Justin Bieber‘sโค 2015 music video for “Sorry” has โsurpassed 4 billion views on YouTube, the platform announced Thursday (Sept. 4). The milestoneโ places the track among anโ elite group of only 15 music videos โto achieveโค this level of success.
The visually โฃstriking video, notably โขabsent of Bieber himself, features choreography by dance star Parris Goebel โand a troupe of dancers in vibrant costumes. While “Sorry” is one of Bieber’s most popular videos, it’s still โคbehind Luis Fonsi and Daddy โขYankee’s “Despacito,” wich currently leads with 8.8 billion views. The โachievement underscores Bieber’s continued dominance on the platform and in theโ music โคindustry, even as he โconcurrently releases new music – announcing aโฃ second โคalbum, โ Swag II, โขsetโ for release atโค midnight following theโฃ July 11 debut of Swag.
“Sorry,” lifted fromโ Bieber’s 2015 album Purpose, becameโข his second song to reach No. 1 on โthe Billboard Hot 100, following “What Do You Mean?”โ in September 2015. Bieber co-wrote the track with Justin Tranter and Julia michaels,alongside co-producers Skrillex and Bloodpop.
This latest accomplishment revisits Bieber’s โearly YouTube record-breaking success. In 2010, his “Baby” video held the title of the most-watched YouTubeโ video, surpassingโฃ Lady Gaga’s “Bad romance,” โคuntil Psy’s “Gangnam โStyle”โฃ claimed the crown in November 2012.
beyond “Sorry,” Bieber boasts five other videos within YouTube’s Billion views Club: “Baby” (3.4 billion views), “What Do You Mean?” (2.2 billionโ views), “Love Yourself”โค (1.7 โbillion views), “Never Say Never” featuring โคjaden Smith (1.2 billion views), and โ”Beautyโ and a Beat” featuring Nicki โMinaj (1.1 billion views).