Don Mclean Jikseb RIAA 6x Platinum għal "American Pie"

Don Mcleanl-epika folk-rock ta 'Don Mclean, "American Pie", irċeviet ċertifikazzjoni ġdida mill-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Industrija tar-Rekord (RIAA). Fl-24 ta 'Ottubru, 2025, is-singlu ta 'Universal Records kien ċertifikat 6x Platinum, li jfisser 6,000,000 unitajiet ċertifikati fl-Istati Uniti.

Ħareġ fl-1 ta 'Ottubru, 1971, bħala t-trakk tal-istess titlu mill-album tiegħu American Pie, the song is a sprawling, allegorical journey through the evolution of rock and roll. Its narrative famously begins with "the day the music died," a reference to the 1959 plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. At an unconventional length of 8 minutes and 42 seconds, the track was initially released as a two-sided 7-inch single. It became a massive commercial success, holding the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard charts for four weeks in 1972 and topping charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. For nearly 50 years, it held the record for the longest song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a distinction it kept until 2021.

McLean, kantawtur Amerikana spiss imsejjaħ "l-Amerikan Troubadour", ġie introdott fil-Hall of Fame tal-Kantawturi fl-2004. Filwaqt li "American Pie" iżomm xogħol signature tiegħu, huwa kiseb ukoll suċċess ma 'singles bħal "Vincent" u "Castles in the Air". Il-kant kien deskritt bħala "simbolu kulturali" u ġie mniżżel bħala l-kanzun numru 5 fuq il-proġett "Kanzuniet tas-Seklu" tal-RIAA. L-influwenza tiegħu baqgħet għaddejja għal deċennji, bħalma wera verżjoni popolari ta 'cover mill-Madonna fl-2000 li waslet numru 1 fi kmieni 15-il pajjiż. F'Jannar 2018, BMI ċertifikat li "American Pie" kisbit tletin miljun xandir, li saħħaħ post tiegħu fil-istorja tal-mużika.