From Pole to Checkered Flag - NASCAR 08 Soundtrack Burns Up the Track with Full Throttle Mix
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jul 20, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced a
full-throttle mix of country and rock on its soundtrack for NASCAR®
08 in stores August 26, 2007. Multi-platinum country duos Brooks &
Dunn and Big & Rich trade paint with hard rock's Velvet Revolver and
Airbourne to represent the fast and dangerous sounds of the total
NASCAR experience.
The soundtrack reflects NASCAR's growing and diverse fan base,
speaking to both its country roots and surging urban enthusiasts. The
NASCAR 08 soundtrack features the exclusive debut of Long Haul, from
the forthcoming album by legendary country superstars Brooks & Dunn,
as well as the pounding tracks Loud and Radio from the acclaimed new
album by multi-Platinum pair Big & Rich. Hard rock supergroup Velvet
Revolver takes racing intensity to the wall with the single She Builds
Quick Machines, while hot new Australian band Airbourne - also
featured in Madden NFL 08 - challenges all competition with Stand Up
For Rock 'N' Roll.
"NASCAR 08 puts gamers behind the wheel with a soundtrack that
puts the pedal to the floor," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive
of Music and Marketing at EA. "Today's NASCAR has 75 million of the
most brand-loyal fans in all of sports, and any music mix must be a
real reflection of true NASCAR culture. It's more than country. It's
bigger than rock. This soundtrack is 100% cars 'n' guitars adrenaline
that will blow gamers' doors off."
Rising country music star, Jason Aldean will be performing Monday
night, July 23 at the invite-only EA SPORTS™ NASCAR 08 Launch Party
in New York City. Amongst other songs, Jason will perform Johnny Cash,
his recent hit single that is featured in the NASCAR 08 soundtrack.
NASCAR 08 delivers the most robust NASCAR console racing
experience in franchise history. This 10th edition of the official
NASCAR racing video game features two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
champion and driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet Tony Stewart on
the cover and makes its franchise debut on next generation systems
including the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and Xbox
360™ video game and entertainment system. The game is rated E
(Everyone) by the ESRB.
The complete in-game soundtrack for NASCAR 08 includes:
ARTIST SONG ALBUM TITLE
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Airbourne Stand Up For Rock 'N' Runnin' Wild
Roll
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Big & Rich Loud Between
Raising...and
Amazing Grace
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Big & Rich Radio Between
Raising...and
Amazing Grace
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Need Some Air Baby 81
Club
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Blackberry Smoke Up In Smoke
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Brooks & Dunn Long Haul
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Bucky Covington Empty Handed Bucky Covington
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Crossin Dixon Stomp Crossin Dixon
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Halfway To Hazard Country 'Til The Day Halfway To Hazard
We Die
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Jason Aldean Johnny Cash relentless
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Palmerston Addicted To This Palmerston
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Velvet Revolver She Builds Quick Libertad
Machines
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To purchase the music from the soundtrack, go to EA's music site
at www.ea.com/eatrax/. For more information about NASCAR 08, visit
www.easports.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted
revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one
million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
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ABOUT NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR),
which began in 1948, is the sanctioning body for one of America's
premier sports. NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport - holding 17 of
the top 20 attended sporting events in the U.S., the No. 2 rated
regular-season sport on television with broadcasts in over 150
countries, and has 75 million fans. These fans are the most brand
loyal in all of sports, and as a result more Fortune 500 companies
participate in NASCAR than any other sport.
NASCAR consists of three major national series (the NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series),
four regional series and one local grassroots series, as well as two
international series. NASCAR sanctions 1,300 races at 100 tracks in
more than 30 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico. Based in Daytona Beach
(Fla.), NASCAR has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte (N.C.),
Concord (N.C.), Conover (N.C.), Bentonville (Ark.), Mexico City and
Toronto.
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NASCAR and the NASCAR bar logo are all trademarks of the National
Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. Tony Stewart® licensed
under authority of Joe Gibbs Racing, Huntersville, NC. NFL, the mark
"John Madden" and the name of John Madden are trademarks of their
respective owners and used with permission. "PlayStation" and
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