Stress Vibe Check

About

Stress Vibe Check is a series of TikTok videos in which people act out being stressed and then calming down using the sound of heavy breathing turning into Brian Eno's Window's 95 start up sound. The videos began circulating TikTok in November 2019 and typically involves a "Romantic Zoom" filter during the second half.

Origin

On November 1st, 2019, TikTok user @guccimemedad uploaded the sound "vibe check" and posted a cursed emojis video using the sound which gained over 74,700 likes and 10,700 shares in 26 days (shown below).

Spread

On November 12th, 2019, TikToker @s0ft.g1rl uploaded a video in which a compliment calms her down (shown below, left). The video garnered over 115,200 likes and 3,700 shares in two weeks. Two days later, @dj.stankdaddy accumulated over 7,300 likes in 12 days for their iteration with their cat (shown below, center). On November 18th, TikTok user @elainaloo gained over 14,700 likes and 400 shares in nine days for their variation (shown below, right).

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