Mötley Crüe Single Sells 5 Times More in Rock Band Than iTunes

Motley Crue’s latest single ‘Saints of Los Angeles’ has sold more copies through Rock Band than through iTunes.

Last month Motley Crue became the first band to release a single through a video game.

Motley Crue’s management company, Tenth Street Entertainment, has said that, during the first week of release, ‘Saints of Los Angeles’ has sold 47,000 copies on Rock Band, while only selling a little over 10,000 through iTunes.

What’s important to note is that these figures only include sales through the Xbox 360.  Total downloads through the Playstation network were not available.  MTV Networks was unable to independantly verify these numbers however.

These numbers tend to suggest that Motley Crue fans may be more the type to own Rock Band than, say, an iPod.  That warms my heart.

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