TL;DR
- Trends
- “It’s Me, It’s Verity” Minecraft horror song trend response
- Views
- 7.2M real-time views
- Format
- Single reaction clip + trend-specific sound
- Why It Works
- It signals that the brand is paying attention without trying to manufacture a new meme
- Use It When
- Your brand, product, or campaign unexpectedly becomes part of an existing internet joke
What is this trend about
When your brand is mentioned as an internet joke, don’t bite down. Instead, do what Anne Hathaway did.

To give you some context: basically, Minecraft’s “It’s me, It’s Verity” horror song just went viral as an internet joke. At the same time, Anne Hathaway shares the same character name in her upcoming movie, Verity.
Capturing the hype, Hathaway uses the song lyrics in one of her promotional videos. And you know exactly how people react to this.
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Anne Hathaway
original sound - Anne Hathaway
Comments
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otiscoco 2w ago
Am i fucking high?
835.5K
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phxntomopera 2w ago
is she quoting the fucking verity song 😭
755.3K
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thatmob_ 2w ago
original Verity😭✌️
428.6K
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lucianv.962 2w ago
I’m so fucking confused right now
424.0K
- H
haleyybaylee 2w ago
Ain’t no way
212.4K
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.skylinex 2w ago
What's the capital of Paris?
196.9K
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horrorskunx 2w ago
Are you quoting my… are you.. what?🤣
108.3K
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darcy.gov.uk 2w ago
she knows. why does she know.
88.4K
People flooded TikTok with their reaction videos about Hathaway’s promotional material. The engagement also went crazy.
With 7.2M+ views for these reaction videos in real time, this is a genius PR move from Verity.
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