'Oh My God / Ohmagaa' Sound Effect

About

"Oh My God" Sound Effect / Omagaa refers to a viral video of a man yelling and singing "Oh my God" from a 2015 Vine. The audio clip has been used as a sound effect in numerous video memes, particularly on TikTok in 2022 after it was discovered the original creator had recreated it at a later date.

Origin

Prior to January 16th, 2015, an unknown Vine user uploaded a video of a man yelling "Oh my God" with a distinct melody. The video was then lost, likely deleted due to Vine closure in 2017. On January 16th, 2015, YouTube^[1] user TakeThisL Bruh reposted the video. It received more than 7.5 million views in seven years (shown below).

Spread

Several years after the video was initially uploaded, it began growing popular in video edits. For example, on April 5th, 2018, YouTube^[2] user Gary Chevalier uploaded a "singing battle" competing over who does the better "Oh my God." The video received more than 4.8 million views in four years (shown below, left). On April 1st, 2022, YouTube^[3] user Firv uploaded a similar video using a clip of Indonesian streamer Windah Basudara who does the same thing. The video received more than 1.2 million views in five months (shown below, right).

On June 9th, 2021, YouTube^[4] user Kaizo 31 uploaded various edits with sonic filters on the clip. The video received more than 2 million views in one year (shown below, left). On April 8th, 2022, YouTube^[5] user Meme Dude uploaded a video that sped up the original by "10,000 times" the original speed. The video received more than 2.3 million views in five months (shown below, right).

The sound effect has gained popularity in Indonesia under the name "Omagaa." On March 10th, 2022, Windah Basudara uploaded a video of himself trying to yell "Oh my God" to his YouTube^[6]. The video received more than 1.6 million views in six months (shown below, skip to 6:58).

On March 15th, 2022, YouTube^[7] user MemeEverything uploaded an ironic "Top 5 Omagaa" moments video that received more than 230,000 views in six months (shown below, left). On March 17th, 2022, YouTube^[8] user Lico Ganendra uploaded a reversed version of Basudara's "Oh my God." The video received more than 589,000 views in six months (shown below, right).

2021/2022 Version and Resurgence

On March 28th, 2021, YouTuber Liam Walker uploaded a YouTube Short in which the singing man from the 2015 Vine recreates the meme (it is unclear if Walker is the original poster).^[9] In the following year, the clip spread online as it slowly caused a resurgence of interest in the meme, particularly after spreading to TikTok and becoming an original sound.

On October 12th, 2022, YouTuber SKY posted a Short comparing the original and the more recent version, erroneously dubbing it the "2022 version"^[10] (YouTube embed shown below). The edit also began to spread on TikTok when it was reposted by user Justnuxx.^[11]

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References