# 12tone: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, 12tone has 789,000 subscribers, 62,481,363 total views, and 397 videos. It ranks #95,240 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [12tone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for 12tone is “Understanding Dancing Queen”, a long-form video published Aug 7, 2026.
- These are 12tone’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Aug 11, 2023 and Aug 7, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 80,302. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “The Greatest Guitar Solo Ever Played” (472,938 views, Apr 26, 2024). Least viewed: “The Controversial History of Do-Re-Mi” (22,302 views, May 1, 2026).
- Median length: 23:24 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, 12tone’s consecutive uploads were a median of 21 days apart (shortest gap 14 days, longest 56 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 28, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Understanding Dancing Queen](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/X89bbQ_Gw0Y/) | 2026-08-07 | Long-form | 70,588 | 26:27 | 2.01x |
| [How Two Princes Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/hnycvrMn3S0/) | 2026-06-26 | Long-form | 57,928 | 23:23 | - |
| [The Controversial History of Do-Re-Mi](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/spB9eTMQINA/) | 2026-05-01 | Long-form | 22,302 | 18:56 | - |
| [Why Does Emo Sound Like That?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/rM05xaE6oDI/) | 2026-03-20 | Long-form | 70,851 | 18:36 | - |
| [Understanding Somebody That I Used To Know](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/Tg63Xc39uaQ/) | 2026-02-13 | Long-form | 108,420 | 21:31 | 1.72x |
| [Linkin Park's Most Confusing Song](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/f9sQSJqOwiA/) | 2025-12-19 | Long-form | 252,141 | 22:50 | 4.01x |
| [Understanding 99 Luftballons](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/EgtpCJSnUbc/) | 2025-11-21 | Long-form | 138,647 | 22:07 | 2.2x |
| [The Lost Genius of Randy Rhoads](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/h0TbtOxv2qI/) | 2025-11-07 | Long-form | 38,009 | 24:20 | - |
| [How Crazy Train Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/Q1_akD-68Hw/) | 2025-10-03 | Long-form | 76,639 | 26:29 | 1.55x |
| [Is Meter The Same As Rhythm?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/YMr6AXGtn44/) | 2025-09-05 | Long-form | 26,843 | 22:39 | - |
| [Understanding Alanis Morisette's "Ironic"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/mH8-WGUJnz8/) | 2025-08-15 | Long-form | 58,463 | 21:43 | - |
| [Why Your Chorus Doesn't Work](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/Esd9AaKa_us/) | 2025-07-18 | Long-form | 28,099 | 15:11 | - |
| [Understanding Testify](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/lqp1LbEtsJ4/) | 2025-06-20 | Long-form | 61,455 | 24:27 | - |
| [Why Don't Songs Have Sequels?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/kmcKydVn_j8/) | 2025-05-23 | Long-form | 64,353 | 28:18 | - |
| [Understanding Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/aKxyD5uGJb0/) | 2025-04-25 | Long-form | 183,601 | 23:11 | 1.61x |
| [I Listened To One Song On Repeat For A Month](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/ycsSbB_j6EQ/) | 2025-04-04 | Long-form | 95,696 | 25:20 | 1.42x |
| [Understanding Sympathy For The Devil](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/HtcJvqwXL-E/) | 2025-03-21 | Long-form | 58,316 | 25:05 | - |
| [Understanding Highway To Hell](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/2btT9Wi7lPw/) | 2025-02-28 | Long-form | 56,486 | 24:10 | - |
| [The Worst Possible Chord](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/9Bfwe5tolPQ/) | 2025-02-14 | Long-form | 110,595 | 22:05 | 0.8x |
| [Understanding Wonderwall](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/mm0e5bVMI1k/) | 2025-01-24 | Long-form | 117,870 | 24:21 | 0.86x |
| [The Unbelievable Story of the Carol of the Bells](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/E3tyiOpX-Gc/) | 2024-12-20 | Long-form | 265,037 | 14:55 | 1.89x |
| [Understanding Green Day's "Holiday"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/163MUrEoj5Y/) | 2024-12-06 | Long-form | 224,781 | 25:52 | 2.16x |
| [Understanding Cat's In The Cradle](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/lPErwvzEl70/) | 2024-11-08 | Long-form | 81,315 | 23:58 | - |
| [The Easiest Way To Improve Your Lyrics](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/5oHY-cQH_4c/) | 2024-10-11 | Long-form | 169,643 | 17:57 | 2.06x |
| [Understanding Personal Jesus](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/YivxYkhDgsU/) | 2024-09-27 | Long-form | 58,096 | 20:18 | - |
| [How Radiohead Writes A Song](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/YHA-VnHLQOI/) | 2024-09-13 | Long-form | 157,713 | 24:40 | 1.51x |
| [Understanding Have A Cigar](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/nlm0GLxjwP8/) | 2024-08-23 | Long-form | 62,894 | 23:11 | - |
| [Write Better Drum Parts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/MdOV8I4n6v8/) | 2024-08-09 | Long-form | 159,156 | 19:49 | 1.88x |
| [Understanding The Ballroom Blitz](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/pBL7DnLQ3x8/) | 2024-07-19 | Long-form | 85,534 | 23:26 | - |
| [This Music Trick Shouldn't Work](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/EIzAzFlGu7E/) | 2024-07-05 | Long-form | 122,485 | 22:06 | 2.03x |
| [Understanding Time After Time](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/Eo8-ZxLO-9Q/) | 2024-06-21 | Long-form | 52,881 | 21:34 | - |
| [Why Genre Still Matters (A Response to Polyphonic)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/ISkx1PAo-BE/) | 2024-05-31 | Long-form | 79,289 | 25:08 | - |
| [Understanding Pinball Wizard](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/h3W71DasDvw/) | 2024-05-17 | Long-form | 46,661 | 27:11 | - |
| [The Greatest Guitar Solo Ever Played](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/lT_mlbMjcxo/) | 2024-04-26 | Long-form | 472,938 | 28:32 | 4.65x |
| [Understanding Bad Guy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/V7rPzw8FGhU/) | 2024-04-12 | Long-form | 160,103 | 30:18 | 1.57x |
| [How Chord Loops *Really* Work](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/CyWpCVVUpO8/) | 2024-03-22 | Long-form | 52,585 | 24:16 | - |
| [Understanding Careless Whisper](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/KIoDSenNO10/) | 2024-03-08 | Long-form | 54,489 | 29:42 | - |
| [Finding The BEST Musical Scale](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/_kKtdPJGC-Y/) | 2024-02-16 | Long-form | 43,078 | 30:12 | - |
| [Understanding "People Are Strange"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/XQVjylcUH6k/) | 2024-02-02 | Long-form | 66,970 | 28:34 | - |
| [Understanding Even Flow](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/KUZDfVWyUWU/) | 2023-12-22 | Long-form | 115,326 | 22:39 | 1.1x |
| [So... About The New Beatles Song](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/IRA_Q-plicY/) | 2023-12-08 | Long-form | 88,061 | 21:59 | - |
| [Understanding In The End](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/vnPhdumlefw/) | 2023-11-17 | Long-form | 182,564 | 25:53 | 1.48x |
| [What Makes Heavy Metal Heavy?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/b0mo17wLB4Q/) | 2023-10-27 | Long-form | 285,001 | 19:31 | 2.9x |
| [Understanding In The Air Tonight](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/Y4TpSSBK7Qg/) | 2023-10-13 | Long-form | 143,939 | 24:36 | 1.47x |
| [Isaac Newton's Lost Musical Insights](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/83ytb6AWRAk/) | 2023-09-29 | Long-form | 39,443 | 21:50 | - |
| [Understanding Fast Car](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/63sZQM-N8-Q/) | 2023-09-15 | Long-form | 77,752 | 19:55 | - |
| [In Defense Of Bad Lyrics](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/zIfCjLfxGfc/) | 2023-08-25 | Long-form | 94,084 | 19:21 | - |
| [Understanding Smoke On The Water](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@12tone/videos/OA9PRBOH5wI/) | 2023-08-11 | Long-form | 87,843 | 23:41 | - |

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