About

The So Wake Me Up Dog, also known as the Wake Me Up Dog, is a little, white, singing dog on TikTok that sings Avicii's "Wake Me Up" (specifically the lyrics "So wake me up when it's all over. When I'm wiser and I'm older") due to a Revive App filter being used on a still photograph. After the video was uploaded in late 2022 by TikToker peanut_2323, TikTokers like Noah Glenn Carter started the "Wake Me Up Dog Cult" comprised of a TikTok cult of users with the "wake me up dog" wearing a Santa hat as their profile picture. The singing dog was inserted into many CapCut templates and also became associated with the Only in Ohio trend.

Origin

On October 17th, 2022, TikToker^[1] peanut_2323 posted a video that showed a still photograph of her dog singing Avicii's song "Wake Me Up." TikToker peanut_2323 used the app Revive to make the still photograph sing the song, making it appear that her dog was mouthing it. Over the course of one month, the video received roughly 7.1 million plays and 1.6 million likes (shown below).

Spread

On October 29th, 2022, TikToker^[2] mydookiefeltsogood cropped and reposted peanut_2323's singing dog video, writing in the caption, "So wake me up #dog," and gaining roughly 231,400 plays and 36,100 likes in 18 days (since deleted). Thereafter, video creators caught on to the trend. For instance, TikToker^[3] ivanobeats_ posted a video on November 7th, 2022, that inserted the "wake me up dog" into multiple CapCut templates, cementing the idea for other TikTokers going forward. The video received roughly 5.1 million plays and 1.1 million likes in nine days (shown below).

Wake Me Up Dog Cult on TikTok

After an influx of TikTok videos using the "wake me up dog" in mid-November 2022, TikToker^[4] noahglenncarter posted a video on November 15th, 2022, that urged his followers to change their profile pictures to the "wake me up dog" wearing a Santa hat. In less than a day, the video received roughly 396,600 plays and 47,000 likes (shown below, left). TikToker^[5] noahglenncarter posted a follow-up video later on the same day using the TikTok voice changer, gaining roughly 47,100 plays and 6,800 likes in the same time period (shown below, right).

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