Hellcat Records

DROPKICK MURPHYS BAG THE GOLD

March 26, 2008

"I'm Shipping Up To Boston" Single Passes 500,000 Mark This Week

Hellcat Records is thrilled to announce that the song "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" by the Dropkick Murphys has reached gold status!

In late 2006, The Warrior's Code, a then year-old record by working class Boston band Dropkick Murphys, experienced a sudden surge of interest when track #11 - "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" - was prominently featured in Martin Scorsese's film The Departed.

Since then, the popularity of both the song and record have continued to grow, and this week "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" sold over 13,000 digital singles, launching the song into the elusive realm of The Gold Record, a monumental feat for any band. The album itself has also surpassed the impressive 250,000+ sales mark. The track has remained in the top 20 ringtones chart on iTunes for most, if not all, of the past 18 months, further attesting to the appeal of this song.

In the uncertain climate of today's music world, it is refreshing to see a song like "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" connect with people on a very real level. As chancy as the industry may seem, the fact that a song could have such lasting, wide popularity illustrates the enduring beauty of a hit song: with all the other options available in the digital, file-trading, cd burning age, the fact is that if people really like a song, they will buy it.

Congratulations to the Dropkick Murphys on their major achievement.