We've all experienced that moment where you're watching a movie and for once, you actually notice the music that's playing in the background. You notice the music that was carefully selected for that specific scene, and you just think, "Wow, this song is a total jam!". After this phenomenon happened to me on multiple occasions, I started to pay more attention to the soundtracks that were paired with films (and you should too!). What I consider to be some of the greatest songs ever written have become famous solely because of the movies they were used in. Here are five songs that would've never reached their current popularity if it weren't for a movie.

1. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

Wouldn't you hate to be one of the many, many bands who passed on this song? Songwriters of the track, Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, pitched this song to a large number of U.K artists before they could find a band that would take it. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" was Simple Mind's only U.S hit, branding them with the title of a "One Hit Wonder". If it weren't for the 80's film The Breakfast Club, Simple Minds would've never become an iconic band of the decade.

2. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

Now, I know what you're probably thinking. "Muse is an extremely successful band, of course people would know this song!". You're right, they are a pretty big name, but their fame was only heightened when they started writing music for the mega-franchise that is Twilight.

3. Céline Dion - My Heart Will Go On

A song that can be recognized by the first notes of the truly iconic penny-whistle. Every time I hear this song, it takes me back to my middle school days where I watched Titanic for the first time. Thank you Céline Dion for creating a song that can re-break my heart again and again.

4. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

This song was the only thing in Dirty Dancing that was better than a young Patrick Swayze. That's not an opinion, it's a definite fact.

5. Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson

A case where the song makes the movie. Though the song actually has nothing to do with The Graduate, it's typically the first thing that people think about when they hear the name "Benjamin Braddock". Well, maybe the first thing after Dustin Hoffman.

Movies and music go together like peas and carrots. The next time you're watching a movie and one of the songs featured in it catches your eye, or rather your ear, look it up. That song could end up being one your favorites.