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HitClips is a digital audio player created by Tiger Electronics that plays ultra-low-fi mono one-minute clips of pop songs. There is a version for young children called KidClips. HitClips were first distributed by McDonald's when they released music by *NSYNC and Britney Spears. In 1999, Hitclips earned Tiger Electronics approximately $80 million. Tiger Electronics has 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.

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Reaction to HitClips was mixed. On Parents Talk: Through Children Eyes subsection, the product approved by 69% of readers and disapproved by 30% of readers. However, the product was panned by many of the readers in written reviews. Although the authenticity or the periodicity of this source was not confirmed many commentators stated that they would rather spend their money on an MP3 player or they already owned a boombox/CD player. This suggests that HitClips failed to effectively compete with the more expensive albeit higher quality market. Also, the commentators make several references to MP3 players stating "I say save your money for a *real* MP3 player!!!" This suggests that the rise of MP3 tech along with other factors compounded to lead to HitClips' demise.

Song List

The songs that were on the Hit Clips Cartridge in 1999-2003 before Hit Clips Disc came along.

Hit Clips 1999-2003

  • A-Teens - "Dancing Queen"
  • Avril Lavigne - "Complicated"
  • Avril Lavigne - "Sk8er Boi"
  • Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
  • Backstreet Boys - "Shape of My Heart"
  • Backstreet Boys - "The Call"
  • Backstreet Boys - "Larger Than Life"
  • Backstreet Boys - "More than That"
  • Baha Men - "Move It Like This"
  • Baha Men - "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
  • The Beach Boys - "California Girls"
  • The Beach Boys - "Fun, Fun, Fun"
  • The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
  • Billy Joel - "Piano Man"
  • Blue Swede - "Hooked on a Feeling"
  • Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
  • Michelle Branch – "Everywhere"
  • Brandy - "Full Moon"
  • Aaron Carter - "Aaron's Party"
  • Aaron Carter - "Oh Aaron"
  • Aaron Carter - "Leave It Up to Me"
  • Aaron Carter - "That's How I Beat Shaq"
  • Aaron Carter - "I Want Candy"
  • Aaron Carter - "Not Too Young, Not Too Old"
  • Atomic Kitten - ""The Tide Is High"
  • The Angels - "My Boyfriend's Back"
  • Otis Day and the Knights - "Shout"
  • Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This"
  • Destiny’s Child – "Emotion"
  • Destiny’s Child – "Survivor"
  • Destiny’s Child – "Independent Women"
  • Dream - "He Loves U Not"
  • Dream - "This is Me"
  • Dream Street - "It Happens Every Time"
  • Dream Street - "Gotta Get the Girl"
  • Elvis Presley - "Hound Dog"
  • Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock"
  • Elvis Presley - "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
  • Enrique Iglesias - "Hero"
  • Hanson - "If Only"
  • Faith Hill - "Breathe"
  • Faith Hill - "This Kiss"
  • Faith Hill - "The way You Love Me"
  • Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive"
  • Goo Goo Dolls - "Here Is Gone"
  • Hilary Duff - "I Can't Wait"
  • Hilary Duff - "Why Not"
  • Hoku - "Another Dumb Blonde"
  • Hoku - "How Do I Feel"
  • The Jackson 5 - "ABC"
  • Jewel - "Standing Still"
  • Jenifer Bartoli - "Au Soleil"
  • Jump5 - "God Bless the USA"
  • Justin Timberlake - "Like I Love You"
  • KC and the Sunshine Band - "That's the Way (I Like It)"
  • The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie"
  • Kool & the Gang - "Celebration"
  • Krystal Harris - "Supergirl"
  • Las Ketchup - "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"
  • Lil' Romeo - "The Girlies"
  • Lindsay Pagano - "Everything U R"
  • M2M - "Mirror Mirror"
  • Manfred Mann - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
  • Madonna - "Cherish"
  • Madonna - "Don't Tell Me"
  • Madonna - "Lucky Star"
  • Madonna - "Music"
  • Madonna - "Ray of Light"
  • Nivea - "Don't Mess with My Man"
  • No Secrets - "That's What Girls Do"
  • NSYNC - "Bringin' da Noise"
  • NSYNC - "Bye Bye Bye"
  • NSYNC - "Celebrity"
  • NSYNC - "Girlfriend"
  • NSYNC - "It's Gonna Be Me"
  • NSYNC - "No Strings Attached"
  • NSYNC - "Pop"
  • NSYNC - "This I Promise You"
  • O-Town - "All or Nothing"
  • O-Town - "Baby I Would"
  • O-Town - "We Fit Together"
  • Paulina Rubio - "Don't Say Goodbye"
  • Pink - "Don't Let Me Get Me"
  • Pink - "There You Go"
  • Pink - "Most Girls"
  • Play - "Us Against The World"
  • Ritchie Valens - "La Bamba"
  • S Club 7 - "Natural"
  • Sammie - "I Like It"
  • Shaggy - "Angel"
  • Simple Plan - "Addicted"
  • Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"
  • Smash Mouth - "All Star"
  • Smash Mouth - "I'm a Believer"
  • Smash Mouth - "Pacific Coast Party"
  • Smash Mouth - "Why Can't We Be Friends"
  • Solange - "Crush"
  • soulDecision - "Ooh It's Kinda Crazy"
  • Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time"
  • Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4 U"
  • Britney Spears - "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
  • Britney Spears - "Lucky"
  • Britney Spears - "Oops!... I Did It Again"
  • Britney Spears - "Overprotected"
  • Britney Spears - "Stronger"
  • Britney Spears - "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
  • Stacie Orrico - "Stuck"
  • Sugar Ray - "Answer the Phone"
  • Sugar Ray - "Someday"
  • Sugar Ray - "When It's Over"
  • Technotronic - "Pump Up the Jam"
  • The Temptations - "My Girl"
  • Tiktak - "Upside Down"
  • Toya - I Do!!
  • The Troggs - "Wild Thing"
  • Triple Image and Jamie Lynn Spears - "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
  • Usher - "U Remind Me"
  • Willa Ford - "Did Ya' Understand That"
  • Willa Ford - "I Wanna Be Bad"
  • Vanessa Carlton - "A Thousand Miles"
  • Vanessa Carlton - "Ordinary Day"
  • Village People - "Y.M.C.A."
  • Hit Clips Disc 2003-2004

  • Clay Aiken - "Invisible"
  • Atomic Kitten - "The Tide Is High"
  • Bow Wow - "Let's Get Down"
  • Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
  • Michelle Branch - "Breathe"
  • James Brown - "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
  • Kelly Clarkson - "A Moment Like This"
  • Kelly Clarkson - "Low"
  • Nikki Cleary - "1-2-3"
  • Hilary Duff - "Come Clean"
  • Hilary Duff - "So Yesterday"
  • Hilary Duff - "Why Not"
  • Jewel - "Standing Still"
  • Lindsay Lohan - "Ultimate"
  • Madonna - Hollywood"
  • Stacie Orrico - "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life"
  • Simple Plan - "Addicted"
  • Smash Mouth - "All Star"
  • Smash Mouth - "Pacific Coast Party"
  • Smash Mouth - "I'm a Believer"
  • Smash Mouth - "You Are My Number One"
  • Britney Spears and Madonna - "Me Against the Music"
  • References

    HitClips Wikipedia