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Beyoncé’s Single Ladies dance

Activity · 2008 · Notable

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A fan’s copy of Beyoncé’s Single Ladies dance passed 1.5 million YouTube views.

Original · Beyoncé
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Video Version)
BeyoncéVEVO on YouTube
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Billboard
Beyoncé holding her award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Philip Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0
Shane Mercado Puts a Ring on It
The Advocate
Kanye West, Taylor Swift. Singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards on in New YorkMTV Video Music…
Rolling Stone

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How it works
ReachNo data yetContagion35Breadth40Velocity27Longevity9347

Numbers

Peak proxy date
Dec 2008
Oct 13 ’08 to Dec 2008
Platforms
6
Started on TV
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Response chainPrimary
  • Challenge
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Beyoncé premiered the dance video on MTV in October 2008, and fans copied it on YouTube. SNL parodied it and Glee reused the routine. Columbia later invited exact copies in a dance-video contest.

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Timeline (16)

  1. September 2008

    Music World / Columbia Records precursor · Sep 9 ’08

    Columbia announced Single Ladies and If I Were a Boy as the forthcoming radio singles.[1]

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  2. October 2008

    Beyoncé / MTV Total Request Live seed · Oct 13 ’08

    Beyoncé premiered the black-and-white Single Ladies video on MTV.[2][3][4]

    Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Video Version)

  3. Shane Mercado (Dancer554) platform jump · Oct 18 ’08

    Mercado posted his copy of the Single Ladies choreography on YouTube.[5]

  1. owner response · Nov 15 ’08

  2. peak proxy · Dec 2008

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Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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