The series' 2018 and 2019 installments (Everyone Controls Rewind and For the Record) were received poorly, with the former becoming the most-disliked video of all time on the platform.

[9][7] It was created and produced by YouTube and Portal A Interactive,[9] and features Rebecca Black, whose music video of her song "Friday" had gone viral in March of that year, as the host.

", with an accompanying string instrument sound that resembled the musical introduction to Kony 2012, a viral documentary film aired earlier that year.

was dedicated to fellow YouTuber Talia Castellano, who died on July 16, five months prior to the release of the video.

[14] The music mashup was produced by The Hood Internet and included songs such as Major Lazer and DJ Snake's "Lean On", the Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face", and Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?".

PewDiePie and Zoella make an appearance halfway through the video, where they are shown next to a scoreboard with two dates of December 9, 2015, a reference to Back to the Future Part II, which is set in 2015.

The Hood Internet returned to produce the music mashup for the video, with Major Lazer contributing an original remix of their own.

The video also references objects being crushed by a hydraulic press, Hodor from Game of Thrones, the water-bottle flip challenge, "PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" (with Pikotaro himself appearing), and the dabbing dance move.

The video also references some of the most popular songs of 2016, including Fifth Harmony's "Work from Home", the Chainsmokers' "Closer", and Beyoncé's "Hold Up".

Upon its release, the video was overwhelmingly panned, receiving extensive backlash from critics, YouTubers, and viewers alike.

[a] Criticisms ranged from the inclusion of celebrities and personalities who are not affiliated with YouTube (such as Will Smith and Ninja), lack of tributes to recent deaths, such as those of Stephen Hawking, Avicii, TotalBiscuit, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, XXXTentacion, Aretha Franklin, Mac Miller, Stan Lee, Anthony Bourdain, and Stephen Hillenburg, as well as the exclusion of certain controversial personalities, such as Shane Dawson and Lil Pump, alongside the rivalries of KSI vs Logan Paul and PewDiePie vs T-Series.

[29] Meira Gebel of Business Insider shared a similar sentiment, saying that "The video appears to be an attempt for the company to keep advertisers on its side following a rather rocky 2018.

"[30] In a newsletter, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki spoke on the poor reception of the 2018 video and mentioned that "even my kids called it 'cringey'.

The 2019 edition returned to a format reminiscent of the first two iterations of the series, featuring a montage of the top videos of 2019, divided into several themed countdowns based on statistics and trends.

It was directed by Kai Hasson and produced by Nate Houghteling, Zach Blume, Jeffrey Sabin-Matsumoto, and David Iain Johnson.

and Pharrell Williams), "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus), "We Can't Stop" (Miley Cyrus), "Applause" (Lady Gaga), "Roar" (Katy Perry), "Thrift Shop" (Macklemore, and Ryan Lewis, featuring Wanz) and "Animals" (Martin Garrix).

The Breaking Bad series finale, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's album The Heist, and the "Harlem Shake" meme were also referenced.

[5] The video includes notable events and chart hits of 2014, featuring references to the Ice Bucket Challenge; The First Kiss viral video; The Devil Baby; Spider Dog; Minecraft; Disney's film Frozen; the music videos for "Turn Down for What" (DJ Snake and Lil Jon), "#Selfie" (The Chainsmokers), "Happy" (Pharrell Williams), "Fancy" (Iggy Azalea, featuring Charli XCX), "All About That Bass" (Meghan Trainor), "Anaconda" (Nicki Minaj) and "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry); and the game of the year, Flappy Bird.

Events, headlining topics and viral videos of 2015 were referenced, including the legality of same-sex marriage in the U.S., Shia LaBeouf's "JUST DO IT!"

The following music videos were referenced: "Cheerleader" (OMI), "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" (Silentó), "Lean On" (Major Lazer and DJ Snake, featuring MØ), "Hey Mama" (David Guetta, featuring Nicki Minaj, Afrojack, and Bebe Rexha), "Elastic Heart" (Sia), "Hotline Bling" (Drake), and "What Do You Mean (Justin Bieber).

Since 2015 was YouTube's tenth year of existence, viral videos from the whole of YouTube's span were included: The Ice Bucket Challenge from 2014, "Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split, featuring Van Damme (Live Test)" from 2013,[75] Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k' – Mission Highlights from 2012, Rebecca Black's viral hit "Friday" from 2011, Paul Vasquez's "Double Rainbow from 2010, "JK Wedding Entrance Dance" from 2009, "I'm on a Boat" (the Lonely Island) from 2009, "Charlie Bit My Finger" from 2007, Diet Coke + Mentos and Judson Laipply's viral video "Evolution of Dance" from 2006.

References included PPAP, dabbing, Mannequin Challenge, Rio 2016 Olympics, water bottle flipping, Stranger Things, hydraulic press, Orbeeze pranks, Corn Drills, rainbow bagels, Scott Sterling, NYC snowboarding, Running Man Challenge, Damn Daniel, T-Rex costume, E-Games, The Dancing Mannequin Heads, "The Door" (Game of Thrones), Prince and David Bowie Tribute (Alex Wassabi), HighLight Challenge, 100 Layers, "JuJu on That Beat", Carpool Karaoke (following on from 2015), Hamilton, and Views (Drake cover album) Game references included the game of the year 2016, Pokémon Go, as well as Street Fighter V, and The Witness.

It also touched on various tragedies including Hurricane Harvey, the Manchester Arena bombing, and the Chiapas or Central Mexico earthquake.

The video references popular music videos, including BTS's "Idol", Marshmello and Bastille's "Happier", Kanye West and Lil Pump's "I Love It", Drake's "In My Feelings", El Chombo's "Dame Tu Cosita", and Pinkfong's "Baby Shark".

The video starts off with creators reacting to the failure of YouTube Rewind 2018, followed by the text, "In 2018, we made something you didn't like.