Utah Fit Check
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About
Utah Fit Check, also known as Utah Boy Fit Check, refers to a TikTok trend in which users showcase their outfit (fit) by giving two thumbs up, grabbing their pant legs and moving them side to side, then jumping up in the air and spinning, trying to perform a 360 or 720. The trend started when a teenage boy from Utah, TikToker @michaelmal568, posted the original fit check video in which he performed the maneuver to the song "Harness Your Hopes" by Pavement, leading with the lyrics, "Show me a word that rhymes with pavement. And I won't kill your parents and roast them on a spit" Going into April 2024, multiple users replicated his fit-check style.
Origin
On March 22nd, 2024, TikToker[1] @michaelmal568 posted a video in which he wrote in the description, "utah boy fit check? (just wanted to show off the gazelles)." He also used the hashtag "#utahfitcheck" and the song "Harness Your Hopes" by Pavement as his TikTok sound.[2]
In the video, @michaelmal568 is seen wearing a Real Tree camo shirt and baggy jeans. He sets the camera down, takes a few steps back, gives two thumbs up and then grabs his pant legs from the front and shakes them side to side. He then jumps up in the air and spins, performing a 720. Over 18 days, the video received roughly 2.6 million plays and 376,800 likes (shown below).
@michaelmal568 utah boy fit check? (just wanted to show off the gazelles) #foryou #utahfitcheck #ootd #inmichaelwetrust ♬ Harness Your Hopes – B-side – Pavement
Spread
After his video went viral, creators on the app posted their own "Utah Fit Check" videos using the same Pavement song as their sound.[2] For instance, later on March 22nd, 2024, TikToker[3] @ariannafspam posted a video in which she proclaimed, "gonna do fit checks like this forever now," receiving over 6.4 million plays and 759,600 likes in 18 days (shown below, left).
On March 23rd, TikToker[4] @itsyaboyaustin4 posted his own fit check video, also reenacting the original, gaining over 5.3 million plays and 781,300 likes in 17 days (shown below, right).
@ariannafspam idk how these utah boys do the spin but mines close enough #fyp #foryou #utahboyfitcheck #utahboys ♬ Harnesses Your Hopes – 📿Audios
@itsyaboyaustin4 who out there knows about white jets 👀 #fitcheck #utah #jnco #fyp ♬ Harnesses Your Hopes – 📿Audios
On April 2nd, 2024, TikToker[5] @grannyandgrandpa123 (an elderly man) tried the trend, gaining over 16.2 million plays and 3.3 million likes in one week (shown below, left).
On April 8th, the official TikTok[6] account of Pavement the band posted a video of frontman Stephen Malkmus doing the trend to his song, gaining over 33,700 plays and 4,600 likes in a day (shown below, right).
@grannyandgrandpa123 Almost fell #fyp #utahcheck #fitcheck ♬ Harness Your Hopes – B-side – Pavement
@pavementofficial #utahfitcheck #harnessyourhopes #ootd #fitcheck #pavement ♬ Harness Your Hopes – B-side – Pavement
Various Examples
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7351976445612412166
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7350870896082505003
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7352510577161424160
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7352619625189739782
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External References
[1] TikTok – @michaelmal568
[2] TikTok – Harness Your Hopes – B-side – Pavement
[3] TikTok – @ariannafspam
[4] TikTok – @itsyaboyaustin4
[5] TikTok – @grannyandgrandpa123
[6] TikTok – @pavementofficial
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