In fact, the music video, which started the song’s upwards and unstoppable trajectory in the first place, was also certified five-times platinum, though since buying music videos was a significantly less popular practice, the actual number of sales is much smaller, rounding off at just over 250,000 copies.Ī little over two years ago, the video became the first in history to hit two billion views, and while the song wasn't selling like it used to, the South Korean singer was still collecting healthy paychecks. The track was originally released in the summer of 2012, and over a year later, the RIAA certified it five-times platinum, which at the time was awarded for sales of at least five million copies. While many people purchased the single when it was first gaining traction, the song has continued to push copies in the years since, though not at the same speed. Here in the States, it still performed exceptionally well on the charts, stalling in the runner-up position, which is much higher than any other song in Korean had ever reached before. 1 in almost every territory, with the U.S. In the song’s heyday, it took over the world in a way that no song ever had, especially one that wasn’t in English. The K-pop track is just over four years old, and while the song was never huge on radio and sales have dipped, it continues to be incredibly popular on YouTube, where it first came to prominence and organically took over the world.Įven at four-years-old, the original and most successful viral music video ever shows little sign of slowing down. Psy’s unlikely worldwide smash “Gangnam Style” has bucked this trend, along with pretty much every other rule that typically applies to what does well in music. It’s rare that any title continues to receive significant airplay on radio and clicks online, both on streaming sites and YouTube, for much more than a year after it premieres. Most songs that become successful in the pop music/top 40 world have a very short shelf life, and even the biggest smashes can usually only remain in the public’s ears for so long. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) Psy is set to release his first album on December 1 for more than three years, with the 'Gangnam Style' star vowing a return 'to his roots'. South Korean singer Psy, 37, applauds during a press conference to promote his seventh album at a.
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