Curated trail

Early YouTube performances that went everywhere

Performers and songs that early web distribution turned into widely shared video events.

2004 · Video

Numa Numa

Before reaction videos, there was one guy having the time of his life at a webcam.

2006 · Video

A six-minute routine became one of YouTube’s first enormous stars.

2006 · Video

Four people, eight treadmills, and choreography that grows funnier as the risks become clearer.

2007 · Video

“I move away from the mic to breathe in.”

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