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Originally posted by Remixed
ohhh slayyyyy those views! 
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It's more than VEVO and the video.
People actually know the song. + it sold decently and it would be stupid to compare it one of Iggy's singles' sales and chart positions, for example. Both Fancy & BW had a massive airplay advantage from the getgo because they're not as controversial & more pandering to pop with their choruses than Anaconda. It's no surprise Anaconda didn't catch on to any significant airplay - it's too polarizing.
A better comparison for Anaconda would be Wiggle - both lacked airplay, are highly sexual and polarizing songs and will end up with 1.5-1.75 million sales. And of course, they both went viral.