New Found Glory Album ‘Sticks And Stones’ Earns Platinum Certification, “My Friends Over You” Earns Gold

New Found Glory’s most influential song “My Friends Over You” has been certified Gold by the RIAA, becoming the bands first song to earn a RIAA certification. Their album, Sticks And Stones, which the song appears on also earned a…

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Posted on July 4, 2020

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New Found Glory’s most influential song “My Friends Over You” has been certified Gold by the RIAA, becoming the bands first song to earn a RIAA certification. Their album, Sticks And Stones, which the song appears on also earned a Platinum certification by the RIAA on the same day.

“My Friends Over You” earned the Gold status on June 30, 2020, confirming that the song has earned over 500k US units, each unit equal to 1 paid download or 150 streams.

Their 2002 third studio album, Sticks And Stonesearned the Platinum status on the same day (June 30), recognizing over 1 million US album units, an album unit is equal to 1 album sale, 10 track sales or 1500 track streams. This marks the first album from the band to earn the Platinum status, while their Self-Titled and Catalyst albums are certified Gold.

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Andrew Wendowski is the Founder and CEO of Music Mayhem. As a 29-year-old entrepreneur, he oversees content as the Editor-In-Chief for the independent brand. Wendowski, who splits time between Philadelphia, Penn., and Nashville, Tenn., has an extensive background in multimedia. Before launching Music Mayhem in 2014, he worked as a highly sought-after photojournalist and tour photographer, collaborating with such labels as Interscope Records and Republic Records. He has captured photos of some of the biggest names, including Taylor Swift, Metallica, Harry Styles, P!NK, Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Shania Twain, and hundreds more. Wendowski’s photos and freelance work have appeared nationwide and can be seen everywhere from ad campaigns to various publications, including Billboard and Rolling Stone. When Wendowski isn’t running Music Mayhem, he enjoys spending time at concerts, traveling, and capturing photos.

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