SUMMARY
- GTA 6 trailer took everyone by storm and increased the hype for the game tenfold.
- Tom Petty's 'Love is a long road' soared to new heights due to the trailer.
For their Grand Theft Auto franchise, Rockstar Games has a tradition of carefully selecting tracks that fit the overall feel of the game and spark conversation among players right away. Fans can rest assured that a good soundtrack is already in place for the Rockstar Games’ upcoming GTA 6, thanks to the look at the soundtrack of the game’s first trailer.
Rockstar Games is known for putting in a serious effort to make their games spot-on. This is the main their games take to get released. Since radios are an important part of the GTA games it is no doubt that Rockstar Games will be picking up the best hits.
Not only is the GTA 6 trailer breaking records on YouTube, it’s even boosted the popularity of the song Rockstar used for it, with Tom Petty’s “Love Is a Long Road” having a streaming increase of 36,979% on Spotify. https://t.co/Y8mnR2dBPH pic.twitter.com/HuPdU4wMFG
— IGN (@IGN) December 6, 2023
Tom Petty’s “Love is a Long Road” is the sole song that is known to be included in the GTA 6 soundtrack as of now as this song featured in the GTA 6 trailer.
GTA 6 might have added another song to its list
It now seems that players might have found another song that might get featured in Grand Theft Auto 6. This was first spotted by Reddit user AlilBitTall who then went to post about it on the platform.
According to the user, the disco song Ring My Bell which was sung by Anita Ward seems to have been updated with the famous GTA 6 logo art on Spotify when playing the song. This will not be the first time this song has been added by Rockstar Games to the GTA franchise.
The update by the user can now be confirmed and turns out to be true. Anita Ward’s Ring My Bell now does come with the GTA 6 logo when played on Spotify. Since Rockstar Games had included this song in San Andreas, it is a no-brainer that they might do so again with songs in GTA 6.
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Frederick Knight wrote the 1979 disco hit “Ring My Bell.” Written as a teenybopper song about kids conversing on the phone, the song was finally sung by Anita Ward and it went on to become her greatest hit.
Owing to the era of the track and the franchise’s past inclusion of beloved tunes like “Love is a Long Road,” fans have high expectations for the fictitious radio station V-Rock to make a comeback, which debuted in GTA: Vice City in 2002.
Fans are also excited by this development as they want to drive around in GTA 6 with their radio on full blast, as they get to enjoy the impeccable music collection of GTA 6.
GTA 6 trailer 2 release date
GTA 6 fans who have waited for so long are in for a ride. The community is experiencing unparalleled levels of excitement as new rumors about the game keep on circulating. According to recent speculations, the GTA 6’s second trailer may release as early as May 2024, building excitement among fans all around the world.
One well-known Grand Theft Auto fan account on X, @GTAVI_Countdown, has become a major voice in the ongoing second trailer rumors. This source suggests that Rockstar Games could release the second GTA 6 trailer in May 2024.
GTA 6’s next announcement is expected to be in May, before Take-Two’s final quarter earnings call, where they will report full FY24 results and reveal their plans for FY25 (games releasing before April 2025). pic.twitter.com/NW6hPgCNLU
— GTA 6 Countdown ⏳ (@GTAVI_Countdown) February 22, 2024
The speculation is based on the fact that Take-Two Interactive’s final quarter earnings call will be held in the same month, and therefore the second trailer might come out.