HitClips

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 chip cartridges.[1] It first launched on August 11, 2000 in the United States,[2] with a McDonald's and Jive Records promotional campaign selling the micro personal player with either "Stronger" by Britney Spears or "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNC. The full HitClips lineup debuted on September 28, 2000 at retail stores, with an expanded lineup of music chips and players.[3][4] Later, a version for young children known as KidClips was launched.[5] Tiger Electronics had licensing agreements for HitClips with popular major record labels including Atlantic Records, Zomba Label Group (owners of Jive)[6] and Capitol Records.[7][8]

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.[9]

Song list

HitClips has released a total of 159 singles from 84 artists. Most of these used the original HitClips chip format, although 31 singles were released as HitClips Discs. Of the disc-based singles, 10 were available as both chips and discs, while 21 were disc-only releases.[2]

• ;Aaron Carter

• :"Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"

• :"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

Sales

• HitClips sold approximately 12 million players and music chips combined by the end of 2001.[10]
• By June 2002, HitClips total sales surpassed 20 million.[2]
• By December 2002, HitClips total sales surpassed 25 million.[11]
• By March 2004, HitClips total sales surpassed 30 million.[9]

See also

• Pocket Rockers
• Tooth Tunes

External links

• HitClips: Remembering the most absurd way we listened to music at Mashable