

Steve McQueen got the lead role on Wanted Dead of Alive because Jack H. Wanted Dead Or Alive's pilot episode, "The Bounty Hunter" appeared as an episode on the TV show, "Trackdown (1957)". * This song is also featured in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Dead Or Alive was a 30 minute western action series on CBS about a bounty hunter who earned his living by bringing in criminals who were.

* The song was also featured during the final scenes of the opening episode of American Idol Season 8 with a group of auditionees singing it in turn. Characters Sam and Dean Winchester sing along to a portion of the song. * Featured in the TV series Supernatural, in the third season finale "No Rest for the Wicked". * This song is featured as playable content in the video game Rock Band. * In Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, near the end of the movie. * The song is featured in the movie Wild Hogs when John Travolta's character steals a motorcycle back from a bike gang. One of the songs they start to play is "Wanted Alive or Dead" * The song was used as the opening theme for the 2002 edition of Hard Knocks featuring the Dallas Cowboys * In the 11th episode of the 2nd season of the television show American Dad! entitled "American Dream Factory," Roger uses the line "I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all" after a performance with the band he stole from Steve. * In The Same Episode of Saturday Night Live, there is a sketch where 2 men who call themselves "Jon Bovi", go into a recording studio and ask for a contract. * The song is heard in the Miami Vice episode "El Viejo." * Used in the opening of Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man * In an episode of sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live featuring Jon Bon Jovi as the host and musical guest the song is referenced in the sketch La Revista Di La Television Con Vinny Vedecci where Vinny Vedecci confuses the line "on a steel horse I ride!" with Jon actually riding on a robotic horse. Here are some movies or shows that "Wanted Dead or Alive' are on: * A shortened, lyric-reduced version of the song is used as the opening theme for the US version of Discovery Channel's TV show about Alaskan crab fishing, Deadliest Catch.
