Full 180

About

Full 180 refers to a series of TikTok videos in which TikTokers use Dua Lipa's 2019 song "Don't Start Now" to act out situations which warrant "doing a full 180" or turning from the situation. The videos became popular in February 2020.

Origin

On January 26th, 2020, TikToker @isaac_tuazon uploaded the first known full 180 TikTok video in which they comment on seeing someone they know at the mall (shown below). The video which featured Dua Lipa's November 2019 single "Don't Start Now"^[1] gained over 126,400 likes in 10 days.

Spread

On February 2nd, 2020, TikToker @emily_kirschner uploaded an iteration which garnered over 154,400 likes in four days (shown below, left). The next day, TikToker @elladishwasher uploaded a version captioned "When you're talking to a guy and he says the n word even though he's white" which received over 198,700 likes in four days (shown below, center). On February 4th, TikToker @its_j_dog included their grandmother in their full 180 video (shown below, right). The video captioned "walks over to see my Grandchildren at a family event" and "sees my blue haired granddaughter" gained over 2.3 million likes in two days.

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