 The clip broke what was a YouTube record at the time of its release for the most hits in one day , with 6 @.@ 6 million . It had a mixed reception from critics , most of whom commented on scenes of domestic violence . NPR 's Zoe Chace deemed the video sickening , while AOL Music listed it at number five on their list of the " Top 10 Most Controversial Music Videos in Pop " . Stephanie <unk> — the executive director of trauma resource center Day One — told MTV News that it mainly raises " the topic of dating violence among young people " . <unk> praised the clip 's accurate depiction of patterns in an abusive relationship and thought the video 's potency came from Eminem 's history of violence @-@ themed songs and Brown 's assault on Rihanna . 
