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"South Korean singer Psy has been awarded a Guinness World Records certificate for his &amp;#039;Gangnam Style&amp;#039; music video. The clip now officially holds the title of the most liked clip in YouTube history.  The singer - who is currently visiting the UK and recently addressed students at the Oxford Union - was presented with the accolade at BBC Radio 1&amp;#039;s studios in London. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m honoured,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;This is the first certificate I&amp;#039;ve ever had... I didn&amp;#039;t get one at school!&amp;quot; The video for &amp;#039;Gangnam Style&amp;#039; was uploaded on July 15 and has since been &amp;#039;liked&amp;#039; 4,911,081 times at the time of writing. The song&amp;#039;s closest competitors for the title are LMFAO&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Party Rock Anthem&amp;#039; (which to date has 1,574,963 likes), Justin Bieber&amp;#039;s 2010 breakout hit &amp;#039;Baby&amp;#039; (currently standing at 1,327,147 likes) and Adele&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Rolling in the Deep&amp;#039; (which has racked up 1,245,641 likes).  Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday, who handed Psy the award, said: &amp;quot;I think Psy looked touched to receive his certificate - he even asked if he could keep it!  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re pleased to present his official certificate to such a global phenomenon. &amp;#039;Gangnam Style is an infectious, joyous song that has brought a smile to the faces of a tenth of the world&amp;#039;s population.&amp;quot; Psy (real name Park Jae-Sang) was the first South Korean artist to top the UK iTunes chart with his worldwide hit single. &amp;#039;Gangnam Style&amp;#039; and its unique dance routine has since been copied by celebrities, parodied numerous times and even covered by UK X Factor contestant Rylan Clark as part of the show&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;club classics&amp;quot; week.  The contestant today (November 9) tweeted a picture of himself and Psy behind the scenes during a radio interview. &amp;quot;The one you&amp;#039;ve been waiting for..... Ooopa #RylanStyle x&amp;quot;, he added. Watch the record-breaking video for &amp;#039;Gangnam Style&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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