As the world turns green for St Patrick's Day on Saturday, YouTube is anticipating an annual spike in searches for Irish music.

But it's been revealed that searches for one band outstrips all the rest.

B*Witched sees a surprising surge in requests around this time of year.

The band records a massive jump in their YouTube Ireland views around March 17th - making it their biggest day of Irish views each year.

Pop band BWitched arrive for the MTV Music Europe Awards in Dublin in 1999 | Image: Neil Munns/PA Archive/PA Images

On St Patrick's Day 2017, the group's view count was over 196% higher than their daily average in Ireland.

They're also a global hit.

Their videos earn big views across YouTube sites in the UK (9.5 million), Japan (2.6 million), Brazil (8 million), United States (13.8 million), and Australia (1.5 million).

The band had a series of chart-topping hits between 1997 and 2002.

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