Disturbed’s ‘Down With The Sickness’ Sees Spike in Streams, Downloads Due to Coronavirus
People stuck indoors due to the Coronavirus pandemic are at least “down with the sickness” in one positive way. Per Billboard, a number of songs that have loosely been tied…
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People stuck indoors due to the Coronavirus pandemic are at least "down with the sickness" in one positive way.
Per Billboard, a number of songs that have loosely been tied to COVID-19 are experiencing a bump in streams and downloads. One of those songs is Disturbed's "Down with the Sickness," which saw a 31% increase in digital song sales within the past week. The track has also been streaming 2.6 million times, which accounts for an increase of 3% percent.
Other songs to experience a bump include R.E.M's "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and The Knack's "My Sharona," because apparently, everyone loves a fun rhyme.
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