YouTube Rewind

YouTube Rewind
YouTube Rewind logo 2013 – present
Genre	Year-in-review, Mashup (video), Mashup (music),
Created by	Youtube[1][2] (2010) YouTube, Seedwell[3] (2012) Youtube, Portal A Interactive[4][5][6][7] (2011 & 2013-Present)
Directed by	Peter Furia (2012) Kai Hasson (2011, 2013–present)
Opening theme	The Hood Internet - Mashup music & Avicii - Original Remix
Composer(s)	Song used - Avicii - Levels and a original remix[6][8] (2011, 2015) Jeff Kite (2012)[3] Jordan Roseman aka DJ Earworm (2013–2014)[4][5] The Hood Internet (2015)[6]
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lee Hunter, Michael Rucker, Kevin Allocca, Dom Elliott[3] (2012) Nate Houghteling, Zach Blume, (2013–present)[4][5][6] Kai Hasson[6] (2014–present)
Producer(s)	Michael Rucker, Peter Furia, Beau Lewis (2012) Jeffrey Sabin-Matsumoto, Finley Wise (2011, 2013–present)
Running time	1:30-6:40 Minutes
Production company(s)	YouTube, LLC, Portal A Interactive
Distributor	YouTube, LLC
Release
Original network	YouTube, LLC
Picture format	1080p (HDTV)
Audio format	126 kbps AAC; 155-165 kbps Opus WebM
Original release	12 December 2010 (12 December 2010)[2]
External links
YouTube
Portal A Interactive

YouTube Rewind is a video series produced and created by YouTube and Portal A Interactive. These videos are an overview and recap of each year's viral videos, events, memes and music.^[9] Each year, the number of YouTube celebrities featured in the video, as well as the presentation of the series have increased.^[10]

History

The first Rewind was created by YouTube in 2010 and featured a Top 10 list of the most popular YouTube videos for that year. In 2011, YouTube had started to create and produce Rewind videos with the help of Seedwell, and Portal A Interactive.^[3][7][10] From 2011 and on, the YouTube Rewind videos have only been uploaded to the YouTube Spotlight channel, with additional "Behind-the-scenes" content.^[10]

2010–2011

On 12–13 December 2010, the first YouTube Rewind was uploaded named "2010 YouTube Rewind: Year in Review" It featured the Top 10 most popular videos on YouTube for past year. It was uploaded on two channels: YouTube Trends on the first day,^[2] and YouTube Spotlight on the second.^[1]

On 20 December 2011, "YouTube Rewind 2011" was uploaded.^[7][8] It was created and produced by YouTube and Portal A Intercreated,^[7] and features Rebecca Black as the host. Her music video Friday had become a viral video in late 2010.^[7][11] It featured another Top 10 most popular videos on YouTube for the year.^[10]

2012 to present

In 2012, YouTube's Rewind videos changed from a Top 10 list, to featuring several popular YouTubers, the most popular music and videos into, mashup (music), and video's, breaking news and internet memes, from the year. In 2013 the Rewind Button/logo was created.^[12]

On 17 December 2012, "2012 Rewind YouTube Style 2012" was uploaded to YouTube Spotlight.^[13] It was created and produced by YouTube, and Seedwill.^[3]

On the 11 December 2013, "YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?" was uploaded to YouTube Spotlight.^[4] It was created and produced by YouTube, and Portal A Interactive.^[4] It was the first year that the YouTube Rewind Button was used; otherwise, it was very similar in style to the 2012 video. Jordan Roseman aka DJ Earworm composed. He used, and mashed up, six songs from the year. Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots from The Tonight Show, had a guest appearance as well.^[4]

On 9 December 2014,^[5] "YouTube Rewind: Turn Down for 2014" was uploaded to YouTube Spotlight. It was again created and produced by YouTube, and Portal A Interactive. Over 10 songs were mashed together and composed by DJ Earworm^[5][14] for the video.^[5] It was not structured around songs, as in previous years. More internet memes and trends were used alongside the music. Its main features were the YouTube Rewind Button flag. With YouTuber's and characters running with it, it starts at the beginning of the video all the way to the end. The flag was run through the sets of Colbert Report by Big Bird, Conan by Conan O'Brien; running through his own with Freddy Wong acting as the host, and the set of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, by Kid President. The actual Rewind Button is not shown until the end of the video.^[14]

On 9 December 2015,^[6] "YouTube Rewind: Now Watch Me 2015 | #YouTubeRewind" was uploaded to the YouTube Spotlight channel. It was again created and produced by YouTube, and Portal A Interactive. It was the first one to have a hashtag along with it.^[6][10] April 23, 2015 was YouTube's 10th anniversary of hosting videos on the internet.^[15] The video heavily incorporated the past 10 years of YouTube into the video. The music mashup was composed by The Hood Internet. Additionally, Avicii composed an original remix for the video.^[6][10]

The video features more gamers than previous years, such as YouTube personality Markiplier. It was set up to resemble the Five Nights at Freddy's, an indie, survival horror, point-and-click, video game that has gained recognition since its first release in August 2014. The Rewind Button and logo are shown throughout the video. Its main appearance is with Felix Kjellberg and Zoe Sugg about halfway through the video. They are next to a scoreboard with two dates of 9 December 2015. Zoe changes one scoreboard date back to 14 February 2005, leaving the other at 9 December 2015. Afterwards Felix "brofists" the rewind button, triggering the video to show viral videos and memes from 2015 back to 2005. After the credits, the Fine Brothers are shown arguing about whether PewDiePie was in the video.^[10]

Series videos

YouTubers/guests

YouTubers/guests

Personalities	YouTube Rewind: 2010 Year in Review	YouTube Rewind: YouTube Rewind 2011	YouTube Rewind: Rewind YouTube Style 2012	YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?	YouTube Rewind: Turn Down for 2014	YouTube Rewind: Now Watch Me 2015
Annoying Orange, TheThe Annoying Orange	N		N	N
Barely Productions	N		N
Gregory Brothers, TheThe Gregory Brothers	N					N
Higa, RyanRyan Higa	N	N	N	N	N
Kimmel, JimmyJimmy Kimmel	N				N
Psy	N		N
Walk off the Earth	N		N
Black, RebeccaRebecca Black		N				N
Rhett and Link		N	N	N	N	N
Bassmaster, EdEd Bassmaster			N
Butler, KayliKayli Butler[23]			N
Chao, PeterPeter Chao			N
Clevver TV			N
Corridor Digital			N	N	N
Crosson, ImanIman Crosson			N
Day, FeliciaFelicia Day			N
Days, DaveDave Days			N
Epic Meal Time			N	N
Ezarik, JustineJustine Ezarik			N	N	N	N
Fowler, Elle and BlairElle and Blair Fowler			N
Gharaibeh, KassemKassem Gharaibeh			N
Green, GloZellGloZell Green			N			N
Hart, HannahHannah Hart			N	N	N	N
Helbig, GraceGrace Helbig			N	N	N	N
Lavere, CaseyCasey Lavere			N
Mourey, JennaJenna Mourey			N	N	N	N
Penna, JoeJoe Penna			N
Power, DeStormDeStorm Power			N
See, ChesterChester See			N
Shit Girls Say			N
Smosh			N	N	N	N
Southern, TarynTaryn Southern			N
Wong, FreddieFreddie Wong			N	N
Epic Rap Battles of History				N	N	N
Fallon, JimmyJimmy Fallon				N
Fine Brothers, TheThe Fine Brothers				N	N	N
Kjellberg, FelixFelix Kjellberg				N	N	N
Macklemore				N
Mota, BethanyBethany Mota				N	N	N
Novak, RobbyRobby Novak				N	N
Oakley, TylerTyler Oakley				N	N	N
Oliver, JamieJamie Oliver				N
Slow Mo Guys, TheThe Slow Mo Guys				N	N	N
Turner, TobyToby Turner				N
Colbert, StephenStephen Colbert					N
Dahlberg, AdamAdam Dahlberg					N
Franta, ConnorConnor Franta					N	N
Garmendia, GermánGermán Garmendia					N	N
Hardwick, ChrisChris Hardwick					N
Howell, DanDan Howell					N	N
Lester, PhilPhil Lester					N	N
Nilsen, IngridIngrid Nilsen					N	N
O'Brien, ConanConan O'Brien					N
Oliver, JohnJohn Oliver					N	N
Pansino, RosannaRosanna Pansino					N	N
Phan, MichelleMichelle Phan					N
Prank vs Prank					N	N
Russel, KingKing Russel					N	N
Singh, LillyLilly Singh					N	N
World Order					N
Wurst, ConchitaConchita Wurst					N
Akana, AnnaAnna Akana						N
Borg, FlulaFlula Borg						N
Brisbin, AnnaAnna Brisbin						N
Corden, JamesJames Corden						N
DeLaGhetto, TimothyTimothy DeLaGhetto						N
Deyes, AlfieAlfie Deyes						N
Dillon, RickyRicky Dillon						N
Fischbach, MarkMark Fischbach						N
Graceffa, JoeyJoey Graceffa						N
Gundersen, RubénRubén Gundersen						N
Hart, MamrieMamrie Hart						N
Johnson, Ray WilliamRay William Johnson						N
Lazzaroto, GiselleGiselle Lazzaroto						N
Maron, JordanJordan Maron						N
Jenn McAllister					N	N
Miranda Sings						N
O'Donovan, RossRoss O'Donovan						N
Neistat, CaseyCasey Neistat						N
Sugg, ZoeZoe Sugg						N

Released videos

YouTube Rewind 2010: Year in Review

The first video in the series, YouTube Rewind 2010: Year in Review, was uploaded by YouTube Trends channel on December 12, 2010. The official Spotlight channel uploaded the same video the next day, subsequently gaining more views. The video for "Bed Intruder Song", by Antoine Dodson and The Gregory Brothers was revealed to be the #1 video of 2010.

YouTube Rewind 2011

In 2011, Rebecca Black was center-premise of the video, having presented the video, and having her music video for "Friday" be revealed as the #1 YouTube video of 2011.

Rewind YouTube Style 2012

In 2012, YouTube released the third YouTube Rewind video on December 12 via YouTube Spotlight. It was directed by Peter Furia, who also produced it alongside Michael Rucker and Beau Lewis.^[24]

That years' video is a mash-up of PSY's "Gangnam Style" and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" (music composed by Jeff Kite), and served also as the basis of the annual video. Unlike the previous two years, several popular YouTubers made guest appearances, including PSY himself.^[25] References to 2012 events, like the 2012 U.S. Presidential election, Felix Baumgartner, and NASA were made.^[26]

Appearances of YouTube Personalities & Special Guests

PSY, Walk off the Earth, Ryan Higa, Alphacat, KassemG, Grace Helbig, MysteryGuitarMan, DaveDays, DeStorm, Pyrobooby, Barely Political, RealAnnoyingOrange, Freddie Wong, Corridor Digital, Rhett and Link, Smosh, Felicia Day, Chester See, iJustine, Epic Meal Time, Hannah Hart, Jenna Marbles, Shit Girls Say, juicystar07, GloZell, ClevverTV, SmoshGames, HuskyStarcraft, Taryn Southern, EdBassmaster, HeyKayli, CaseyLavere.

YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?

The 2013 YouTube Rewind is the fourth video release of the YouTube Rewind series. It released on December 11, 2013 via YouTube's official channel, YouTube Spotlight and was directed by Kai Hasson and produced by Nate Houghteling, Zach Blume, Jeffrey Sabin-Matsumoto and David Iain Johnson. It was produced by the Portal A studio.^[27]

The title is a reference to Ylvis' song "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)", which is also the main motif of the video. Other 2013 trends, events, viral videos and headlining topics has been featured and referenced, such as the music videos of "Blurred Lines", "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Applause" by Lady Gaga, "Roar" by Katy Perry. The Breaking Bad series finale, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album The Heist, and the "Harlem Shake" meme were also referenced.^[28][29]

The music was composed by mash-up artist DJ Earworm:

• "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" by Ylvis
• "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams
• "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
• "Gentleman" by PSY (has been removed from the video in January 2015)
• "Harlem Shake" by Baauer

Then vice producer Sparks Hopes helped draft up the music and into syncing it with the video. Helping incorporate many of the YouTube Personalities & Special Guests.^[30]

Appearances of YouTube Personalities & Special Guests

Kid President, Ryan Higa, MysteryGuitarMan, Kassem G, GloZell Blogilates, Kaycee Rice, I.aM.mE, DeStorm, Taryn Southern, Bethany Mota, Brandon Laatsch, Jenna Marbles, Hannah Hart, Rhett and Link, Toby Turner, Conversations With My 2-Year-Old,Alison Gold, Mike Tompkins, Epic Meal Time, Tori Locklear, Chester See, Jimmy Fallon, Laina, Tyler Oakley, Prancercise a Aerobic exercise, Quest Crew, Girls' Generation, Marina Shifrin, Fine Brothers, Hikaru Kaihotsu; (開発 光 Kaihotsu Hikaru?), D-Trix, Sam Horowitz, Bart Baker, Jack Hoffman, Barely Political, Alex Day, Annoying Orange, Dave Days, Kaleb Nation, Jamie Oliver, iJustine (Justine Ezarik), Epic Rap Battles of History, Porta dos Fundos, Magic of Rahat, Sorted Food, The Cookie Monster from the Muppets, Macklemore, CorridorDigital, The Slow Mo Guys, Smosh, Jimmy Kimmel, Nick Selby, Grace Helbig, Freddie Wong, and PewDiePie.

YouTube Rewind: Turn Down for 2014

On December 9, 2014, YouTube Spotlight released "Turn Down for 2014" (reference to DJ Snake and Lil Jon's song "Turn Down for What") as the fifth installement. It was directed by Kai Hasson and shot in the Portal A studio.^[31]

The video includes notable events, chart hits and memes of 2014, featuring references to the Ice Bucket Challenge, The First Kiss viral video, The Devil Baby, Spider Dog, Minecraft, Disney's film Frozen, the music videos of "Turn Down for What" (DJ Snake & Lil Jon), "#Selfie" (The Chainsmokers), "Happy" (Pharrell Williams), "Fancy" (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX), "All About That Bass" (Meghan Trainor), "Anaconda" (Nicki Minaj) and "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry), as well as the game of the year 2014 Flappy Bird.

The music was mixed by DJ Earworm:

• "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake & Lil Jon
• "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
• "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
• "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
• "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor
• "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift
• "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel from Frozen

Appearances of YouTube Personalities & Special Guests

Celebrity guests include Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Chris Hardwick, Conchita Wurst, and Conan O'Brien.

In total, over 120 YouTube content creators appeared in the video including Jenna Marbles, PewDiePie, Danisnotonfire, Amazing Phil, Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, Connor Franta, iJustine, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, John and Hank Green, Benny and Rafi Fine, Michelle Phan, Bethany Mota, HolaSoyGermán, The Slow Mo Guys, Smosh, iiSuperwomanii and Kid President.^[32] Along with the "Turn Down for 2014" video, YouTube also released two playlists namely- "Top Trending Videos of 2014" and "Top Trending Music Videos Of 2014" on the "YouTube Rewind Channel". Country specific versions of these playlists were also released on the "YouTube Rewind Channel" for different countries.

YouTube Rewind: Now Watch Me 2015 #YouTubeRewind

On December 9, 2015, YouTube Spotlight released "Now Watch Me 2015". The title refers to Silentó's song "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)". The video features celebrities from 129 YouTube channels.

Events, headlining topics, viral videos and memes of 2015 were references, including legality of same-sex marriage in the U.S., Shia LaBeouf's "DO IT!" clips, Super Bowl Left Shark, the Five Nights at Freddy's games (the game of the year), Pizza Rat,^[33] Carpool Karaoke and the blue and black / white and gold dress. The following music videos has as well been referenced: "Cheerleader" (OMI), "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" (Silentó), "Lean On" (Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ), "Elastic Heart" (Sia feat. The Weeknd & Diplo) and "Hotline Bling" (Drake).

Since 2015 was YouTube's tenth year of existence, viral videos in YouTube's span of ten years have been included: The Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014, Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme (Live Test) in 2013, Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k' - Mission Highlights in 2012, Rebecca Black's viral hit "Friday" in 2011, Paul Vasquez's Double Rainbow in 2010, JK Wedding Entrance Dance in 2009, Charlie Bit My Finger in 2007, Diet Coke + Mentos and Judson Laipply's viral video "Evolution of Dance" in 2006.

The music was composed by The Hood Internet with Avicii:

• "Cheerleader" by OMI
• "What Do You Mean?" by Justin Bieber
• "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" by Silentó
• "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
• "Lean On" by Major Lazer x DJ Snake feat. MØ
• "Broken Arrows" by Avicii

Appearances of YouTube Personalities & Special Guests

Jenna Marbles, Lilly Singh, Anna Akana, Gigi Gorgeous, Flula Borg, Zoella, PointlessBlog, Jenn McAllister, Kingsley, Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, iJustine, CaptainSparklez, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Todrick Hall, PewDiePie, Markiplier, The Game Theorists, iHasCupquake, Hola Soy German, Enchufetv, elrubiusOMG, PrankvsPrank, GloZell Green, Ingrid Nilsen, Tyler Oakley, Joey Graceffa, sWooZie, Bart Baker, Smosh, SmoshGames, Rosanna Pansino, Colleen Evans as Miranda Sings, AmazingPhil, Danisnotonfire, MyLifeAsEva, Rhett and Link, the Fine Brothers, John Oliver, Brizzy Voices, Heaven King, Johanna Colon, Sophia Grace Brownlee, Judson Laipply, Cameron Dallas, OMI, Jesse-Jane McParland, Cyprien and Norman.

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Footnotes

References

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