191 Million Plays

[tbry]

I remember when this song came out...it was very controversial and the message poorly received....the band says it was just to bring awareness...regardless 191 Million plays is a lot of spins...and the shots keep happening. Maybe they were on to something.

 

1) Are there any other vids that have this many plays in the last 5 years or so since this came out?

 

2) . Any other songs in the last 5 years get this much negative attention and do so well?

 

3) How much does 191 Million spins pay the band?

 

From Wikapedia...Reflecting on the lack of inspiration he felt when writing the song, Foster said, "I've heard a lot of other artists talk about this as well, like, 'I'm not inspired right now. I've got writer's block. I'm just not really feeling anything.' And I've felt that way, too, just not being inspired and wanting to wait for inspiration to come before I wrote. But I wasn't inspired when I wrote 'Pumped Up Kicks,' and that's what came out. So... it just solidified the notion that perspiration is more powerful than inspiration."^[3] Thinking that he was just recording a demo, he played all of the instruments on the song,^[4] and using the software Logic Pro, he arranged and edited the song himself.^[5] The demo is ultimately the version of the song that Foster released.^[4]

 

A demo and it turns out this big...pretty unique.

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I'm not sure, but I don't think YouTube pays anything for their videos.

 

How about this one?

Just a matter of weeks before it hits a billion.

 

 

 

 

 

[tbry]

Ha! Wow a billion plays...thats a big number. I am pretty sure YT pays the content originator a royalty...Maybe someone here knows the going rates.

[Anderton]

Ha! Wow a billion plays...thats a big number. I am pretty sure YT pays the content originator a royalty...Maybe someone here knows the going rates.

 

They have deals worked out with some publishers...not sure what kind of a cut the artists get.