Who had a hit with the song "Gangnam Style"?

Psy had a worldwide hit with the song “Gangnam Style.” The South Korean singer released the K-pop single on July 15, 2012, as the lead track from his sixth album, Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1.

The song became an international phenomenon through its highly theatrical music video and its instantly recognizable “horse-riding” dance. “Gangnam Style” satirizes the affluent, status-conscious image associated with Seoul’s Gangnam District, while its catchy electronic production helped it cross language and cultural barriers.

In the United States, the song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, an extraordinary result for a primarily Korean-language song at the time. It topped charts in more than 30 countries and became the first YouTube video to pass one billion views, reaching that milestone on December 21, 2012.

The artist’s stage name is Psy, while his birth name is Park Jae-sang. A common mix-up is calling the song “Gangnam Style” by the name of its dance or assuming it was released in 2013; its original release was in 2012.