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TIL The 2009 song How You Like Me Now by The Heavy has been used in media an unusually large number of times, especially media involving cars: KIA Sorento SUV advertisement, trailer for The Transporter Refueled film and three different racing games, Driver San Francisco, The Crew and Forza Horizon 2

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