What is the "Dear Maria, Count Me In" TikTok trend? The 2007 single from pop-punk band All Time Low has develop into a viral hit on TikTok.
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What is the viral TikTok trend, "Dear Maria, Count Me In"?
We're sure All Time Low never imagined that their 2007 pop-punk music would change into a viral hit on TikTok nearly 14 years later. Yes, the internet is a bizarre place.
So, what even is this TikTok trend and how did it get started?
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In December 2020, All Time Low shared a TikTok video of @yungricepatty telling the digital camera, "Mom, it was never a phase. It's a lifestyle." The band captioned the clip, "MOM IT WAS NEVER A PHASE."
Since then, the tune has long past viral across TikTok with many customers participating in this a laugh, nostalgic trend.
TikTok users are posting movies of themselves telling the camera, "Mom, it was never a phase. It's a lifestyle," with the lyrics of "Dear Maria, Count Me In" taking part in in the background. While some customers belt out the lyrics, others showcase their "emo" attire, complete with dyed hair, beanies, darkish eyeliner, and tight black band t-shirts.
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All Time Low bandmember, Alex Gaskarth, tweeted on Jan. 13: "I always knew 'Dear Maria' would be a massive TikTok song when we wrote it in 2006."
The band also tweeted at some other TikTok person who posted participated in the trend whilst dressed for paintings in his Dominos pizza uniform. "We better get a free pizza out of this," the pop-punk band commented.
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The "Dear Maria, Count Me In" track video actress stocks her on-set revel in on TikTok.
In August 2020, Gilli Messer reminisced about enjoying the position of Maria in All Time Low's song video for the single.
“In 2008, I played Maria in All Time Low’s 'Dear Maria, Count Me In' video,” she wrote in the video, adding an on-set pic of herself and the chimp who also starred in the music video. She additionally held up the black and white polka dot bra that she wore in the video.
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In another TikTok video, Gilli spoke back some fan questions about working with the band, announcing that it was once "very fun." She added, “We have been all so young. But I suppose the very best part for all folks was once running with the chimp!”
Gilli wasn't the best particular person on-set during the video shoot who concept the chimp was the highlight of the challenge. Frontman Alex spoke with NME in April 2020 about filming "Dear Maria, Count Me In," telling the outlet, “That video was a captivating shoot as a result of we simplest sought after to hang out with the chimp."
He added, "He was once nice the complete shoot, however there used to be one point where he were given over what he was doing and threw a chimpanzee mood tantrum and went tearing off around the membership where we had been filming. This is a toddler chimp, however those things are sturdy as hell! So we couldn’t do anything until he used to be done having his little diva moment, however he used to be lovable. All used to be forgiven!”
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