I Created A Viral Song That Got 10,000,000 Views

Summary

In this video, the creator embarks on a bold challenge to turn a simple, AI-generated song into a viral sensation across YouTube Shorts. With a goal of 10 million views in 7 days, the creator leverages their YouTube Shorts mentorship program, engaging students to help amplify the song's reach. After facing early struggles, a breakthrough occurs when one student’s video with the song hits millions of views. Despite not hitting the initial target, the song ultimately garners over 30 million views, proving the potential of viral marketing and Shorts' power in the YouTube ecosystem.

Takeaways

• 😀 The creator made a two-minute song in under 43 seconds, planning to turn it into a viral sensation using YouTube Shorts.
• 😀 YouTube Shorts receives around 2.1 trillion views per month, creating an opportunity for viral growth.
• 😀 The creator is recognized as a YouTube Shorts expert, with YouTube even verifying their status in a DM.
• 😀 To create the song, the creator combined copyright-free music with AI-generated audio to make a track that would go viral.
• 😀 The song's core idea was to revive a 400-year-old piece of music, introducing it to a new generation of listeners.
• 😀 The creator leveraged their YouTube Shorts mentorship program to get students involved in promoting the song on their channels.
• 😀 Paid promotion was avoided in favor of working with a group of YouTube Shorts creators to organically promote the song.
• 😀 The song was inserted into various viral YouTube Shorts across different channels, including new and established creators.
• 😀 The creator promised a $1,000 prize to viewers if the song didn’t hit 10 million views in seven days, adding an incentive to the challenge.
• 😀 After seven days, the song's performance was lackluster, but later, the song went viral across several channels, reaching millions of views and surpassing the original goal.
• 😀 In the end, the song achieved over 30 million views in just over a week, proving the creator’s methods were effective despite initial setbacks.

Q & A

What is the main goal of the challenge described in the transcript?

The main goal of the challenge is to make a song go viral and hit 10 million views in seven days by using YouTube Shorts channels, leveraging AI to create the song, and getting help from students in a YouTube mentorship program.

How was the song created for the challenge?

The song was created by finding a copyright-free piece of music, which was then input into an AI tool that generated the song, creating a unique track for the challenge.

What strategy was used to promote the song and increase its chances of going viral?

The strategy involved using multiple YouTube Shorts channels, especially from students in a YouTube mentorship program, to post the song and create viral content. The goal was to increase the song's exposure by leveraging a large number of channels.

Why was AI used in the creation of the song?

AI was used because the creator did not have experience in making music and wanted a quick, efficient way to generate a song. It allowed for fast creation while ensuring the track was ready for use in the challenge.

What is the significance of YouTube Shorts in this challenge?

YouTube Shorts is central to the challenge because it offers a platform with massive viewership potential. The song was incorporated into Shorts videos, which have the ability to go viral and accumulate millions of views.

What role did the students in the YouTube mentorship program play in the challenge?

The students in the program helped by posting videos using the song, thereby contributing to the viral effort. They were also part of a competition where the student with the highest number of views would win $1,000.

What was the competitive element introduced in the challenge?

The competitive element was introduced by offering $1,000 to the student whose video accumulated the most views. This motivated students to work harder and post videos more frequently, increasing the song's viral potential.

How did the challenge perform in terms of views during the first few days?

During the first few days, the challenge was underperforming, with only about 50,000 views across all channels. This was far from the initial target of 10 million views within seven days.

What changed by the end of the challenge that led to the song's success?

By the end of the challenge, a few videos with the song started to gain significant traction. One video in particular hit over 10 million views in just a few days, and other videos also gained millions of views, bringing the total to over 30 million views.

What were the financial incentives in the challenge for the participants?

The financial incentive for the participants was a $1,000 prize for the student who got the most views. Additionally, the creator promised to give away $1,000 to a random viewer of the video as part of the challenge.