EA SPORTS SCORES WITH MADDEN NFL 08 MUSIC SOUNDTRACK
The Next Chapter of the Best-Selling Video Game Franchise Electrifies with Music from Top Artists Including The Bravery, Daddy Yankee and Sum 41
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 28, 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) today unveiled the highly anticipated music track listing for Madden NFL 08 set to release August 14, 2007. The in-game soundtrack boasts 27 songs from some of the most influential artists in music today including: MIMS, Queens of the Stone Age and Daddy Yankee as well as explosive debuts from Atreyu and Datarock.
Historically, the Madden NFL soundtrack has become the industry’s most important showcase for music industry icons as well as an essential launch pad for new artists across every genre. Over the past five years, the Madden NFL franchise has been instrumental in the introduction of such bands such as Good Charlotte, OK GO, Fallout Boy, Chamillionaire, Franz Ferdinand, Ozomatli, 30 Seconds to Mars and many more.
“The annual goal of the Madden NFL soundtrack is to give unprecedented exposure to new artists, bring established stars to a whole new level, and single-handedly define the sound of the coming year via the biggest sports franchise in video game history,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA. “Radio is adding songs based on a band’s inclusion in the game. Video channels are creating their playlists based on the soundtrack. Simply put, Madden moves music forward. And this year’s soundtrack is perhaps our most daring and effective mix of artists ever.”
Among the highlights of Madden NFL 08 are songs by debut artists Airbourne, Datarock, Operator and Enter Shikari, and such Platinum stars as The Bravery, Swizz Beats, Sum 41, Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake, The Hives and Yellowcard. Last month’s official announcement of Ozzy Osborne’s “I Don’t Wanna Stop” resulted in unprecedented airplay and downloads for the legendary rocker’s first-ever Madden NFL track. The excitement continues through the summer with soon-to-be-announced live performances and events featuring many of the soundtrack’s artists.
The complete in-game soundtrack for Madden NFL 08 includes:
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ARTIST |
SONG |
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Airbourne |
Runnin’ Wild |
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Atreyu |
Becoming |
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Brother Ali |
Whatcha Got |
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Daddy Yankee |
Impacto |
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Datarock |
The New Song |
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Earl Greyhound |
S.O.S. |
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Enter Shikari |
OK, Time For Plan B |
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From Autumn To Ashes |
Daylight Slaving |
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HE**YEAH |
You Wouldn’t Know |
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Jupiter One |
Countdown |
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MIMS |
Cop It |
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Murs |
Dreadlocks |
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O-Solo |
Monsta |
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Operator |
Soul Crusher |
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Ozzy Osbourne |
I Don’t Wanna Stop |
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Pharoahe Monch feat. Showtyme |
Desire |
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Pitbull feat. Don Omar |
Fuego Remix |
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Queens Of The Stone Age |
3’s & 7’s |
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Red1 feat. Afu-Ra |
Dem No Worry We |
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Shadows Fall |
Redemption |
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Swizz Beatz |
It’s Me Snitches |
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Sum 41 |
Underclass Hero |
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Team Shadetek feat. 77Klash & Jahdan |
Brooklyn Anthem |
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The Bravery |
Believe |
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The Hives |
Tick Tick Boom |
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The Used |
The Ripper |
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Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake |
Release |
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Yellowcard |
Fighting |
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Zion I & The Grouch |
Hit’em |
To purchase the music from the soundtrack, go to EA’s music site at www.ea.com/eatrax/.
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Coming into its 18th year and with more than 60 million copies sold and having generated over $2 billion in retail sales, Madden NFL Football continues to stand out as one of the most popular videogame franchises of all time. Developed in Orlando, FL by EA Tiburon, Madden NFL 08 will be available in August on the Xbox 360™ and Xbox® videogame and entertainment systems from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™, Wii™, PC, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, mobile handsets and Mac. For more information check out www.madden08.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
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