"I Need A Chair" Trend

About

"I Need A Chair" Trend refers to a viral TikTok trend where users contort their bodies into the shape of a chair, often using the support of a wall and making jokes about a boyfriend or ex needing a chair. The trend is set to a sped-up version of Ginuwine's "Pony" and went viral in January 2022.

Origin

On January 21st, 2022, TikToker^[1] @mickieee.d posted a video presenting the on-screen text "my ex: i need a chair," set to an original sound consisting of Ginuwine's "Pony" sped-up where she does a handstand against a wall, her heels to the wall, then slides her body down the wall so her body resembles a chair, joking that she is desperate to get back with her ex, gaining over 8.6 million views in a week (shown below).

Spread

The trend spread over the following days. On January 22nd, 2022, TikToker^[3] @thefnafbabe posted a video doing it, gaining over 5 million views in six days (shown below, left). On January 23rd, TikToker^[4] @piperrockelle posted a video doing the trend, gaining over 11 million views in five days (shown below, right).

On the same day, TikToker^[5] @sharkkyp posted a video where one girl contorts into the chair shape and another tries to sit on her, causing her to fall, gaining over 6.1 million views in five days (shown below).

On January 27th, TikToker^[2] @ashanti.skelton posted a video of her dad attempting the trend and destroying a wall, gaining over 7 million views in under a day (shown below). On the same date, YouTuber^[6] Unbothered posted a compilation of the trend, gaining over 40,000 views in under a day.

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