iTunes Free Single Of The Week No Longer Available?

Question

Level 1

90 points

iTunes Free Single Of The Week No Longer Available?

Does anyone know if iTunes has stopped this service on the UK store?

I have been introduced to some great music & artists over the past three years, but for the past ten days the free single of the week has not been available, and when I clicked on the "single of the week" icon in iTunes it said 'not available for download' and today there is no longer any icon or info on the single of the week at all.

I hope they have not stopped this as it was frequently an incentive to purchase more music form iTunes. I notice it si still available on the US store, but not the UK

Anyone have any ideas please?

Message was edited by: Drusus

20' iMac G5 PowerPC (iSight) 2.5GB Ram,, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 40GB iPod Photo, 4GB White Nano, 80GB White 5G Video iPod

Posted on Mar 6, 2008 6:17 AM

Reply

Answer 1

fern K

Level 2

230 points

Mar 6, 2008 6:57 AM in response to Drusus

Hi Drusus,

Strange the "free single of the week" was on the store homepage on Tuesday but not there now, anyway here are the details for this week's free song (UK)

"The Rifle" by Alela Diane, on the album "The Pirate's Gospel (Bonus Track Version)" (genre Rock)

happy listening

fern

Reply

Answer 2

Mark Jones

Level 4

3,070 points

Mar 6, 2008 10:54 AM in response to Drusus

Hi there

I too went to download the free single of the week, to then see the message it is not available. I don't think they have stopped it, it is most likely there was some problem either with the rights to giving away that particular song, or some technical issue.

I have asked iTunes Support about it and they gave me a song credit, which I'm going to use to download the song which was being given away. I have downloaded every free single of the week since they introduced it, I don't want to miss one now.

Mark

Reply

Answer 3

Mark Jones

Level 4

3,070 points

Mar 6, 2008 11:04 AM in response to Drusus

Hi Again

if you goto Alela Diane's artist page on iTunes 'The Rifle' which was the Single of the Week is in there and show's up as free, you can add it to your cart and download it that way.

Mark

Reply

Answer 4

Drusus Author

Level 1

90 points

Mar 6, 2008 2:58 PM in response to Mark Jones

Thanks to you all for letting me know ~ I have now downloaded the song.

I am curious as to how you all located the free track, as I tried doing a search for 'Single of the Week', but all it showed me was a list of some from previous weeks.

Anyway, thanks again

🙂

Reply

Answer 5

Mark Jones

Level 4

3,070 points

Mar 6, 2008 11:37 PM in response to Drusus

During the Single of the week period the song on the artists page shows up as 'free'.

Then afterwards you usually have to pay, that's when the free song is part of an album of course, most of the free Single of the Week's are classed as separate single in their own right.

iTunes often put up other songs for free, not as part of the Single Of The Week deal they do, it's worth checking every now and then, they sneak in other free tracks, I've had some good ones in the past.

Mark

Reply

Answer 6

Drusus Author

Level 1

90 points

Mar 11, 2008 11:56 AM in response to Mark Jones

Thanks Mark. Sorry about the delay in replying, but I have been travelling , and have not had chance to login for a few days.
You said:

Mark Jones wrote:

iTunes often put up other songs for free, not as part of the Single Of The Week deal they do, it's worth checking every now and then, they sneak in other free tracks, I've had some good ones in the past.

How do you find or even look for these 'sneak free tracks' as I have not come across any other references to them, or seen any billed as free when I have been looking at artists albums etc.

I like the free tracks not just for the obvious reason, but as I said originally, its a great way of being introduced to new artists and genres.

Thanks again for your help by the way.

Reply