2022 / Video / Creator-approved interview remix and TikTok earworm
It’s Corn (Corn Kid)
A child’s enthusiastic description of corn became a song because, as he said, “it has the juice.”
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What was this?
Tariq’s enthusiastic description of corn supplied phrases that The Gregory Brothers arranged into a pop song through an official collaboration with Tariq and Recess Therapy.
Why it spread
The official song became a TikTok sound, a snack-time refrain, and a remix prompt across short-form video. The version that circulated most widely credited the interview, its host, and Tariq.
What happened
Tariq’s enthusiastic description of corn supplied phrases that The Gregory Brothers arranged into a pop song through an official collaboration with Tariq and Recess Therapy.
Where it came from
Recess Therapy published Julian Shapiro-Barnum’s August 2022 interview with Tariq, whose wholehearted case for corn included “a big lump with knobs” and the declaration that it had the juice. The Gregory Brothers then turned the interview into an official Songify collaboration with Tariq and Recess Therapy.
Why it mattered
It’s Corn earns its spot because the joke remained kind to the person at its center. Tariq’s joy is the whole point, and the music collaboration gave him a credited, royalty-sharing role in the version that turned that joy into an internet earworm.
How it spread
The official song became a TikTok sound, a snack-time refrain, and a remix prompt across short-form video. The version that circulated most widely credited the interview, its host, and Tariq.
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