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In another landmark feat the global smash hit 'Calm Down' has now surpassed 1 billion YouTube views thus becoming the first Afrobeats song to reach this milestone

Rema makes Afrobeats history as 'Calm Down' reaches YouTube milestone | Pulse Nigeria

Adeayo Adebiyi

<h2>In another landmark feat the global smash hit<em> 'Calm Down' </em>has now surpassed 1 billion YouTube views thus becoming the first Afrobeats song to reach this milestone. </h2>

<p>This feat was recorded on November 9, 2024, a little over two years after the video premiered on YouTube on September 7, 2022. </p>

<p>The song now leads other Nigerian music videos on YouTube including the original version which has accumulated 619 million views. </p>

<p>The global smash hit single continues to record many Afrobeats firsts after becoming the <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/remas-calm-down-hit-1-billion-streams-on-spotify/zxtceb1">first Nigerian song to surpass 1 billion Spotify streams</a>.</p>

<p>The song has enjoyed major success in the United States where it became the first Nigerian song to accumulate a billion streams. It's the highest-charting Afrobeats song in Billboard History, reaching a NO. 3 peak and spending over a calendar year on the chart. It's also 7X RTIAA platinum thus making it the second most certified RIAA plaque. </p>

<p><em>'Calm Down' </em>remix won Rema the<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/remas-calm-down-wins-best-afrobeats-at-2023-vmas/gys4dpb"> 2023 VMAs for Best Afrobeats</a>. The song further underscored his status as a global superstar with headline concerts in India and the Middle East where it topped the chart and<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/rema-enters-guinness-book-of-records/m0fj4xp"> entered the Guinness Book of World Records</a>.</p>

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Rema makes Afrobeats history as 'Calm Down' reaches YouTube milestone

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