When Britney Spears stated “all eyes on us,” she meant that actually.
On Monday, the music video for “Scream & Shout” by will.i.am and Spears reached 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming a member of the distinguished Billion Views Membership on the platform. The 2012 hit joins tons of of different songs, together with current entries like George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” and Pitbull’s “Give Me Every part.”
“Scream & Shout” marks the primary time Spears has entered the distinguished listing. Her iconic video for 1999’s “…Child One Extra Time” stays her most-viewed solo video to this point, with 821 million views on the time this text printed. will.i.am joins the Billion Views Membership for the primary time as a solo artist, whereas he beforehand appeared on the listing as a member of Black Eyed Peas for his or her 2019 collaboration with J Balvin “RITMO.”
Again in 2012, “Scream & Shout” made its debut on the Billboard Scorching 100 in December earlier than climbing to its peak of No. 3 in February 2013. Whereas the tune by no means made it to No. 1 on the Scorching 100, it did attain the summit of each the Digital Track Gross sales and Scorching Dance/Digital Songs charts.
Greater than a decade after the observe’s launch, will.i.am is maintaining the brand new music coming. Final week, the rapper dropped “The Components” with Lil Wayne forward of the Components 1 Miami Grand Prix. In the meantime, Spears hasn’t launched any new music since her 2022 return with Elton John on “Maintain Me Nearer.”
Watch the newly minted Billion Views Membership music video for will.i.am and Britney Spears’ “Scream & Shout” under:
