One of Phil Collins' biggest hits "In The Air Tonight" has re-entered the music charts four decades after its release. Who does the famous British musician have to thank for being back in the spotlight with this song? They influence social networks and platforms, and certain Williams brothers.
Tim and Fred Williams, twenty-two-year-old twins, record their reactions as part of their vlog on the YouTube service while listening to various songs for the first time, both new and old, as yet undiscovered hits for them.
They decided to premiere Collins' hit single from 1981, but they certainly didn't expect it to get so much attention. The audience was especially touched by their sympathetic reaction - anticipation, and then unrestrained delight when the drum beats of the song were heard, which revived the old glory of this hit.
Western media indicate that YouTubers have influenced the forty-year-old track to take second place on the iTunes service since Tuesday. She thus found herself on the top list immediately between the most recent collaboration between the American rappers Cardi B and Megan Thea Stallion on the song "WAP", which, due to their lascivious rhymes and emphasized sexuality in the video, raised a lot of dust and in recent days attracted the attention of all the media, as well as the audience Around the world.
For "In The Air Tonight" it may be one of those eternal classics, an evergreen that will never be forgotten, that always sounds fresh, and the famous drum attack on that song cannot go unnoticed, but Phil Collins' hit has yet to catch on. numerous "millennials". This will certainly contribute to correcting the injustice.
A similar thing happened with another song that was a hit in the early eighties - "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder. In February of this year, after increased sharing on the social network TikTok, this track reached the top 200 list of the Spotify service and the top 100 of Apple Music. It also entered Billboard's top fifty best-selling digital songs. What was the cause of the sudden increase in shares and listening? Challenge on TikTok.
The Williams brothers posted on their YouTube channel videos of their reactions to the first hearing of songs by Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, while the famous country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton said that she was touched by their positive reaction to her unforgettable track "Jolene".
The clip showing them listening to "In The Air Tonight" currently has over six million views. For now, Collins has not publicly commented on the return to the charts.
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