About

Brendan Abernathy's "Married In A Year In The Suburbs," also known as Married In A Year Song, refers to a series of memes and parody content recreating the acoustic performance of American singer Brendan Abernathy's "Married in a Year" song, which discusses themes such as the American Dream. Abernathy posted a snippet of the music in mid-May 2025 on TikTok in which he appears singing in the middle of a crowd at night, with viewers pointing their phone flashlights at him while he sings. The viral video garnered notable attention in the following days as it spread online, inspiring memes and jokes referencing it.

Origin

On May 19th, 2025, American singer Brendan Abernathy uploaded a video on TikTok^[1] promoting his next single, titled “Married in a Year." In the video, he performs an acoustic performance in the center of a crowd, singing, "You'll be married in a year in the suburbs, with a kid on the way in three. Convincing yourself you're living the American Dream." The clip (seen below) amassed over 2.8 million plays and 121,000 likes in two weeks.

Spread

Abernathy's acoustic performance promoting “Married in a Year" became the subject of parody and memes on TikTok in the following days as users recreated his tiptoe movements and mannerisms while singing.

For instance, on May 27th, 2025, TikTok^[2] user @iamtituscody parodied “Married in a Year" acoustic performance, using his kid as a "guitar." The video (seen below) received more than 1.5 million plays and 382,000 likes in a day.

On the same day, TikTok^[3] user @krabbeljongen posted a series of drawings inspired by Brendan Abernathy's "Married in a Year" performance, showing the singer tiptoeing and adding other memes related to the lyrics in the music. The post (seen below) amassed over 630,000 plays and 124,000 likes in a day.

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References