About

What? Behind You! Oh My God is a catchphrase and soundbite that became a lip-dub trend on TikTok in late 2023 and early 2024. The audio originates from a 2020 Arcade Craniacs YouTube video and is typically used by creators to show a funny revelation, often with an on-screen caption, that would elicit a shocked or scared response.

Origin

On October 24th, 2020, YouTubers^[1] Arcade Craniacs posted a video titled, "(SCARY) CUTTING OPEN HAUNTED CHUCK E CHEESE DOLL AT 3 AM!! WHAT'S INSIDE HAUNTED DOLL?" The dialogue "Edward, Edward!" "What?" "Behind you!" can be heard roughly at the 6:55-minute timestamp (seen below). The video gathered over 2.2 million views in three years.

TikToker^[2] @beanz_209 posted the clip on January 1st, 2022, using the original snippet as a meme with a caption overlaid, which gathered over 5.9 million plays and 1.3 million likes in two years (seen below).

Spread

Use of the Arcade Craniacs' "What? Behind You!" sound can be traced back as early as February 2022, with TikToker^[3] @wha.marcus posting a video using the sound on February 15th, 2022, gathering over 3.5 million plays and 780,000 likes in two years (seen below, left). TikToker^[4] @hanbanan2.0 posted a video on March 4th joking about men growing mustaches over the COVID-19 pandemic, gathering over 8 million plays and 2 million likes in two years (seen below, right).

The trend saw a resurgence in late 2023 and early 2024, with TikToker^[5] @noluv.terror posting a video using the sound on December 4th, 2023, gathering over 10 million views and 2.2 million likes in a month (seen below, left). On January 16th, 2024, TikToker^[6] @hshanco_ used the sound to joke about forgetting to wash a pot while doing dishes, gathering over 13 million plays and 3 million likes in a week (seen below, right).

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