The Conversation (0)
Becca Monaghan
Aug 26, 2022
TikTok adds AI Image generator!
Bang Showbiz
If you're an avid TikTok user, you would've come across "corn boy" at some point on your For You Page.
The adorable interview from a young corn enthusiast soon became a viral sensation, with thousands of users borrowing the sound and making it their own.
Despite the sound being removed from the original video shortly after being uploaded, a musician and fellow TikToker Schmoyoho remixed the audio, which has since taken over the platform.
Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter
@schmoyoho intro song for any meal/snack with corn 🌽 - from iconic interview on @doingthings
What is the ‘It’s corn’ TikTok sound
Originally uploaded on August 19, the remix of the sound has garnered over 20 million views, and has been incorporated into over 45,000 TikTok videos.
Schmoyo took the interview and jazzed it up into a song, with a touch of added vocals and a backing track.
In a clip that's racked up 1.7 million views, one user used the song to rate the lyrics.
This is my new alarm, ringtone, etc. #itscorn #cornsong #cornkid
@michellephiferoli This is my new alarm, ringtone, etc. #itscorn #cornsong #cornkid
This is my new alarm, ringtone, etc. #itscorn #cornsong #cornkid
Even actress Ashley Tisdale jumped in on the fun, writing: "We should all be as excited about life as this kid is about corn".
ITS CORN 🌽
@ashleytisdale ITS CORN 🌽
ITS CORN 🌽
Another used the sound to share "corn art" with followers.
@joe.mama.69_ After all these years, I finally have a reason to share my corn art with the world (please ignore my bedhead I tried to curl my hair and it didn’t go well) #corn #cornkid #fyp #greenscreen
Where did the original interview come from?
The catchy "it's corn" song originated from an interview by Julian Shapiro-Barnum on Recess Therapy.
The footage was posted to Doing Things' TikTok account with over 15.8 million views.
"'have a bite!' HES SO PRECIOUS," one said, while another added: "Omg this kid would have a field day in Iowa during the summer the corn is amazing."
Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.