Exile, Flo Rida have got game
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Japanese male vocal group Exile and American rapper Flo Rida have got game.
The two chart-topping acts have teamed up on a single titled “The Next Door – Indestructible,” which is featured in the American version of popular video game “Street Fighter 4.”
“The Next Door – Indestructible,” was released in 22 territories via the iTunes Music Store on July 15, according to Avex, Exile’s Japanese label.
Exile was Japan’s biggest-selling act in 2008, with combined CD and DVD sales of 20 billion yen ($214.8 million), which earned the 14-member group the Recording Industry Association of Japan’s Artist of the Year award. Flo Rida is released in Japan by Warner Music Japan.
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