The Brief: TikTokers are dancing to a mashup of the songs "Toxic" by Brittney Spears, "Love Shack" by The B-52's, and "Dragula" by Rob Zombie.
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DJ Cummerbund created a mashup of the songs “Toxic” by Brittney Spears, “Love Shack” by The B-52’s, and “Dragula” by Rob Zombie on TikTok, calling it “Shaxicula.” Like other popular TikTok mashups and remixes, the song inspired multiple TikTok dance trends. There are currently over 233,000 videos linked to the sound.
The lyrics in the Shaxicula clip go:
I’m loving it
Huggin’ and a-kissin’, dancin’ and a-lovin’
Wearin’ next to nothing ’cause it’s hot as an oven
The whole shack shimmies
TikToker @yeehawpirate created one popular set of moves to the dance in December 2020 involving hand motions.
@yeehawpirate New dance please duet #dance
Iterations of this dance have received millions of views on the app:
@happymacc
Another popular “Shaxicula” dance was created by @sophhutchinson0. This version has also been viewed and liked millions of times.
@sophhutchinson0 just wanna see if my solo career will take off better #fyp
More takes:
@bretmanrock I cannot stop doing this I blame @happymacc and @spicykimchiboi 😭😭😭
@spicykimchiboi I do this at least 10 times a day why is it so CATCHY @happymacc #MyRoutine
@rwhitford Some shoulder shimmy content
@calebrownn Wait for it ic: @sophhutchinson0
@jimena.jimenezr @markellwashington1 💖