when does save me from remy zero start playing on smallville

“Save Me” by Remy Zero starts playing as the Smallville theme song from the very first episode , and it remains the opening credits music for the series. The theme version is a shortened cut of the song, used over the opening sequence.

Quick scoop

• When it starts: Episode 1, Season 1.
• How it’s used: As the opening credits theme.
• Who performs it: Remy Zero.
• Extra note: The theme version is much shorter than the full track.

Context

The song became closely identified with Smallville and is widely known as the show’s theme music. A fan wiki entry also notes that the opening-credits version is about 0:50 long, while the full song is 4:44.

TL;DR

It starts at the beginning of Smallville —the first episode uses it as the show’s main theme song.