The hugely-popular Chatroulette parody of Miley Cyrus’s Wrecking Ball has had an unexpected side-effect after it helped the song climb back to number one on the US Billboard charts.
Steve Kardynal’s performance on the webcam chat randomiser – which saw him licking a sledgehammer and riding a homemade wrecking ball a la Miley – became such a viral sensation that it notched up over 7m views within 24 hours of arriving on YouTube.
And the video – which also features the horrified and amused reactions of those watching – has given the track an unlikely boost, under chart regulations which also take streaming into account.
