What this is
Mean It by Lauv & LANY.
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 26 August 2026,
we counted 290 different accounts
and 1,188,627 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.
How we classified the music
Synth-pop
Indie Pop
Chillwave
United States
· 2020s
Genre, mood and energy are AI classifications, not facts about the release.
What we classified the videos as
Alternative Universe (AU) / Fanfic55%
Lifestyle & Personal Vlogs15%
Percentages are of the 300 videos we reviewed on
26 August 2026, classified by AI.
Who was posting
70% Editors
30% Creators
Editor-style versus creator-style is an AI classification of the sample.
@syrfhnyv · 1 video
126,400
@vankaelst · 1 video
116,400
@estehgenit3 · 2 videos
111,750
@jezzignc · 1 video
83,100
@blackpeachbich · 1 video
62,000
Views counted within the sample, on 26 August 2026.
Subjects, places and tags
Andrew Susanto
SeonghyeonKeonhoJamesAndrei
Mobile Legends: Bang BangValorantGMMTV
Alternative UniverseSituationshipHeartbreakGaming Highlights
Insta360
PhilippinesIndonesiaMalaysia
#alternativeuniverse#au#fyppppppppppppppppppppppp#lany#cortis#filoau#creatorsearchinsights#makeitviral#valorant#keonho#meanit#lewatberanda
Regions and languages are classified from the sampled videos, not measured from account data.
Creative direction
Use the lyrics as the 'reveal' moment for a story or a high-skill gaming clip.
Looks like a fit for: AU writers, fan-editors, and gaming montage creators
✓ Sync the 'If you don't mean it' lyric to a major plot reveal or a high-skill kill
✓ Use the text-overlay feature to tell a 60-second micro-story
✓ Use the first 15 seconds for the hook
✓ Include a 'Part 2' call to action in the caption to drive engagement
✗ Don't use the sound for generic dancing; it's too narrative-heavy
✗ Don't bury the lyrics under loud sound effects in gaming clips
✗ Don't ignore the 'AU' community; they are the primary drivers of this sound
Suggestions our AI drew from the videos it reviewed. They are ideas, not rules, and we make no
claim about which will perform better.
