In order to get people to "Compare Homes With Zillow" (via YouTube), the commercial showcases an ambitious and courageous couple sneaking into the backyards of very nice homes and jumping into some stylish swimming pools fully clothed. After hopping in and out of a few, viewers are given a glimpse of the Zillow app in action before revealing the pair sitting on a couch, looking at different pools that could end up being part of their new home.
There is no denying the idea is a clever way to ensure everyone knows there's no place like Zillow. But trespassing couples and well-crafted concepts aside, the music is also a notable highlight of the promotion. Viewers can hear Angel Olsen's track "Free" (via YouTube) playing during the ad. The song comes off of the artist's debut album "Half Way Home," which was released in 2012.
While it's not one of Olsen's more popular songs, some out there believe "Free" is one of the best tunes "Half Way Home" has to offer. "The album's best song, though, is the penultimate track 'Free.' It's on this song where she perfects the kind of suspenseful, climactic songwriting that would inform many of the most impactful songs she'd write throughout the next decade," BrooklynVegan.com wrote when reviewing the album for its tenth anniversary in 2022. Whether or not "Free" is the best track off of Olsen's first album is up for debate, but it does seem like this song was the right choice for the fun Zillow commercial.
