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Afroman Goes Global
October 11, 2001 Afroman's smash single "Because I Got High" is indeed getting high
on charts around the globe.
The single, off Afroman's debut disc The Good Times, is at the top of the charts in New Zealand,
#2 in Australia, #4 in Sweden, #5 in Holland, and #6 in Denmark.
"Because I Got High" is already on the move in Germany (where it's
translated roughly as "Da ich hoch geworden bin") France ("Puisque Je suis
devenu haut") and the United Kingdom.
Afroman is currently on tour in the United States through October. In
early November, Afroman will travel to Holland to film the video for "Crazy
Rap," the second single from The Good Times. "Crazy Rap" will be released to
radio on October 29.
First gaining attention as a single off the motion picture soundtrack to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, this summer "Because I Got High" was the #1 most requested track on radio stations in Los
Angeles, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., San Diego,
Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Orlando, Denver, Tucson, Norfolk and more.
"Never before in my career have I seen a record react like this," said rock radio WBCN
assistant Program Director Steven Strick. "#1 Phones by far. It is bigger
than anything else we have on the air," echoed WXRK Music Director Mike Peer.
This summer "Because I Got High" rocked U.S. crossover/pop radio as well. "#1 Phones
after one day," says KBTT Program Director Big Mamma. WJFX Hot 107.9 Program Director Phil Becker
summed it up with, "After 19 spins this is the #1 record on the station, with
20x more requests than any other song on the air. I can promise you that
Afroman will out-request any song on any station. If you took all the
requests for Slim Shady, Shaggy, City High or any other track & they would
still not beat Afroman."
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