(02-11-2017, 01:51 PM)Tusk Wrote: SMYM could be approaching 500k views ( a self realised, non promoted personal project) if not for the exclusive release on Yahoo that restricted it's growth on Youtube..at least the indication of it's initial popularity, views/shares.
Interesting apologetics, but this theory is inaccurate. If publicity "took away" views then there was no interest in the song. No amount of spin doctoring can't make up for that. Yahoo attracted viewers through their network, Haley's YT channel has always been a backwater and would never have attracted 500,000 views on its own. The only video on her channel with more views than than SMYM is "Better" and it isn't even close to 500K.