Happy Birthday, David!

~Ur Web Nerds

For the last month VH1's been asking you guys to send in clips of yourselves performing David Cook’s hit, “Light On.” Vh1 received lots of entertaining submissions. Watch them and comment on them right here. But the end date has arrived, and the “Light On” Challenge is over. David has checked out lots of the clips himself (see him assess a few right here) and he wanted to comment on one that really impressed him. Check the video above for his reaction.

TUNE IN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TO SEE DAVID COOK
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT 7:30PM CBS

DAVID'S APPEARANCE ON ELLEN IS NOW AIRING 12/1, CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS

Happy Thanksgiving from the Web Nerds!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DAVID COOK’S SELF-TITLED ALBUM DEBUTS AT #3 ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHARTS

DAVID COOK IS #1 ON THE DIGITAL ALBUM CHART WITH 58,713 UNITS- THE MOST EVER FOR A DEBUT ARTIST

DAVID COOK IS THE BEST DEBUT FROM AN IDOL WINNER SINCE 2006

FIRST SINGLE “LIGHT ON” HAS BEEN #1 ON THE AOL TOP 40 SONGS CHART FOR 6 WEEKS AND IS #1 ON THE CLEARCHANNEL ON DEMAND CHART

“LIGHT ON” IS THE #1 GAINER AT ADULT RADIO AND DEBUTED AS THE BREAKOUT TRACK ON THIS WEEK’S AMERICAN TOP 40 WITH RYAN SEACREST

IDOL SINGLE “THE TIME OF MY LIFE” HAS BEEN CERTIFIED PLATINUM WITH OVER 1 MILLION TRACKS SOLD

(New York – NY) – David Cook enters the Billboard charts at #3 with his self-titled debut album (19 Recordings / RCA Records) selling 279,578 units. The Rob Cavallo produced album is also the #1 album on the digital album chart and is the best debut from an American Idol winner since 2006.

“Light On”, the first single from the album, has been dominating the AOL Top 40 Songs chart at #1 for the past 6 weeks and is currently #1 on the ClearChannel On Demand Chart. It was also the #1 gainer at adult radio and debuted as the breakout track on this week’s American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest. In late September “Light On” premiered on AOL Music’s pop culture news site, PopEater.com, receiving over 1 million plays in less than week.

The ClearChannel premiere of the Wayne Isham directed “Light On” video became their best performing video premiere ahead of Linkin’ Park, The Eagles and Ne-Yo.

American Idol single “The Time Of My Life” (which is featured as a bonus track on David Cook) has reached platinum status with over 1 million tracks sold.

Watch below as Blender Editor-in-Chief Joe Levy weighs in on all things rock in last Friday's installment of the weekly video blog "The Blender Burner". Stay tuned for the end with David's interview from the Hard Rock Cafe!

CHECK OUT DAVID COOK ON AOL SESSIONS

This is the live blog from the Hard Rock Cafe exclusive performance and album signing. Refresh your page for updates.

6:12 - It's a cold night in New York City. Especially for all the fans who woke up early to get a ticket to this very special performance. The stage is set, the crowd is here and the excitement is palpable. Kiss on the Neck is playing over the speakers. Just 20 more minutes before the performance starts.

The countdown says it all: Release Day is here. The wait is over! Have you held a copy of "David Cook"- the album, in your hands yet? Tell us about it!

And as promised, David will be online to chat with you from New York's Z100 today at noon EST.

Click here to get to the chat and stay tuned to DavidCookOfficial.com for more news on this big day!

WAYS TO BUY DAVID COOK - THE ALBUM

Here are some of the options to get David Cook - the album:

Preorder the album on Amazon and take David to the top of the Amazon Bestsellers List. Click here.

Preorder the album on iTunes and get the exclusive bonus track "My Last Request" Click here.

Preorder the album at Newbury Comics and get a limited* autographed CD Booklet. Click here.

Buy your copy at Walmart and get the exclusive bonus track "Breathe Tonight". Click here for store locations.

Buy your copy at Virgin Megastore in Times Square, NYC at 8am on release day and you could get a free ticket to attend an intimate performance and album signing at the Hard Rock Café at 6:30pm the same day!

Preorders end at 11:59:59 PM on Monday 11/17

LIGHT ON CHALLENGE

Check out the first few video entries of David Cook's Light On Challenge. If you are planning on posting yours don't wait too long as David may be looking at some of these early next week. Remember: guitars are optional and a capella is welcome! Click here to watch and rate.

CHAT WITH DAVID ON RELEASE DAY
David will be taking some time off his busy promotional schedule to talk to his US fans online on release day. Make sure to check out DavidCookOfficial.com on Tuesday morning to find out all the details to participate.

David turns up the volume and performs tracks from his brand new album "David Cook" for Walmart. Check it out here

Put your hands together for DavidCookOfficial.com user Margot who won The “David Cook Official – Invite Your Friends” Flyaway Sweepstakes! Keep an eye out for Margot this Monday morning at 7 AM EST on Good Morning America when she gets to meet David!

Stay tuned to DCO for exclusive contests you can only get as a member of the community!

This is it. The full album, available for streaming right now. Click here and rock on!

David Cook fans have an exclusive opportunity to cheer him on as he performs live on the 2008 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS RED CARPET LIVE ! show which airs right before the AMAs on November 23rd. Then see stars like: Beyonce, Chris Brown, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Jonas Brothers, Pink, The Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna and many more as they arrive for music's biggest night of the year!
This is by invitation only so please send an email to:
amaredcarpet@dickclark.com
With the name, age, telephone number and email address of every person attending (you must be 14 or older to attend).

David and VH1 are challenging you to make your own version of "Light On". Get your vocal cords ready, pull out your old guitar and rock on! Click below to watch David himself teach you how to play the song and be the first one to sign up!

Grab this banner here

You can also view the video lesson and rate all entries here:

Be one of the first to buy the album at Virgin Megastore Times Square in New York on release day and get a free ticket to attend an intimate performance and album signing at the Hard Rock Café at 6:30pm the same day.

This promotion starts at 8am on 11/18 and tickets are limited so plan to be there early!

Stay tuned to DavidCookOfficial.com for more details.

You know there is a moment in every rock show where you become part of the spectacle. It starts with one, then the whole room is filled with glowing lighters shining back at the band. Now you can light up any venue with David Cook's "Light On" Lighter. Turn up the volume because when you spark up this lighter it plays David's single "Light On" in its entirety. Don't worry, if you're at a live show the song can be paused and the flame will burn as long as you have battery power.

In David's own words: "I am really stoked about this application. I think it gives a different dynamic to the single and it is much safer than practicing pyromania. Not to mention, you won’t burn your thumb!"

Get it now here

Get your friends on DavidCookOfficial.com for a chance to win a trip to New York to attend David Cook's Good Morning America performance on Nov 17.

Click here to invite a friend (you must be logged in to invite)

Each new member that signs up through one of your your invitations will give you a chance to win. There is no limit to how many friends you can invite but this sweepstakes ends on Nov 2 so don't wait!

Check out the full story here at the MTV Newsroom!

Official pre-order links are now live on Amazon and iTunes for David Cook's self-titled debut!

Order yours today!

Wondering how the album recording is going? Want to know what David was doing a year ago? Listen to the full interview with Johnny & Jayde from XL1067 here

01 Declaration
02 Heroes
03 Light On
04 Come Back to Me
05 Life on the Moon
06 Bar-ba-sol
07 Mr. Sensitive
08 Lie
09 I Did It for You
10 Avalanche
11 Permanent
12 A Daily AntheM

BONUS TRACK
The Time Of My Life

You did it: Over 1,000,000 plays of "Light On" since last week's AOL premiere. Thank you!

And now you can finally buy it on iTunes! Let's take "Light On" to the top of the charts!

Click below to get it now!