The phrase is most famously associated with the jazz standard and various contemporary albums:

: Recently unsealed files from the U.S. Department of Justice include an email alleging that "somewhere in the hills" outside of the Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, two foreign girls were buried .

: In outdoor literature, the phrase is used to describe remote locations for wild swimming, such as a rocky pool above Howden Reservoir in the UK.

In recent years, the phrase has appeared in high-profile legal documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation:

Somewhere in the Hills (O Morro Nao Rem Vez) (Official Audio)