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.
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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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Ester Dean featuring Chris Brown
Year
2009
Song
Drop It Low
Chart
38
'More Than A Game' was a 2008 documentary film about life of a NBA star LeBron James. It also featured the first singles by an American singer/songwriter Ester Dean. "Drop It Low", which featured the vocal of R&B singer Chris Brown, became a no.38 hit the following year. It was Dean's only chart hit so far.
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Breaking Benjamin
Year
2009
Song
I Will Not Bow
Chart
40
Surrogates was a sci-fi mystery about a murder and remote-controlled humanoid robots. Starring Bruce Willis, this film did well in both box office and music chart. One of its soundtrack "I Will Not Bow" by an American rock band, Breaking Benjamin, became Top40 hit in 2009. It was their only success to date.
The Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire not only introduced India to the world, but also its music. Its soundtrack composer, A.R. Rahman, gained an instant superstardom after he won two Academy Awards in 2009. The closing song "Jai Ho" won the Best Original Song Award and became his only internationally known (and his most successful) song so far.
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Disney's Friends for Change
Year
2009
Song
Send It On
Chart
20
This pro-social was Disney's environmental initative consisted of stars from Disney Channel and Disney XD since 2009. Its theme song "Send It On", which was performed by Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez, became a popular song and landed at no.20 on Billboard Hot 100 in 2009. It was the only hit song from this charity group.
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