HitClips
HitClips is a digital audio player created by Tiger Electronics that plays low-fidelity mono one-minute clips of usually teen pop hits from exchangeable cartridges.[1] It first launched in August 2000[2] with 60-second microchip songs featuring Britney Spears, NSYNC, and Sugar Ray. The following year songs by Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boys, Dream, and Pink were additionally released.[3] There is a version for young children called KidClips.[4] Tiger Electronics had licensing agreements for HitClips with popular major record labels including Atlantic Records, Jive Records/Zomba Label Group,[5] and Capitol Records.[6] HitClips was first promoted by McDonald's, Radio Disney, and Lunchables.[7] By June 2002, HitClips players and music disks combined had sold more than 20 million units.[2]
Hilary Duff became the spokesperson for HitClips in 2003. In 2004, she was succeeded by Raven-Symoné when the format was changed into a 2-minute mini circular cartridge. At that point 30 million units had been sold.[8]
Song list
HitClips
In June 2002, 80 singles from 30+ artists were available.[2]
- Aaron Carter
- "Aaron's Party"
- "I Want Candy"
- "Leave It Up to Me"
- "Not Too Young, Not Too Old"
- "Oh Aaron"
- "That's How I Beat Shaq"
- Avril Lavigne
- "Complicated"
- "Sk8er Boi"
- Backstreet Boys
- "I Want It That Way"
- "Larger Than Life"
- "More than That"
- "Shape of My Heart"
- "The Call"
- Baha Men
- "Move It Like This"
- "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
- Brandy
- "Full Moon"
- Britney Spears
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
- "...Baby One More Time"[6]
- "I'm a Slave 4 U"
- "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
- "Lucky"
- "Oops!... I Did It Again"
- "Overprotected"
- "Stronger"
- Daniel Bedingfield
- "Gotta Get Thru This"
- Destiny's Child
- "Emotion"
- "Independent Women"
- "Survivor"
- Dream
- "He Loves U Not"
- "This is Me"
- Dream Street
- "Gotta Get the Girl"
- "It Happens Every Time"
- Elvis Presley
- "Jailhouse Rock"
- "Hound Dog"
- "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
- Enrique Iglesias
- "Hero"
- Faith Hill
- "This Kiss"
- "The Way You Love Me"
- "Breathe"
- Geri Halliwell
- "It's Raining Men"
- Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"
- Gorillaz
- "Clint Eastwood"
- Hanson
- "If Only"
- Hilary Duff
- "I Can't Wait"
- "Why Not"
- Hoku
- "Another Dumb Blonde"
- "How Do I Feel"
- Jewel
- "Standing Still"
- KC and the Sunshine Band
- "That's the Way (I Like It)"
- Kool & the Gang
- Celebration
- Krystal Harris
- "Supergirl"
- Las Ketchup
- "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"
- Lil Romeo
- "My Baby"
- "The Girlies"
- Lindsay Pagano
- "Everything U R"
- M2M
- "Mirror Mirror"
- Madonna
- "Cherish"
- "Don't Tell Me"
- "Lucky Star"
- "Material Girl"
- "Music"
- "Nothing Fails"
- "Ray of Light"
- Michelle Branch
- "All You Wanted"
- "Everywhere"
- Nick Carter
- "Help Me"
- Nivea & Jagged Edge
- "Don't Mess with My Man"
- No Secrets
- "Kids in America"
- "That's What Girls Do"
- NSYNC
- "Bringin' da Noise"
- "Bye Bye Bye"
- "Celebrity"
- "Girlfriend"
- "It's Gonna Be Me"
- "No Strings Attached"
- "Pop"
- "This I Promise You"
- Otis Day and the Knights
- "Shout"
- O-Town
- "All or Nothing"
- "Baby I Would"
- "We Fit Together"
- Paulina Rubio
- "Don't Say Goodbye"
- Pink
- "Don't Let Me Get Me"
- "Most Girls"
- "There You Go"
- Play
- "Us Against The World"
- Ritchie Valens
- "La Bamba"
- S Club 7
- "Natural"
- Sammie
- "I Like It"
- Sister Sledge
- We Are Family
- Shaggy
- "Angel"
- Simple Plan
- "Addicted"
- Smash Mouth
- "All Star"
- "I'm a Believer"
- "Pacific Coast Party"
- "Why Can't We Be Friends"
- Solange
- "Crush"
- soulDecision
- "Faded"
- "Let's Do It Right"
- "Ooh It's Kinda Crazy"
- Stacie Orrico
- "Stuck"
- Sugar Ray
- "Answer the Phone"
- "Someday"
- "When It's Over"
- the Angels
- "My Boyfriend's Back"
- The Jackson 5
- "ABC"
- The Kingsmen
- "Louie Louie"
- the Temptations
- "My Girl"
- The Simpsons
- "Bart"
- "Homer"
- "People of Springfield"
- Tiktak
- "Upside Down"
- Toya
- "I Do!!"
- "No Matta What (Party All Night)"
- Triple Image and Jamie Lynn Spears
- "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
- the Troggs
- "Wild Thing"
- Usher
- "U Remind Me"
- Vanessa Carlton
- "A Thousand Miles"
- "Ordinary Day"
HitClips Disc
- Bow Wow and Baby
- "Let's Get Down"
- Britney Spears and Madonna
- "Me Against the Music"
- Clay Aiken
- "Invisible"
- Hilary Duff
- "Come Clean"
- "I Can't Wait"
- "So Yesterday"
- Jason Mraz
- "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"
- Kelly Clarkson
- "A Moment Like This"
- "Low"
- Lindsay Lohan
- "Ultimate"
- Madonna
- "Hollywood"
- Michelle Branch
- "Are You Happy Now?"
- "Breathe"
- Nikki Cleary
- "1-2-3"
- Simple Plan
- "Addicted"
- "Perfect"
- Smash Mouth
- "All Star"
- "I'm a Believer"
- "Pacific Coast Party"
- "You Are My Number One"
- Stacie Orrico
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life"
- The Ataris
- "The Boys of Summer"
See also
References
- ^ Willis, Barry (2002-05-05). "HitClips Are Hot". Stereophile. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ a b c Traiman, Steve (June 15, 2002). "Licensing Likenesses: stars lend their faces to everything from dolls to ducks to video games" (PDF). Billboard. p. 71.
- ^ a b "Music Artists Hit Toy Market" (PDF). Billboard. March 10, 2001. p. 66.
- ^ Lee, Jennifer (2002-02-12). "Making Toys For Children Too Mature For Most Toys". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ "Jive Talking". Forbes. 19 March 2001.
- ^ a b Kukec, Anna Marie (2000-09-28). "Tiger Electronics hopes music system is big hit with kids". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Wasserman, Todd (2000-07-31). "Tiger's HitClips Rings McD, Fox for $10M Blitz". Brandweek. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Traiman, Steve (March 6, 2004). "Toy fair showcases new product by Kiss, others" (PDF). Billboard. p. 37.
External links
- HitClips: Remembering the most absurd way we listened to music at Mashable