With the mass panic and chaos surrounding the novel coronavirus outbreak, a variety of older songs that now seem relevant again in the midst of the global pandemic have seen a noticeable spike in sales and streams, including the iconic “Down with the Sickness”.
The smash-hit nu metal single from Disturbed’s debut studio album, The Sickness, made its way to Billboard last week after seeing a 31 per cent increase in digital sales between March 12 and 19.
Though 1,000 sales may not sound impressive, the song was released two decades ago. The sales were accompanied by a three per cent increase in streams, bringing its numbers to 2.6 million in the U.S.
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