WNBC We're 4 New York 2007 (partially found promo campaign for New York City TV station; 2007-2008)
Screencap from the campaign promo
Status: Partially Found
On the weekend of May 5, 2007, WNBC revives the ever popular "We're 4 New York" ad campaign, for the first time in 5 years. In the same year, a set of promos related to the campaign, featuring Alexis Kalehoff along with several of the station's on air talent, NBC personalities, and other celebrities.[1] Also in August of 2008, during the 2008 Summer Olympics, a set of news promos, also known as "We're 4 New York Everyday" was also aired. The song promos was lasted until August 2008 in the wake of the station's controversy involving the Lead America informercial in March of the same year, while the "We're 4 New York Everyday" promos were lasted for 4 months until November 2008.
Variants
Each promo features the ever familiar "We're 4 New York" campaign song, written by Julie Gold and composed by Edd Kalehoff. The jingle has used with the vocals, the other was an instrumental piece.
First Verse
The commercials features the first verse of the song, set to the footage of people working in NYC. The chorus of the song was also heard, and the song was joined by the station's on air talent, NBC personalities, or other celebrities doing the song. The song's lyrics was said was said to be like this:
(4 New York)
If you will listen,
Then you'll hear (You'll hear)
Big city music
That plays in your ear (Oh yeah)
The New York Spirit
The New York Pride
The sparkling skyline
It's magic inside
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
You got it
Let's show the rest of the world
How it's done (How it's done)
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
For the pride (for the pride)
For the joy (for the joy)
Hey world, are you watching? (Are you watching)
For the thrill of being number 1,
We're 4 New York!
Chorus
The commercials features the chorus of the song, set to the footage of people working in NYC. The song was joined by the station's on air talent, NBC personalities, or other celebrities doing the song. The song's lyrics was also said was said to be like this:
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
You got it
Let's show the rest of the world
How it's done (How it's done)
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
For the pride (for the pride)
For the joy (for the joy)
Hey world, are you watching? (Are you watching)
For the thrill of being number 1,
We're 4 New York!
(We're 4 New York)
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
You got it
Let's show the rest of the world
How it's done (How it's done)
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
For the pride (for the pride)
For the joy (for the joy)
Hey world, are you watching? (Are you watching)
For the thrill of being number 1,
We're 4 New York!
Chorus (30 seconds)
The 30 second version of the commercials features the chorus of the song set to the footage of people working in NYC, along with the station's on air talent, NBC personalities, or other celebrities joining the singing of the song. The song's lyrics was said was said to be like this:
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
You got it
Let's show the rest of the world
How it's done (How it's done)
I'm 4 New York (4 New York)
We're 4 New York
For the pride (for the pride)
For the joy (for the joy)
Hey world, are you watching? (Are you watching)
For the thrill of being number 1,
We're 4 New York!
Chorus (15 seconds)
The 15 second version of the commercials features the last line of the chorus of the song with the station's on air talent, NBC personalities, or other celebrities joining the singing of the song at the start of each promo, the line "For the thrill of being number 1, We're 4 New York!" then ends the promos.
Chorus (Legal ID)
The legal ID version of the commercials features the line "We're 4 New York!" is heard throughout, then the station's on air talent, NBC personalities, or other celebrities ending the ID saying their spoken words.
Availability
The promos is frequently played on WNBC at the end of every newscasts, but it is also aired during commercial breaks of NBC programming and syndicated programming, with the legal ID version was used before every program, and it also after local commercial breaks of NBC programming (mainly during Sports programming and on late night programming), all from May 5, 2007 until August of 2008. In May of 2007, WNBCHD4 uploaded the promos featuring the campaign, with most of the videos were deleted in 2008. Vlad Florestal uploaded the 1st "Chorus :30" variant on June 19, 2007.[2] On February 17, 2010, the generic version of the First verse variant was uploaded by TellyFarnsworth[3] Then in 2009, NewYorkWebcast uploaded the First Verse and Chorus Variants of the promo. Leicester Elline Cruz uploaded the 2 "Chorus :15" variants on January 23 and April 22, 2013, followed by the 2 "First Verse" variants on June 12, 2013 and February 5, 2014,
Videos
First Verse Variant
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Chorus Variant
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Chorus :30 Variant
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Chorus :15 Variant
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Chorus Legal ID Variant
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References
- ↑ TVNewsCheck Article about the revival Retrieved 4 Aug '24
- ↑ The 1st "Chorus :30" variant of We're 4 NY Retrieved 4 Aug '24
- ↑ We're 4 NY "Generic First Verse Variant" Retrieved 4 Aug '24