document_title: The Day the Earth Stood Still

question_text: who played bobby in the day the earth stood still

text: The Day the Earth Stood Still

text: Plot[edit]

text: When a flying saucer lands in Washington, D.C., the Army quickly surrounds it. A humanoid (Michael Rennie) emerges, announcing that he has come in peace. When he unexpectedly opens a small device, he is shot by a nervous soldier. A tall robot emerges from the saucer and quickly disintegrates the soldiers' weapons. The alien orders the robot, Gort, to stop. He explains that the now-broken device was a gift for the President, which would have enabled him "to study life on the other planets".

text: The alien, Klaatu, is taken to Walter Reed Hospital. After surgery, he uses a salve to quickly heal his wound. Meanwhile, the Army is unable to enter the saucer; Gort stands outside, silent and unmoving.

text: Klaatu tells the President's secretary, Mr. Harley (Frank Conroy), that he has a message that must be delivered to all the world's leaders simultaneously. Harley tells him that such a meeting in the current political climate is impossible. Klaatu suggests that he be allowed to go among humans to better understand their "unreasoning suspicions and attitudes". Harley rejects the proposal, and Klaatu remains under guard.

text: Klaatu escapes and lodges at a boarding house as "Mr. Carpenter", the name on the dry cleaner's tag on a suit he "borrowed". Among the residents are young widow Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) and her son Bobby (Billy Gray). The next morning, Klaatu listens to the boarders speculate about why the alien is here.

text: While Helen and her boyfriend Tom Stephens (Hugh Marlowe) go out, Klaatu babysits Bobby. The boy takes Klaatu on a tour of the city, including a visit to his father's grave in Arlington National Cemetery; Klaatu learns that most of those buried there were killed in wars. The two visit the Lincoln Memorial, then the heavily guarded spaceship. Klaatu asks Bobby who is the greatest living person; Bobby suggests Professor Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe), who lives in the capital. Bobby takes Klaatu to Barnhardt's home, but the professor is absent. Klaatu adds an equation to a problem on Barnhardt's blackboard and leaves his contact information with the suspicious housekeeper.

text: That evening a government agent takes Klaatu to Barnhardt. Klaatu explains that the people of other planets have concerns now that humanity has developed rockets and a rudimentary form of atomic power. Klaatu declares that if his message is ignored, "Earth will be eliminated." Barnhardt agrees to gather scientists from around the world at the saucer; he then suggests that Klaatu give a harmless demonstration of his power. Klaatu returns to his spaceship that night, unaware that Bobby has followed him. Bobby sees Gort knock out two sentries and Klaatu enter the saucer.

text: Bobby tells Helen and Tom what he saw, but they do not believe him until Tom takes a diamond he found in Klaatu's room to a jeweler and learns it is "unlike any other on Earth." Klaatu finds Helen at her workplace, and they take an empty service elevator, which stops precisely at noon, this being the demonstration of his supernatural powers. Klaatu reveals his true identity, then asks for her help. He has neutralised all electricity everywhere, except for such things as hospitals and aircraft in flight. Exactly 30 minutes later the blackout ends.

text: After Tom informs the authorities of his suspicions, Helen breaks up with him. She and Klaatu go to Barnhardt's home. En route he tells her that, should anything happen to him, she must say to Gort, "Klaatu barada nikto." Their taxi is spotted and hemmed in; Klaatu makes a break for it and is shot dead. Helen quickly heads to the saucer. Gort disintegrates both sentries and advances on her. When Helen utters Klaatu's words, the robot carries her into the spaceship, then leaves to retrieve Klaatu's body. Gort brings Klaatu back to life, but he explains to Helen that his revival is only temporary; the power of life and death is "reserved for the Almighty Spirit."

text: Klaatu emerges from the saucer and addresses Barnhardt's assembled scientists, informing them that he represents an interplanetary organisation that created a police force of invincible robots like Gort to "patrol the planets in spaceships like this one, and preserve the peace" by automatically annihilating aggressors. "In matters of aggression, we have given them absolute power over us. This power cannot be revoked." Klaatu concludes with, "It is no concern of ours how you run your own planet, but if you threaten to extend your violence this Earth of yours will be reduced to a burned-out cinder. Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration." Klaatu and Gort re-enter the spaceship and depart.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Michael Rennie as Klaatu
Patricia Neal as Helen Benson[a]
Billy Gray as Bobby Benson
Hugh Marlowe as Tom Stephens
Sam Jaffe as Professor Jacob Barnhardt[b]
Frances Bavier as Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin as Gort
Frank Conroy as Mr. Harley
Tyler McVey as Brady (uncredited)

text:
Cast notes
Well-known broadcast journalists of their time, H. V. Kaltenborn, Elmer Davis, Drew Pearson, and Gabriel Heatter, appeared and/or were heard as themselves in cameo roles. Spencer Tracy and Claude Rains were originally considered for the part of Klaatu.[8][9]

text: Metaphors[edit]

text: In a 1995 interview, producer Julian Blaustein explained that Joseph Breen, the film censor installed by the Motion Picture Association of America at the Twentieth Century Fox studios, balked at the portrayal of Klaatu's resurrection and limitless power.[8] At the behest of the MPAA, a line was inserted into the film; when Helen asks Klaatu whether Gort has unlimited power over life and death, Klaatu explains that Gort has only revived him temporarily and "that power is reserved to the Almighty Spirit."[8][10] Of the elements that he added to Klaatu's character, screenwriter Edmund North said, "It was my private little joke. I never discussed this angle with Blaustein or Wise because I didn't want it expressed. I had originally hoped that the Christ comparison would be subliminal."[11]

text: That the question even came up in an interview is proof enough that such comparisons did not remain subliminal, but they are subtle enough so that it is not immediately obvious to all viewers that those elements were intended to compare Klaatu to Christ.[12] When Klaatu escapes from the hospital, he steals the clothing of a "Maj. Carpenter," carpentry being the profession Jesus learned from his father Joseph. He presents himself as John Carpenter, the same initials as Jesus Christ (and borrowing a given name from one of his disciples, John). His previous actions are misunderstood, and he is eventually killed by military authority. At the end of the film, Klaatu, having risen from the dead, ascends into the (night) sky. Other parallels include: his coming to Earth with a message for all mankind; his befriending of a child; possessing wisdom and specialised scientific knowledge beyond any human being; and people being given a sign of his power. At the very start of the film, one of the radar technicians, upon observing the speed of Klaatu's spaceship, is heard to exclaim, "Holy Christmas!"[13]

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Producer Julian Blaustein set out to make a film under the working titles of Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World that illustrated the fear and suspicion that characterised the early Cold War and Atomic Age. He reviewed more than 200 science fiction short stories and novels in search of a storyline that could be used, since this film genre was well suited for a metaphorical discussion of such grave issues. Studio head Darryl F. Zanuck gave the go-ahead for this project, and Blaustein hired Edmund North to write the screenplay based on elements from Harry Bates's 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master". The revised final screenplay was completed on February 21, 1951. Science fiction writer Raymond F. Jones worked as an uncredited adviser.[14]

text: Pre-production[edit]

text: The set was designed by Thomas Little and Claude Carpenter. They collaborated with the noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the design of the spacecraft. Paul Laffoley has suggested that the futuristic interior was inspired by Wright's Johnson Wax Headquarters, completed in 1936. Laffoley quotes Wright and his attempt in designing the exterior: "... to imitate an experimental substance that I have heard about which acts like living tissue. If cut, the rift would appear to heal like a wound, leaving a continuous surface with no scar."[15]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal outdoor photography for The Day the Earth Stood Still was shot on the 20th Century Fox sound stages and on its studio back lot (now located in Century City, California), with a second unit shooting background plates and other scenes in Washington D.C. and at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland. The shooting schedule was from April 9 to May 23, 1951. The primary actors never travelled to Washington for the making of the film. Director Robert Wise indicated in the DVD commentary that the War Department refused participation in the film based on a reading of the script. The military equipment shown, however, came from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment then stationed at Ft. Meade which supplied the vehicles, equipment and soldiers for the segments depicting Army operations.[16] One of the tanks in the film bears the "Brave Rifles" insignia of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.[17]

text: The robot Gort, who serves Klaatu, was played by Lock Martin, who worked as an usher at Grauman's Chinese Theater and stood seven feet, seven inches tall. Not used to being in such a confining, heat-inducing costume, he worked carefully when wearing the two oversize, laced-up-the-front or back, foamed neoprene suits needed for creating the illusion on screen of a seamless metallic Gort. Wise decided that Martin's on-screen shooting time would be limited to half-hour intervals, so Martin, with his generally weak constitution, would face no more than minor discomfort. These segments, in turn, were then edited together into film's final print.[18]

text: In a commentary track on DVD, interviewed by fellow director Nicholas Meyer, Wise stated that he wanted the film to appear as realistic and believable as possible, in order to drive home the motion picture's core message against armed conflict in the real world. Also mentioned in the DVD's documentary interview was the original title for the movie, "The Day the World Stops." Blaustein said his aim with the film was to promote a "strong United Nations."[19]

text: Herrmann's score[edit]

text: The music score was composed by Bernard Herrmann in August 1951, and was his first score after he moved from New York to Hollywood. Herrmann chose unusual instrumentation for the film: violin, cello, and bass (all three electric), two theremin electronic instruments (played by Dr. Samuel Hoffman and Paul Shure), two Hammond organs, a large studio electric organ, three vibraphones, two glockenspiels, marimba, tam-tam, two bass drums, three sets of timpani, two pianos, celesta, two harps, one horn, three trumpets, three trombones, and four tubas.[20] Herrmann's notable advances in film scoring included Unison organs, tubas, piano, and bass drum, staggered tritone movement, and glissando in theremins, as well as exploitation of the dissonance between D and E-flat and experimentation with unusual overdubbing and tape-reversal techniques. By using the theremin Herrmann made one of music's first forays into electronic music, one year before Karlheinz Stockhausen and three years before Edgard Varèse, something that was overlooked by the classical elite.[21]

text: Music and soundtrack[edit]

text:
The Day the Earth Stood Still

Film score by Bernard Herrmann

Released
1993

Recorded
August, 1951

Genre
Soundtracks, Film score

Length
35:33

Label
20th Century Fox

Producer
Nick Redman

text:
Professional ratings

Review scores

Source
Rating

AllMusic
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text: 20th Century Fox later reused the Bernard Herrmann title theme in the original pilot episode of Irwin Allen's 1965 TV series Lost in Space; the music was also used extensively in Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea series episode, “The Indestructible Man”. Danny Elfman noted The Day the Earth Stood Still's score inspired his interest in film composing, and made him a fan of Herrmann.[22]

text:
[show]Track listing

No.
Title
Length

1.
"Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare"
0:12

2.
"Prelude / Outer Space/Radar"
3:45

3.
"Danger"
0:24

4.
"Klaatu"
2:15

5.
"Gort / The Visor / The Telescope"
2:23

6.
"Escape"
0:55

7.
"Solar Diamonds"
1:04

8.
"Arlington"
1:08

9.
"Lincoln Memorial"
1:27

10.
"Nocturne / The Flashlight / The Robot / Space Control"
5:58

11.
"The Elevator / Magnetic Pull / The Study / The Conference / The Jewelry Store"
4:32

12.
"Panic"
0:42

13.
"The Glowing / Alone / Gort's Rage / Nikto / The Captive / Terror"
5:11

14.
"The Prison"
1:42

15.
"Rebirth"
1:38

16.
"Departure"
0:52

17.
"Farewell"
0:32

18.
"Finale"
0:30

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The Day the Earth Stood Still was well received by critics and is widely regarded as one of the best films of 1951.[23][24][25][26] Variety praised the film's documentary style and wrote that "the yarn is told interestingly enough and imbued with sufficient science-fiction lures and suspense so that only seldom does its moralistic wordiness get in the way ... Cast, although secondary to the story, works well."[19][27] Harrison's Reports wrote: "Very good! It is by far the best of the science-fiction pictures yet produced. It holds one's interest undiminished from start to finish and, although the theme is admittedly fantastic, one is made to feel as if he is seeing a real-life occurrence because of the expert handling of the subject matter and the extremely fine special effects work."[28] The Los Angeles Times praised the film's seriousness, though it also found "certain subversive elements".[19] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote a dismissive review, however, calling the film "tepid entertainment" and describing Gort as "oddly unmenacing."[29]

text: The Day the Earth Stood Still was moderately successful when released, accruing US$1,850,000 in distributors' domestic (U. S. and Canada) rentals, making it the year's 52nd biggest earner.[30][c]

text: The Day the Earth Stood Still earned more plaudits overseas: the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave the filmmakers a special Golden Globe Award for "promoting international understanding." Bernard Herrmann's score also received a nomination at the Golden Globes.[31] The French magazine Cahiers du cinéma was also impressed, with Pierre Kast calling it "almost literally stunning" and praising its "moral relativism."[19]

text: The Day the Earth Stood Still is ranked seventh in Arthur C. Clarke's list of the best science fiction films of all time, just above Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which Clarke himself co-wrote.[citation needed]

text: The Day the Earth Stood Still holds a 94% "Certified Fresh" rating at the film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.[32]

text: Legacy[edit]

text: The Day the Earth Stood Still received recognition from the American Film Institute and was selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry. In 2001, it was ranked number 82 on 100 Years...100 Thrills, a list of America's most heart-pounding films.[33] It placed number 67 on a similar list 100 Years...100 Cheers, a list of America's most inspiring films.[34] In June 2008, the American Film Institute revealed its "10 Top 10" — the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres — after polling more than 1,500 people from the creative community. The Day the Earth Stood Still was acknowledged as the fifth best film in the science fiction genre.[35] The film was also on the ballot for AFI's other lists including 100 Years...100 Movies,[36] the tenth anniversary list,[37] 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains for Klaatu in the heroes category,[38] 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes for the famous line "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!"[39] and AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores.[40] In 2004, the film was selected by The New York Times as one of The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made.[41]

text: Lou Cannon and Colin Powell believed the film inspired Ronald Reagan to discuss uniting against an alien invasion when meeting Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. Two years later Reagan told the United Nations, "I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world."[19]

text: Klaatu barada nikto[edit]

text: Since the release of the film, the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" has appeared repeatedly in fiction and in popular culture. The Robot Hall of Fame described it as "one of the most famous commands in science fiction,"[42] while Frederick S. Clarke of Cinefantastique called it "the most famous phrase ever spoken by an extraterrestrial."[43]

text: Patricia Neal had a problem saying the phrase, though she was proud of the film overall. "I do think it's the best science fiction film ever made, although I admit that I sometimes had a difficult time keeping a straight face. Michael would patiently watch me bite my lips to avoid giggling and ask, with true British reserve, 'Is that the way you intend to play it?"[44]

text: Edmund H. North, who wrote The Day the Earth Stood Still, also created the alien language used in the film, including the iconic phrase "Klaatu barada nikto". The official spelling for the phrase comes directly from the script (as shown in the adjacent image) and provides insight as to its proper pronunciation.

text: No translation was given in the film. Philosophy professor Aeon J. Skoble speculates the famous phrase is a "safe-word" that is part of a fail-safe feature used during diplomatic missions such as the one Klaatu and Gort make to Earth. With the use of the safe-word, Gort's deadly force can be deactivated in the event the robot is mistakenly triggered into a defensive posture. Skoble observes that the theme has evolved into a "staple of science fiction that the machines charged with protecting us from ourselves will misuse or abuse their power."[45]

text: Fantastic Films magazine explored the meaning of "Klaatu barada nikto" in a 1978 article titled The Language of Klaatu. The article, written by Tauna Le Marbe, who is listed as their "Alien Linguistics Editor," attempts to translate all the alien words Klaatu used throughout the film.[46] In the article the literal translation for Klaatu barada nikto was "Stop Barbarism (I have) death, bind" and the free translation was "I die, repair me, do not retaliate."[46]

text: The documentary Decoding "Klaatu Barada Nikto": Science Fiction as Metaphor examined the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" with some of the people involved with The Day the Earth Stood Still. Robert Wise, director of the film, related a story he had with Edmund North saying North told him, "Well, it's just something I kind of cooked up. I thought it sounded good."[47] Billy Gray, who played Bobby Benson in the film, said that he thought that the message was coming from Klaatu and that, "barada nikto must mean ... save Earth."[48] Florence Blaustein, widow of the producer Julian Blaustein, said North had to pass a street called Baroda every day going to work and said, "I think that's how that was born."[49] Film historian Steven Jay Rubin recalled an interview he had with North when he asked the question, "What is the direct translation of Klaatu barada nikto, and Edmund North said to me 'There's hope for Earth, if the scientists can be reached'."[50]

text: Adaptations[edit]

text: The film was dramatized as a radio play on January 4 1954 for the Lux Radio Theater; Michael Rennie reprised his lead role as Klaatu with actress Jean Peters as Helen Benson. This production was later re-broadcast on the Hollywood Radio Theater, the re-titled Lux Radio Theater, which aired on the Armed Forces Radio Service.[51]


document_title: List of most-viewed YouTube videos

question_text: which song has the most views on youtube 2017

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text: List of most-viewed YouTube videos

text: Top videos

text: The following table lists the top 100 most viewed videos on YouTube, with each total rounded to the nearest 10 million views, as well as the creator and date of publication to YouTube.[B]

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Rank
Video name
Uploader / artist
Views (billions)
Upload date
Notes

1.
"Despacito"[10]
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
5.24
January 12, 2017
[C]

2.
"See You Again"[15]
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
3.62
April 6, 2015
[D]

3.
"Shape of You"[22]
Ed Sheeran
3.58
January 30, 2017
[E]

4.
"Gangnam Style"[23]
Psy
3.16
July 15, 2012
[F]

5.
"Masha and the Bear: Recipe for Disaster"[28]
Get Movies
3.13
January 31, 2012
[G]

6.
"Uptown Funk"[29]
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3.09
November 19, 2014
[H]

7.
"Sorry"[30]
Justin Bieber
2.95
October 22, 2015

8.
"Sugar"[31]
Maroon 5
2.63
January 14, 2015

9.
"Shake It Off"[32]
Taylor Swift
2.57
August 18, 2014

10.
"Roar"[33]
Katy Perry
2.53
September 5, 2013

11.
"Bailando"[34]
Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona
2.52
April 11, 2014

12.
"Thinking Out Loud"[35]
Ed Sheeran
2.35
October 7, 2014

13.
"Hello"[36]
Adele
2.34
October 22, 2015
[I]

14.
"Dark Horse"[38]
Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
2.34
February 20, 2014

15.
"Lean On"[39]
Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ
2.33
March 22, 2015

16.
"Blank Space"[40]
Taylor Swift
2.30
November 10, 2014

17.
"Counting Stars"[41]
OneRepublic
2.28
May 31, 2013

18.
"All About That Bass"[42]
Meghan Trainor
2.20
June 11, 2014

19.
"Chantaje"[43]
Shakira featuring Maluma
2.19
November 18, 2016

20.
"Wheels on the Bus"[44]
LittleBabyBum
2.13
August 9, 2014

21.
"Closer (Lyric video)"[45]
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
2.11
July 29, 2016
[J]

22.
"This Is What You Came For"[46]
Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna
2.02
June 16, 2016

23.
"What Do You Mean?"[47]
Justin Bieber
1.91
August 30, 2015

24.
"Baby"[48]
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
1.91
February 19, 2010
[K]

25.
"Let Her Go"[51]
Passenger
1.90
July 25, 2012

26.
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[52]
Shakira featuring Freshlyground
1.89
June 4, 2010

27.
"Mi Gente"[53]
J Balvin and Willy William
1.88
June 29, 2017

28.
"Work from Home"[54]
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign
1.86
February 26, 2016

29.
"Chandelier"[55]
Sia
1.86
May 6, 2014

30.
"Rockabye"[56]
Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
1.84
October 21, 2016

31.
"We Don't Talk Anymore"[57]
Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez
1.80
August 2, 2016

32.
"Faded"[58]
Alan Walker
1.75
December 3, 2015

33.
"Love Me Like You Do"[59]
Ellie Goulding
1.75
January 22, 2015

34.
"Wake Me Up"[60]
Avicii
1.60
July 29, 2013

35.
"Treat You Better"[61]
Shawn Mendes
1.57
July 12, 2016

36.
"Worth It"[62]
Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
1.57
March 28, 2015

37.
"Love the Way You Lie"[63]
Eminem featuring Rihanna
1.55
August 5, 2010

38.
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"[64]
Silentó
1.53
June 25, 2015

39.
"Rude"[65]
Magic!
1.51
December 5, 2013

40.
"Let It Go"[66]
Idina Menzel
1.51
January 30, 2014
[L]

41.
"Ay Vamos"[68]
J Balvin
1.49
August 29, 2014

42.
"Johny Johny Yes Papa"[69]
ChuChu TV
1.48
November 14, 2014
[M]

43.
"Party Rock Anthem"[71]
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
1.48
March 8, 2011

44.
"Baby Shark Dance"[72]
Pinkfong! Kids' Songs & Stories
1.42
June 17, 2016

45.
"The Gummy Bear Song"[73]
icanrockyourworld
1.41
October 9, 2007
[N]

46.
"Vente Pa' Ca"[74]
Ricky Martin featuring Maluma
1.41
September 22, 2016

47.
"Hotline Bling"[75]
Drake
1.40
October 26, 2015

48.
"Échame la Culpa"[76]
Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato
1.39
November 16, 2017

49.
"The Lazy Song"[77]
Bruno Mars
1.39
April 15, 2011

50.
"Criminal"[78]
Natti Natasha featuring Ozuna
1.38
August 18, 2017

51.
"Stressed Out"[79]
Twenty One Pilots
1.37
April 27, 2015

52.
"Propuesta Indecente"[80]
Romeo Santos
1.36
September 9, 2013

53.
"Love Yourself"[81]
Justin Bieber
1.36
November 14, 2015

54.
"Felices los 4"[82]
Maluma
1.36
April 21, 2017

55.
"Starboy"[83]
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
1.35
September 28, 2016

56.
"Rolling in the Deep"[84]
Adele
1.34
November 30, 2010

57.
"Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge"[85]
Ryan ToysReview
1.34
April 13, 2016

58.
"Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)"[86]
CNCO
1.33
October 7, 2016

59.
"Side to Side"[87]
Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj
1.33
August 29, 2016

60.
"All of Me"[88]
John Legend
1.32
October 2, 2013

61.
"Hasta el Amanecer"[89]
Nicky Jam
1.32
January 14, 2016

62.
"New Rules"[90]
Dua Lipa
1.29
July 7, 2017

63.
"That's What I Like"[91]
Bruno Mars
1.27
March 2, 2017

64.
"Burn"[92]
Ellie Goulding
1.24
July 7, 2013

65.
"Axel F"[93]
Crazy Frog
1.24
June 16, 2009

66.
"On the Floor"[94]
Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
1.22
March 3, 2011

67.
"Andas en Mi Cabeza"[95]
Chino & Nacho featuring Daddy Yankee
1.22
April 20, 2016

68.
"The Hills"[96]
The Weeknd
1.22
May 27, 2015

69.
"How Deep Is Your Love"[97]
Calvin Harris featuring Disciples
1.22
August 6, 2015

70.
"Summer"[98]
Calvin Harris
1.22
April 6, 2014

71.
"Shaky Shaky"[99]
Daddy Yankee
1.21
July 14, 2016

72.
"Hey Mama"[100]
David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack
1.21
May 19, 2015

73.
"Mayores"[101]
Becky G and Bad Bunny
1.21
July 13, 2017

74.
"Bad Blood"[102]
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
1.21
May 17, 2015

75.
"Picky"[103]
Joey Montana
1.19
June 29, 2015

76.
"Thrift Shop"[104]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
1.19
August 29, 2012

77.
"Diamonds"[105]
Rihanna
1.18
November 8, 2012

78.
"Gentleman"[106]
Psy
1.17
April 13, 2013

79.
"Animals"[107]
Martin Garrix
1.17
June 17, 2013

80.
"Bang Bang"[108]
Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
1.17
August 25, 2014

81.
"El Pollito Pio"[109]
Pulcino Pio
1.16
November 29, 2012

82.
"La Bicicleta"[110]
Carlos Vives and Shakira
1.16
July 8, 2016

83.
"Havana (Audio)"[111]
Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
1.16
August 3, 2017

84.
"Something Just like This (Lyric video)"[112]
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
1.16
February 22, 2017

85.
"Perfect"[113]
Ed Sheeran
1.15
November 9, 2017

86.
"Just the Way You Are"[114]
Bruno Mars
1.14
September 8, 2010

87.
"El Perdón"[115]
Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias
1.14
March 23, 2015

88.
"Me Rehúso"[116]
Danny Ocean
1.12
September 18, 2016

89.
"El Perdedor"[117]
Maluma
1.12
April 22, 2016

90.
"Swalla"[118]
Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla Sign
1.12
March 17, 2017

91.
"Masha and the Bear: Bon appétit!"[119]
Get Movies
1.12
September 21, 2012

92.
"Problem"[120]
Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
1.11
May 30, 2014

93.
"Firework"[121]
Katy Perry
1.11
October 28, 2010

94.
"El Amante"[122]
Nicky Jam
1.10
January 15, 2017

95.
"Not Afraid"[123]
Eminem
1.10
June 4, 2010

96.
"Ahora Dice"[124]
Chris Jeday featuring J Balvin, Ozuna and Arcángel
1.10
March 19, 2017

97.
"Corazón"[125]
Maluma featuring Nego do Borel
1.09
December 8, 2017

98.
"Cheap Thrills (Lyric video)"[126]
Sia featuring Sean Paul
1.09
February 11, 2016

99.
"Someone like You"[127]
Adele
1.09
September 29, 2011

100.
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"[128]
Katy Perry
1.08
June 12, 2011

As of June 18, 2018

tag: table

text: By year of release

text: The following table lists the current top 5 most viewed YouTube videos uploaded in each year, with each total rounded to the nearest ten million views, as well as the uploader and date of publication to YouTube.[O]

text: As of June 2018[update], Katy Perry has the most appearances on the list with four, while Adele and Bruno Mars have three. Only Linkin Park (2007), icanrockyourworld (2007) and Luis Fonsi (2017) have two videos in the top 5 of a single year, with both the English and French versions of Gummibär's The Gummy Bear Song being in the top five videos of 2007. Only three videos on the list are not music videos.

text:
Year
Video name
Uploader
Views (billions)
Upload date
Notes

2005
"Life Goes On"[129]
fhearnoiz
0.10
September 22, 2005

"guitar"[130]
guitar90
0.09
December 20, 2005

"Hurt"[131]
beachbuggy
0.08
December 12, 2005

"Tarzan Boy"[132]
nailofgilead
0.07
November 2, 2005

"Bohemian Rhapsody"[133]
Frozentoast
0.06
September 18, 2005

Combined views (2005)
0.40
[134][135]

2006
[P]
"Galinha Pintadinha - videoclip infantil animado"[136]
Galinha Pintadinha
0.50
December 28, 2006

"Ella y Yo"[137]
JosephIngma
0.35
April 27, 2006

"Evolution of Dance"[138]
Judson Laipply
0.30
April 6, 2006
[Q]

"I Write Sins Not Tragedies"[139]
Fueled By Ramen
0.23
July 18, 2006

"If you are happy"[140]
Alicia Kids!
0.18
September 5, 2006

Combined views (2006)
1.56
[141][142]

2007
[R]
"The Gummy Bear Song"[73]
icanrockyourworld
1.41
October 9, 2007

"Charlie Bit My Finger"[143]
HDCYT
0.86
May 22, 2007
[S]

"Numb"[144]
Linkin Park
0.86
March 4, 2007

"Je m'appelle Funny Bear"[145]
icanrockyourworld
0.36
October 15, 2007

"What I've Done"[146]
Linkin Park
0.35
April 3, 2007

Combined views (2007)
3.84
[141][142]

2008
"Hot n Cold"[147]
Katy Perry
0.79
October 13, 2008

"Pintinho Amarelinho - DVD Galena Pintadinha"[148]
Galinha Pintadinha
0.56
September 15, 2008

"Bohemian Rhapsody"[149]
Queen Official
0.55
August 1, 2008

"Viva la Vida"[150]
Coldplay
0.49
August 4, 2008

"Colgando en tus manos"[151]
Carlos Baute
0.39
October 29, 2008

Combined views (2008)
2.78
[141]

2009
"Axel F"[93]
Crazy Frog
1.24
June 16, 2009

"November Rain"[152]
Guns N' Roses
0.98
December 24, 2009

"Bad Romance"[153]
Lady Gaga
0.93
November 23, 2009
[T]

"You Belong with Me"[154]
Taylor Swift
0.84
June 16, 2009

"Zombie"[155]
The Cranberries
0.72
June 16, 2009

Combined views (2009)
4.71
[141]

2010
"Baby"[48]
Justin Bieber
1.91
February 19, 2010
[U]

"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[52]
Shakira
1.89
June 4, 2010

"Love the Way You Lie"[63]
Eminem
1.55
August 5, 2010

"Rolling in the Deep"[84]
Adele
1.34
November 30, 2010

"Just the Way You Are"[114]
Bruno Mars
1.14
September 8, 2010

Combined views (2010)
7.83
[141]

2011
"Party Rock Anthem"[71]
LMFAO
1.48
March 8, 2011

"The Lazy Song"[77]
Bruno Mars
1.39
April 15, 2011

"On the Floor"[94]
Jennifer Lopez
1.22
March 3, 2011

"Someone like You"[127]
Adele
1.09
September 29, 2011

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"[128]
Katy Perry
1.08
June 12, 2011

Combined views (2011)
6.26
[141]

2012
"Gangnam Style"[23]
Psy
3.16
July 15, 2012
[V]

"Маша и Медведь - Маша плюс каша"[28]
Get Movies
3.13
January 31, 2012

"Let Her Go"[51]
Passenger
1.90
July 25, 2012

"Thrift Shop"[104]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
1.18
August 29, 2012

"Diamonds"[105]
Rihanna
1.18
November 8, 2012

Combined views (2012)
10.55
[141]

2013
"Roar"[33]
Katy Perry
2.53
September 5, 2013

"Counting Stars"[41]
OneRepublic
2.28
May 31, 2013

"Wake Me Up"[60]
Avicii
1.60
July 29, 2013

"Rude"[65]
Magic!
1.50
December 5, 2013

"Propuesta Indecente"[80]
Romeo Santos
1.36
September 9, 2013

Combined views (2013)
9.27
[141]

2014
"Uptown Funk"[29]
Mark Ronson
3.09
November 19, 2014

"Shake It Off"[32]
Taylor Swift
2.56
August 18, 2014

"Bailando"[34]
Enrique Iglesias
2.52
April 11, 2014

"Thinking Out Loud"[35]
Ed Sheeran
2.35
October 7, 2014

"Dark Horse"[38]
Katy Perry
2.34
February 20, 2014

Combined views (2014)
12.86
[141]

2015
"See You Again"[15]
Wiz Khalifa
3.62
April 6, 2015
[W]

"Sorry"[30]
Justin Bieber
2.95
October 22, 2015

"Sugar"[31]
Maroon 5
2.63
January 14, 2015

"Hello"[36]
Adele
2.34
October 22, 2015

"Lean On"[39]
Major Lazer
2.33
March 22, 2015

Combined views (2015)
13.87
[141]

2016
"Chantaje"[43]
Shakira
2.19
November 18, 2016

"Closer (Lyric video)"[45]
The Chainsmokers
2.11
July 29, 2016

"This Is What You Came For"[46]
Calvin Harris
2.02
June 16, 2016

"Work from Home"[54]
Fifth Harmony
1.86
February 26, 2016

"Rockabye"[56]
Clean Bandit
1.84
October 21, 2016

Combined views (2016)
10.02
[141]

2017
"Despacito"[10]
Luis Fonsi
5.24
January 12, 2017
[X]

"Shape of You"[22]
Ed Sheeran
3.58
January 30, 2017

"Mi Gente"[53]
J Balvin
1.88
June 29, 2017

"Échame la Culpa"[76]
Luis Fonsi
1.39
November 16, 2017

"Criminal"[78]
Pina Records
1.38
August 18, 2017

Combined views (2017)
13.47
[141]

2018
"X"[156]
Nicky Jam
0.94
March 1, 2018

"Dura"[157]
Daddy Yankee
0.88
January 18, 2018

"El Farsante (Remix)"[158]
Ozuna
0.72
January 30, 2018

"God's Plan"[159]
Drake
0.65
February 16, 2018

"Te Boté (Remix)"[160]
Flow La Movie
0.64
April 11, 2018

Combined views (2018)
3.83
[141]

As of May 25, 2018

text: Historical most viewed videos

text: The following table lists the last 15 videos to become YouTube's most viewed video, from October 2005 to the present.

text:
Video name
Uploader
Views*
Upload date
Date achieved
Days held
Ref(s)
Notes

"Despacito"[10]
Luis Fonsi
2,993,700,000
January 12, 2017
August 4, 2017
319
[161]
[Y]

"See You Again"[15]
Wiz Khalifa
2,894,000,000
April 6, 2015
July 10, 2017
25
[163]

"Gangnam Style"[23]
Psy
803,700,000
July 15, 2012
November 24, 2012
1,689
[24]
[Z]

"Baby"[48]
Justin Bieber
245,400,000
February 19, 2010
July 16, 2010
862
[49]
[AA]

"Bad Romance"[153]
Lady Gaga
178,400,000
November 23, 2009
April 14, 2010
93
[167]
[AB]

"Charlie Bit My Finger"[143]
HDCYT
128,900,000
May 22, 2007
October 25, 2009
171
[170]

"Evolution of Dance"[138]
Judson Laipply
118,900,000
April 6, 2006
May 2, 2009
176
[171]

"Girlfriend"[172][173]
RCA Records
92,600,000
February 27, 2007
July 17, 2008
289
[174]

"Evolution of Dance"[138]
Judson Laipply
78,400,000
April 6, 2006
March 15, 2008
124
[175]

"Music Is My Hot Hot Sex"[176]
CLARUSBARTEL72
76,600,000
April 9, 2007
February 29, 2008
15
[177]
[AC]

"Evolution of Dance"[138]
Judson Laipply
10,600,000
April 6, 2006
May 19, 2006
651
[180]
[AD]

"Pokemon Theme Music Video"[181]
Smosh
4,300,000
November 28, 2005
March 12, 2006
68
[182]
[AE]

"Myspace - The Movie"[185][186]
eggtea
2,700,000
January 31, 2006
February 18, 2006
22
[187]

"Phony Photo Booth"[188]
mugenized
3,400,000
December 1, 2005
January 21, 2006
28
[189]
[AF]

"The Chronic of Narnia Rap"[190]
youtubedude
2,300,000
December 18, 2005
January 9, 2006
12
[191]

"Ronaldinho: Touch of Gold"[192]
Nikesoccer
255,000
October 21, 2005
October 31, 2005
70
[193]
[AG]

"I/O Brush"[196]
larfus
247,000
October 5, 2005
October 29, 2005
2
[197]

As of mdy

text: *The approximate number of views each video had when it became YouTube's most viewed video.

text: Timeline of Most Viewed Videos (Oct 2005 - Jun 2018)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Oct 2005 - Jun 2006)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Apr 2006 - Jan 2010)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Oct 2009 - Jan 2013)

text: № 1 Most Viewed Video (Jan 2012 - Jun 2018)