MR

Just saw this little news snippet on Yahoo.

http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61853542

Journey song most downloaded catalog track

11/11/2008 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

Journey have become the band with the "biggest-ever catalog song on digital platforms."

It means that the band's track "Don't Stop Believin'" is the first song that was available in the pre-digital era to sell more than 2 million downloads through iTunes.

According to the theguardian.co.uk, part of the track's popularity is to do with it soundtracking the finale of TV hit drama The Sopranos last year.

The song was originally released in 1981, then made available through iTunes in April 2003.

Blueskies wrote:Just saw this little news snippet on Yahoo.

http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61853542

Journey song most downloaded catalog track

11/11/2008 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

Journey have become the band with the "biggest-ever catalog song on digital platforms."

It means that the band's track "Don't Stop Believin'" is the first song that was available in the pre-digital era to sell more than 2 million downloads through iTunes.

According to the theguardian.co.uk, part of the track's popularity is to do with it soundtracking the finale of TV hit drama The Sopranos last year.

The song was originally released in 1981, then made available through iTunes in April 2003.

at least you would think that the picture used would have been from 1981...and not with Augeri..

Rick

lights1961 wrote:

Blueskies wrote:Just saw this little news snippet on Yahoo.

http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61853542

Journey song most downloaded catalog track

11/11/2008 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

Journey have become the band with the "biggest-ever catalog song on digital platforms."

It means that the band's track "Don't Stop Believin'" is the first song that was available in the pre-digital era to sell more than 2 million downloads through iTunes.

According to the theguardian.co.uk, part of the track's popularity is to do with it soundtracking the finale of TV hit drama The Sopranos last year.

The song was originally released in 1981, then made available through iTunes in April 2003.

at least you would think that the picture used would have been from 1981...and not with Augeri..

Rick

Thats exactly what I was thinking. The most downloads have been of Steve Perry singing the song so he should be the one represented and get the credit for it.

This biography isn't totally accurate either...I don't think Dunbar left because" he was unhappy with the new direction".....and it's not up to date either....
http://www.nme.com/artists/journey

but, anyway...kudos to the band for having the most downloads...thats quite an achievement!

I know that for quite a while "Eye Of The Tiger" was the #1 most downloaded song from itunes. My favorite bands are doing quite well.

lights1961 wrote:
at least you would think that the picture used would have been from 1981...and not with Augeri..

this was on the local news yesterday morning. they played the Houston '81 clip with the story.
the news dude said "Man that is some shirt he's wearing there."

Thats awesome!!!! I wonder how Rick Dees "Disco Duck" is doing?????

ScarabGator wrote:Thats awesome!!!! I wonder how Rick Dees "Disco Duck" is doing?????

Or "Eat My Shorts?"

A friend just sent this to me, but I was too late to scoop it here... Too cool!

ScarabGator wrote:Thats awesome!!!! I wonder how Rick Dees "Disco Duck" is doing?????

Before or after the 146 times you downloaded it? (You do know you only have to download it once and you can listen as many times as you'd like-right?)

thats cool i heard it on the radio the other day, awesome

"eye of the tiger"....