Wright and Pegg had contacted various artists to ask for use of their records in the famed scene where Shaun and Ed throw LPs at a zombie to defend themselves. While some artists never got back, Wright said that "Sade was the coolest. She said we could trash "Diamond Life" without hesitation". Wright would later include a Sade song in the soundtrack of his 2010 film "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" – the Beachwood Sparks version of "By Your Side". It was on an original list of songs for the "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novel, and Wright joked that he owed Sade "some publishing money" after destroying the album in "Shaun of the Dead". Of the moment, Pegg said that they "love using Sade as a weapon", noting that she was one of only two artists who gave permission to show cover art in the scene (the other being New Order).