# The band that wasn’t THE STROKES: YouTube Video Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@middle8/videos/QV_R-jKyrCI/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

## Key stats

- Channel: [Middle 8](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@middle8/)
- Published: 2022-04-08
- Format: Long-form, 7:05
- Total views: 82,052
- Views per hour: 0
- Likes: 4,968
- Comments: 299
- Engagement rate: 6.4%
- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV_R-jKyrCI)

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