iPhone 4 ad racks up 1.8 million hits

The spot Advertising Age calls "wordless and classy" is the week's No. 2 viral video

Image: Apple Inc.

Whatever Apple (AAPL) paid for the iPhone 4 advertisement that's running on prime time TV this week, it was money well spent.

Not only is the piece getting warm reviews, but with 1.8 million hits it was No. 2 on Advertising Age's viral video chart, right behind "How do you like it shaved?," a Gillette (PG) commercial thick with double entendres.

Here's what AdAge's Edmund Lee had to say about the iPhone piece:

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