What this is
The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd.
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 3 September 2026,
we counted 287 different accounts
and 2,006,212,800 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
Art Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Gospel-Rock
London, UK
· 1970s
Genre, mood and energy are AI classifications, not facts about the release.
What we classified the videos as
Lifestyle & Personal Anecdotes35%
Aesthetic & Cinematic Edits20%
Lip Sync & Performance15%
Comedy & Relatable Memes10%
Percentages are of the 300 videos we reviewed on
3 September 2026, classified by AI.
Who was posting
60% Editors
40% Creators
Editor-style versus creator-style is an AI classification of the sample.
@riley877 · 1 video
79,000,000
@lalacountrys · 1 video
69,000,000
@olivia_pt01 · 1 video
60,500,000
@baradmasoumimma · 1 video
50,600,000
@yoann_bourgeois · 1 video
41,200,000
Views counted within the sample, on 3 September 2026.
Subjects, places and tags
Mona LisaVan GoghBillie EilishFinneas
MarinetteKilluaEren YeagerGrisha Yeager
Attack on TitanMiraculous LadybugNetflixGilmore Girls
butterfly effectlong distancegym transformationspace
Rhode SkinSephoraArmani Beauty
USAMexicoBrazilIndonesia
#pinkfloyd#space#fy#wlw#thegreatgiginthesky#edit#universe#viralvideo#paratii#fyppppppppppppppppppppppp#music#guitar
Regions and languages are classified from the sampled videos, not measured from account data.
Creative direction
Use the vocal peak to reveal a major life change, a stunning view, or a personal transformation.
Looks like a fit for: Editors and creators who focus on high-emotion, visual storytelling.
✓ Cut to the vocal peak at 0:15 for the main reveal.
✓ Use high-quality, raw footage (nature, travel, or personal milestones).
✓ Include a text overlay that sets up a 'before' or 'question' at the start.
✓ Keep the edit fast-paced but emotionally resonant.
✗ Don't use the sound past the 30s mark; the peak is the hook.
✗ Don't use low-quality, blurry footage; the track demands high aesthetic value.
✗ Don't ignore the lyrics; the emotional weight is key to the sound's success.
Suggestions our AI drew from the videos it reviewed. They are ideas, not rules, and we make no
claim about which will perform better.
