 US 101 has inspired numerous songs, including Social Distortion’s “Highway 101”, Jan and Dean's "Surf Route 101", Albert Hammond Jr.'s "Back to the 101", and a hit single by Herb Alpert, "Route 101", which peaked at number 37.The Cheers recorded one of the first biker songs about "the terror of Highway 101", titled "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots".Phantom Planet's single "California", which was used as the theme song for 2000s hit show The O.C., references the highway with the lyrics "Hustlers grab your guns/Your shadow weighs a ton/Driving down the 101".