“waking up in the morning thinking about so many things…”
if you’ve been spending any time on tiktok lately, we’re sure you just sang that in your head in the very sad, hopeless girlish voice we’ve come to love.
over the past month, the song “waking up in the morning” on tiktok has become a beloved sound (and an instantly iconic trend) as users share their saddest and most embarrassing memories and experiences.
since it went viral this month, hundreds of thousands of videos using sound have surfaced, so we decided to do some classic murderous social investigation.
Whether you’re looking for the full lyrics to the song “wake up in the morning” or wondering where the original song “wake up in the morning” came from, this article will give you all you need. to know about this tiktok meme…. including where to find the full version of the song, which (yes) goes way beyond those few lines.
ps: yes, you can put it in a cup:
a brief history of the morning wake up meme on tiktok
while the song itself predates tiktok, there’s no doubt that tiktok itself is responsible for the rapid rise of this (actually pretty dated) song.
the “original sound” used for all the “wake up in the morning” videos was posted on tiktok on january 11 here, and was actually originally posted as a trump related joke.
since then, the video has garnered over 834,000 likes and growing… but its popularity on tiktok wouldn’t skyrocket for another two months.
One of the first videos to go megaviral with this audio was posted on March 7th here, showing the hilarious moment a fan met ariana grande while crying after a fight with her father. as of this writing, this video has nearly 20 million views.
but that’s just one of the many viral hits that make up the “wake up in the morning thinking about so many things” meme on tiktok!
in fact, the original sound of “waking up in the morning” (not including reruns or copies) has generated over 250,000 videos so far, making it one of the biggest tiktok trends of the year, along with the catchy fortnite american. boy parody.
even will smith got in on it! you can see his opinion on the trend of waking up in the morning here.
so where is the original “waking up in the morning thinking about so many things” song from?
this is the craziest part of this song’s viral success: it’s actually 10 years old!
the song “waking up in the morning” made famous by tiktok was actually from an episode of the real housewives of new jersey, specifically season 3, episode 16.
the singer of the song is none other than gia giudice, who wrote the song alone about the family drama involving her mother and uncle.
the video “gia’s sad song” (an alternate name for the tiktok song “waking up in the morning”) was posted on youtube on october 7, 2011 and you can watch it here.
as you can see, the full content is actually longer than what is displayed on tiktok, and it’s actually quite sad to watch…
as stated in the video “that was hard, gia is hurting, she knows what’s going on”, followed by “i hope this can wake everyone up”.
however, gia seems to be thriving now, and we got a ton of great memes, so thanks, gia. we have all woken up in fact…. in the morning…… thinking about so many things.
wake up in the morning, thinking about so many things lyrics
if you want to sing along, here are the full lyrics to the morning wake up song, including the extra parts of the song that are cut from most videos that use this sound.
I wake up in the morning thinking about so many things I just wish things would get better, I try to get rid of them, but nothing seems to stay the same
woke up in the morning, did my hair makeup, put on my clothes and walked to school thinking about what will happen next, oh wow
Things are stuck in my mind, I just can’t get rid of them, I’m not worrying and worrying, I just can’t get rid of this, I can’t take chances, it’s too much
waking up in the morning going to school worrying and worrying is too much yeah yeah yeah
our favorite tiktok videos using the song “waking up in the morning”
we’re sure you’ve seen them all over the place, but in case you want to catch up on the “best of” using this iconic gia song to wake you up in the morning, here are some of our favourites:
- this unfortunate email from the dentist
- this awkward birthday hug from the waiter
- this skydiving experience gone wrong
- this epic elimination experience
we hope you enjoyed this tiktok song guide “wake up in the morning thinking about so many things”
feel free to share your favorite videos using this sound in the comments and check out our list of current tiktok trends for more information.
