The Brief: The "Darling, Darling, Twerk For Me" dance on TikTok consists of creators twerking, while crossing their arms and hitting their knees, before bending over.

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The “Darling, Darling, Twerk For Me” dance on TikTok is marked by creators twerking, while crossing their arms and hitting their knees, before bending over. The choreo by @Haileyynelson and @meghanmahon47 is performed to a rehash of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” The version, which is all about dancing rather than standing, is attributed to the now-defunct account @That_girl_slayed. There are over 3.7 million videos linked to the sound on the app.

Lyrics:

Just as long, as you twerk that
Darling, darling, twerk for me, oohh twerk

@Meganmahon47 shared a video performing the “Darling, Daring Twerk For Me” dance with @Haileyynelson on Oct. 2. Her video garnered over 2.8 million likes 29.8 million views. @Haileyynelson shared the routine on her account as well. It received over 186,000 likes and 1.3 million views.

https://www.tiktok.com/@meganmahon47/video/6879126969510939909?_d=secCgsIARCbDRgBIAIoARI%2BCjydYokTRZblMx%2FlcxqIEkNUWy3rFzkLgxDOU9LDayLnojJTsFpbN6cxjq3yfQ3dCZn%2F7eDD1M%2FIoQjZW7kaAA%3D%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAoXzHKO4XozBSBt2D7cZzonvb7yvkh5-L7Th7DZjQhDnZye3azrX1u09r1PDwImrh&share_item_id=6879161547801840902&share_link_id=2FD8681A-8FB2-4345-AB87-58A8754FD049&timestamp=1602697164&tt_from=copy&u_code=ddd8600mkiegf2&user_id=6850091572039631878&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&source=h5_m&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6790176033137542661&is_from_webapp=1

https://www.tiktok.com/@haileyynelson/video/6879161547801840902?_d=secCgsIARCbDRgBIAIoARI%2BCjydYokTRZblMx%2FlcxqIEkNUWy3rFzkLgxDOU9LDayLnojJTsFpbN6cxjq3yfQ3dCZn%2F7eDD1M%2FIoQjZW7kaAA%3D%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAoXzHKO4XozBSBt2D7cZzonvb7yvkh5-L7Th7DZjQhDnZye3azrX1u09r1PDwImrh&share_item_id=6879161547801840902&share_link_id=2FD8681A-8FB2-4345-AB87-58A8754FD049&timestamp=1602697164&tt_from=copy&u_code=ddd8600mkiegf2&user_id=6850091572039631878&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&source=h5_m&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6790176033137542661&is_from_webapp=1

The dance number became a hit, with the trend growing in popularity around Oct. 7. Numerous creators have hopped on the trend, including  Charlie D’Amelio. Her video featured her mother’s shocked reaction to the twerk-heavy number. The video received over 21.2 million likes and 145.2 million views.

https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/6880354156398398726?_d=secCgsIARCbDRgBIAIoARI%2BCjy2vwH%2B0k%2FPoiYvyNUVrhxDWiTB3JkWWUeOe3BpRDkICxh%2BcIHApWDsYJyUwU%2FW5VnwOf79EjtvMLLIWUQaAA%3D%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAoXzHKO4XozBSBt2D7cZzonvb7yvkh5-L7Th7DZjQhDnZye3azrX1u09r1PDwImrh&share_item_id=6880354156398398726&share_link_id=F6DE41C9-D7E4-4D10-B467-1C240355F140&timestamp=1602699339&tt_from=copy&u_code=ddd8600mkiegf2&user_id=6850091572039631878&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&source=h5_m&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6790176033137542661&is_from_webapp=1

TikTok star Willy Wonka took a stab at the trend, too. His video accrued over 1.3 million likes and 5.7 million views.

https://www.tiktok.com/@willywonkatiktok/video/6881724319433608453?_d=secCgsIARCbDRgBIAIoARI%2BCjwSjC%2FRflXKmTwyYdOuHJsJT25WuNtcJ4KHWh4Va3xGUVhRy92v%2BtWF4iE65e951vHwbRWuLpMeZMMePZUaAA%3D%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAoXzHKO4XozBSBt2D7cZzonvb7yvkh5-L7Th7DZjQhDnZye3azrX1u09r1PDwImrh&share_item_id=6881724319433608453&share_link_id=950BECB5-AD63-4E24-8F70-77205CE2F0B6&timestamp=1602700042&tt_from=copy&u_code=ddd8600mkiegf2&user_id=6850091572039631878&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&source=h5_m&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6790176033137542661&is_from_webapp=1

Other takes:

https://www.tiktok.com/@chinamcclain/video/6882102430994156806?lang=en&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6790176033137542661&is_from_webapp=1

https://www.tiktok.com/@siennamae/video/6881093040803515654?lang=en&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6790176033137542661&is_from_webapp=1