"Maps" Dance / Wait, They Don't Love You Like I Love You

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About

The "Maps" Dance, also known as Wait, They Don't Love You Like I Love You, refers to a viral TikTok dance trend using a sped-up remix of the song "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, centering on the lyrics, "Wait, they don't love you like I love you." The trend started in September 2024, involving two dances to the song that went viral during the timeframe. The first was created by TikToker @southernbellesuzie, involving bouncing downward with pointed fingers that alternate every other beat. The second dance was created by TikToker @user_18373563848, involving shaking one's hips side-to-side, hitting one's hips with one's hands and then stopping to show a stop sign to the viewer.

Origin

On September 14th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @southernbellesuzie posted a video dancing in a bathroom to a sped-up remix of "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.^[2]^[3] The video amassed over 6.3 million plays and 1.2 million likes in 12 days (shown below).

@southernbellesuzie TKE BATHROOM GOT THE VIBESS WAITTTTTTT #maps #fyp #hunterdontbemadatme ♬ maps – &lt3

On September 19th, TikToker^[4] @user_18373563848 shared a video that offered an alternate dance to the same "Maps" TikTok sound,^[3] receiving over 2.6 million plays and 599,600 likes in a week (shown below).

@user_18373563848 🚨 New dance alert🚨#dance ♬ maps – &lt3

Spread

In the following weeks, multiple TikTokers replicated each dance to "Maps." For instance, on September 16th, 2024, TikToker^[5] @babamadethis shared his own original dance to the song, receiving roughly 1.8 million plays and 377,900 likes in 10 days (shown below).

@babamadethis
Hell yea

♬ maps – &lt3

On September 23rd, TikToker^[6] @rrrhhhiiiii shared a video replicating @southernbellesuzie's dance, additionally referencing the Mama a Girl Behind You meme in the caption, gaining over 1.5 million plays and 368,400 likes in three days (shown below).

@rrrhhhiiiii @alex ⚔️ ♬ maps – &lt3

On September 25th, TikToker^[7] @mr.bigchops69 shared a video replicating @user_18373563848's dance, gaining over 843,500 plays and 234,800 likes in a day (shown below).

@mr.bigchops69
🥰

♬ maps – &lt3

Also on September 25th, TikToker^[8] @2k._.thugerella posted a compilation of many "Maps" Dance videos, writing, "me ever since this masterpiece of a song & dance showed up on my fyp," earning over 397,500 plays and 134,800 likes in a day (shown below).

@2k..thugerella “THANK YOU @user_18373563848🗣️” we all say in unison #maps #trend #fyp #mutuals #relatable #yeahyeahyeahs blank" title="♬ maps – &lt3" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/maps-7195449914892077870?refer=embed">♬ maps – &lt3