{"id":30969,"date":"2020-04-18T17:43:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T15:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simpleplan.cz\/en\/?p=30969"},"modified":"2020-04-18T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T16:35:10","slug":"simple-plans-im-just-kid-becomes-viral-new-tiktok-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simpleplan.cz\/en\/index.php\/simple-plans-im-just-kid-becomes-viral-new-tiktok-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Plan’s ‘I’m Just A Kid’ becomes viral in new TikTok trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a completely unexpected turn of events, Simple Plan’s 2002 hit single ‘I’m Just A Kid’ recently became viral after thousands of users began using the song in a new trend on the social media platform TikTok<\/b>. The ‘I’m Just A Kid’ challenge on TikTok lies in recreation of one’s childhood photos in 2020 with a cut to the old photo.<\/p>\n

Over the past couple of days – because of this new TikTok trend, Simple Plan’s song has been used on over 680 000 times for more and more recreations of people’s past<\/b>, as most are stuck in self isolation with nothing on their hands. Overall, the I’m Just A Kid challenge itself has been viewed over 43 million times<\/b>. According to Sebastien, because of the popularity of ‘I’m Just A Kid’ on TikTok, the song has now also become trending on Spotify.<\/p>\n

Simple Plan themselves were very pleasantly surprised with the sudden viral use of their first ever single and shared a few of their favorite TikTok creations on their Instagram [see them here<\/a>]. Check out what SP had to say about this unexpected viral fame:<\/p>\n

“In the midst of all the chaos, craziness and bad news of the last weeks, watching this happen and catch fire has been truly magical for us. It\u2019s definitely a little ironic to go viral in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, but we are so grateful for every family, sibling, kid, parent, couple and animal-owner who\u2019s taking part in the #imjustakidchallenge on @TikTok and sharing these amazing videos.<\/i><\/p>\n

It\u2019s pretty incredible to watch a song we wrote almost 20 years ago bring people together and make them smile. Thank you for sharing these memories and if you haven\u2019t made one yet, what are you waiting for? We can\u2019t wait to see yours!”<\/i><\/p>\n

– Simple Plan (source<\/a>) –<\/i><\/b><\/font><\/center><\/div>\n

Apart from the tens of thousands of TikTok users, this trend has also become popular amongst many prominent internet stars – including David Dobrik, James Charles or the Dolan twins<\/b>. But the video that the Simple Plan fans will most likely appreciate the most was done by one of Simple Plan’s best friends, Patrick Langlois<\/b> (their former photographer, merch guy and webmaster). Patrick decided to hop on this trend just a few days ago – recreating his old picture with Chuck<\/b> – even in self-isolation. Check it out:<\/p>\n

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@patrick_langlois<\/a> <\/p>\n

I think I\u2019ve mastered this Tik Tok challenge ##imjustakidchallenge<\/a> ##imjustakid<\/a> ##simpleplan<\/a><\/p>\n

\u266c I’m Just a Kid – Simple Plan<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n