Sounds for the Supermarket
Sounds For The Supermarket is an album distributed by Minnesota-based communications company Muzak to supermarket vendors in the United States and Canada in 1975.
The song was believed to feature subliminal sounds to increase purchase rates. The music website Legis Music said that the music increases sales by 35%, however, this was not due to the subliminal sounds, rather that the music helps customers "stay bearable".
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Reception
According to an informal straw poll on social media website Facebook in 2019 held by the Houston Press, 46% of people would rather listen to Sounds for the Supermarket in supermarkets rather than more current music. Canadian music correspondent and blogger Eric Alper stated that the music is "pleasant enough for people to stay in and buy more of stuff" and WFLA's Natalie Aquilia considered the album "classic jingles".
In popular culture
The album received more public notice when YouTube user Jer Jae uploaded the album to the site, with "Sounds for the Supermarket 1" receiving over 1 million viewers. "Sounds for the Supermarket 1" was used in the 2016 indie video game Garbage Day.
The song was believed to feature subliminal sounds to increase purchase rates. The music website Legis Music said that the music increases sales by 35%, however, this was not due to the subliminal sounds, rather that the music helps customers "stay bearable".
Tracks
Reception
According to an informal straw poll on social media website Facebook in 2019 held by the Houston Press, 46% of people would rather listen to Sounds for the Supermarket in supermarkets rather than more current music. Canadian music correspondent and blogger Eric Alper stated that the music is "pleasant enough for people to stay in and buy more of stuff" and WFLA's Natalie Aquilia considered the album "classic jingles".
In popular culture
The album received more public notice when YouTube user Jer Jae uploaded the album to the site, with "Sounds for the Supermarket 1" receiving over 1 million viewers. "Sounds for the Supermarket 1" was used in the 2016 indie video game Garbage Day.
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