Congratulations (Roomie, PewDiePie, and Boyinaband song) explained

Congratulations
Cover:Congratulations PewDiePie Single.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:PewDiePie, Roomie and Boyinaband
Released:31 March 2019
Recorded:November 2018
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Label:Roomie
Chronology:PewDiePie
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Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Mine All Day
Next Year:2019

"Congratulations" is a song by YouTubers PewDiePie, Roomie and Boyinaband.[1] [2] [3] The single was self-released on 31 March 2019 with an accompanying music video on YouTube as a response to T-Series surpassing PewDiePie as the most-subscribed YouTube channel.[4] [5] [6] [7] The music video is banned on YouTube in India., the video has over 230 million views, making it PewDiePie's second most-viewed video,[8] his most viewed being his previous T-Series diss track, Bitch Lasagna.[9]

Background

See main article: PewDiePie vs T-Series. In mid-2018, the subscriber count of the Indian music video channel T-Series rapidly approached that of Swedish web comedian and Let's Player PewDiePie, who at the time was the most-subscribed YouTuber.[10] [11] As a response, PewDiePie fans and other YouTubers had shown their support for PewDiePie, while T-Series fans and other YouTubers had shown support for T-Series, in the PewDiePie vs T-Series competition. During the competition, both channels had been gaining a large number of subscribers at a rapid rate. The two channels had surpassed each other in subscriber count on a number of occasions in February, March, and April 2019.[12] [13] [14] [15] [8] [16]

Composition and lyrics

"Congratulations" is an upbeat-sounding synth-pop/hip-hop diss track whose instrumentals are based on "Buckwild" by 2Virgins. In the music video, PewDiePie criticizes T-Series for achieving their early success by selling pirated songs and chairman Bhushan Kumar for alleged tax evasion (in reference to a Times of India article). He also mocks T-Series for sending him a cease and desist letter alleging that his actions and lyrics of "Bitch Lasagna" were defamatory. He also mentioned the CEO of T-Series' tax evasion scandal, collusions with the Mumbai mafia, and

  1. MeToo
allegations.

The video also thanks his fans for sticking with him through his YouTube career, referencing past videos.[17] [18]

Reception

Eight days after it was released, "Congratulations" was banned in India, alongside PewDiePie's earlier diss track, "Bitch Lasagna". The Delhi High Court granted an injunction against the two songs at the request of T-Series, who asserted the tracks were "defamatory, disparaging, insulting, and offensive" and that the songs contained "repeated comments ... abusive, vulgar, and also racist in nature." In their decision, the court noted that PewDiePie, in communication with T-Series after the release of "Bitch Lasagna", had apologized after posting the first video and had "assured that he [was] not planning any more video[s] on the same line."[19] [20] [21] [22]

In August 2019, it was reported that T-Series and PewDiePie had settled their legal disputes outside of court.[23]

Music video

A music video for the song was released the same day. The video was previously recorded in November 2018 in anticipation of T-Series surpassing his subscriber count.[24] It shows PewDiePie, Roomie, and Boyinaband throwing a party inside a room adorned with party decorations, balloons, champagne, and a cake that imitates the T-Series logo. They sing and dance congratulating T-Series in a tongue-in-cheek manner. At the bridge of the song after the second verse, PewDiePie gives a "Thank You" to all his fans and subscribers for supporting his career and gives a "Brofist" to the camera, before the video cuts to the final chorus of the song with a scene showing PewDiePie, Roomie, and Boyinaband launching fireworks outside in the night. The video ends with MrBeast giving a slow clap to the song., the music video has received over 226 million views.

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 27
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 8
US Comedy Digital Track Sales (Billboard)[27] 1

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: PewDiePie concedes defeat to rival T-Series . 1 April 2019 . BBC . 1 October 2019.
  2. News: PewDiePie back on top as largest YouTube channel over Indian music label T-Series . Tobin . Ben . USA TODAY . 1 October 2019 . en.
  3. News: PewDiePie drops scathing Congratulations video for T-Series . 2 April 2019 . Metro . 1 October 2019 . en.
  4. News: PewDiePie admits defeat to T-Series . Radulovic . Petrana . 31 March 2019 . Polygon . 1 October 2019 . en.
  5. News: PewDiePie concedes to T-Series in battle for YouTube's biggest channel . Alexander . Julia . 31 March 2019 . The Verge . 1 October 2019 . en.
  6. Web site: CONGRATULATIONS! PEWDIEPIE IS BACK IN THE LEAD! THIS. IS. EPIC! . Alt . sloth_on_meth's . 1 April 2019 . @subgap . en . 1 October 2019.
  7. Web site: TheYoutubeArchive: Pewdiepie vs T-Series: Subscriber data from 22 March 2019 until 1 April 2019 . 1 April 2019 . TheYoutubeArchive . 1 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Congratulations . 31 March 2019 . YouTube.
  9. Web site: bitch lasagna . 8 September 2022 . YouTube.
  10. Web site: This Bollywood YouTube Channel Is on the Verge of Bumping 'PewDiePie' from His Top Spot . Huddleston Jr. . Tom . . 31 August 2018 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831203455/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/31/t-series-could-soon-pass-pewdiepie-as-youtubes-biggest-channel.html . 31 August 2018.
  11. Web site: PewDiePie Could Lose His King of YouTube Crown to a Channel Called T-Series . Rakin . Ethan . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190308185426/https://www.businessinsider.sg/pewdiepie-could-lose-his-king-of-youtube-crown-to-a-channel-called-t-series/ . 8 March 2019 . 17 November 2019 .
  12. Web site: PewDiePie Dethroned by T-Series as YouTube's Most Subscribed Channel . Trenholm . Richard . Ryan . Jackson . . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190312012640/https://www.cnet.com/news/pewdiepie-dethroned-by-t-series-as-youtubes-most-subscribed-channel/ . 12 March 2019.
  13. Web site: PewDiePie Briefly Lost His Crown as the Biggest YouTuber on the Planet . Hamilton . Isobel Asher . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190319041816/https://www.businessinsider.com/pewdiepie-lost-youtube-crown-to-t-series-2019-3 . 19 March 2019 . 19 March 2019.
  14. Web site: PewDiePie vs. T-Series: YouTube Channels Keep Battling for No. 1 Spot . Spangler . Todd . . 20 March 2019 . Penske Business Media . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190320211125/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/pewdiepie-tseries-youtube-most-subscribed-channel-1202980436/ . 20 March 2019.
  15. Web site: PewDiePie concedes defeat to YouTube rival T-Series . 1 April 2019 . BBC.
  16. Web site: Watch PewDiePie roast T-Series with epic new 'Congratulations' diss track . Virginia Glaze . 31 March 2019 . dexerto.com.
  17. Web site: PewDiePie admits defeat to T-Series . Radulovic . Petrana . 31 March 2019 . Polygon.
  18. Web site: PewDiePie concedes to T-Series in battle for YouTube's biggest channel . Julia Alexander . 31 March 2019 . The Verge.
  19. Web site: Delhi High Court orders YouTube to remove PewDiePie "diss tracks" on T-Series . Babele . Aryan . 12 April 2019 . Medianama . 13 November 2019.
  20. Web site: PewDiePie's T-Series Diss Tracks Banned in India . Stenn . Lili . 15 April 2019 . Rogue Rocket . 13 November 2019 . 9 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190909003405/https://roguerocket.com/2019/04/15/pewdiepies-t-series-diss-tracks-banned-in-india/ . dead .
  21. Web site: India Clamps Down on PewDiePie Racism — High Court Orders YouTube to Remove Two Offensive Videos . Sanchz . Daniel . 11 April 2019 . Digital Music News . 21 November 2019.
  22. Web site: Delhi High Court . Delhi High Court . Super-Cassettes-vs-Pew-Die-Pi.pdf . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130095059/https://iprmentlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Super-Cassettes-vs-Pew-Die-Pi.pdf . 2023-01-30 . 2023-05-29 . Iprmentlaw.
  23. Web site: PewDiePie and T-Series quietly settled a court battle over 'racist' diss tracks following their epic YouTube battle . Ghosh . Shona . 13 August 2019 . . 21 November 2019.
  24. Web site: Making the song with PewDiePie (Congratulations BTS) . YouTube . Boyinaband . en . 1 October 2019.
  25. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart . April 15, 2019 . . 12 April 2019.
  26. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 15 . . April 13, 2019.
  27. Comedy Digital Track Sales. Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013180319/https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-digital-track-sales/2019-04-27. October 13, 2019. November 17, 2019.

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