Flo Rida is First Debut Artist with Two Top 10 Digital Singles

- Flo Rida Breaks Digital Records With Hit Single “Low” Before Debut Album Is Even Released, A Breakthrough Success in Hip Hop
- Flo Rida's “Low” is No. 1 Ringtone For Record 13th Week in a Row

03/06/08 -- Boy/Atlantic Records artist Flo Rida makes history today with a record showing on the Nielsen digital sales charts weeks before his debut album hits the streets. Flo Rida’s single, “Low,” broke the record for most consecutive weeks as the No. 1 ringtone in the country on the Nielsen RingScan chart, with 13 weeks in the top spot.

The performance has fueled further anticipation for Flo Rida’s debut album, Mail on Sunday, which will be released on March 18th.

Flo Rida is also the first ever debut artist to have two Top 10 digital singles prior to an artist’s album release. “Low” was at the top of the SoundScan digital singles chart for 13 weeks in a row while “Elevator,” the second single from Mail on Sunday, entered the Top 10 only three weeks after its release.

“We can’t say enough about how excited we are with the digital success of both ‘Low’ and ‘Elevator’ from Flo’s outstanding debut album,” said Mike Caren, EVP, A&R for Atlantic Records. “For these milestones to be met before his album has even been released is incredible. It proves what we’ve known all along – that Rap and Hip Hop have a tremendous future in the digital space – but also shows how the creativity and drive of our sales and marketing teams is resonating with our digital retail partners.”

Additional Flo Rida highlights include:
• “Low” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks in a row;
• “Low” is the first-ever debut single from a rap artist to top the CHR/TOP 40 Chart in history;
• “Low” set an all time single week record the week after Christmas when digital sales for the track sold more than 470,000 downloads;
• Flo Rida is the second most popular ranked artist on MySpace.

For more information about Flo Rida, visit officialflo.com, myspace.com/officialflo, youtube.com/officialflo, and florida.imeem.com.

About Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2007. Founded in New York City, the label grew from literally a one-room operation into one of the world’s preeminent music companies. Atlantic has released a string of recordings that have had a profound impact on the course of modern music, its rich history including such musical icons as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, and Led Zeppelin.

The Atlantic roster today includes many of the world’s most popular recording artists, among them James Blunt, Buckcherry, Tracy Chapman, Phil Collins, Death Cab for Cutie, Missy Elliott, Flo Rida, Gnarls Barkley, Jet, Juvenile, Kid Rock, Lupe Fiasco, Matchbox Twenty, Jason Mraz, Panic At The Disco, Paramore, Sean Paul, Rush, Shinedown, Staind, Rob Thomas, T.I. and many more.

Visit AtlanticRecords.com for more information.

Source: Atlantic Records Group

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