The previous record for most viewed video in its first day was held by PSY with 18.9 million views with Gentlemen he later broke a Youtube record for most views ever in a single day (after his first day) with 38 million views. Miley's Wrecking Ball got 19.3 million views on its first day setting a new record.
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"The music video for "Gentleman" reached 18.9 million views on YouTube on the day of its release; which broke the previous single-day viewership record for music videos set by Justin Bieber's "Beauty and a Beat" at 10.6 million views. On April 22, Kevin Allocca of YouTube reported that the video set the record for the most views ever in a single day with the over 38 million "Gentleman" achieved on April 14, which beat the previous single-day record of 31 million views set by "KONY 2012"