A weekly dive into the origin of sounds on TikTok, from Daily Dot Senior Internet Culture writer Audra Schroeder. Join us weekly as we dive into the trending and viral noises you hear scrolling through the app — and the stories behind them.

Ja'mie: Private School Girl

The origin of the ‘clinical depression’ sound on TikTok

It’s been used in more than 3,800 TikToks so far.

On Nov 16, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

IRL
Group of three dancing and posing(three split)

What is the ‘Benjamin’s Deli’ dance trend?

It’s gotten so popular because it seems to be bridging a generational divide. 

On Nov 9, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

IRL
jubi Slide trend/Pimp Named Slickback

‘I don’t even understand the physics of this’: The Jubi Slide challenges TikTok

This summer the song started being used in a new(ish) trend: The Jubi Slide. 

On Nov 2, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

IRL
Surprise Surprise woman over crockpot(l), Surprise Surprise woman singing(c), Surprise surprise woman over woman drinking from water bottle

A beloved British singer has become TikTok’s ‘surprise’ meme

Here’s a look at singer Cilla Black’s journey from British talk show host to TikTok meme. 

On Oct 26, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

IRL
She was a Fairy Trend

TikTok’s ‘She was a fairy’ trend revived a 14-year-old song 

That sound has now been used in more than 187,000 TikToks.

On Oct 19, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Trending
Homepage article image

‘I just know Harley Quinn listens to this’: A rapper’s song gets a ‘goth’ remix on TikTok

It’s been interesting to see some people use a remix of 'Pound Town' for fairly innocent content. 

On Oct 12, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Trending
TikToker using face filter while singing (l) TikToker using face filter while singing and sitting (c) TikToker using face filter while singing with THAT ONE SOUND FROM TIKTOK logo

‘It’s becoming a real multiverse of sitting’: Brian Jordan Alvarez on his viral TikTok hit ‘Sitting’

A song about the joys of sitting has evolved beyond TikTok and is inspiring countless covers and remixes.

On Sep 28, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Trending
Fifty Fifty 'Cupid'

How a sped-up version of Fifty Fifty’s ‘Cupid’ dominated TikTok

Despite a stream of legal troubles this summer, Fifty Fifty's 'Cupid' is still inescapable on TikTok.

On Sep 14, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
man dancing with lights in runway with caption 'KATRINA KATRINA KATRINA' (l) Kevin JZ Prodigy speaking (c) man dancing with lights in runway with THAT ONE SOUND FROM TIKTOK logo on the top (r)

It’s been a ‘Here Comes the Hurricane’ summer on TikTok

The viral track is from Kevin JZ Prodigy, a ballroom legend who's been featured on the Renaissance World Tour.

On Sep 1, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
Walter White Breaking Bad meme over image of exercise machine with caption 'Me after finding the leg extensions machine maxed out' with THAT ONE SOUND ON TIKTOK logo at top (l) Walter White Breaking Bad meme over image of exercise machine with caption 'Me after finding the leg extensions machine maxed out' (c) Walter White Breaking Bad meme over image of exercise machine with caption 'Me after finding the leg extensions machine maxed out' (r)

What does ‘Someone cooked here’ mean on TikTok?

Audio from 'Breaking Bad' is going viral on TikTok, as people redefine what 'cooked' means.

On Aug 25, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
woman on airplane pointing with 'that one sound from tiktok' logo

Viral video of woman saying ‘motherf*cker’ on plane is ‘not real’ becomes a TikTok sound

A woman claiming to see someone on an American Airlines flight who was 'not real' went viral last month, and now she's been identified.

On Aug 11, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
hands together with THAT ONE SOUND FROM TIKTOK logo in bottom left corner (l) Margot Robbie as Barbie (c) eye crying (r)

The ‘Take my hands, close your eyes, now feel’ sound is a showcase for weird Barbies on TikTok

Is your weird Barbie wandering around Barbieland?

On Aug 4, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
Latto speech for Best Female Hip Hop Artist BET Awards '23 with THAT ONE SOUND FROM TIKTOK logo in top right corner

Latto’s ‘Thank you to my man’ sound takes over TikTok

A clip of Latto saying 'Thank you to my man' at an awards show has become a viral TikTok hit.

On Jul 28, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
woman sitting on couch with caption 'Me trying to romanticize my life but a Corolla full of girls passes by' (l) woman sitting on couch with caption 'Me trying to romanticize my life but a Corolla full of girls passes by' (c) woman sitting on couch with caption 'Me trying to romanticize my life but a Corolla full of girls passes by' with That One Sound From TikTok logo in bottom right corner (r)

The ‘Bésame Mucho’ TikTok sound says the quiet part out loud

A cover of 'Bésame Mucho' and snippet of Tokischa's 'Delincuente' has created a relatable sound for looking back on TikTok.

On Jul 21, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
woman holding Ron DeSantis sign with caption 'Attenzione pickpocket' (l) women walking (c) cat with head in purse with That One Sound From TikTok logo in bottom right corner (r)

‘Her impact’: Why everyone’s yelling ‘Attenzione pickpocket!’ on TikTok

TikTok is having fun with the sound. But it grew out of trying to address a real pickpocket problem in Italy.

On Jul 7, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture