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The wildly infectious and relentlessly repetitive children’s song ‘Baby Shark’ became the most-watched YouTube video on Monday, with more than seven billion plays.
The bane of parents and teachers worldwide, the South Korea-produced song has gone from the realm of children’s YouTube to a global viral sensation, with a catchy and addictive melody buoyed by a hypnotically colourful video.
‘Baby Shark Dance’, the English-language version of the song, clocked up over seven billion views on YouTube on Monday, dethroning Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s ‘Despacito’ as the most watched video on the platform
