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This TikTok explains how songs go viral on the app

TikTok's dance anthems all have one thing in common.
  • 20 Jul 2020
This TikTok explains how songs go viral on the app

Ever wondered why some songs become TikTok famous? Why Doja Cat’s “Say So,” Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now” and Curtis Waters’s “Stunnin’” are all viral hits? Well, according to one TikTok musicologist, it’s because they all have one thing in common: a four on the floor beat. 

Get ready for this to blow your mind. 

charli d'amelio on TikTok
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A four on the floor beat refers to a song that’s in 4/4 time with a bass drum that hits on every beat. As TikTok user @songpsych explains, “this kinda beat is commonly used in dance music because of its dance beat."

"It’s widely accessible and easy to follow, which makes it fun to dance to," she explained in the video. "
This kinda beat also makes it easier for content creators to time their transitions.”

Song Psychology on TikTok

Here’s some other examples of the same four on the floor beat.

Stunnin' (feat. Harm Franklin)
Wipe It Down
Roses - Imanbek Remix

In another TikTok video, our resident TikTok music historian breaks down the vocaloid anthem song “Dorime,” which is probably best known in the Frog TikTok community and anything weird and out of this world found on the app. Originally, the sound is called “Ameno” by Era and sounds more biblical than vocaloid. 

The lyrics basically are a chant for some kind of powerful ancient resurrection spell, a mix of Italian and, uh, Dog Latin? No one has ever really come to a consensus on what the song actually means, proving that you can make a viral TikTok tune out of anything, even gibberish. 

Song Psychology on TikTok

Other videos dissect why songs by Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd are just *so* good, what songs use the same sample and even, how the Peppa Pig creators were sued for plagiarising when composing the theme song.

Song Psychology on TikTok
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