"Let's Go" Saweetie

About

"Let's Go" Saweetie refers to a clip of rapper Saweetie from her performance at the New Years Eve 2021 Bud Light Seltzer Sessions where she says "let's go" into the microphone then turns and walks towards the back of the stage. The clip of her walking away became an exploitable on TikTok in September 2021 as users edited it into comedic scenarios that involve a subject going toward something else or going to do something.

Origin

On December 31st, 2020, Saweetie performed at the New Years Eve 2021 Bud Light Seltzer Sessions, a short concert series in celebration of the new year. The second song in her set is "Best Friend." Leading up to the opening lyrics, Saweetie removes a hat she was wearing as part of her wardrobe then says "let's go" into the microphone before turning around and walking to the back of the stage as part of her performance. The performance video, which is now unlisted, gained over 86,000 views on her YouTube^[1] channel in nine months (shown below).

Around August 2021, a now-deleted TikToker uploaded an unknown video containing the audio from the clip of Saweetie saying "let's go" followed by the start of the song. The original sound became popular in skits where TikTokers^[2][3] lip dup the "let's go" then act out a situation (examples from August 15th, 19th respectively shown below).

Spread

On August 25th, YouTube^[7] page yves thee stallion uploaded an isolated version of the clip, gaining over 450,000 views in a month. In early September, TikTokers began using a green screen cut out of Saweetie saying the phrase and walking away in skits. The earliest known example was uploaded by TikToker^[4] @jakefresca on September 5th in a skit about walking the mile in gym class when everyone else is running, garnering over 4.2 million views in three weeks (shown below).

The original sound became notably popular over the course of the month, inspiring over 15,000 videos by September 30th. On September 12th, TikToker^[5] @conr16 posted a version of the meme adding a Mario nose and mustache to Saweetie, gaining over 10 million views in two weeks (shown below, left). On September 13th, TikToker^[6] @felishiax posted one about Peppa Pig, gaining over 5.6 million views in a comparable span of time (shown below, right).

Various Examples

Green Screen Template

Search Interest

External References