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(Redirected from Hit clips) Popular kids toy from 2000-2003

HitClips player with NSYNC cartridge.

HitClips is a digital audio player created by Tiger Electronics that plays low-fidelity mono one-minute clips of usually teen pop hits from exchangeable cartridges. It first launched in August 2000 with 60-second microchip songs featuring Britney Spears, NSYNC, and Sugar Ray. The following year songs by Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boys, Dream, and Pink were additionally released. There is a version for young children called KidClips. Tiger Electronics had licensing agreements for HitClips with popular major record labels including Atlantic Records, Jive Records/Zomba Label Group, and Capitol Records. HitClips was first promoted by McDonald's, Radio Disney, and Lunchables. By June 2002, HitClips players and music disks combined had sold more than 20 million units.

Hilary Duff became the spokesperson for HitClips in 2003. In 2004, she was succeeded by Raven-Symoné when the format was changed into a 2-minute mini circular cartridge. At that point 30 million units had been sold.

Song list

HitClips

In June 2002, 80 singles from 30+ artists were available.

Aaron Carter: "Aaron's Party"; "I Want Candy"; "Leave It Up to Me"; "Not Too Young, Not Too Old"; "Oh Aaron"; "That's How I Beat Shaq"

Atomic Kitten: "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)"

A-Teens: "Dancing Queen"

Avril Lavigne: "Complicated"; "Sk8er Boi"

Backstreet Boys: "I Want It That Way"; "Larger Than Life"; "More than That"; "Shape of My Heart"; "The Call"

Baha Men: "Move It Like This"; "Who Let the Dogs Out?"

Blue Swede: Hooked on a Feeling

Brandy: "Full Moon"

Britney Spears: "(You Drive Me) Crazy"; "...Baby One More Time"; "I'm a Slave 4 U"; "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"; "Lucky"; "Oops!... I Did It Again"; "Overprotected"; "Stronger"

Daniel Bedingfield: "Gotta Get Thru This"

Destiny's Child: "Emotion"; "Independent Women"; "Survivor"

Dream: "He Loves U Not"; "This is Me"

Dream Street: "Gotta Get the Girl"; "It Happens Every Time"

Elvis Presley: "Jailhouse Rock"; "Hound Dog"; "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"

Enrique Iglesias: "Hero"

Faith Hill: "This Kiss"; "The Way You Love Me"; "Breathe"

Geri Halliwell: "It's Raining Men"; Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"

Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive"

Gorillaz: "Clint Eastwood"

Goo Goo Dolls: "Here Is Gone"

Hanson: "If Only"

Hilary Duff: "I Can't Wait"; "Why Not"

Hoku: "Another Dumb Blonde"; "How Do I Feel"

Jenifer Bartoli: Au soleil

Jewel: "Standing Still"

Jump5: "God Bless the USA"

Justin Timberlake: "Like I Love You"

KC and the Sunshine Band: "That's the Way (I Like It)"

Kool & the Gang: Celebration

Krystal Harris: "Supergirl"

Las Ketchup: "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"

Lil Romeo: "My Baby"; "The Girlies"

Lindsay Pagano: "Everything U R"

M2M: "Mirror Mirror"

Madonna: "Cherish"; "Don't Tell Me"; "Lucky Star"; "Material Girl"; "Music"; "Hollywood"; "Ray of Light"

Manfred Mann: Do Wah Diddy Diddy

Michelle Branch: "All You Wanted"; "Everywhere"

Nick Carter: "Help Me"

Nivea & Jagged Edge: "Don't Mess with My Man"

No Secrets: "Kids in America"; "That's What Girls Do"

NSYNC: "Bringin' da Noise"; "Bye Bye Bye"; "Celebrity"; "Girlfriend"; "It's Gonna Be Me"; "No Strings Attached"; "Pop"; "This I Promise You"

Otis Day and the Knights: "Shout"

O-Town: "All or Nothing"; "Baby I Would"; "We Fit Together"

Paulina Rubio: "Don't Say Goodbye"

Pink: "Don't Let Me Get Me"; "Most Girls"; "There You Go"

Play: "Us Against The World"

Ritchie Valens: "La Bamba"

S Club 7: "Natural"

Sammie: "I Like It"

Sister Sledge: We Are Family

Shaggy: "Angel"

Simple Plan: "Addicted"

Smash Mouth: "All Star"; "I'm a Believer"; "Pacific Coast Party"; "Why Can't We Be Friends"

Solange: "Crush"

soulDecision: "Faded"; "Let's Do It Right"; "Ooh It's Kinda Crazy"

Stacie Orrico: "Stuck"

Sugar Ray: "Answer the Phone"; "Someday"; "When It's Over"

Technotronic: "Pump Up the Jam"

the Angels: "My Boyfriend's Back"

the Beach Boys: "California Girls"; "Fun, Fun, Fun"; "Good Vibrations"

The Jackson 5: "ABC"

The Kingsmen: "Louie Louie"

the Temptations: "My Girl"

The Simpsons: "Bart"; "Homer"; "People of Springfield"

Tiktak: "Upside Down"

Toya: "I Do!!"; "No Matta What (Party All Night)"

Triple Image and Jamie Lynn Spears: "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want To Have Fun"

the Troggs: "Wild Thing"

Usher: "U Remind Me"

Vanessa Carlton: "A Thousand Miles"; "Ordinary Day"

Will Smith: "Nod Ya Head"

Willa Ford: "Did Ya' Understand That"; "I Wanna Be Bad"

Village People: "Y.M.C.A."

HitClips Disc

3 Doors Down: "Here Without You"

Bow Wow and Baby: "Let's Get Down"

Britney Spears and Madonna: "Me Against the Music"

Clay Aiken: "Invisible"

Hilary Duff: "Come Clean"; "I Can't Wait"; "So Yesterday"

Howie Day: "Perfect Time of Day"

Jason Mraz: "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"

Kelly Clarkson: "A Moment Like This"; "Low"

Lindsay Lohan: "Ultimate"

Madonna: "Hollywood"

Michelle Branch: "Are You Happy Now?"; "Breathe"

Nikki Cleary: "1-2-3"

Raven-Symoné: "Supernatural"; "True to Your Heart"

Simple Plan: "Addicted"; "Perfect"

Smash Mouth: "All Star"; "I'm a Believer"; "Pacific Coast Party"; "You Are My Number One"

Stacie Orrico: "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life"

The Ataris: "The Boys of Summer"

See also

References

Willis, Barry (2002-05-05). "HitClips Are Hot". Stereophile. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
^ Traiman, Steve (June 15, 2002). "Licensing Likenesses: stars lend their faces to everything from dolls to ducks to video games" (PDF). Billboard. p. 71.
^ "Music Artists Hit Toy Market" (PDF). Billboard. March 10, 2001. p. 66.
Lee, Jennifer (2002-02-12). "Making Toys For Children Too Mature For Most Toys". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
"Jive Talking". Forbes. 19 March 2001.
^ Kukec, Anna Marie (2000-09-28). "Tiger Electronics hopes music system is big hit with kids". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
Wasserman, Todd (2000-07-31). "Tiger's HitClips Rings McD, Fox for $10M Blitz". Brandweek. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
Traiman, Steve (March 6, 2004). "Toy fair showcases new product by Kiss, others" (PDF). Billboard. p. 37.

External links

HitClips: Remembering the most absurd way we listened to music at Mashable