Rascal Flatts surpasses 1 million downloads with 2 songs
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Rascal Flatts surpasses 1 million downloads with 2 songs

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 – Rascal Flatts has seen two digital tracks surpass the 1 million paid downloads threshold in the past two weeks.. "What Hurts The Most" and "Life Is A Highway" both crossed the mark, making Rascal Flatts the first country artist in the history of SoundScan to have two songs reach this level.

The band kicked off the "Me And My Gang 2007" tour and will record their next album this spring. The trio were most recently in the Los Angeles area shooting the video for their latest single, "Stand," with director Shaun Silva.

"Me And My Gang" was released in April 2006 and remains the biggest debut of the last year, selling more than 721,000 units in its first week of release according to Nielsen SoundScan. Four singles have been released, including "Stand," the band's current country single, "My Wish," and the multi-week country number one and the group's first crossover chart-topper, "What Hurts The Most."

Rascal Flatts has scanned more than 13.8 million units through traditional brick and mortar stores and online retail outlets. "Me And My Gang" and "Feels Like Today" are each certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA for sales of more than 4 million units while Rascal Flatts and Melt are both certified double platinum.


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