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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]

HitClips player with NSYNC cartridge.

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"

Atomic Kitten: "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)"

A-Teens: "Dancing Queen"

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?"

Blue Swede: Hooked on a Feeling

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"

Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive"

Gorillaz: "Clint Eastwood"

Goo Goo Dolls: "Here Is Gone"

Hanson: "If Only"

Hilary Duff: "I Can't Wait"; "Why Not"

Hoku: "Another Dumb Blonde"; "How Do I Feel"

Jenifer Bartoli: Au soleil

Jewel: "Standing Still"

Jump5: "God Bless the USA"

Justin Timberlake: "Like I Love You"

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"; "Hollywood"; "Ray of Light"

Manfred Mann: Do Wah Diddy Diddy

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"

Technotronic: "Pump Up the Jam"

the Angels: "My Boyfriend's Back"

the Beach Boys: "California Girls"; "Fun, Fun, Fun"; "Good Vibrations"

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"

Will Smith: "Nod Ya Head"

Willa Ford: "Did Ya' Understand That"; "I Wanna Be Bad"

Village People: "Y.M.C.A."

HitClips Disc

3 Doors Down: "Here Without You"

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"

Howie Day: "Perfect Time of Day"

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"

Raven-Symoné: "Supernatural"; "True to Your Heart"^[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

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