One year later, in June 2008, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith went on sale and brought in over $25 million (almost 600,000 copies) in its first market week alone. Armageddon - The Album features all the songs that rocked this movie blockbuster and became one of the best selling soundtracks in history.Ĭlub discounts do not apply to VAULT purchases.Last year, Gizmodo's Matt Novak unearthed an old PC Magazine article highlighting a remarkable fact about the music industry: While Aerosmith has sold over 150 million albums and each member has an estimated fortune of well over $100 million, as of 2008, the majority of their money has come from … a video game.īack in 2007, Aerosmith licensed 29 of its songs to Activision, the American video game publisher behind the uber-successful franchise Guitar Hero. With the theme of the film being the prospect of a giant meteor crashing into the earth, it is only fitting that the soundtrack is packed with explosive hits and stars.
In the UK, the song peaked at number four, becoming Aerosmith's highest charting song in the UK. " I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" stayed at number one for four weeks and also reached # 1 in many countries around the world, including Australia, the Philippines, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The other Aerosmith tracks are the rockin' " What Kind of Love Are You On," their 1991 Re-Mix of " Sweet Emotion" and their classic cover of the Beatles', " Come Together." Billboard Hot 100 (the first #1 for the band after 28 years together). Much of the success of the album was driven by the Aerosmith power ballad, " I Don't Want to Miss a Thing." The song, written by renowned pop songwriter Diane Warren, debuted at number one on the U.S. The soundtrack is filled with tunes by major recording artists including Jon Bon Jovi, Journey, ZZ Top, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Patty Smyth, Shawn Colvin and four tracks by Aerosmith. The album was a multi-platinum international hit reaching #1 in the US and across the globe. Remaining copies of the classic Movie Soundtrackġst Time Ever Available on Vinyl - Red Translucent 2-LP set!Įarth Shattering, Full Force Rock.Superstar Double Album SoundtrackĪrmageddon - The Album is the soundtrack to the 1998 science fiction disaster thriller film directed by Michael Bay.
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