 The television series Glee has featured covers of songs from Wicked four times : firstly in the " Wheels " episode where two students ( Rachel and Kurt ) compete for a lead solo , using the song " Defying Gravity " , secondly in the " New York " episode where the same students duet on the Gershwin stage and sing " For Good " , on the show 's 100th episode , where three students sing " Defying Gravity " together and in the series ' penultimate episode , the same students sing " Popular " . On the show New Girl , a main character ( Winston ) sings the songs " Popular " and " Defying Gravity " on a trip to Mexico . A clip of the song " Popular " also plays in the 2009 movie Zombieland . 
