{"id":42539,"date":"2022-07-30T16:52:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42539"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:52:06","slug":"what-a-wonderful-world-has-reached-over-a-billion-views-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-a-wonderful-world-has-reached-over-a-billion-views-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"What a Wonderful World Has Reached Over a Billion Views on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8f1a0247ef\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8f1a0247ef\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8f1a0247ef\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-a-wonderful-world-has-reached-over-a-billion-views-on-youtube\/#What_a_Wonderful_World_Has_Reached_Over_a_Billion_Views_on_YouTube\" title=\"What a Wonderful World Has Reached Over a Billion Views on YouTube\">What a Wonderful World Has Reached Over a Billion Views on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-a-wonderful-world-has-reached-over-a-billion-views-on-youtube\/#Louis_Satchmo_Armstrongs_1967_song_What_A_Wonderful_World\" title=\"Louis &#8220;Satchmo&#8221; Armstrong&#8217;s 1967 song &#8220;What A Wonderful World&#8221;\">Louis &#8220;Satchmo&#8221; Armstrong&#8217;s 1967 song &#8220;What A Wonderful World&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-a-wonderful-world-has-reached-over-a-billion-views-on-youtube\/#Guns_N_Roses_video_for_November_Rain_reached_1_billion_views_on_YouTube\" title=\"Guns N&#8217; Roses&#8217; video for &#8220;November Rain&#8221; reached 1 billion views on YouTube\">Guns N&#8217; Roses&#8217; video for &#8220;November Rain&#8221; reached 1 billion views on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-a-wonderful-world-has-reached-over-a-billion-views-on-youtube\/#Charting_of_What_A_Wonderful_World\" title=\"Charting of &#8220;What A Wonderful World&#8221;\">Charting of &#8220;What A Wonderful World&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_a_Wonderful_World_Has_Reached_Over_a_Billion_Views_on_YouTube\"><\/span>What a Wonderful World Has Reached Over a Billion Views on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:301px; width:auto; max-width:28%\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/0UvJafP.jpg\" alt=\"what a wonderful world youtube\" align=\"right\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been searching for the charting of the song &#8220;What a Wonderful World,&#8221; you&#8217;re not alone. This classic by Louis &#8220;Satchmo&#8221; Armstrong has now reached over a billion views on YouTube, a record that was previously unthinkable. Its popularity has even sparked a recent viral video featuring Guns N&#8217; Roses&#8217; song &#8220;November Rain.&#8221; But which video is the most popular?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Louis_Satchmo_Armstrongs_1967_song_What_A_Wonderful_World\"><\/span>Louis &#8220;Satchmo&#8221; Armstrong&#8217;s 1967 song &#8220;What A Wonderful World&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although most people are familiar with Armstrong&#8217;s Dixieland-style jazz from the 1920s, he was no stranger to the pop charts during the 1960s. After his hit &#8220;Hello Dolly&#8221; in 1964, Armstrong found fame with the song &#8220;What a Wonderful World&#8221;. But a slower, more reflective take on the song was more upbeat than the original, and his craggy, weathered voice made it seem as if it were talking to us from the other side of the globe.<\/p>\n<p>The song began with piano and a small drum. A trumpet then joined in and finished the song. &#8220;What a Wonderful World&#8221; was recorded in August 1967 for the ABC-Paramount television special, &#8216;The New Orleans Story.&#8217; The song became one of Armstrong&#8217;s most famous and popular songs. It also helped launch Armstrong&#8217;s career, as he married Lucille Preston in 1947.<\/p>\n<p>The words of the song are a call to celebrate the little things in life. Armstrong&#8217;s optimistic attitude embodied the song, which reached the top of the pop charts in the UK in 1967. The song was also included in the soundtrack for the 1968 film Good Morning, Vietnam. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Various artists have also recorded the song, including Tony Bennett and Joey Ramone. Other notable artists to cover the song include Celine Dion, and the Flaming Lips.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guns_N_Roses_video_for_November_Rain_reached_1_billion_views_on_YouTube\"><\/span>Guns N&#8217; Roses&#8217; video for &#8220;November Rain&#8221; reached 1 billion views on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A music video released in 1992 by Guns N&#8217; Roses has achieved a new milestone &#8211; it has surpassed the one billion views mark on YouTube. The band&#8217;s video for &#8220;November Rain&#8221; is the oldest video to reach this milestone. Other videos by OneRepublic and Maroon 5 have also topped this milestone. However, &#8220;November Rain&#8221; remains the most popular music video from the 80s.<\/p>\n<p>The video was the most popular of the band&#8217;s unofficial trilogy of videos for the album Use Your Illusion, which also includes the song &#8220;Paradise City&#8221;. With over 692 million views on YouTube, the video is one of the most popular videos in the entire music genre. It is interesting to note that eighty percent of the views of this video are outside of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The video&#8217;s popularity has grown astronomically since its release. It&#8217;s the first music video to hit this milestone and the only one older than YouTube. The video&#8217;s duration is an important factor in the massive growth of YouTube, but the band may have made this mistake in the beginning. Despite its long duration, the video continues to rise, reaching almost two billion views within a year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charting_of_What_A_Wonderful_World\"><\/span>Charting of &#8220;What A Wonderful World&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The single charted in the US for only nine weeks, and then peaked at number one in the UK. Despite its slow start, the song was a big success in the UK and Austria. By the time the single was released in the United States, it had sold more than 600,000 copies. Its popularity was such a surprise that Armstrong performed it on the cover of the album &#8216;Symphonica&#8217;, a popular children&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p>The song was written by Louis Armstrong, who had been a pioneer in Dixieland-style jazz. By the 1960s, Armstrong was no stranger to the pop charts, and in 1964 he had achieved the feat of topping the Billboard Hot 100 with &#8220;Hello Dolly.&#8221; Louis Armstrong&#8217;s version of &#8220;What A Wonderful World&#8221; captured his reflective mood perfectly, his craggy, weathered voice a reflection of his age and the era in which he lived. It seemed to speak to people in every corner of the world.<\/p>\n<p>After the album reached the UK charts, the single was re-issued in the US. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968, despite not being promoted by ABC. However, it was a huge hit in the UK and became one of the biggest-selling singles of 1968. The original version had never charted in the US, and the remake was no exception. 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