
Hold up, where does that âOh Lordâ TikTok sound actually come from?
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Youâve probably had the popular âOh Lordâ TikTok sound swamp your FYP recently. The flawless âOh Lordâ followed by the fun, warped music is living rent free in everyoneâs damn minds!!! But the question is: where did the âOh Lordâ TikTok sound come from and what is the trend about that goes with it?? Hereâs an explainer on all the possible questions you might have about the viral audio:
Who is it saying âOh Lordâ??
So it turns out, itâs actually LeBron James saying âOh Lordâ before the sound transitions into an instrumental tune. It comes from a2006 Nike advert featuring LeBron James, a professional basketball player.
What is the âOh Lordâ trend on TikTok?
The âOh Lordâ TikTok sound was originally uploaded onto TikTok by this user and since then itâs been featured in over 100,000 videos. People on TikTok will typically film a video doing a certain activity and then come to a realisation about something, they then âzone outâ as the âOh Lordâ plays followed by the fun instrumental music, like so:
Here are some of the best videos using the iconic âOh Lordâ TikTok sound:
This TikTok user has the most likes on their video using the sound. They posted this video captioned âThat time I almost got struck by lighteningâ and from it theyâve got over six million likes and 30.1 million views. So if youâre really desperate to get TikTok famous, you know what to do:
Someone else used the audio to shed light on a universal feeling that no one talks about: how good it feels when your significant other rests their hand on your leg in a public setting. OH LORD INDEED XX
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