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|format=s/news/6312157/alicia-keys-added-to-mtv-emas-mtv-europe-music-awards-performers-list|title=MTV Europe Music Awards: Alicia Keys Added to Pperformers List|work=Billboard|date=November 9, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archilboard.com/articles/eventtember 20, 2014, it became the fourth song in ''Billboard'' history to simultaneously attain top gainer awards on Digital Songs, Radio Songs and Streaming Songs.<ref name="Billboard History">{{cite news|author =Trust, Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6415163/taylor-swift-hot-100-sixth-week-blank-space|title=Hot 100: Taylor Swift Tops Chart for Sixth Week|work=Billboard|date=December 24, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014}}</ref> It was the Hot 100's top airplay gainer for five consecutive weeks, becoming the first Hot 100 debut entry by a woman to do so since ]'s "]" (2002).<ref name="Record">{{cite news|author =Trust, Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6398474/taylor-swift-meghan-trainor-hot-100|title=Taylor Swift Tops Hot 100, Meghan Trainor Scores Second Top 10|work=Billboard|date=December 10, 2014|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gary">{{cite news|author =Trust, Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6244214/meghan-trainor-tops-hot-100-all-about-that-bass|title=Meghan Trainor Tops Hot 100 With 'All About That Bass'|work=Billboard|date=September 10, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> "All About That Bass" became the longest-running ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one by an Epic Records artist after it spent eight consecutive weeks atop the chart. After its eighth week atop the chart, it was finally succeeded by Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", which had spent eight weeks at number two. As "All About That Bass" and "Shake It Off" occupied the top two of the Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks, it marked the longest span for the top two positions being held by female artists consecutively since ]' "]" and ]'s "]" locked the top two for 10 weeks in 2001. "All About That Bass" marked the longest-running ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one by a female artist in 2014, and the longest since ]'s "]" (2013).<ref name="Forbes"/> |
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|format=s/news/6312157/alicia-keys-added-to-mtv-emas-mtv-europe-music-awards-performers-list|title=MTV Europe Music Awards: Alicia Keys Added to Pperformers List|work=Billboard|date=November 9, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archilboard.com/articles/eventtember 20, 2014, it became the fourth song in ''Billboard'' history to simultaneously attain top gainer awards on Digital Songs, Radio Songs and Streaming Songs.<ref name="Billboard History">{{cite news|author =Trust, Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6415163/taylor-swift-hot-100-sixth-week-blank-space|title=Hot 100: Taylor Swift Tops Chart for Sixth Week|work=Billboard|date=December 24, 2014|accParody Dubs Trudeau 'Just A Pretty Face' |work=The Huffington Post|date=December 1, 2014 |accessdate=December 22, 2014 }}</ref> On December 7, 2014, ] released a ] song "All About That Base: No Rebels", performed by ]. Their video comprised a '']'' theme and its premise sees men, depicted as ], engaging in choreography alongside cheerleaders dressed in attire inspired by the ]al character ]. Mitchell Peters of ''Billboard'' opined that the ] was "catchy" and "hilarious".<ref name="Billboard Mitchell">{{cite news|author=Peters, Mitchell|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6385941/watch-meghan-trainors-all-about-that-bass-get-star-wars-parody|title=Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass' Gets 'Star Wars' Parody Treatment|work=Billboard|date=December 7, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227225203/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6385941/watch-meghan-trainors-all-about-that-bass-get-star-wars-parody|archive-date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On December 12, 2014, a parody music video by ] entitled "All About That Space" went viral. The video featured NASA interns performing choreography and shots of the ] in ]. The parody also comprised altered lyrics written by Sarah Schlieder. NASA's parody video attained over one million views in four days. Lee Moran of the '']'' called the rendition "wonderfully a-dork-able".<ref>{{cite news|author=Moran, Lee|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nasa-interns-perform-space-article-1.2045560|title=See It: NASA interns perform 'All About That Space'|work=New York Daily News|date=December 15, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228230228/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nasa-interns-perform-space-article-1.2045560|archive-date=December 28, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The high amount of parodies created eventually led to ''Time'' publishing an article titled "No More 'All About That Bass' Parodies, Please" on December 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|author=D'Addario, Daniel|url=http://time.com/3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/#3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/|title=No More 'All About That Bass' Parodies, Please|work=Time|date=December 15, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103220348/http://time.com/3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/#3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/|archive-date=January 3, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> An addition parody was done by Randy Turnbow, "All About That Borg", which portrays Pickard, Worf, and several Borg Drones dancing to Star Trek themed lyrics with the Meghan Trainor melody, and features an interesting mashup of the original series Star Trek music played with the current "All About That Bass" supporting accompaniment. It is viewable at Randy Turnbow's channel on YouTube. |
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"All About That Bass" led an all-female top five on the Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite news|author =Trust, Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6281818/meghan-trainor-hot-100-tove-lo-bobby-shmurda|title=Hot 100: Meghan Trainor on Top Again; Tove Lo Hits Top Five|work=Billboard|date=October 15, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> It is one of six singles, and the sole debut single to spend 15 weeks in the top two in the history of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Billboard History"/> "All About That Bass", together with Swift's "Shake It Off" and "]", occupied the Hot 100's top two for 14 consecutive weeks, marking the longest top two reign by any two acts in the chart's history.<ref name="Record"/> "All About That Bass" was ranked at number eight on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot 100 year-end chart for 2014, and was certified diamond by the ] (RIAA) on January 23, 2018.<ref name="Hot 100 YE">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-100-songs|title=2014 Year End Music: Top 100 Songs|work=Billboard|date=|accessdate=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="riaa"/> The song sold 1.8 million copies during its reign at number one, and became the fourth best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 4.38 million copies sold within the year.<ref name="us sales 2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/its-official-pharrell-has-2014s-best-selling-106748836876.html|title=It's Official: Pharrell Has 2014's Best-Selling Song |author =Paul Grein |date=December 31, 2014 |work=Yahoo! Music }}</ref> As of February 2015, the song had accumulated a total of 4.6 million units sold in the United States.<ref name="nielsen">{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2015/early-winners-how-grammy-nominees-stack-up-before-musics-biggest-night.html|title=Early Winners: How Grammy Nominees Stack Up Before Music's Biggest Night|publisher=]|date=February 5, 2015|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> In Canada, "All About That Bass" debuted at number 82 on the ] for the issue dated July 26, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2014-07-26|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Jul 26, 2014|work=Billboard|date=July 26, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> The song peaked at number one on the issue dated September 20, 2014, before being replaced by Swift's "Shake It Off" the following week.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2014-09-27|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Sep 27, 2014|work=Billboard|date=September 27, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> However, the track replaced "Shake It Off" the week after and went on to spend a total of eight non-consecutive weeks at number one.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2014-11-15|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Nov 15, 2014|work=Billboard|date=November 15, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> It was certified octuple platinum by ] for sales of 640,000 copies, was the seventh most-successful single on the Canadian Hot 100 for 2014, and had sold 408,000 copies as of January 2015.<ref name="Canada"/><ref name="Canada YE"/><ref name=CANsales>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6451045/nielsen-music-canada-report-2014-sales-streaming-data |title=Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014 |last=Bliss |first=Karen |work=Billboard|date=January 27, 2015 |accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref> In Mexico, the song peaked at number one for three consecutive weeks.<ref name="Mexico"/> |
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"All About That Bass" debuted at number 36 on the ] on August 3, 2014, and reached number one two weeks later, spending a total of four non-consecutive weeks atop the chart.<ref name="AUS"/> It was certified nonuple platinum by the ] (ARIA), indicating sales of 630,000 copies.<ref name="ARIA"/> The song was the second best-selling single of 2014 in Australia.<ref name="AUS ye"/> "All About That Bass" entered the ] at number 14 on August 4, 2014. It climbed to number one two weeks later and went on to accumulate six non-consecutive weeks at the chart's summit.<ref name="NZ"/> The single received a triple platinum certification from ] (RMNZ), denoting sales of 45,000 units.<ref name="RIANZ"/> It became the second best-selling single of 2014 in New Zealand.<ref name="NZ ye"/> "All About That Bass" debuted at number 75 on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20140907/7501|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=]|date=September 7, 2014|accessdate=November 15, 2018}}</ref> Spotify substantially contributed to the song's success in the country; during its first six weeks of availability on streaming services in the United Kingdom, "All About That Bass" generated 1.18 million streams. 90% of these streams were through Spotify, which helped the song rise to number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="Billboard Analysis"/> It made history by becoming the first single to enter the chart's top 40 based on streaming alone.<ref>{{cite web|author =Kreisler, Lauren|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-s-all-about-that-bass-becomes-first-song-to-chart-on-streams-alone__5955|title=All About That Bass becomes first song to chart on streams alone|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=September 28, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> |
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Following the digital release of "All About That Bass" the week after, it climbed to number one on the UK Singles Chart, with sales in excess of 144,000 units.<ref>{{cite news|author =Sexton, Paul|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6274105/meghan-trainors-all-about-that-bass-hits-no-1-in-uk|title=Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass' Hits No. 1 in U.K.|work=Billboard|date=October 6, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> It became the second-fastest selling single of the year in the country.<ref name="one">{{cite magazine|author =Hill, Nick|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/meghan-trainor/news/meghan-trainor-lands-u-k-no-1-with-all-about-that-bass_4397652|title=Meghan Trainor Lands U.K. No.1 With 'All About That Bass'|magazine=]|date=October 6, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> "All About That Bass" returned six-figure sales in the UK for three consecutive weeks.<ref name="One Direction">{{cite news|author =Sexton, Paul|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6289140/ella-henderson-opens-at-the-top-in-uk-with-chapter-one|title=Ella Henderson Opens at the Top in U.K. with 'Chapter One'|work=Billboard|date=October 20, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014}}</ref> The song was the longest-running number one of 2014 in the United Kingdom, alongside "]" and "]".<ref>{{cite magazine|author =West, Michael|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/meghan-trainor/news/meghan-trainor-all-about-that-bass_4430874|title=All About That Bass: Meghan Trainor Has Longest Running No.1 of 2014|magazine=]|date=October 27, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> The song was certified double platinum by the ] (BPI).<ref name="BPI"/> As of December 31, 2014, "All About That Bass" had sold a total of 651,000 units in the United Kingdom, and ended the year as the ninth best-selling single in the country for 2014.<ref name="UKsales">{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-selling-singles-of-2014__7580|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2014|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=January 1, 2015|accessdate=January 1, 2015}}</ref> In Ireland, "All About That Bass" debuted at number 76 on the ] issued for August 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=33|title=GFK Chart-Track|publisher=GFK Chart-Track. ]|date=August 14, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> On October 2, 2014, the song climbed to the top of the chart, and went on to spend a total of four consecutive weeks at number one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=40|title=GFK Chart-Track|publisher=GFK Chart-Track. ]|date=October 2, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=43|title=GFK Chart-Track|publisher=GFK Chart-Track. ]|date=October 23, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> Elsewhere in Europe, "All About That Bass" remained number one in Austria and Germany for six weeks,<ref name="Austria"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Beautiful-Christina-Aguilera/dp/B00007L9NS|title=Beautiful |publisher=] (DE)|accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref> Denmark and Switzerland for five,<ref name="Denmark"/><ref name="Switzerland"/> Scotland for four,<ref name="Scotland"/> Spain for three,<ref name="Spain"/> Poland for two,<ref name="Poland"/> and Hungary, Slovakia and Luxembourg for one.<ref name="Hungary"/><ref name="Slovakia"/><ref name="Luxembourg"/> |
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"All About That Bass" was accompanied by a ] directed by ] and choreographed by Charm La'Donna. The clip was shot over a two-day period which began on May 8, 2014.<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite web|author=Duberman, Amanda|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/07/all-about-that-bass-meghan-trainor_n_5563697.html|title=Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass' Will Get Body Positivity Stuck in Your Head|work=]|date=July 7, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227040739/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/07/all-about-that-bass-meghan-trainor_n_5563697.html|archive-date=February 27, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Cape Cod">{{cite news|author=Dohetry, Sean|url=http://www.capecod.com/community/meghan-trainor-bass/|title=Meghan Trainor is 'All About That Bass'|work=]|date=September 5, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227161051/http://www.capecod.com/community/meghan-trainor-bass/|archive-date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It was premiered online by music website ] on June 10, 2014.<ref name="Idolator"/> Robinson conceptualized the clip's look "with pastel colors", trying to show Trainor as "a little innocent-looking girl doing, like, booty-bumping dance moves", to which Trainor agreed.<ref name="Cosmo"/> Robinson and Trainor wanted to make the visual as fun as possible to co-relate with the song's lyrical themes.<ref name="Cosmo"/> When Trainor first received the video, she cried, and said, "I don't want to do this anymore".<ref name="Rolling Stone Interview"/> As a result, Trainor was involved in performing several edits to the clip because she disapproved on some of its shots and felt her face looked "weird" in some segments.<ref name="Rolling Stone Interview"/> She later approved of the video's final edit and felt that it depicted her as a "pop star".<ref name="Rolling Stone Interview"/> Trainor said she envisioned it as "a cartoon" she would play, but then the video became "bigger than anyone expected, it's like, crap, I have to kind of look like that now".<ref name="Boston Globe">{{cite news|author=Sullivan, James|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2014/09/16/all-about-nantucket-meghan-trainor/hBHcLNeJ5u1cj97XzXXcoO/story.html|title=All About Nantucket's Meghan Trainor|work=]|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522203443/http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2014/09/16/all-about-nantucket-meghan-trainor/hBHcLNeJ5u1cj97XzXXcoO/story.html|archive-date=May 22, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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] played a key role in how the video was made and marketed.<ref name="NY">{{cite news|author=Bernstein, Jacob|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/fashion/meghan-trainor-colbie-caillat-and-sara-bareilles-address-body-image-issues.html|title=Be Yourself, Music Videos Tell the Young|work=]|date=August 14, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216205551/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/fashion/meghan-trainor-colbie-caillat-and-sara-bareilles-address-body-image-issues.html|archive-date=December 16, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Robinson discovered one of the video's dancers, Sione Maraschino, online through the now-defunct social media service ], where Maraschino rose to popularity. Maraschino later shared the "All About That Bass" music video with his followers on Twitter and ], which became a contributing factor to the clip going viral.<ref name="NY"/> Trainor stated she could not dance and that Robinson "made a rock star in two days".<ref name="Cape Cod"/> She added, "Charm made up most of those dance moves, and taught me how to perform and 'make sure you smile!'"<ref name="Becky"/> |
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Predominantly, the music video comprises candy colors and choreography, as well as a pastel 1950s-theme.<ref name="EW Interview 2"/><ref name="Carmanica"/> It features Trainor in an uncharacteristic wardrobe of sweaters and white ankle socks.<ref name="Boston Globe"/> It opens with Trainor dancing in front of a pink pastel backdrop. She sports a light blue collared sweater beneath a ] of the same color, and a material bow ]. The clip then switches to a scene with Trainor wearing a headpiece made of roses and a light pink collared sweater beneath a sundress of the same color. The video returns to the original scene where Trainor engages in a dance scene with four other female dancers who sport similar outfits to hers. The scene later sees the five women dancing while sitting on chairs. The routine is intercepted with Maraschino donning a white collared shirt and light blue shorts performing a dance sequence on his own, which includes him doing ]. Three women, wearing platinum blonde wigs that cover their forehead and eyes, are also pictured in their own dance routine. |
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In another scene, Trainor, with her hair now loose, sports a yellow sweater and sings in front of a variety of colorful balloons and on top of a wide range of colored material. The singer is also pictured at a dining table topped with candy, offering a young man a cupcake and forcing him to smile with her hands. Two children, in a separate scene, are shown playing with dolls in a dollhouse, dancing in a bedroom and riding bicycles. Trainor is later seen posing next to the dollhouse, and while singing, "I won't be no stick-figure, silicone Barbie doll," she tosses the doll across the room. In another segment, other girls are pictured smiling while holding magazines with their faces on the front covers. |
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===Reception=== |
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The music video resulted in "All About That Bass" rising to prominence as a viral hit.<ref name="EW Interview 2"/> Jim Farber of the '']'' observed "the 'debate' over size—is she too big? Too small?—has taken on a life of its own" in the comment section of the video on ].<ref name="Jim Farber"/> It was YouTube's most-streamed music video for most of September and October 2014, and was the ninth most-viewed music video on the website for 2014.<ref name="Slate" /><ref>{{cite news|author=Hudson, Alex|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/youtube_names_its_most_viewed_music_videos_of_2014|title=YouTube Names Its Most Viewed Music Videos of 2014|work=]|date=December 9, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118144712/http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/youtube_names_its_most_viewed_music_videos_of_2014|archive-date=January 18, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It was ]'s second most-streamed music video of the year, behind ]'s "]".<ref>{{cite news|author=Flanagan, Andrew|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6334867/trending-2014-yahoo-bing-spotify-rhapsody-vevo|title=#Trending in 2014: Yahoo, Vevo, Rhapsody, Spotify and Bing Share the Year's Biggest Names|work=Billboard|date=December 3, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224210329/http://www.billboard.com/articles/6334867/trending-2014-yahoo-bing-spotify-rhapsody-vevo|archive-date=December 24, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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The music video garnered generally favorable reviews from music critics. Yahoo! writer Paul Grein opined that the clip was the leading candidate to win Best Song with a Social Message at the 2015 ].<ref name="Yahoo!"/> ''Cosmopolitan'' editor Joanna Coles stated that her readers and staff saw Trainor as an ambassador for embracing creativity and individuality.<ref name="NY"/> Evan Sawdey of ''PopMatters'' deemed the video "fun and buoyant".<ref name="PopMatters"/> Jon Carmanic of ''The New York Times'' opined that the video "bolstered" the song and called it "vivid".<ref name="Carmanica"/> Idolator's Robbie Daw praised the clip's "memorable" dance routine and vintage aesthetic.<ref name="Becky"/> ''Out'' journalist Stacy Lambe described it as "a retro pop world that makes you want to dance in your seat",<ref name="Out"/> and according to Erin Kean from ], the clip "offer a hard sell for" the song.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kean, Erin|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/12/05/beyonce_gets_snubbed_this_mornings_bizarre_grammys_announcements/|title=Beyoncé gets snubbed: This morning's bizarre Grammys announcements|work=]|date=December 5, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206140503/http://www.salon.com/2014/12/05/beyonce_gets_snubbed_this_mornings_bizarre_grammys_announcements/|archive-date=December 6, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Lauren Valenti of '']'' felt that the video put an end to the unattainable standards of the beauty industry.<ref>{{cite news|author=Valenti, Lauren|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/music/a10028/meghan-trainor-all-about-that-bass/|title=Meghan Trainor's 'All About Bass' Is the Body Acceptance Anthem We've Been Waiting For|work=]|date=July 10, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216224552/http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/music/a10028/meghan-trainor-all-about-that-bass/|archive-date=December 16, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> '']'' writer ] described the clip as "']'-meets-']'",<ref name="USA"/> while ]'s Chris DeVille commented, "the video, for all its foibles, is both cute and effective".<ref name="Stereogum"/> ''Billboard'' writer Andrew Hampp described the clip as "slyly satirical";<ref name="Billboard Lips">{{cite news|author=Hampp, Andrew|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6327404/behind-hewlett-packards-20-million-ad-spend-behind-meghan-trainor|title=Behind Hewlett-Packard's $20 Million Ad Spend Behind Meghan Trainor, Beginning with Her New Music Video|work=Billboard|date=November 21, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124181224/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6327404/behind-hewlett-packards-20-million-ad-spend-behind-meghan-trainor|archive-date=November 24, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Julie Zeilinger of the same publication gave the clip a negative review, and wrote that Trainor was "mimicking music videos by the 'silicone Barbie dolls' her song references".<ref name="Julie">{{cite news|author=Zeilinger, Julie|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6191040/body-positive-music-videos-john-legend-meghan-trainor|title=Are 'Body Positive' Music Videos All That Positive? (Opinion)|work=Billboard|date=July 28, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216083039/http://www.billboard.com/articles/6191040/body-positive-music-videos-john-legend-meghan-trainor|archive-date=December 16, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Zeilinger opined that the clip's body imagery should have imparted a different message and stated that Trainor "points out the focus on women's appearance... by focusing on women's appearance".<ref name="Julie"/> Emma Garland of ''Vice'' opined that it was fun, safe and easily palatable. However, she felt that the clip did not require much thought and dismissed its choreography as the kind "year 2 schoolgirls would invent".<ref name="Vice">{{cite news|author =Garland, Emma|url=http://www.noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/how-meghan-trainor-topped-the-uk-charts|title=How Did Meghan Trainor Become A Thing?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009115036/http://www.noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/how-meghan-trainor-topped-the-uk-charts|archive-date=October 9, 2014|work=]|date=October 6, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> Diana Cook of '']'' considered the video for the song an example of skinny-bashing and noted a double standard: "imagine if ] started singing about how boys prefer her awesome pert ass, while dancing around a chubby chick ... the Internet would explode".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cook|first1=Diana|title=4 Opinions So Popular You Don't Realize They're Stereotypes|website=Cracked.com|date=January 30, 2015|url=http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-opinions-so-popular-you-dont-realize-theyre-stereotypes/|accessdate=August 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809173551/http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-opinions-so-popular-you-dont-realize-theyre-stereotypes/|archive-date=August 9, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> '']'' placed the music video third in their list of "Music's 8 Most Cringe-Worthy Acts Of Cultural Appropriation In 2014".<ref>{{cite news|author=Fitzmaurice, Larry|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/12/16/6-pop-stars-guilty-of-cultural-appropriation-in-2014-1#./undefined?&_suid=142048483586409120558753975672|title=Music's 8 Most Cringe-Worthy Acts Of Cultural Appropriation In 2014|work=]|date=December 16, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102182705/http://www.thefader.com/2014/12/16/6-pop-stars-guilty-of-cultural-appropriation-in-2014-1#./undefined?&_suid=142048483586409120558753975672|archive-date=January 2, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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As of April 2020, the video is the 32nd most viewed YouTube video of all time with over 2.3 billion views.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 1000 Most Viewed YouTube Videos of All Time|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL11E57E1166929B60|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> |
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==Live performances== |
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Trainor first performed "All About That Bass" live in Nashville at an ] concert on July 16, 2014, and made her live television debut on '']'' where she performed the song on August 7, 2014.<ref name=tenn>{{cite web|last1=Paulson|first1=Dave|title='All About That Bass' makes Nashvillian a pop star|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/08/28/bass-makes-nashvillian-pop-star/14746755|website=The Tennessean|accessdate=December 20, 2014|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Trainor performed an acoustic version of "All About That Bass" for '']'' on September 2, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/music/150648_meghan_trainor_bares_all_her_unexpected_big_break_being_bullied_and_embracing_her_body/?viewFull=true|title=Meghan Trainor Bares All: Her Unexpected Big Break, Being Bullied and Embracing Her Body|work=]|date=September 2, 2014|accessdate=December 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228150420/http://www.etonline.com/music/150648_meghan_trainor_bares_all_her_unexpected_big_break_being_bullied_and_embracing_her_body/?viewFull=true|archive-date=December 28, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Two days later, Trainor performed it on '']''. The rendition featured ] and ], who made use of a variety classroom instruments for the performance. ''Rolling Stone'' writer Ryan Reed commented that "their unlikely interpretation was just as good as the original, with their sparse percussion and intimate doo-wop harmonies anchoring Trainor's passionate lines".<ref name="Rolling Stone 2"/> On September 11, 2014, Trainor performed "All About That Bass" on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Bradley|url=http://www.idolator.com/7534603/meghan-all-about-that-bass-live-on-the-ellen-show-watch/|title=Meghan Trainor Performs "All About That Bass" On ‘The Ellen Show’: Watch|publisher=Idolator|date=September 12, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017045048/http://www.idolator.com/7534603/meghan-all-about-that-bass-live-on-the-ellen-show-watch|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She made her Australian television debut on September 15, 2014, performing the song on '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/24941858/meghan-trainor-and-nathaniel-top-8-live-decider-special-guests|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915140906/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/24941858/meghan-trainor-and-nathaniel-top-8-live-decider-special-guests|archive-date=September 15, 2014|title=Meghan Trainor and Nathaniel: Top 8 Live Decider - Special Guests|publisher=Yahoo!|date=September 9, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> ''Billboard'' published a mash-up of "All About That Bass" and Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" on September 18, 2014, which Trainor performed for Australian radio station ] that week. A journalist from the magazine, Erin Strecker, wrote that "the results aren't a huge surprise—mash up two super-catchy tracks and the result is, well, a catchy track".<ref name="Billboard Erin">{{cite news|author=Strecker, Erin|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6258742/meghan-trainor-shake-it-off-all-about-bass-mashup|title=Listen to Meghan Trainor Mash Up 'All About That Bass' & 'Shake It Off'|work=Billboard|date=September 18, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223141809/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6258742/meghan-trainor-shake-it-off-all-about-bass-mashup|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Trainor performed the track in a duet with Miranda Lambert at the Country Music Association Awards on November 5, 2014.<ref name="CMT"/> Lambert previously covered the song live in one of her concerts.<ref>{{cite news|author=Elletson, Grace|url=http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20141104/CCOLBARKER/141109884/101083?template=printart|title=High visibility: Meghan Trainor to sing at County Music awards|work=Cape Cod Times|date=November 4, 2014|accessdate=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225020706/http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20141104/CCOLBARKER/141109884/101083?template=printart|archive-date=December 25, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Finn, Natalie|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/595318/miranda-lambert-and-meghan-trainor-team-up-for-fierce-performance-of-all-about-that-bass-at-2014-cma-awards-watch|title=Miranda Lambert and Meghan Trainor Team Up for Fierce Performance of All About That Bass at 2014 CMA Awards: Watch!|publisher=E!|date=November 5, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206154217/http://www.eonline.com/news/595318/miranda-lambert-and-meghan-trainor-team-up-for-fierce-performance-of-all-about-that-bass-at-2014-cma-awards-watch|archive-date=December 6, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On November 26, 2014, Trainor performed a ] of "All About That Bass" and "]" (2014) on the finale of the ] of American series '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dancing-with-the-stars-season-19-winner-alfonso-ribeiro-takes-home-mirror-ball-trophy/|title='Dancing with the Stars' season 19 crowns a winner|publisher=]|date=November 26, 2014|accessdate=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129133721/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dancing-with-the-stars-season-19-winner-alfonso-ribeiro-takes-home-mirror-ball-trophy/|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She also performed the track regularly as part of her set for the ].<ref>{{cite news|author=Trust, Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6406107/z100-jingle-ball-2014-highlights-taylor-swift-5-seconds-of-summer-ariana-grande-sam-smith-more|title=Jingle Ball 2014 Highlights: Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande & More|work=Billboard|date=December 13, 2014|accessdate=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213215631/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6406107/z100-jingle-ball-2014-highlights-taylor-swift-5-seconds-of-summer-ariana-grande-sam-smith-more|archive-date=December 13, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Trainor performed the song live on the finale of the ] with finalists ], ] and ] on December 13, 2014.<ref name="STV">{{cite web|url=http://shows.stv.tv/the-x-factor/303452-meghan-trainor-performs-all-about-that-bass-on-x-factor-final/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215104235/http://shows.stv.tv/the-x-factor/303452-meghan-trainor-performs-all-about-that-bass-on-x-factor-final|archive-date=December 15, 2014|title=Meghan Trainor performs All About That Bass on X Factor Final|publisher=]|date=December 13, 2014|accessdate=December 15, 2014}}</ref> Trainor included it on the setlist for her 2015 concert tours ] and the ], as well as ] (2016).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Ashley|title=Meghan Trainor Is All About Positivity and Parents on That Bass Tour in NYC: Concert Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/concert-review-meghan-trainor-bass-781513|accessdate=March 16, 2015|work=]|date=March 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319025156/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/concert-review-meghan-trainor-bass-781513|archive-date=March 19, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Frere|first1=Jackie|title=Meghan Trainor Dazzles L.A. Crowd After Vocal Hemorrhage Recovery: Live Review|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6642071/meghan-trainor-los-angeles-hollywood-palladium-review|website=Billboard|date=July 25, 2015|accessdate=July 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726235234/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6642071/meghan-trainor-los-angeles-hollywood-palladium-review|archive-date=July 26, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ball-Dionne |first1=Caila |title=Meghan Trainor At L.A.’s Greek Theatre: Self Empowerment Reigns |url=http://www.idolator.com/7640870/meghan-trainor-greek-theatre-live-concert-review |publisher=Idolator |accessdate=September 24, 2018 |date=July 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209194831/http://www.idolator.com/7640870/meghan-trainor-greek-theatre-live-concert-review |archive-date=February 9, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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Josh Duboff of '']'' wrote that the song had achieved "pop-cultural touchstone-status", while ''The New York Times''{{'}}s Joe Coscarelli called it "a cultural phenomenon".<ref name="NYT"/><ref>{{cite news|author=Duboff, Josh|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/beyonce-all-about-that-bass-meghan-trainor|title=Beyoncé Passed on Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass'|work=]|date=October 7, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212003110/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/beyonce-all-about-that-bass-meghan-trainor|archive-date=February 12, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Yahoo! reported that the song was the eighth most-searched topic on their website for 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=Zeckman, Ashley|url=http://searchenginewatch.com/sew/news/2385090/yahoo-shares-its-top-searches-for-2014|title=Yahoo Shares Its Top Searches for 2014|publisher=]|date=December 4, 2014|accessdate=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206042411/http://searchenginewatch.com/sew/news/2385090/yahoo-shares-its-top-searches-for-2014|archive-date=December 6, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to Caroline Sullivan of ''The Guardian'', the song resulted in Trainor being viewed as "the poster girl for the larger woman" and "pop's emblem of self-acceptance".<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> ''Billboard'' wrote that the success of "All About That Bass" made Trainor a "breakthrough star virtually overnight" and one of the "biggest breakout stars" of 2014.<ref name="Billboard Lips"/><ref name="Billboard Kadish">{{cite news|author=Schneider, Marc|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6296336/kevin-kadish-sonyatv-music-publishing-deal-all-about-bass|title=Kevin Kadish, 'All About That Bass' Songwriter, Inks Deal With Sony/ATV|work=Billboard|date=October 23, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227104603/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6296336/kevin-kadish-sonyatv-music-publishing-deal-all-about-bass|archive-date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In a different article, the magazine wrote that the track became "a water cooler topic among young girls and parents".<ref name="Billboard Interview 3"/> In a press release, Trainor elaborated: "Some girls are like, 'I've hated myself. I hated life. I didn't want to go to school. I get bullied. And then I heard your song and I cried'".<ref name="Billboard Interview 3"/> Following the song's rise to prominence, its co-writer and producer, Kevin Kadish, was signed to ] in October 2014.<ref name="Billboard Kadish"/> Sony/ATV CEO, ], stated, "'All About That Bass' is clearly one of the biggest songs of the year and we know there is a lot more to come from him".<ref>{{cite news|author=Christman, Ed|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6284339/publishing-briefs-imagem-music-signs-admin-deal-with-prmd-publishing|title=Publishing Briefs: Imagem Music Signs Admin Deal With PRMD Publishing (Exclusive), Warner Chappell Music Teams With Mike Dean|work=Billboard|date=October 16, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222235658/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6284339/publishing-briefs-imagem-music-signs-admin-deal-with-prmd-publishing|archive-date=December 22, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to ''Billboard'', the song's success "also brought acclaim" to Trainor's label, Epic, by becoming the label's first number one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since ]'s "]" (2007).<ref name="Gary"/> |
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The success of "All About That Bass" prompted Kris X of '']'' to state: "We're Officially in the Era of the Big Booty".<ref name="Complex"/> On September 23, 2014, Steven J. Horowitz of ''Billboard'' wrote that "booty records" had "made a mainstream comeback thanks to records like Jennifer Lopez's 'Booty' and Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass'".<ref name="Billboard Booty"/> Erika Ramirez of the same publication placed "All About That Bass" fifth in her list, Top 10 Moments of the Year in Ass, and deemed it 2014's "most catchy self-love song".<ref>{{cite news|author=Ramirez, Erika|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6406645/year-in-ass-2014|title=Nicki Minaj, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez: Top 10 Moments of the Year in Ass|work=Billboard|date=December 17, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225020701/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6406645/year-in-ass-2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The coinciding release of "All About That Bass" and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" in the United Kingdom resulted in a chart battle dubbed by British publications as "the battle of the booty songs".<ref>{{cite news|author=Debnath, Neela|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/meghan-trainor-keeps-nicki-minaj-off-the-top-spot-in-the-uk-singles-chart-with-all-about-that-bass-9789991.html|title=UK top 40: Meghan Trainor keeps Nicki Minaj off the top spot in the singles chart with 'All About That Bass'|work=The Independent|date=October 12, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118123900/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/meghan-trainor-keeps-nicki-minaj-off-the-top-spot-in-the-uk-singles-chart-with-all-about-that-bass-9789991.html|archive-date=January 18, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Michaels, Sean|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/13/meghan-trainor-all-about-that-bass-nicki-minaj-bbc-god-only-knows-uk-charts|title=Meghan Trainor's hit keeps Nicki Minaj and BBC's God Only Knows off top spot|work=The Guardian|date=October 13, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104055309/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/13/meghan-trainor-all-about-that-bass-nicki-minaj-bbc-god-only-knows-uk-charts|archive-date=January 4, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' journalist Steve Knopper wrote, "If we assume the latest sing-about-your-butt trend in pop music has finally reached its, uh, conclusion, the unquestionable winner is Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass'".<ref>{{cite news|author=Knopper, Steve|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-beats-nicki-minaj-jennifer-lopez-for-posterior-chart-dominance-75971|title=Chart Watch: The Booty Results Are In!|work=Rolling Stone|date=October 8, 2014|accessdate=January 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190130/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-beats-nicki-minaj-jennifer-lopez-for-posterior-chart-dominance-75971/|archive-date=September 24, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Sullivan opined that the three songs signaled a shift in mindset in pop history, where female artists frequently endured "scrutiny" from society for their weight.<ref name="Sullivan"/> Yomi Adegoke of ''The Independent'' wrote that the tracks helped "curves" reach the forefront of pop culture.<ref name="Independent"/> On November 11, 2014, it was reported that American company ] experienced a 47% increase in demand as a result. A New York doctor, Matthew Schulman, told ''Billboard'' that Brazilian ] ] had risen by 25% at his practice in 2014. Boston entrepreneur and gym instructor Kelly Brabants stated in an interview with the magazine that she experienced a waiting list for her Booty by Brabants class. Brabants went on to opine, "It's not about being stick-thin anymore, every girl now wants a booty".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6312351/jennifer-lopez-nicki-minaj-booty-industry|title=Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj & More Give Booty Business a Bump|work=Billboard|date=November 11, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215122136/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6312351/jennifer-lopez-nicki-minaj-booty-industry|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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The song's "smash hit status", according to Jason Lipshutz of ''Billboard'', made it a popular focus of "viral videos and musical tributes".<ref name="Maejor"/> On December 1, 2014, in an episode of Canadian comedy series '']'', the ] made a parody music video of the song, releasing it as a ] political ad smearing the Federal ] leader ], with the video titled "Just a Pretty Face".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffpost.com/ca/entry/6248964 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150410183443/http://www.huffpost.com/ca/entry/6248964 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2015 |title=22 Minutes' Meghan Trainor Parody Dubs Trudeau 'Just A Pretty Face' |work=The Huffington Post|date=December 1, 2014 |accessdate=December 22, 2014 }}</ref> On December 7, 2014, ] released a ] song "All About That Base: No Rebels", performed by ]. Their video comprised a '']'' theme and its premise sees men, depicted as ], engaging in choreography alongside cheerleaders dressed in attire inspired by the ]al character ]. Mitchell Peters of ''Billboard'' opined that the ] was "catchy" and "hilarious".<ref name="Billboard Mitchell">{{cite news|author=Peters, Mitchell|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6385941/watch-meghan-trainors-all-about-that-bass-get-star-wars-parody|title=Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass' Gets 'Star Wars' Parody Treatment|work=Billboard|date=December 7, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227225203/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6385941/watch-meghan-trainors-all-about-that-bass-get-star-wars-parody|archive-date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On December 12, 2014, a parody music video by ] entitled "All About That Space" went viral. The video featured NASA interns performing choreography and shots of the ] in ]. The parody also comprised altered lyrics written by Sarah Schlieder. NASA's parody video attained over one million views in four days. Lee Moran of the '']'' called the rendition "wonderfully a-dork-able".<ref>{{cite news|author=Moran, Lee|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nasa-interns-perform-space-article-1.2045560|title=See It: NASA interns perform 'All About That Space'|work=New York Daily News|date=December 15, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228230228/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nasa-interns-perform-space-article-1.2045560|archive-date=December 28, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The high amount of parodies created eventually led to ''Time'' publishing an article titled "No More 'All About That Bass' Parodies, Please" on December 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|author=D'Addario, Daniel|url=http://time.com/3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/#3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/|title=No More 'All About That Bass' Parodies, Please|work=Time|date=December 15, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103220348/http://time.com/3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/#3634151/all-about-that-bass-parodies-must-stop/|archive-date=January 3, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> An addition parody was done by Randy Turnbow, "All About That Borg", which portrays Pickard, Worf, and several Borg Drones dancing to Star Trek themed lyrics with the Meghan Trainor melody, and features an interesting mashup of the original series Star Trek music played with the current "All About That Bass" supporting accompaniment. It is viewable at Randy Turnbow's channel on YouTube. |
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