Bad Religion - in The Media and Legacy

In The Media and Legacy

Bad Religion appeared once on Late Show with David Letterman in 1994, twice on The Jon Stewart Show in 1994 and 1995, twice on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn in 2000 and 2002 and Late Night with Conan O'Brien five times in 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002, and 2007. In the early days, Bad Religion appeared twice on the New Wave Theatre in 1981 and 1982. They were considered a "classic" band on MTV's 120 Minutes, appearing a number of times live on the show. They also appeared on MTV's Most Wanted in 1995. Frontman Greg Graffin appeared three times on Politically Incorrect in 1994, 1996, and 2000. In 2010, the band was featured on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly about their 30-year anniversary.

Bad Religion music has appeared in movies such as Clerks, The Chase, Glory Daze, The Hammer, Eyeborgs, Jetboy and Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator. Bad Religion's "Crossbuster" logo appears in Juno, SLC Punk!, 8mm and Helmiä ja sikoja. Posters for The Empire Strikes First appear in Superbad, Kids in America, Special, Fifty Pills, Strange Wilderness, Dishdogz and in an episode of Zoey 101. Other Bad Religion posters appear in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Sentimental Engine Slayer and PCU. Bad Religion can also be seen written on marquees in the films The Dictator and Rock of Ages. Bad Religion stickers appear in The Ring (which was directed by Gore Verbinski who directed Bad Religion music videos early in his career) and Cheaper by the Dozen.

On TV, Bad Religion's song "New America" appeared in the final episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 and "Portrait of Authority" was in an episode of Lizzie McGuire. In an episode of Las Vegas, Piper requests that she has Saturday off because Bad Religion are in town and she has "killer tickets". In an episode of The Gilmore Girls, Graffin's master in biology and his PhD in evolutionary biology are used as examples of how college and rock n' roll go together. A Bad Religion poster can be seen in a locker in an episode of Weird Science. A kid wearing a Bad Religion t-shirt gets shot in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

In video games, Bad Religion songs have made it into Crazy Taxi, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk Underground, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Tony Hawk's Project 8, NCAA Football 2006, Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller, NHL 2K9 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. A cover of "Infected" (from Stranger Than Fiction) appears in Guitar Hero and is downloadable for Guitar Hero 2. The song "21st Century (Digital Boy)" (from Against the Grain) is downloadable for Guitar Hero: World Tour. The songs "Sorrow" (from The Process of Belief), "21st Century (Digital Boy)" (from Against the Grain), New Dark Ages (from New Maps of Hell) and No Control (from No Control) appear as downloadable songs for both Rock Band and Rock Band 2.

The Los Angeles modern rock radio station KROQ listed Bad Religion at No. 39 in the "top 106.7 biggest KROQ bands of all time" memorial for six years in a row, and No. 70 at the "Top 166 Artists of 1980–2008" list.

Alternative Press did a 100 Best Singles of the Decade list in 2009. It was a list for the 2000s (decade). "Los Angeles Is Burning" came in at number 90 and "Sorrow" came in at number 56.

Bad Religion's songs have been covered by many notable bands and musicians, including Sublime, Parkway Drive, Tegan & Sara, Switchfoot, Simple Plan, Frank Turner, Streetlight Manifesto, and many, many more.