Wait, They Don't Love You Like I Love You

Submission 9,507

About

Wait, They Don't Love You Like I Love You refers to lyrics from the song "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In 2024, a viral TikTok dance trend used a sped-up remix of the song, centering on the aforementioned lyrics. The September 2024 trend involved two dances that went viral during the same timeframe. The first was created by TikToker @southernbellesuzie, involving bouncing downward with pointed fingers that alternate every other beat. The second dance was created by TikToker @user_18373563848, involving shaking one's hips side-to-side, hitting one's hips and then showing a "stop" hand signal to the viewer.

Origin

On September 14th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @southernbellesuzie posted a video dancing in a bathroom to a sped-up remix of "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.^[2]^[3] The video amassed over 6.3 million plays and 1.2 million likes in 12 days (shown below).

On September 19th, TikToker^[4] @user_18373563848 shared a video that offered an alternate dance to the same "Maps" TikTok sound,^[3] receiving over 2.6 million plays and 599,600 likes in a week (shown below).

Spread

In the following weeks, multiple TikTokers replicated each dance to "Maps." For instance, on September 16th, 2024, TikToker^[5] @babamadethis shared his own original dance to the song, receiving roughly 1.8 million plays and 377,900 likes in 10 days (shown below).

On September 23rd, TikToker^[6] @rrrhhhiiiii shared a video replicating @southernbellesuzie's dance, additionally referencing the Mama a Girl Behind You meme in the caption, gaining over 1.5 million plays and 368,400 likes in three days (shown below).

On September 25th, TikToker^[7] @mr.bigchops69 shared a video replicating @user_18373563848's dance, gaining over 843,500 plays and 234,800 likes in a day (shown below).

Also on September 25th, TikToker^[8] @2k._.thugerella posted a compilation of many "Maps" Dance videos, writing, "me ever since this masterpiece of a song & dance showed up on my fyp," earning over 397,500 plays and 134,800 likes in a day (shown below).