YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind
YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind (also known as YouTube Rewind 2018 and Everyone Controls Rewind) is a video that was uploaded to the official channel of the video-sharing website YouTube on December 6, 2018, as the ninth installment of the YouTube Rewind series. The video featured references to Fortnite Battle Royale and starred YouTubers and online celebrities such as Ninja and Marques Brownlee, as well as celebrities like Will Smith and Trevor Noah. It is the first video in the YouTube Rewind series to feature a combination of animation and live-action sequences.
"YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind" | |
---|---|
YouTube Rewind episode | |
Thumbnail of YouTube Rewind 2018 | |
Directed by | Kai Hasson |
Produced by | Elyse Preiss, Kady Kamakate, Eduardo Castro Fonseca, Kenji Green |
Featured music | The Hood Internet |
Original release date | December 6, 2018 |
Running time | 8:12 |
YouTube Rewind 2018 was panned by critics, YouTubers, and viewers alike, who dubbed it the worst YouTube Rewind video to date. The video was criticized for featuring obscure or unpopular YouTubers; the inclusion of unpopular or outdated trends; and the exclusion of many prominent YouTubers of the year, such as Shane Dawson, MrBeast, and PewDiePie, as well as popular rivalries such as KSI vs Logan Paul and PewDiePie vs T-Series.
By December 13, 2018, only a week after its upload, Everyone Controls Rewind had over 10 million dislikes, making it the most-disliked video on YouTube of all time, a record that was previously held by the music video for Justin Bieber's "Baby" for over seven years.