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'Dance Monkey' has officially joined YouTube'south Billion Views Club.

This comes iii months after the rail was certified a billion streamer by APRA AMCOS on all major streaming services, the fastest Aussie song to attain the milestone.

The video, which grew out of a concept by Tones And I, was shot past Melbourne-based production company Visible Studios at Eynesbury Golf Course in Victoria.

Just how much would Toni Watson and her team pocket from one billion YouTube views?

It's hard to say, because the figure depends on who she partnered with, where and when those views took place, and how much the contract states in terms of royalties per 1,000 views.

By and large, the ballpark is U.s.a.$i for every ane,000 views.

Napkin estimates suggest 'Dance Monkey' made U.s.$i million from YouTube – only that too depends on how long the video was viewed and if users clicked on an advertizing, which pays more than.

On hearing the latest news, Tones said, "I can't believe 'Dance Monkey' has hit 1 billion views! I had then much fun making this video. Thank you to everyone for watching."

In 2012, Korean singer Psy's 'Gangnam Style' made $870,000 when it became the almost pop YouTube video of best, at that time, with about 900 million views.

But the runway went on to brand $8 meg from downloads, endorsements, and commercials.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee'due south 'Despacito' and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's 'See You Once more' had more views, merely these wouldn't necessarily accept made more money, depending on the bargain.

Tones And I and YouTube have had a long relationship. 'Dance Monkey' was kickoff featured in the platform's Artist on the Rise program in Baronial concluding year.

Equally role of the program, a released prune explores the singer and songwriter's rise to fame.

'Dance Monkey' also reached the YouTube Top Songs chart in over fifty countries and territories during its long peak, reaching the #1 slot in 26 global markets.

Tones And I has amassed 2.59 billion views over the past 12 months, seeing massive views in the US (182m), Republic of indonesia (175m), Mexico (168m), Brazil (155m) and France (128m).

Tones And I's official aqueduct has earned three.two million subscribers over the past 12 months solitary.