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TV & Movie One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Bo Bice
- Year
- 2005
- Song
- Inside Your Heaven
- Chart
- 2
Harold 'Bo' Bice was an American singer who became famous after his appearance in the 4th season of the American Idol. The song he sang in the final round "Inside Your Heaven" later became no.2 hit on Billboard chart in 2005. He began his solo career after the show, but so far, he still could not make another hit.
- Artist
- Caesars
- Year
- 2005
- Song
- Jerk It Out
- Chart
- 70
A Swedish alternative rock band Caesars was initially unknown outside their homeland. But when their song "Jerk It Out" was used in 2005 Apple ipod shuffle commerical, it received a lot of attention from listeners overseas. The band re-released the singles and became a minor hit in US. It still stand as the band's only international known song.
- Artist
- Lazytown
- Year
- 2006
- Song
- Bing Bang (Time to Dance)
- Chart
- UK 4
This Icelandic show by Nickelodeon was a popular children television shows during the mid 2000s. The producer eventually released some of the soundtracks as singles. Among them was "Bing Bang (Time to Dance)", a joyful dance song which became a surprise Top5 hit in UK in 2006. None of other soundtracks became another hit and the series ended in 2007.
- Artist
- Snow Patrol
- Year
- 2006
- Song
- Chasing Cars
- Chart
- 5
"Chasing Cars" was a singles from an Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. The song gained substantial popularity after it was featured in the season final of a popular medical drama series 'Grey's Anatomy'. It shot to no.5 on Billboard Hot 100 in 2006 and was nominated for Grammy Award in 2007. It was the band's only hit in US so far.
- Artist
- OK Go
- Year
- 2006
- Song
- Here It Goes Again
- Chart
- 38
Probably one of the first band to benefit from YouTube. In 2006, this Chicago rock band uploaded the music video of their latest singles "Here It Goes Again" on YouTube. The low-budget film of their dance on the trademills became one of the most watched videos and push the singles to Top40 chart on both side of the Atlantic. It is still their only chart hit so far.
- Artist
- Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabeel
- Year
- 2006
- Song
- What I've Been Looking For
- Chart
- 35
Disney started the first of their 'High School Musical' franchise on Disney Channel in 2006. The film gave birth to several hit soundtracks, including the duet "What I've Been Looking For", sang by character Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) and her brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel). The song became no.35 hit in 2006 and the only hit for either one of them.
- Artist
- Feist
- Year
- 2007
- Song
- 1234
- Chart
- 8
Leslie Feist is a Canadian singer/songwriter who became a star thanks to a certain commercials. Her song "1234" suddenly gain popularity after its music video was used in the 2007 iPod Nano commercials. Its popularity also made her album, The Reminder, the year's best-selling album on iTunes and won 5 Juno Awards. It remains her only Top40 hit so far.
- Artist
- Corbin Bleu
- Year
- 2007
- Song
- Push It to the Limit
- Chart
- 14
Corbin Bleu was another teenage actor from Disney's 'High School Musical' series, but he didn't have a hit with that one. His first hit had to wait unit the released of another Disney Channel's film called 'Jump In!' in 2007. This rhythm-and-dance song, featured as the 2nd song used in the final dance, hit at no.14 on Billboard Hot 100 that year. So far, his following efforts still yield no hit.
- Artist
- Yael Naïm
- Year
- 2008
- Song
- New Soul
- Chart
- 7
When a French singer/ sognwriter Yael Naim released her second album in 2007, it received little response. A year later, she got an unintentional big break when one of her song "New Soul" was featured in MacBook Air commercial. It gain a sudden popularity and eventually became Top10 hit in 2008. It was her only big break so far.
- Artist
- M.I.A.
- Year
- 2008
- Song
- Paper Planes
- Chart
- 4
Mathangi Arulpragasam (aka M.I.A.) was a British singer/ songwriter who began her music career in 2004. In 2008, her singles "Paper Planes" was featured in the trailer for 2008 film, Pineapple Express, and began to gain popularity. The song soon became Top5 hit and later was featured as a soundtrack for Slumdog Millionaire. So far, she still haven't make another hit.
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