iPod.
Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Even if you don't like Jet, you got to admit their song Are You Gonna Be My Girl is really good. It automatically makes you want to start shaking your head and your whole body. And, of course, Apple knew this.
That's why they made this iPod commercial featuring the most iconic song from Jet.
Lose Yourself Commercial
Fans of Eminem today would've loved seeing this commercial back when Apple launched it. Lose Yourself is one of the most iconic songs from Eminem, and it became popular thanks to Eminem's popularity, the movie 8 Mile, and this commercial from Apple.
Apple continued to use a silhouette, but it added a more vibrant color in the background to match the intensity of the song, which came out great.
Ride Commercial
This ad was really iconic back in the day, and even I remember watching it when it came out. That just shows you how old some of us we've become.
This commercial shows what all of us feel when we're walking around with our favorite music on. When the right song is playing in our ears, we look at the world through a different lens. Not only that, but we might walk faster or even start dancing on the spot—if there weren't too many people around.
1st-Gen iPod Nano
The iPod nano came to change how we looked at the iPod thanks to how compact and powerful it was at the time. The small device could fit right in your hands, but it was powerful enough to hold up to 1,000 songs.
And of course, Apple wanted to show how big this small product really was, and it did it with a simple ad. It showed exactly what Apple wanted us to know about the nano. It was super small; you could cover it with your hands, but it had enough power to store every song you ever wanted.
2nd-Gen iPod Shuffle Commercial
A lot of us started our love for Apple thanks to the iPod Shuffle. This device was small, powerful, and most importantly, affordable—or at least more affordable than the other iPods.
You could carry a bunch of songs to enjoy on the go without worrying about battery life (at least for a few hours).
Thanks to the clip on its back, the second-generation iPod Shuffle was so versatile that you could carry it around literally anywhere. And that's what the commercial wanted us to know.
Not only that, but Apple also started cleverly playing around with words and phrases, something that the company still does to this day.
6th-Gen iPod nano Commercial
The iPod nano went to become a completely different iPod compared to what it used to be.
It became this small square with a touch screen at the front. It was so versatile that you could carry it with your anywhere, and you could even say this was technically the first Apple Watch.
Thanks to its size and the clip on its back, you could use it on your wrist and do things like controlling your music and checking the time.
Sure, you couldn't check your heart, but it still was pretty amazing at the time. And this commercial with Short Skirt Long Jacket by Cake playing in the background shows us what the iPod nano was really capable of.
2nd-Gen iPod nano
Sure, the iPod 6th-generation iPod nano was cooler than the second generation, but the commercial for the older nano was just as great.
The iPod nano completely changed by this time, and Apple used this ad to show the world how colorful and fun the iPods can be.
This is one of the best, most colorful ads Apple made back in the day. It showed a lot of color and movement, and it's probably what Apple and other companies try to replicate when they show their new products.
iPod Touch Commercial
This iPod Touch commercial is pretty important for the history of the iPod. In 2012 was when the iPod truly peaked, which is both awesome and a little bit sad.
The ad showed every iPod available back in 2012 in the most fun and colorful way possible. The commercial made you want to be part of the fun and get yourself an iPod. Even if you look at it today, it might want you to buy an iPod Touch, even if your iPhone can do everything the iPod Touch does but better.
This marks the end of an era. Sure, the iPod din't die after this generation, and Apple still updated the iPod Touch a couple of years ago.
But because of the iPhone, the iPod wasn't as necessary as it once was, but thanks to the iPod and commercials like these ones, Apple learned what the customers wanted, and it even probable helped the company become what it is today.
