Benny & Joon: "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" plays during the opening and closing credits.note The movie ended up giving the song a Colbert Bump, as while it had been popular in Europe when it was first released in 1988 - it reached #11 on the UK singles chart - it became popular worldwide after its use in the movie.
The Commitments: At the wedding Outspan and Derek are playing at - where Imelda is (it's her sister who's getting married) - during a break, "Letter from America" starts playing, and a drunken Deco sings along.
Family Guy: In "You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives", Stewie says that Jasper will fit in with the family like Peter with The Proclaimers, triggering a Cutaway Gag of Peter doing backup for "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" and attacking Craig and Charlie for singing over him.