'Gangnam Style' loses title of 'most viewed song on YouTube'

Wiz Khalifa - Charlie Puth's "See You Again" surpassed 2.9 billion views, leading the list of most viewed songs.

CNN has just reported that Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's music video has surpassed Psy's Gangnam Style after two years of release. This record was recorded just a few days after Gangnam Style celebrated its 5th anniversary on YouTube. The song currently has 2.89 billion views.

* MV 'See You Again' - a song in tribute to Paul Walker

Rapper Khalifa said in a statement: "I am extremely excited and grateful to everyone who has supported the song and video on YouTube. I am happy to inspire and impact the lives of many people."

Singer Charlie Puth shared on CNN: "I remember when I signed up for YouTube in 2007, I just hoped for 10,000 views for each video I posted. After a decade, it's unbelievable that I have one of the most viewed videos."

Psy (left) was surpassed by Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa in terms of views on Youtube.

See You Again was released in 2015. The success of this single was largely due to being chosen as the soundtrack for the blockbuster Fast & Furious 7. The music video was filmed at the exact location of the movie and included the ending scene of Fast & Furious 7, when Vin Diesel and Paul Walker's cars turned in two different directions in the afternoon.

At the premiere of Fast & Furious 7 in China in March 2015, Vin Diesel shared with VnExpress: "We have a very strong soundtrack team and they saw the rough cut of the movie to get inspiration for the composition. Charlie Puth is in the music team with rapper Wiz Khalifa. He came to me and said that he cried a lot after watching the movie and immediately composed See You Again in just 10 minutes. I was very surprised but Charlie said he sympathized with me because he also lost a close friend in a car accident."

In the near future, See You Again could be the first music video in history to reach 3 billion views. This year, the video has averaged about 3 million views a day.

The Next Web calculated how much money Charlie Puth and Khalifa made from this video. Based on their analysis,Mira Zaslove -Cisco product manager,a network solutions company- on Quora, YouTube users earn $1,000 for every million views, sharing the advertising revenue. So rapper Wiz Khalifa and singer Charlie Puth could receive $2.9 million for the record-breaking See You Again.

Gangnam Style was released in 2012, making Psy a worldwide phenomenon. Many celebrities such as Madonna, Britney Spears, and former US President Barack Obama covered the horse dance in the song.

* Psy's song "Gangnam Style"

According to VNE