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Nickelodeon Characters Falling To "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon refers to a series of video memes in which a character from a Nickelodeon show, like iCarly, Victorious or Big Time Rush, is shown falling in slow motion set to the song "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon, centering on the lyrics, "I've Been Roaming Around, Always Looking Down At All I See." The trend started on TikTok in early 2025.

Origin

On February 21st, 2025, TikToker^[1] @otsbridger shared a video of Sinjin from Victorious riding a surfboard video game that malfunctions and throws him through a window into a hot tub below. The video plays "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon, centering on the lyrics, "I've been roamin' around always looking down at all I see," as Sinjin falls in slow motion. Over 13 days, the video received roughly 3.2 million plays and 727,700 likes (shown below).

Spread

On March 3rd, 2025, TikToker^[2] @beepskeep reposted a compilation of @otsbridger's videos, writing in text overlay that the trend was their "favorite meme RN," gaining over 524,200 likes in three days.

On March 4th, TikToker^[3] @thatsjustchris posted a video in which he recreated one of the iCarly iterations by singing "Use Somebody" in his car, gaining over 287,800 likes in two days (shown below).

On March 5th, 2025, TikToker^[4] @endofthe_line posted an iteration with Gustavo from Big Time Rush, receiving over 256,000 likes in a day (shown below).

As the trend progressed, new TV shows entered the mix. For example, on March 5th, TikToker^[5] @kendallshiftsss posted an iteration using a scene from Workaholics, receiving over 59,500 likes in a day (shown below).

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