7 Songs that Created a Sensation on YouTube


4) Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: 2012

The song "Call Me Maybe" was recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen for her international debut album ‘Kiss,’ last year. This catchy video created worldwide sensation soon after it was released and received over 416 million views on VEVO and YouTube as of March 2013. The track “Call Me Maybe” has been recognized as the Song of the Year of 2012 by MTV. The music video of this song was written and directed by Ben Knechtel and according to him, the core idea of the concept was to have a "twist at the end", trying to make some changes than the typical story of "boy meets a girl.”

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3) Love The Way You Lie – Eminem

Released: 2010

The video ‘Love The Way You Lie’ of Eminem, broke what was a YouTube record at the time of its release with 6.6 million hits in 24 hours. The video described about a couple’s denial to separate in spite of having a trouble relationship. ‘Love The Way You Lie’ video featured Megan Fox, Dominiv Monaghan with Eminem and Rihanna. This video has total of 554,723,935 views on YouTube and listed one among the best of Eminem’s work by magazines. The song won many accolades and bagged five Grammy nominations.