Gorilla Propels Phil Collins Up the U.K. Singles Chart
Posted by: iDrew on September 22, 2007
Yes, you read that headline correctly. A British commercial featuring an ape rockin' out to Collins' "In the Air Tonight" has become all the rage, rocketing the 26 year-old song all the way to # 23 on the charts.
The craziness doesn't stop there- this is a commercial for Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate bars. What do ground-dwelling omnivores have to do with chocolate bars you ask? Well, one (read: my) theory is that a very desperate and under-slept advertising executive, charged with the mission to license a song for an "exciting new campaign," mixed up the Gorillaz with actual gorillas. Then he got lucky.
If you haven't seen it already, enjoy the commercial which has received over 1 million views on YouTube.