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YouTube informationChannel Years active 2012–2019 Genre Comedy Subscribers 1.48 million Views 309.7 million Last updated: October 5, 2024[needs update
Baracksdubs YouTube channel and series that usesBarack Obama speeches to createcover songs , generally of popular songs. The channel was created by Fadi Saleh as a then-freshman student of theUniversity of Tennessee .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Fadi Salah started the channel when he was a 19 year old freshman andbiochemistry major at the University of Tennessee.[ 4] [ 1] [ 5] Drink to That " byRihanna , was posted the following January.[ 4]
Salah didn’t immediately advertise his involvement in the channel, in spite of the videos'popularity. It wasn’t until his video, "Born This Way ", went viral that he shared the news with friends. By July 2012, the YouTube channel had 127,000 subscribers and an online merchandise store.[ 4] [ 4] [ 6] [ 7] social media by the artists who’s songs were used, includingLMFAO andJustin Beiber .[ 4] [ 8]
In September 2015, Salah announced his new company, Spare Time Entertainment, with the intent of turning his hobby into an online entertainment brand. By this time, the YouTube channel had amassed over 900,000 subscribers.[ 3] [ 3]
In February 2017, followingDonald Trump ’s inauguration, Baracksdubs released a video of Obama singingKendrick Lamar ’s "Alright ", whose lyrics had been used as a protest chant against the new president.[ 9]
Song Artist Released Ref "Drink To That " Rihanna January 4, 2012 [ 1] [ 2] "Born This Way " Lady Gaga January 10, 2012 [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] "Sexy and I Know It " LMFAO March 26, 2012 [ 1] "Call Me Maybe " Carly Rae Jepsen June 4, 2012 [ 13] [ 14] "Boyfriend " Justin Bieber June 24, 2012 [ 15] "What Makes You Beautiful " One Direction July 20, 2012 [ 16] "Hot n Cold " (sung by both Obama andMitt Romney ) Katy Perry October 15, 2012 [ 17] "U Can't Touch This " MC Hammer November 6, 2012 [ 18] "Deck The Halls " Traditional December 19, 2012 [ 19] 'SexyBack " Justin Timberlake January 21, 2013 [ 20] "Pokémon Theme " Jason Paige February 4, 2013 [ 21] "Get Lucky " Daft Punk June 24, 2013 [ 22] "All Gold Everything " Trinidad James July 15, 2013 "Blurred Lines " (sung only byBill Clinton ) Robin Thicke July 23, 2013 [ 23] [ 24] "Made in the USA " Demi Lovato August 13, 2013 [ 25] [ 26] "Best Song Ever " (sung only by co-anchors on theToday Show One Direction August 23, 2013 "It's All Good" (sung by both Obama and his wifeMichelle ) Ne-Yo October 9, 2013 "Jingle Bells " Traditional December 9, 2013 [ 27] "Do What U Want " Lady Gaga January 9, 2014 [ 28] "Timber " (sung by both Obama andHillary Clinton ) Pitbull April 15, 2014 [ 29] "Birthday " (sung only byEllen DeGeneres ) Katy Perry June 10, 2014 [ 30] "Fancy " Iggy Azalea August 5, 2014 [ 31] [ 32] "Problem " Ariana Grande August 19, 2014 [ 33] [ 34] "Uptown Funk " Mark Ronson feat.Bruno Mars January 27, 2015 [ 35] "Shake it Off " Taylor Swift February 9, 2015 [ 36] "Anaconda " (sung only by the characters ofSpongeBob SquarePants ) Nicki Minaj May 18, 2015 "Can't Feel My Face " The Weeknd September 7, 2015 [ 37] [ 38] "Thriller " Michael Jackson October 28, 2015 [ 39] "Hotline Bling " Drake December 14, 2015 [ 40] "Jumpman " Drake January 5, 2016 [ 41] "Sorry " Justin Bieber January 25, 2016 [ 42] [ 43] "Panda " Desiigner April 26, 2016 [ 44] "No " Meghan Trainor May 3, 2016 [ 45] "All I Do Is Win " (sung only byDonald Trump ) DJ Khaled May 23, 2016 [ 46] "Work " Rihanna May 30, 2016 [ 47] "Power " (sung only byBernie Sanders ) Kanye West June 6, 2016 [ 48] "One Dance " Drake June 27, 2016 [ 49] "FDT " YG July 26, 2016 [ 50] "Cut It " O.T. Genasis August 9, 2016 "Can't Stop the Feeling! " Justin Timberlake September 3, 2016 [ 51] "Stressed Out " Twenty One Pilots November 30, 2016 [ 52] "All I Want for Christmas Is You " Mariah Carey December 22, 2016 [ 53] [ 54] "Let Me Love You " DJ Snake December 26, 2016 [ 55] "Starboy " The Weeknd January 11, 2017 [ 56] "Alright " Kendrick Lamar January 17, 2017 [ 57] "Happy Birthday to You " Traditional January 23, 2017 "Missing you" Erik Hassle January 30, 2017 "Respect " Aretha Franklin August 18, 2018 "Money " (sung only by Bernie Sanders) Cardi B August 21, 2019 "Woah" Krypto9095 November 27, 2019
The videos have been featured onHuffington Post ,[ 16] [ 18] [ 58] Gawker ,[ 13] Rolling Stone ,[ 14] Yahoo! ,[ 15] Mashable [ 59] [ 1] [ 17] [ 60] Today U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer.[ 61]
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