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Crazy Frog Ringtone Comes to USA

Jamster thinks they can sell the wildly popular Crazy Frog ringtone here in the US. With their media budget they probably can.

The Crazy Frog is a mix of music, sounds and a cartoon character that was created in Sweden. The creation, originally called the ‘Annoying Thing,’ entered the British mainstream after appearances on television and distribution over the Internet. Crazy Frog crossed over to the music world when it was added to an ‘Axel F’ remix by producer Wolfgang Boss. This summer, the song spent four weeks topping the UK singles chart and sold close to 1 million copies in Britain and France. The music video is in heavy rotation on UK music television programs and Web sites.

I don’t think Americans will go for this (without being brainwashed by media and TV commercials.) I wonder if they will use the same deceptive ads they used overseas to dupe American children as well.

Link to ful press release

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