Have you heard this song going around TikTok? The tune inspired by the current chaos in the U.S. has gone massively viral - here's where it came from.
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00:00We're in the middle of a hostile love and takeover.
00:04We are living in unusual times, and our unique ways of coping
00:08can inspire some real art.
00:09Such seems to be the case for this one TikToker's
00:11casual and relatable outburst of song, which
00:14has spread like wildfire online, fueled in part by a shout out
00:17by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight.
00:19The best encapsulation I've seen of this particular moment
00:22so far didn't come from an academic or a reporter.
00:24It came from this guy.
00:25On February 4, 2025, TikToker, a gift from Todd,
00:29posted a video reacting to the current goings-on of the world
00:32by singing this seemingly impromptu song.
00:34We're in the middle of a hostile government takeover.
00:39I want to talk about it, but I'll be late for work.
00:43And if you're saying, wait a minute,
00:45who we have to stop this, we have one,
00:48but you didn't want the lady in office.
00:51The video garnered around 5 million views
00:53in under two weeks.
00:54As it spread, creators on the platform
00:56started remixing and duetting it,
00:58expanding the production value of Todd's casual tune
01:00in all kinds of ways.
01:01We have one, but you didn't want the lady in office.
01:05Hostile government takeover.
01:13With many of these also garnering millions of views.
01:16Other creators on the platform would also
01:18engage with the song by dancing, lip syncing to it,
01:21or referencing it in other ways.
01:22The real boost to its virality came
01:24after the video was discussed in the February 16 episode
01:27of Last Week Tonight on HBO, which features John Oliver
01:30praising the artist for accurately encapsulating
01:32the way many are currently feeling.
01:34Last week I was making a silly little TikTok.
01:37Now I got stuff on Spotify.