Bill Wurtz

History videos Two of Wurtz's most viewed videos are History of Japan and History of the Entire World, I Guess. These are both about history, unlike most of his channel.

History of Japan

In 2016, Wurtz released History of Japan, a nine-minute YouTube video that outlines Japan's history. and became a lasting Internet meme, with people posting quotes and images from it while discussing subjects such as politics. , the video has over 86 million views.

Adario Strange of Mashable described the video as "an entertaining new approach to education". while media scholar Sally McLaren noted the absence of indigenous and women's history.

History of the Entire World, I Guess

Wurtz released a 20-minute overview of world history, History of the Entire World, I Guess, on May 10, 2017. It briefly summarizes the histories of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam as ideas that suddenly emerged and later became divided.

On the day of its release, History of the Entire World, I Guess was the top video on the YouTube trending page, receiving 3.2 million views. On Reddit, it became the most upvoted YouTube link. It became an Internet meme and was listed eighth on YouTube's list of the top 10 trending videos of the year. The video remained popular for years, and an unofficial version without swearing became popular among teachers.

Vox German Lopez praised the video for not heavily focusing on Western history and successfully covering areas that may be neglected in American schools, such as powers in China, Persia, and India. Las Vegas Weekly called it a "must-see", and it has been considered Wurtz's magnum opus. In 2020, Thrillist ranked the video at number 40 on its list of the 100 greatest YouTube videos.

Post–History of the Entire World, I Guess career In 2017, Wurtz released "Hi, I'm Steve", an absurdist animated short about a man who refuses to pay taxes and climbs a mountain, which trended on Reddit. Other popular videos made by Wurtz include animated music videos, such as "Mount St. Helens is about to Blow Up" and "And the Day Goes On", as well as nonsensical shorts. Millions of videos used the audio, and #ididabadthing became the platform's top hashtag of March 2019.

After publishing the song "Might Quit" on YouTube in 2019, Wurtz did not post videos to YouTube for nearly two years before returning in 2021 with "Here Comes The Sun", in which he debuted a new 3D animation style that retained his aesthetic. Wurtz produced the 2025 song "I'm a Kid" by Phoebe Katis; it was his first time producing for another artist.

Style Wurtz creates music and animation in an absurdist, surreal style. Eddie Kim of MEL Magazine wrote that Wurtz "refuses to mimic anyone else's animation or musical style, but it's not weird for weirdness' sake alone", comparing him to Thundercat and Louis Cole and highlighting Wurtz's pretty pop melodies, unexpected chords, and multi-layered rhythms as commonalities.

Music Wurtz's music has been classified as jazz pop, incorporating elements of lo-fi music, smooth jazz, funk, and easy listening. In an interview with Genius, Wurtz stated that "it's a good [...] songwriting technique to write about something bad with a good sounding melody, because if you can get people to feel good about something bad, then you're bulletproof in life." Wurtz's voice has been described by MEL Magazine as a "silky tenor with range and energy". In an interview with Bass Guitar magazine, he said he was "wholly self-taught" as a musician, and he downplayed the importance of music theory in songwriting and composition, saying, Theory' may be fun, but it's made of liquid and has a tendency to melt. The music comes first and then you figure out how to describe what happened, although fully describing it can never be done."

Wurtz has mentioned pop singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and jazz fusion musicians Dave Weckl and Chick Corea as songwriting influences. Artists who have expressed admiration for Wurtz's music include indie musicians Daði Freyr and Sidney Gish, as well as DJ and producer Porter Robinson.

Videos Wurtz's videos are typically set in a lo-fi, neon He is against running advertising on or accepting sponsorships for his videos, despite feeling pressure to do so. Wurtz maintains a section on his website to answer anonymously submitted questions. He originally allowed people to send questions using Ask.fm, but stopped using the website due to his distaste of people having to sign up to ask anonymously. The style of his answers has been described by the website OK Whatever as "[verging] on the poetic" Title !! Year

Church Sessions The Summertime

Title Date"The Song Song" "15 Minutes" "Be Free and Don't Sell Records" "Desk and Chair" "Song 41" "2010" "Eat Bread (Feel Sure)" "The Trees" "I'm About to Graduate from School" "Fever" "Dream of Evil" "Murder Your Demon" "Dumpies" "Blue Boy" "How Am I Spost" "Home Again" "The Stupid Song" "No Place like Home" "Do the Thing" "I Love You" "Go to the Store" "(What) Love Is" "Do What You Want to Do" "All U Need Is Love" "The World" "Home" "I Guess I've Got to Listen to Bob Marley" "Stupid Song" "Textin on my iPhone" "Rabbit Snakes" "The Future Song" "We Could Just Get High" "I'm in Bryant Park" "It's Gonna Be Alright" "Write a Song on the Count of 3" "This Is a Song for my Next Album" "Goo Soup" "I Wanna Sail You Away" "All You Gotta Do Is" "I Can Play" "The Road" "In California" "I Love You" "Got to Know What's Going On"