# Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa Hit 1 Billion YouTube Views

> Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa's 2012 song 'Payphone' reaches 1 billion YouTube views, becoming the band's sixth Billion Views Club entry.
- Title: Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa Hit 1 Billion YouTube Views
- Summary: Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa's 2012 song 'Payphone' reaches 1 billion YouTube views, becoming the band's sixth Billion Views Club entry. Maroon 5's 2012…
- Keywords: maroon 5, wiz khalifa, payphone, youtube, billion views club, billboard hot 100, digital songs, the voice, overexposed, max martin, ryan tedder, billboard 200
- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/pop/maroon-5-wiz-khalifa-payphone-1-billion-views-youtube-1236343159
- Author: Lars Brandle
- Published: 2026-09-18T04:19:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: maroon 5, wiz khalifa, payphone, youtube, billion views club, billboard hot 100, digital songs, the voice, overexposed, max martin, ryan tedder, billboard 200
## 1 Billion Views Milestone
Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa's 'Payphone' hits 1 billion YouTube views, becoming the band's sixth song in YouTube's Billion Views Club.

> Payphone (via A&M/Octone Records) becomes Maroon 5's sixth entry into the streaming giant's Billion Views Club.
## 2012 Release Details
Released in April 2012 with a music video directed by Samuel Bayer, 'Payphone' was on Maroon 5's fourth album Overexposed.

> Released back in April 2012 with an official music video directed by Samuel Bayer, Payphone (via A&M/Octone Records) becomes Maroon 5's sixth entry into the streaming giant's Billion Views Club.
## Billboard Performance
The song debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Digital Songs with 493,000 digital downloads in its first week.

> In its opening week, Payphone shifted some 493,000 digital downloads, remember them?, for a No. 3 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, and a No. 1 start on the Digital Songs chart.
## The Voice Premiere
Maroon 5's Adam Levine coached on NBC's The Voice when 'Payphone' premiered in 2012.

> Payphone got its premiere on that year on NBC's The Voice, where Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine had a second gig as a coach.
## Album and Production
Produced by Max Martin and Ryan Tedder, 'Payphone' was on Maroon 5's 2012 album Overexposed, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

> The song was housed on the band's fourth studio album, Overexposed, which was executive produced by Max Martin, with additional cuts produced by OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder.
## Key takeaway

Maroon 5's 2012 collaboration with Wiz Khalifa achieved 1 billion YouTube views, marking their sixth song in the platform's Billion Views Club.