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'Walking on Sunshine' Sells for $15 Million
The song 'Walking on Sunshine' has been used or covered in so many TV commercials, shows and movies, that it earns about a million dollars a year. It was released by the British group Katrina and The Waves in 1985. Now, 30 years later, the record label BMG has paid nearly $15 million for the rights to every song written by the band.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe song 'Walking on Sunshine' has been used or covered in so many TV commercials, shows and movies, that it earns about a million dollars a year. It was released by the British group Katrina and The Waves in 1985. Now, 30 years later, the record label BMG has paid nearly $15 million for the rights to every song written by the band.
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