The Brief: The "Potential Breakup Song" trend on TikTok sees creators lip-syncing to Aly & AJ's "Potential Breakup Song." Typically, the camera swings from one creator to another.
DEEP DIVE
The “Potential Breakup Song” trend on TikTok is marked by creators lip-syncing to a line from Aly & AJ’s “Potential Breakup Song,” before the camera quickly swings around to focus on another creator who lip-syncs the next line. It’s all very 2000s music video-style. The trend began rising in popularity in mid-October. Currently, there are over 921,000 videos linked to the audio which is also trending on the TikTok “Discover” page.
Lyrics:
It took too long
It took too long
It took too long for you to call back
And normally I would just forget that
Except for the fact it was my birthday
My stupid birthday
@noya_arvivMy stupid birthday 🤦🏼♀️♬ Potential Breakup Song – Aly & AJ
@adleyrutschmanTook way too long ##fyp ##baseball ##mystupidbirthday♬ Potential Breakup Song – Aly & AJ
What Do Moms Have To Do With It?
It’s no secret TikTok viewers love adults on the app. After mom account @miagillespiee took on the “Potential Breakup Song” trend with her friends, TikTokers meme-ified it.
@marinaa.braga##duet with @miagillespiee ##greenscreen♬ Potential Breakup Song – Aly & AJ
In a choose-your-fighter style duet, TikTokers shared the types of accessories, sayings, cars, and even holiday decor would be associated with each mother.
Here is a shoes edition:
@marinaa.braga #duet with @miagillespiee #greenscreen
Purses:
@jasminnaomismith #duet with @miagillespiee I watch this video at least 10 times a day #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #mystupidbirthday #funny
Cars:
@rebecca.leeee #duet with @miagillespiee #greenscreen you can’t tell me this isn’t accurate #WorldSeries #GamingLife #momsoftiktok
Their “ideal” four-legged friend:
@dobbystwin69 #Duett mit @miagillespiee sorry but its too accurate #WhatAProof #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage #viral #xyzbca #moms #tiktokmom
Their culinary skills:
@big_daddy_bri #duet with @miagillespiee #greenscreen
Holiday decor:
@sarabethcotton #duet with @miagillespiee #greenscreen #moms #headbop #christmas
And even the type of response they might tell their fictitious son if he were to come out :
@rcoveringhetero #duet with @miagillespiee how’d i do? #fyp #foryoupage #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bi
Shot-for-shot remakes of the mom rendition are also very popular:
@asbecastahn #duet with @miagillespiee our queens #mystupidbirthday #fyp
@miagillespiee #duet with @miagillespiee what you all have been waiting for!! who did it better? #momsordaughters