The Unknown City instal the new version for ipod

It seemed as if everyone wanted to know who possessed the raspy voice behind the “1, 2, 3, 4.”Īnd another song, “Music is My Hot, Hot Sex,” by a Brazilian band, CSS, was selected by an 18-year-old student in Britain for a homemade commercial for the iPod Touch. Search queries like “ iPod Nano commercial song,” “ iPod Nano song,”Īnd “ iPod Nano commercial” all jumped more than 350 percent in one weekend, according to Yahoo. The singer-songwriter Leslie Feist also had her catchy composition, “1, 2, 3, 4,” featured in an iPod Nano commercial last year, which lifted salesĪnd helped secure her a highly coveted musical guest spot on “Saturday Night Live.” While music heavies like Eminem, Bob Dylan and Wynton Marsalis have also been called upon for Apple ads, it’s the independent musicians that have benefited most.Ī number of bands and singers have sold thousands of downloads, placed on Billboard charts and earned an international fan base after their songs were used for iPod commercials.įor these bands, the iPod is almost like an iGod. The technology and media company has done so with other independent acts - earning it a reputation as a tastemaker, doing for bands what Oprah Winfrey has done for books. Will one of Apple’s new iPod commercials propel a semi-obscure Brooklyn band into the national spotlight? The new iPod Nano was unveiled in September.

The Unknown City instal the new version for ipod