Another day, another TikTok trend. Over the past few months, songs like Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” and Jack Harlow’s “First Class” have inspired fun dance challenges. Now, the latest song to take over the platform is Wheatus’ 2000 single “Teenage Dirtbag.” Yes, you read that correctly. A 22-year-old song has gone viral.
A sped-up version of the song is scoring videos of celebrities displaying old photos from their days as a “teenage dirtbag.” These videos begin with the person looking at the camera as the end of the first verse plays. As soon as the song’s chorus begins, a slide show of flipped photos appears on the screen to show how much they’ve changed over the years.
As of August 25, over 635,000 videos using Wheatus’ single have been shared on TikTok. In fact, the trend has gotten so big that even celebrities like Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Lil Nas X and Joe Jonas have joined in.
If you’re feeling nostalgic, check out the best celebrity looks for the Teenage Dirtbag trend below.
Before returning to their rock roots with their eighth studio album, Holy shitDemi Lovato (who uses her and they/them pronouns) first took on the genre with her debut album, Do not forgetand its following data, Here we go again. To celebrate this full-circle moment, the “29” singer shared a series of throwback photos from their early rock days on Disney Channel as part of the Teenage Dirtbag Challenge.
As for Joe Jonas, he decided to share photos from his early days with the Jonas Brothers and when he starred as Shane Gray in the Disney Channel Original Movie. Rock Camp. Oh, he also ended his TikTok by posting a random photo of his older brother, Kevin Jonas.
“Doing this trend like an OG Tumblr girl. Sorry, but it’s over,” Halsey wrote in their video, which featured photos of the blue-haired singer. Badlands era.
Headbanging on the subway and getting tattoos are just some of the things Julia Fox did years ago.
Christina Aguilera took the opportunity to showcase some of her most iconic photoshoots during the iconic era of platinum blonde hair with black streaks. “I’m just an OG kid #teenageddirtbag 🖤,” Aguilera captioned her video.
Of course, for her “Teenage Dirtbag” challenge, Gwen Stefani had to pay homage to her early days as the lead vocalist of No Doubt.
Nothing about Jennifer Garner’s repeat of the trend said “dirty aunt.” Instead, she included photos of herself playing the saxophone, doing ballet and playing Dorothy in what appeared to be a production of The wizard of oz.
In her “Teenage Dirtbag” TikTok, Gabrielle Union took a look back at her high school years when she was a basketball, football and track star. She also posted photos of herself experiencing important moments like graduation and prom.
“So sorry to everyone else but I win this trend 👑💖✨ #Sliving 🔥,” Paris Hilton wrote on her TikTok, which featured photos of the star with her sister, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, on its good Britney Spears and that. The simple life co-star, Nicole Richie.
Victoria Justice shared photos from her time on Nickelodeon when she was playing Zoey 101 AND victorious. “They are the side groups for me”, she wrote in her video.
Before she became a global pop star, Lady Gaga was known as a downtown staple on the New York party scene. She featured some photos from this era in her “Teenage Dirtbag” video. She even included a photo with Justin Tranter, lead vocalist of Semi Precious Weapons and songwriter for artists like Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.
I can’t wait to see which celebrity takes on the Teenage Dirtbag trend next.