Was man so alles lernt bei Wikipedia

Freitag, 4.3.2011, 12:58 > daMax

Es sind Einträge wie dieser, die 1.) Wikipedia so unersetzlich machen und 2.) meinen Respektanzeiger für Muse gleich um mal 2 Skalenpunkte raufschnellen lassen:

Maverick Records, who previously released Showbiz in the United States, asked the band to remove the falsetto vocals for the album's release, claiming that their presence would discourage radio play. Muse's refusal saw them part ways with the label, meaning that the album was not released in the US until 2005.[citation needed] However, the album did not chart on the Billboard 200 until February 2010, when it "debuted" at number 161.

Nestlé tried to use the song "Feeling Good" in a coffee commercial, though the band refused to give the company permission to do so. After Nestlé used the song anyway, the band successfully sued Nestlé for £500,000 and donated the proceeds to the charity Oxfam - along with several local charities near Teignmouth, the town where the band formed.

PS: solche Dinge wie das über Nestlé finden sich natürlich nicht in der deutschen Wikipedia. "Enzyklopädische Relevanz", sewissenschon....

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