What this is
Something In The Heavens by Lewis Capaldi.
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 297 different accounts
and 31,381,929 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
Singer-Songwriter
Pop Ballad
Contemporary Folk
United Kingdom
· 2020s
Genre, mood and energy are AI classifications, not facts about the release.
What we classified the videos as
Percentages are of the 300 videos we reviewed on
26 August 2026, classified by AI.
Who was posting
60% Editors
40% Creators
Editor-style versus creator-style is an AI classification of the sample.
@maddiebiggs22 · 1 video
5,900,000
@livimichelle · 1 video
4,600,000
@megganjohnsonn · 1 video
3,100,000
@daniellejmitchell · 1 video
1,700,000
@maddiejohns1 · 1 video
1,700,000
Views counted within the sample, on 26 August 2026.
Subjects, places and tags
Lewis Capaldi
JJ MaybankKiara CarreraCole WalterJackie Howard
Outer BanksMy Life with the Walter Boys
WeddingGriefProposalSoulmates
Netflix
UKIrelandUSA
#love#lewiscapaldi#wedding#grief#couple#engaged#griefjourney#proposal#trend#lewiscapaldilive#concert#babyloss
Regions and languages are classified from the sampled videos, not measured from account data.
Creative direction
Focus on the 'I choose you' lyric to highlight deep, unconditional love or memory.
Looks like a fit for: Couples, grieving families, and fandom editors
✓ Sync the 'I choose you' lyric to a major reveal or emotional peak in your video
✓ Use high-quality, slow-motion footage for wedding/couple content
✓ Include a text overlay that tells a specific, personal story
✓ Use the full 56s duration to build an emotional narrative arc
✗ Don't use fast, jarring transitions that break the emotional mood
✗ Don't use the sound for comedy or 'prank' content
✗ Don't cut the audio before the 30s mark, as the emotional payoff is in the chorus
Suggestions our AI drew from the videos it reviewed. They are ideas, not rules, and we make no
claim about which will perform better.
