The video was released on October 8 , 2014 . After the first 24 hours , the video had over 2.7 million views on video-sharing website , YouTube . As of May 2019 , it has over 2.7 billion views , making it the 12th most viewed video on the site . The music video received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year and Best Male Video
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
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