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Ring tone to beat Coldplay to top spot
09:49 AEST Sun May 29 2005
AAP
AP - A cell phone ring tone is set to top the British singles chart, outselling the new single by the band Coldplay by nearly four to one.
Crazy Frog Axel F, a ring tone based on the sound of a revving Swedish moped, is the first tune being used on mobile phones to cross into mainstream music charts, Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV, the British music retailing chain said.
Coldplay had hoped to go straight to No.1 with its new song, Speed of Sound.
But it appeared that Crazy Frog Axel F - which is available for digital download and as a compact disc single in retail stores - would prevail, said Castaldo.
The ring tone was expected to replace the Oasis tune Lyla as the No.1 hit on the list by the Official UK Charts Co. The weekly singles chart, which has been released since 1952, is based on the sales of 5,600 retail shops across Britain.
While Crazy Frog does not appear to be much of a hit among adults, so many youngsters are personalising the sound of their cell phones that such digital music could change world music markets.
"Music purists might not be too happy at the prospect of the Crazy Frog outselling Coldplay, but it shouldn't come as that much of a surprise when you consider its huge novelty appeal and the massive amount of exposure it is currently getting," said Castaldo.
"Kids obviously find it cute and cool, but students and office workers seem to be drawn to its rather kitsch, ironic appeal," he said. "The only real issue is whether the record label can press enough copies to keep up with the huge demand that we're seeing right now."
The ring tone is based on a song that was recorded in Sweden nearly a decade ago by 17-year-old Daniel Malmedahl, using the high pitched revving of a two-stroke motorcycle, The International Herald Tribune reported.
Ring tone to beat Coldplay to top spot
09:49 AEST Sun May 29 2005
AAP
AP - A cell phone ring tone is set to top the British singles chart, outselling the new single by the band Coldplay by nearly four to one.
Crazy Frog Axel F, a ring tone based on the sound of a revving Swedish moped, is the first tune being used on mobile phones to cross into mainstream music charts, Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV, the British music retailing chain said.
Coldplay had hoped to go straight to No.1 with its new song, Speed of Sound.
But it appeared that Crazy Frog Axel F - which is available for digital download and as a compact disc single in retail stores - would prevail, said Castaldo.
The ring tone was expected to replace the Oasis tune Lyla as the No.1 hit on the list by the Official UK Charts Co. The weekly singles chart, which has been released since 1952, is based on the sales of 5,600 retail shops across Britain.
While Crazy Frog does not appear to be much of a hit among adults, so many youngsters are personalising the sound of their cell phones that such digital music could change world music markets.
"Music purists might not be too happy at the prospect of the Crazy Frog outselling Coldplay, but it shouldn't come as that much of a surprise when you consider its huge novelty appeal and the massive amount of exposure it is currently getting," said Castaldo.
"Kids obviously find it cute and cool, but students and office workers seem to be drawn to its rather kitsch, ironic appeal," he said. "The only real issue is whether the record label can press enough copies to keep up with the huge demand that we're seeing right now."
The ring tone is based on a song that was recorded in Sweden nearly a decade ago by 17-year-old Daniel Malmedahl, using the high pitched revving of a two-stroke motorcycle, The International Herald Tribune reported.
