Crazy Frog to blame for decline in ringtone sales

FOR those driven demented by the Crazy Frog and his infuriating mobile phone companions, it may finally be safe to take off the earmuffs.

The world’s largest record company has revealed that sales of ringtones are in decline, suggesting the rampant growth of the phenomenon that led to the Crazy Frog keeping Coldplay from the top of the charts has stopped.

Universal Music has disclosed that there has been a sharp drop in sales of ringtones in Britain and, according to analysts, the situation in Ireland is even more marked.