PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD - Soca star Bunji Garlin has the second
most downloaded song in the world today. His revolutionary carnival hit "Differentology" has landed the number two spot in today's iTunes Top Single Charts.
"I feel elated. I feel like today is my birthday."
Garlin, real name Ian Alvarez
said when asked about the achievement on December 10. The laid-back raga soca MC said he felt "slightly confused" when he awoke
to the news this morning.
"We were trying to figure out if it was a specific category like a West Indian
chart, but then I saw Maroon 5 on top and Rihanna below and I realize wait
this is the main chart," he said.
Garlin said he never could have possibly envisioned this level of success
for the track, which was produced by Keron "Sheriff" Thompson of Black
Ice Studios. The song is already being touted as a forerunner for the 2013
Carnival Road March title.
"I am genuinely surprised by all the attention the song is getting. That kind
of success was the furthest thing from my mind. It's very humbling. I'm
truly at a lost for words," said the master lyricist.
"We had no specific plans for the song.
We know people would have loved
it but we didn't know to what extent. We had an opportunity to present
something unusual, something a little different and even if it didn't hit we
were satisfied in ourselves with the work we did."
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