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SONG ON TIKTOK

i was only temporary

by my head is empty
Ambient Phonk Melancholic Low

What this is

i was only temporary by my head is empty.
TikTok metadata TikTok sound ↗
The title and artist above are the ones TikTok stored for this sound, and the link goes to that sound on TikTok. We have not matched them to a music catalogue, so we publish no release date and no catalogue identifier, and we do not claim this is the same recording as any particular release.

What we measured

In the 300 most recent public TikTok videos we reviewed on 19 July 2026, we counted 250 different accounts and 5,003,900,000 combined views at the time we looked.
These figures describe that one dated sample, not the sound's total use. We do not know from a single sample whether use of this sound is rising or falling, and we do not say that it is.
Videos reviewed
300
Accounts
250
Views in sample
5003.9M
Avg per video
16.7M
Sampled
2026-07-19

How we classified the music

Cloud Rap Experimental Electronic Slowed + Reverb Dark Ambient
SoundCloud Underground (Global) · 2020s
Dance
0.97
Genre, mood and energy are AI classifications, not facts about the release.

What we classified the videos as

Emotional Storytelling / Corecore45%
Sports Edits30%
News / Tragic Events15%
Comedy / Relatable10%
Percentages are of the 300 videos we reviewed on 19 July 2026, classified by AI.

Who was posting

60% Editors 40% Creators
Editor-style versus creator-style is an AI classification of the sample.
@ishowspeed · 2 videos 273,100,000
@dailymail · 8 videos 181,300,000
@metrouk · 6 videos 152,600,000
@justskyler00 · 3 videos 118,500,000
@sonrixs_ · 1 video 106,400,000
Views counted within the sample, on 19 July 2026.

Subjects, places and tags

Cristiano RonaldoIShowSpeedMrBeastNeymar Homer SimpsonBart SimpsonRobin ScherbatskyTed Mosby The SimpsonsHow I Met Your MotherSquid GameWatch Dogs Sports highlightsCorecoreRelationship dramaSadness CostcoModa 2000Southwest Airlines
USAMexicoBrazilUK
#real#sad#hopecore#motivation#news#humor#escenas#triste#mentality#football#mexico#mindset
Regions and languages are classified from the sampled videos, not measured from account data.

Creative direction

Focus on high-impact visual syncs and raw, authentic storytelling.
Looks like a fit for: Sports editors and aesthetic content creators
✓ Sync your primary visual transition to the 0:14 beat drop
✓ Use high-contrast filters for sports edits
✓ Include a text overlay that tells a micro-story
✓ Keep the video under 30 seconds for maximum loop potential
✗ Don't use the sound past the 45s mark
✗ Don't use overly polished, corporate-style transitions
✗ Don't ignore the beat; the sync is the hook
Suggestions our AI drew from the videos it reviewed. They are ideas, not rules, and we make no claim about which will perform better.

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Observation date 19 July 2026; figures describe the 300 public videos reviewed, not the sound's total use. Something wrong on this page? Tell us
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