The 16-year-old’s video has been watched 246 million times according to Web firm Vevo, and has been trading places at the top spot on YouTube for the last 24 hours or so with Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance.” In a tweet to the “Beliebers,” his hard-core fans, Bieber had this to say: “i started on youtube so the support…well i just need to say thank u“
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