The Tokens are best known for their version of a single that has earned at least how much money in royalties?
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The Tokens The Tokens are an American male doo-wop-style vocal group and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York. They are known best for their chart-topping 1961 single, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (   ).
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "In The Jungle", or any of "Wimoweh", "Wimba Way" or "Awimbawe", is a song written and recorded originally by Solomon Linda with the Evening Birds for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939, under the title "Mbube". Composed in Zulu, it was adapted and covered internationally by many 1950's and 60's pop and folk revival artists, including the Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba and the Kingston Trio. In 1961, it became a number one hit in the United States as adapted in English with the best-known version by the doo-wop group the Tokens. It went on to earn at least US$15 million in royalties from cover versions and film licensing.
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100,000 Fireflies "100,000 Fireflies" is the first single by the American indie pop band The Magnetic Fields, taken from their first studio album "Distant Plastic Trees", released in 1991. It is known for its bleak, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and black humour and for Susan Anway's sparse, soprano vocal performance. The song had limited mainstream success, with minor radio play on alternative stations on its release, but slowly grew into a cult classic becoming "the ultimate staple" of indie mixtape culture during the 1990s.
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Boombastic (song) "Boombastic" is a song released by Jamaican-American musical artist Shaggy from his third studio album, "Boombastic". Released in June 1995, the single achieved commercial success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia, where it topped the singles charts. It spent a week at number one on the US "Billboard" R&B chart, and a similar stint atop the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100. A remix featuring Sting International, which features a sample of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", was released in January 1996. The latter is featured on some versions of the "Boombastic" album as a bonus track.
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Paid in Full (Eric B. &amp; Rakim song) "Paid in Full" is a song by American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. Written and produced by group members Eric Barrier and Rakim Allah, the song was released as the fifth single from the duo's debut studio album "Paid in Full". "Paid in Full" became one of the group's most successful singles, owing heavily to a popular remix of the song by English dance music duo Coldcut.
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Stereophonics discography Welsh rock band Stereophonics have released nine studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, four extended plays (EP), two box sets, forty singles and thirty-nine music videos. In the UK, Stereophonics have been awarded five multi-platinum album certifications, two platinum and four gold; one of their singles has been awarded platinum certification, one gold and six silver. They have sold over 7,565,000 albums in the UK, 2,200,000 singles and 100,000 video albums, making them one of the most successful Welsh rock acts. With albums charting across the globe they have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. The band released their first studio album, "Word Gets Around" in 1997 which reached number six in the UK Albums Chart. With the release of "The Bartender and the Thief" and its album "Performance and Cocktails", the band achieved mainstream success within the UK. The album was certified 5× platinum and is one of the band's best-selling albums.
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One-hit wonder A one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity and success for a very short period of time, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one top-40 hit single that overshadows their other work. Sometimes, artists dubbed "one-hit wonders" in a particular country have had great success in others.
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Miracles (Insane Clown Posse song) "Miracles" is a song written by Insane Clown Posse and Mike E. Clark for "Bang! Pow! Boom!", the duo's 2009 album. A music video was produced for the 2010 reissue of the album, dubbed the "Nuclear Edition". The song's lyrics focus on things experienced in everyday life and displaying an appreciation for them. It has become perhaps the duo's best-known song. The song's music video has gone viral and sparked a handful of memes, and was parodied on "Saturday Night Live".
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Katy Perry discography American singer Katy Perry has released five studio albums, one live album, two extended plays (EP), 27 singles (including three as featured artist), and five promotional singles. Perry has been certified for 90 million digital singles and 6 million albums in the United States as of August 2017. She is also the third best selling digital singles artist in the US according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of November 2012, Perry has sold over 100 million records globally. She currently holds the record for most 5-million-selling singles in the United States, with six of her singles selling over 5 million (in order of release date: "Hot n Cold", "California Gurls", "Firework", "E.T.", "Roar", and "Dark Horse"). Perry also holds the record for the most 6-million-selling songs, with three of her songs—"Firework", "Roar", and "Dark Horse"—selling over 6 million copies. All three have also received Diamond song certifications from the RIAA, making her the first artist to accomplish such a feat.
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You've Got to Earn It "You've Got to Earn It" is a 1964 song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. It was released as the B-side to their 1965 Top 40 hit "Since I Lost My Baby", and was also able to chart on its own, peaking at number 23 on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Pop Charts. On "Billboard"' s R&B singles chart, "You've Got to Earn It" peaked at number 22. It was written by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, who also was the song’s producer, and the group’s main guitarist, Cornelius Grant. Grant did not play guitar on the song as he was out on tour during the recording session.
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Lemon Parade Lemon Parade is Tonic's first album, released in 1996. The album has sold 1,300,000 copies to date, and reached platinum status in the United States. Tonic released a live EP with enhanced material called "Live and Enhanced" based on the success of this album. "If You Could Only See" was a hit single on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts reaching #1, and also reached #11 on the Billboard Airplay Hot 100, where it spent 63 weeks on the chart.
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Someday Maybe Someday Maybe is the 1996 fourth album by Pittsburgh band The Clarks. The record constituted both the band's first and last major label release. After two successful local records on a self-created label, MCA inked a deal with the band, giving them at least a shot at national success. However, MCA was in financial disarray at the time, due to it being bought out by a larger corporation. In turn, many struggling or newly signed bands were cut from the label. Before 'Someday Maybe' received any promotion, The Clarks were one of many bands that saw their contracts with MCA be terminated in 1997. Despite this heartbreak, the album did perform well in Pittsburgh. 'Stop!', a song that could draw comparison's 'For What It's Worth' by Buffalo Springfield, was intended to be the band's first nation single. Instead, it was relegated to only local success. The traditional rock love song 'Caroline' and the Southern rock influenced 'Mercury' were also major hits in the Pittsburgh market. The Clarks' problems with MCA nearly ruined their careers, and it certainly left them disillusioned with the recording industry. It would take 4 years for the band to release their next album.
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Thrills in the Night "Thrills in the Night" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. Featured on the group's 1984 album "Animalize", it was released as a single in 1985.
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I Don't Wanna Cry "I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song written by Mariah Carey and Narada Michael Walden, and produced by Walden for Carey's debut album, "Mariah Carey" (1990). The ballad was released as the album's fourth single in the second quarter of 1991. It became another U.S. number one single for Carey. Like the previous singles released from "Mariah Carey", the song received a BMI Pop Award.
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Levels (Meek Mill song) "Levels" is a song by American rapper Meek Mill, released on July 2, 2013 as the lead single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, "Self Made Vol. 3". The song has since peaked at number 15 on the US "Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
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Time (The Alan Parsons Project song) "Time" is a song released in 1981 as a single by the Alan Parsons Project. It was from their 1980 album "The Turn of a Friendly Card". In the U.S., the song peaked at #15 on the "Billboard" and spent two weeks at #14 on "Cash Box", making it the group's second most successful single (Don't Answer Me from 1984 also reached #15 on the Hot 100, but reached #17 on Cashbox). "Cash Box" ranked it as the 94th biggest hit of 1981. In Canada, the song peaked at #30. On the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, "Time" peaked at number 10.
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 The "Billboard" Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by "Billboard" magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming. Throughout a year, "Billboard" will publish an annual list of the 100 most successful songs throughout that year on the Hot 100 chart based on the information. For 2013, the list was published on December 13, calculated with data from December 1, 2012 to November 30, 2013.
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Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1993. It is Petty's best-selling album to date and was certified 12× platinum by the RIAA on April 28, 2015. The single "Mary Jane's Last Dance" became one of Petty's most popular songs, reaching #14 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The other new song on the album is a cover of the Thunderclap Newman hit "Something in the Air". The album contains no songs from 1987's "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)". However, three songs from 1989's "Full Moon Fever" were included; despite the album's technical status as a Tom Petty solo album, it contained contributions from several members from the Heartbreakers, thus legitimizing its inclusion on this compilation. s of September 2011 , "Greatest Hits" had sold 7,464,000 copies in the United States, making it Tom Petty's best-selling album.
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Gravity's Rainbow (song) "Gravity's Rainbow" is a song by British act Klaxons which appears on their album "Myths of the Near Future". It is named after Thomas Pynchon's novel. The song was first released on Angular Records as a double A-side with "The Bouncer" in March 2006 and was limited to 500 copies on 7" vinyl only. In September 2006, it was released on 12" vinyl with three remixes of the track. It reached a peak position of number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-recorded version of the track was re-released in 2007, with a remix from Soulwax, a new Erol Alkan-produced track "Electrickery" and a live version of the track. For the re-release of "Gravity's Rainbow", the band reshot the music video.
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Because the Night "Because the Night" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith that was first released in 1978 as a single off the Patti Smith Group album "Easter". It rose to number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, as well as number five in the United Kingdom, and helped propel sales of "Easter" to mainstream success—even as Smith was deciding to retire from a life of constant touring. In 1987, the song was ranked number 116 on "NME" magazine's list of "The Top 150 Singles of All Time". It remains one of the best-known songs of Smith's catalog.
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Down by the Lazy River "Down by the Lazy River" is a song written by Alan Osmond and Merrill Osmond and performed by The Osmonds. It was released on January 15, 1972. The song reached #4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on March 4, 1972, and spent two weeks at #3 on the "Cash Box" Top 100. It also reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972. The song reached #1 for two weeks in both the Netherlands and Canada. The song appeared on their 1972 album, "Phase III". It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.
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Ebony and Ivory "Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. The song is featured on McCartney's album "Tug of War". A self-empowerment hit that tackles issues of racial equality, the song reached number one on both the UK and the US charts. It reappears on McCartney's "All the Best!" hits compilation (1987), and also on the UK two-disc version of Wonder's "The Definitive Collection" greatest hits compilation (2002). In 2013, Billboard Magazine ranked the song as the 69th biggest hit of all-time on the "Billboard" Hot 100 charts.