The video has only 371M views on YouTube, after 5 years of being uploaded.

It's only the second most popular video of 2008, with You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift getting more recurrent plays (standing at 408M).

Yet, many Knowles ATRL-fans claim it's the most iconic music video of all-time. Is it true? Do you agree with them? If so, why is its view-count relatively low compared to other videos, like Taylor Swift's? Why is Single Ladies losing to You Belong With Me, a forgotten and irrelevant song?

Compare it to other videos from 2008 and you'll have your answer. Also remember, it was removed and re-uploaded, so those are not it's actual views.

It is iconic, deal with it.

It is iconic, but there are much more iconic videos.

It's a horrible song but the dance in the video became iconic imo.

As I said, You Belong With Me is getting more recurrent plays.

This question, again?

It was clearly a pop culture moment. That's all I'll say.

It had impact.

Impact >>> Vevo views.

Because Taylor Swift is having huge momentum. New people are discovering her.

For instance, that video wasn't really a thing in the Netherlands.

And like I said, Single Ladies would be at like 500 million if it hadn't been removed.

Not the impacT thing again.

What exactly is IMPACT?

Do you suggest YBWM video didn't have any impact? What if I disagree?

Not sure if iconic, probably not but for sure better than anything released by Taylor

A Beyonce shade thread made by OnlyManInTheWorld? Shocking.

It is iconic but it's not the most iconic video ever and the hive definitely overrate its popularity/impact. At least she has one iconic video though which is more than some other pop girls

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Same can be said about Beyonce during BEYONCE era.

your and clasic hater wishes


anyway be smart onymain..... but i know this impossible for you


and this video re-uploaded after vevo.. actual views 700-800m. İts soooo iconic!

No, it can't. Everyone already knew Beyoncé.And that's the reason the album was #1 in 111 iTunes countries.

Excuse me, but..as a korean i might have to ask you to STOP

Not when y'all keep calling that a flop.

It's iconic, just not the most iconic. The most iconic of all time is Thriller. Bad Romance and Single Ladies may snatch top 3.