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]
- 3 Doors Down
- " Be Like That"
- " Kryptonite"
- " The Road I'm On"
- " When I'm Gone"
- 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"
- Backstreet Boys
- " I Want It That Way"
- " Larger Than Life"
- " More than That"
- " Shape of My Heart"
- " The Call"
- Bon Jovi
- " Everyday"
- " It's My Life"
- 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"
- Destiny's Child
- " Bootylicious"
- " Emotion"
- " Independent Women"
- " Survivor"
- Dream
- " He Loves U Not"
- " This is Me"
- Fuel
- " Bad Day"
- " Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"
- " Innocent"
- Hilary Duff
- " I Can't Wait"
- " Why Not"
- Lindsay Pagano
- "Everything U R"
- M2M
- " Mirror Mirror"
- Madonna
- " Cherish"
- " Don't Tell Me"
- " Lucky Star"
- " Material Girl"
- " Music"
- " Nothing Fails"
- " Ray of Light"
- NSYNC
- " Bringin' da Noise"
- " Bye Bye Bye"
- " Celebrity"
- " Girlfriend"
- " It's Gonna Be Me"
- " No Strings Attached"
- " Pop"
- " This I Promise You"
- O-Town
- " All or Nothing"
- " Baby I Would"
- " We Fit Together"
- Play
- "Us Against The World"
- Smash Mouth
- " All Star"
- " I'm a Believer"
- "Pacific Coast Party"
- " Why Can't We Be Friends"
- Solange
- "Crush"
- Sugar Ray
- "Answer the Phone"
- " Someday"
- " When It's Over"
- The Jackson 5
- " ABC"
- Tiktak
- "Upside Down"
- Usher
- " U Remind Me"
HitClips Disc
- Bow Wow and Baby
- " Let's Get Down"
- Hilary Duff
- " Come Clean"
- " I Can't Wait"
- " So Yesterday"
- Simple Plan
- " Addicted"
- " Perfect"
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.