Justin Bieber steals Spotify streaming record with 'What Do You Mean?'

Pop star Justin Bieber's new single What Do You Mean? has broken many records on the streaming service Spotify.

The song, which released last week, saw the biggest first week for a single globally and in the US. It was streamed more than 21 million times in five days, beating out Drag Me Down, One Direction's first track without Zayn Malik, was reported.

What Do You Mean? is the lead single from Bieber's upcoming untitled album, the follow up to his 2012's Believe.

Earlier, the 21-year-old Baby hitmaker was brought to tears when he performed the song at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. "I wasn't expecting them to support me in the way they did. I've worked so hard at this album, I've worked so hard at just becoming the man I want to become and then, like, stepping into situations you just can't help but feel judged."

Bieber tweeted a thank you for his exciting acheivement:

Thank you. Means a lot pic.twitter.com/VduloM2x2w

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) September 4, 2015

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