The Brief: The "I'm A Different Breed" TikTok trend pokes fun at creators who are considered to be on another level due to their bizarre, bold, and in some cases, basic behavior.

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The topic of being a “different breed” is popular on TikTok. It is part of a running joke about creators being “built different” and on another level. This is the reasoning behind that creator’s bold, bizarre, outlandish, or abnormal behavior.

The “I’m A Different Breed” videos poke fun at creators who don’t follow the norm, as well as, those who think they’re on a different level for doing the bare minimum. These videos are performed to the line “Maybe I’m a different breed” from AWOLNATION’s “Sail.”  There are over 136,000 videos linked to the sound.

Many of these videos in this trend feature creatures using the “Face Stretch” effect.

@Ccolinnnn’s video is one of the most popular in the trend. He compared his love for reading books while livestreaming rather than performing @besperon’s viral WAP routine. The video received over 2.1 million likes and 9.1 million views.

@ccolinnnn

Follow to be notified! #AirheadsDitchChallenge #ShowAndTell #TimeforTENET #goodvibes #bedtimestory #reading #books #storytime #nighttime #bedtime

♬ Sail – AWOLNATION

@Trashmane’s TikTok is about using the bathroom. It garnered over 433,000 likes and 4.1 million views.

@trashmane

I’m just built different 😤

♬ baby im a different breed – lexi.borden

Creator @johnadediran50’s TikTok is about the ridiculous method he used to get an iPhone X. The video amassed over 467,000 likes and 2.3 million views.

@johnadediran50

Just build different 🦾#fyp #foryoupage #viral

♬ baby im a different breed – lexi.borden

Other takes:

@hellokittyplanet

♬ baby im a different breed – lexi.borden

@benhouselog

NO FACETIME

♬ baby im a different breed – lexi.borden