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This article was published on June 30, 2015

Hear the first song played on Beats 1 and how it was introduced

Mic Wright
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Mic Wright

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Mic Wright is a journalist specialising in technology, music and popular culture. He lives in Dublin. He is on Twitter at @brokenbottleboy. Mic Wright is a journalist specialising in technology, music and popular culture. He lives in Dublin. He is on Twitter at @brokenbottleboy.

The first song played on Apple’s Beats 1 radio station (after some pre-launch teething problems) was from a British band – Spring King. The track’s called City.

Here’s how Zane Lowe introduced it and Apple’s new baby:

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We’ll have a review of the station’s first few hours later today. Stay…um…tuned.

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