Dua Lipa Celebrates 'New Rules' Surpassing Half a Billion Views on YouTube
There's no stopping the 'Be the One' star...
Dua Lipa really is having the best year of her career to date. Not only has she scored her first Number 1 single but 'New Rules', 'Be the One' and 'Scared to Be Lonely' have all been certified Platinum in the UK and her first album just went Gold here too.
That's not all though. The 'New Rules' video has just amassed 500 million views on YouTube.
Talkin' in my sleep at night, makin' myself crazy
(Out of my mind, out of my mind)
Wrote it down and read it out, hopin' it would save me
(Too many times, too many times)
My love
He makes me feel like nobody else, nobody else
But, my love
He doesn't love me, so I tell myself, I tell myself
One: Don't pick up the phone
You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone
Two: Don't let him in
You have to kick him out again
Three: Don't be his friend
You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the mornin'
And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him
I got new rules; I count 'em
I got new rules; I count 'em
I gotta tell them to myself
I got new rules; I count 'em
I gotta tell them to myself
I keep pushin' forwards, but he keeps pullin' me backwards
(Nowhere to turn) No way
(Nowhere to turn) No
Now I'm standin' back from it, I finally see the pattern
(I never learn, I never learn)
But, my love (Love)
He doesn't love me, so I tell myself
I tell myself, I do, I do, I do
One: Don't pick up the phone
You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone
Two: Don't let him in
You have to kick him out again
Three: Don't be his friend
You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him
I got new rules; I count 'em
I got new rules; I count 'em
I gotta tell them to myself
I got new rules; I count 'em
I gotta tell them to myself
Practice makes perfect
I'm still tryna learn it by heart
(I got new rules, I count 'em)
Eat, sleep and breathe it
Rehearse and repeat it, 'cause I
(I got new, I got new, I...)
One: Don't pick up the phone
You know he's only callin'
'Cause he's drunk and alone (Yeah, alone)
Two: Don't let him in
You have to kick him out again (Oh, ooh)
Three: Don't be his friend (Again)
You know you're gonna wake up
In his bed in the mornin' (Bed in the mornin')
And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him
I got new rules; I count 'em
I got new rules; I count 'em
(Whoa-ooh, whoa, whoa)
I gotta tell them to myself
I got new rules; I count 'em
(Baby, you know I count 'em)
I gotta tell them to myself
Don't let him in, don't let him in
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't be his friend, don't be his friend
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't let him in, don't let him in
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't be his friend, don't be his friend
Don't, don't, don't, don't
You gettin' over him
NO WE'RE NOT JOKING DUA REALLY HAS A VIDEO WITH HALF A BILLION VIEWS!
The 'Blow Your Mind (Mwah)' hitmaker celebrated the news by posting a supercut of reaction videos on her Instagram account alongside the caption: "NEW RULES HAS HIT HALF A BILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE! HALF A BILLION! 500 MILLION!!"
Dua then went on to add: "WHAT IS HAPPENING! THANK YOU I LOVE YOU. WOW."
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba4VI_0F1lq/?taken-by=dualipa
We can't get over how cute and grateful her reaction is. What an amazing popstar!
Of course it's no shock to us that 'New Rules' has achieved this milestone. The stunning music video was an instant viral hit and the single has become a smash not only in the UK but globally, including in the US where its popularity is still growing.
'New Rules' has just risen to a new peak of Number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Based on its success so far, the visual could even reach a billion views.
There's no denying that it deserves to. Fingers crossed that it will do!
Words: Sam Prance
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