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Motley Crue Single Does Better On Rock Band

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the strike-while-the-iron-is-hot dept.

Erik J writes "Remember about six weeks ago when Motley Crue and Rock Band partnered to release a new single premiering first in the game before anywhere else? Come to find out their song 'Saints of Los Angeles' was downloaded over 47,000 times on the Xbox version alone, beating out digital services iTunes and Amazon, which were tapped only 10,000 times for the single."

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  1. The doctor don't feel so good these days by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Look, I loved Crue back in the 80's (who didn't?), but their albums and singles these days aren't exactly shattering sales records. I imagine that just about *ANY* new song added to Rock Band would sell better than any given new Crue single on iTunes, just because of the completists and those looking for ANY new content.

    I mean, 47,000 downloads is great and all, but there was a time when a new Crue album would sell in the MILLIONS.

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    1. Re:The doctor don't feel so good these days by GastonTheTruck · · Score: 5, Insightful

      They do, they are, and you're too old and crusty too notice it, boomertard.

  2. No good? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So people downloaded the Rock Band version (since it came out first), realized it sucked and didn't bother to get the amazon or itunes version?

  3. Wannabes by ospirata · · Score: 5, Funny

    This means that no one wants to listen to a poser, but everybody would like to be one.

  4. It's Crüe, not Crue by voidstin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone who really loved them would never have forgotten the umlaut.

  5. Re:Ok then... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's umlaut of Crues.

  6. Re:That's because.. by Kredal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait wait wait... this coming from someone named after the guy who did "I'm Too Sexy?" My irony sensors are overloading.

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