The ‘Bésame Mucho’ TikTok sound says the quiet part out loud
Sometimes a creator's mashup can truly find its groove, and open people up to new music. Here's how a TikTok about a "Corolla full of girls" became one of the summer's most popular sounds.
The sound
The popular sound on TikTok features a quiet, relaxing bossa nova track followed by a different, much louder sample. The transitional nature of the audio made it the perfect soundtrack for seeing pets, kids, and Spirit Airlines passing by, but people also used it to look back at wilder moments in their past.
@abrameng Kurt and that toy bruh 😭
♬ original sound - Vanessa Sirias
@shaymitchell ♬ original sound - Vanessa Sirias
@talktomeaboutfood Can i fit with ya?! 🥲 #singlelife #mencrytoo #truestory #fyp #notjokes #ineedfriends ♬ original sound - Vanessa Sirias
Celebs like Snooki and Gal Gadot also used the sound, which has been featured in more than 175,000 TikToks.
Where's it from?
On April 4, creator Vanessa Sirias posted a TikTok with the caption, "Me trying to romanticize my life but a Corolla full of girls passes by." The video has more than 7 million views.
"My 2 personalities," said one commenter.
@vanessacsirias #POV me trying to romanticize the sunset when my past self passes by #comedy #latinasbelike ♬ original sound - Vanessa Sirias
Earlier this month, Sirias posted a video explaining how she made the sound, and said that it was inspired by true events: She was in her living room listening to bossa nova when a car passed by blasting Reggaeton. Sirias also cites that she was inspired by the "I Woke Up In a New Bugatti" TikTok trend, which uses that song in a similar way.
@vanessacsirias Replying to @Lisa Marie Taylor How I made the #besamemucho ♬ original sound - Vanessa Sirias
For the first half of the sound, Sirias used Lisa Ono's cover of 1940s bolero "Bésame Mucho," and for the other half she used Dominican rapper Tokischa's explicit track "Delincuente."
Sound off
While it doesn't appear that Ono has addressed the trend, Tokischa posted the sound in May and referenced the trend's popularity.
@tokisha.peralta Pasa hasta en las mejores familias 🧼
♬ sonido original - TOKISCHA
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