The latest viral trend on TikTok asks the users to use a song lyric that says, “Dumb Ways to Die”. As the trend goes viral on the video-sharing app, users are willing to know more about the song’s origin. If you are among the TikTok users who are willing to know more about the viral song trend, we have got you covered. Here is everything you need to know about the viral “Dumb Ways to Die” and ways to be part of it.
TikTok never fails to entertain us with its viral trends and challenges, some challenges are inspiring and have a backstory to tell while others are totally baseless and their only aim is to garner views and likes.
The latest trend revolves around a song and specifically the lyrics ‘Dumb Ways To Die’. While the song plays in the background, users can be seen doing several dodgy tasks. Some of the dangerous things that users were seen attempting were skiing down huge mountains and running in high heels. A user was even seen holding the most venomous fish ‘Stonefish bare handed. Several other users are also seen attempting dodgy tasks while the song plays in the background.
Following the popularity of the Dumb Ways To Die Song trend on TikTok, users are willing to know more details about the song. To help all these users, below we have gathered all the details.
Origin Of TikTok Song Dumb Ways To Die
TikTok users have claimed that the song seems familiar to them. Many of them are relating it to a video game of a similar name that went viral on the year 2013. However, these claims are partially correct.
The sing Dumb Ways To Die actually is from a campaign that was created by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia, in 2012. The aim of this campaign was to create awareness about train safety. The campaign was created by McCann Melbourne, an advertising agency based in Australia. The campaign got enough traction and it went viral in Metro trains, on the radio, and in newspapers.
The video for the campaign featured cartoon characters alongside a catchy theme song that aimed at preventing accidents on the railways. Further, it lists a number of “dumb ways to die” such as ‘setting fire to your hair, poking a stick at a grizzly bear, and eating out-of-date medicine’. The list continues until the dumb ways relate to train accidents. A popup message appears at the end that reads, “Be safe around trains”.
TikTok Dumb Ways To Die Song Trend
After the Metro campaign became a huge hit, it turned into a video game that was released in May 2012 for iOS users. The game required users to avoid getting involved in activities like putting a fork in a toaster and doing their own electrical work.
The game comprised a series of minigames that used to get difficult with time. The Android version of the game was later launched in September 2012.
Another sequel to the game ‘Dumb Ways to Die 2’ arrived in the year 2014. Though this new version of the game had the same premise it turned out to be more advanced.
The next sequel Dumb Ways to Die 3 was rolled out in the year 2017 that required players to fix up houses and collect coins.
All of these games are still available for the players and the next sequel Dumb Ways to Die 4 is expected to be launched this year.
Though nothing is confirmed about the arrival of the next sequel of the game, the song has resurged on TikTok and it has turned out to be a viral trend.
While playing the song in the background, users are attempting dangerous activities.
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The Bottom Line
This was all about what the Dumb Ways To Die Song trend on TikTok is all about and why is it going viral on the video-sharing app. Hopefully, you have found all the details you were looking for.