Let Me In Please (Charli D'Amelio)

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Let Me In Please (Charli D'Amelio) refers to a viral video taken from a Ring doorbell camera in which TikToker Charli D'Amelio excessively knocks on a door and pleads for someone to let her in. The video inspired a viral sound on TikTok in late 2020 throughout early 2021 and has appeared in a number of video edits and remixes.

Origin

On November 22nd, 2020, TikToker and YouTuber^[1] Thomas Petrou, a member of the influencer-run Hype House, posted a vlog featuring Charli D'Amelio. At the 6:55 timestamp, Petrou congratulates D'Amelio for reaching 100 million followers, then shows what he introduces as a "very funny clip from the Ring doorbell a couple weeks ago" in honor of her. In the clip, D'Amelio skips toward the doorbell then starts knocking impatiently, pleading for Petrou to let her in and saying "it's been two minutes," implying she's been waiting too long (shown below). The vlog gained over 1.3 million views in five months.

On November 25th, YouTubers^[2]^[3] I love Tik Tok and Chloe Haliligamer posted the isolated clip of D'Amelio at the door, garnering over 663,000 views on the former and 382,000 on the latter in five months, helping to spread the clip.

Spread

On December 4th, YouTuber^[4] Funny Cat posted a video editing together footage from a scene in Stanley Kubrik's The Shining when Jack is busting down the door with an axe, mixing in audio of Charli and putting her face in the broken doorway, garnering over 349,000 views in four months (shown below).

On December 12th, German TikToker^[5] @kruemelkeks_20 posted an edited version of the video, garnering over 6 million views in four months (shown below).

The original sound for the video, consisting of D'Amelio knocking and saying, "let me in, let me in, please," inspired a number of viral videos on the platform starting in January 2021. For example, on January 18th, TikToker^[7] @kendorklamar posted a lip-dub skit reenacting the video, garnering over 2.6 million views in two months (shown below, left). On January 19th, TikToker^[8] @noah.mackrill then posted a similar lip-dub skit, garnering over 6.6 million views in a comparable span of time (shown below, right).

In February, Minecraft YouTuber GeorgeNotFound changed his Twitch donation sound to an audio clip of D'Amelio saying "let me in please," which has startled him a number of times. On February 11th, YouTuber^[9] Leigh uploaded a compilation of this happening, garnering over 1.9 million views in two months (shown below).

On March 16th, 2021, YouTuber^[6]^[10] memes by cowbelly posted an original edit featuring the clip, garnering over 359,000 views in two weeks (shown below, left). On March 22nd, they posted another edit of the clip, garnering over 108,000 views in just over a week (shown below, right).