Music
Black Eyed Peas to break download record
Published Sunday, Jun 13 2010, 12:02 BST | By Colin Daniels
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The song, which got to number one in August 2009, is expected to reach 1 million downloads by next week, according to PA.
Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company, said: "Black Eyed Peas will forever be able to state that they scored the UK's first million-selling download and 'I Gotta Feeling' is now firmly established as one of the defining tunes of our time."
Singer will.i.am added: "Wow! Out of all the artists in the world? I had a feeling I was supposed to move to the UK."
The band have sold 3.3 million downloads in UK, more than any other group, according to the Official Charts Company.
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