If Nobody Got Me, I Know God Got Me

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If Nobody Got Me, I Know God Got Me or If Nobody Got Me, I Know X Got Me is a snowclone meme format used to shout out musical albums, films, video games or various people and fictional characters. Based on an image macro of a man pointing at the sky, the format gained viral popularity in early 2021, with the character whom the shout-out is dedicated to typically being edited in.

Origin

The exact origin of the image macro combining an image of a man pointing at the sky and the caption "If nobody got me, I know God got me. Can I get an amen?" is unknown. On November 2nd, 2014, Facebook^[1] page Godly Thought, Quote, And Sayings made the earliest found post of the macro (shown below), with the post gaining over 760 reactions and 1,400 shares in six years.

In November 2014, the image was widely circulated online; for example, on November 6th, Twitter^[2] account @JesusGateway reposted the image, with the post gaining 15 retweets. On November 12th, Instagram^[3] account tboneoficial reposted the macro, with the post accumulating over 520 likes in six years.

In February 2020, a version of the image recaptioned "If nobody got me, I know my subconscious got me. Can I get an amen?" received limited spread (no saved posts could be discovered, scrapped image shown below, left).

The image did not see use as a meme format until July 2020. On July 24th, Instagram^[4] page repositorio.impresionante reposted a meme based on the format in which singer Björk is edited in, recaptioned "If nobody got me, I know Björk could fix my TV" (author unknown; shown below, left), with the post gaining over 270 smiles in nine months. On July 31st, 2020, Facebook^[5] user Aurelio Gonzalez Rodriguez posted a meme about Frank Ocean's album Blond in Frank Oceanposting Facebook group, where it gained over 270 reactions and 65 shares (shown below, right).

Spread

Starting in late July 2020, the format gained a significant presence online, particularly on Instagram and Tumblr. For example, on July 31st, 2020, Instagram^[6] user juulpuppy made a post with seven memes that gained over 4,500 likes in nine months (one image shown below, left). On August 4th, Tumblr^[7] user drugstoreperfume posted a version of the meme that gained over 1,000 likes and reblogs in the same period (shown below, right).

Between August and October 2020, the format maintained a significant presence online, primarily being used to shout out musical albums, films and various fictional characters. In mid-August 2020, a version of the meme shouting out Herbert gained viral spread (shown below, left).^[8] A September 18th, 2020, meme shouting out the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman gained over 13,000 likes and reblogs on Tumblr^[9] (shown below, right).

The format maintained a moderate presence online in the following months, spreading to all major social media platforms.