Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” passes 3 million online views
Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” continues to overflow just a few weeks after the video debuted on the Internet.
Perhaps the most explosive song of the Oklahoma country music superstar’s career, and certainly the most successful album track, “Red Solo Cup” is getting louder and louder buzz.
The latest:
* Online views of the party-themed video have reached more than 3 million.
* The song has been the No. 1 country download for two consecutive weeks.
* Fox’s hit show “Glee” will feature the song in early December.
* The song is being used as a music bed in teasers for the new Tim Allen sitcom “Last Man Standing.”
* Despite not being a single, the track has been one of the most added at country radio, with 50 percent of the reporting panel playing it.
* Significant rotations in major markets including Detroit, Kansas City, Denver, Tampa and on Sirius XM, among many others.
* It is the No. 1 requested video on CMT.
* The Boston Herald hailed the “hilarious ode to the brew-holding ‘Red Solo Cup.’”
* NPR referenced it as “Every party’s most popular guest.”
Respected and influential radio consultant Rusty Walker recently told trade publication Country Aircheck, “Aside from Taylor Swift’s career, which was a different manifestation, this is the first viral thing that has come back to hit country square in the forehead.” And the song seems to have hit a lot of people in the sweet spot.
Fans at Keith’s “Locked & Loaded Tour” shows have recently refused to stop singing the song after Toby finishes his performance of it. In fact, the Norman has had to perform the song twice at several shows to satisfy the crowds. The standing-room-only audiences have recently helped Keith’s tour top Billboard’s weekly list of Hot Tours with more than $14.5 million in box office grosses reported from 24 venues, including totals from the final two months of the North American leg as well as the beginning of the European trek that kicked off on Oct. 30.
Still not officially a single, “Red Solo Cup” has helped fuel sales of Keith’s latest album “Clancy’s Tavern,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The Boston Herald called the collection a “terrific mainstream country effort” and notes that “album after album, Toby never lets his fans down.”
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-BAM
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Comments
Toby’s concert was the best yet this year. Have to admit that even Toby thought this song was “dumb”…but everyone likes it!
Yep it grows on ya….but the rest of the music on “Clancy’s Tavern” was over the top. A true poet is Toby Keith without a doubt. And he brought out “does that Blue Moon Ever Shine on You” to everyone’s surprise perfect!
EAB
Is this Bryan Bombard and his gang or what?