The Crazy Frog mobile phone ring tone shot straight to the top of the British singles chart on Sunday, the first time a phone ring tone has achieved such a feat. The Official UK Charts Company said Crazy Frog's Axel F, which went on sale as a CD last week, kept Coldplay's new release Speed Of Sound into second place. For all its popularity, the Crazy Frog has also aroused loathing. Earlier this year the UK Advertising Standards Authority received complaints from viewers who not only objected to the frog's visible genitalia but also the frequency of the television spots. Television adverts that plug the tune feature an animated frog wearing a broad smile singing the distractingly catchy "ding ding dididing...". At number three in the charts was American hip-hop artist Akon's Lonely down from second place while at number four was 1 Thing, a new release from Amerie. Cartoon band Gorillaz slipped one place to five with Feel Good Inc.
This explains everything. No wonder Jetstream only just cracked the top 20.
