Phone Ring Tone Set to Top U.K. Charts

This was big news last week in Ringtonia, but here goes again for those who missed it. A cell-phone ring tone appeared set to top the British singles chart Sunday, outselling the new single by the band Coldplay by nearly four to one, reports the Associated Press

"Crazy Frog Axel F," a ring tone based on the sound of a revving Swedish mo-ped, is the first tune being used on mobile phones to cross into mainstream music charts, said Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV, the British music retailing chain."

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emily | 7:39 AM | News, Buzz |
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