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Birds of a Feather Trend: Take the Chair in the Music Video Scene

You lie back in a black swivel chair in a wood-paneled office with a green carpet. The camera looks straight down, the chair turns slowly and you sing up into the lens, like the Billie Eilish chair video. One photo in, a 10-second vertical clip out.

The original Birds of a Feather reel by @BillieEilishOriginal reel
  • 1 photo you add
  • 10 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
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The Birds of a Feather trend puts you in the chair scene of the Billie Eilish music video: you lean far back in an office swivel chair, the camera hangs straight above you, the chair turns and an invisible force pulls you across the carpet. You need one clear photo of your face, or two for a duo.

Also called Billie Eilish chair trend · Birds of a Feather chair scene · Floating chair trend · Zero-gravity chair effect · Spinning chair trend

Example

What the Birds of a Feather video looks like

This is a clip of the original music video, so it shows the singer herself. Your video is a new AI scene made from your photo, with your face in the chair. The song is not on it: you add it when you post.

Original reel by @BillieEilish, 14 s

The chair scene from the official Birds of a Feather music video on Billie Eilish's YouTube channel (27 September 2024, 993.7 million views on 30 October 2026): she leans back in the office chair and sings up into the overhead camera. With its own sound.

Step by step

How to make the Birds of a Feather video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add your photo

    Press "Create your own" and add your photo, face clear. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 films the Birds of a Feather scene straight from your photo, with no in-between picture, for 10 seconds with original sound. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in a few minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

Use one sharp photo of your face, head and shoulders or from the waist up. The camera looks straight down at your face for most of the clip, so the face matters most.

  • Daylight or bright room light, in focus, eyes open, face turned to the camera.
  • No sunglasses, no hat, nothing over the face. Your own glasses are fine: they stay on.
  • Your clothes come from the photo, so wear what you want to see in the chair.
  • Duo: photo 1 sits in the left chair, photo 2 in the right one. One person per photo. A pet can be photo 2.
  • Pet: one photo of your cat or dog with the face and the body in view.
  • Use your own photo, or a photo of an adult who said yes. Never a celebrity or a stranger.

Where did the Birds of a Feather trend start?

The scene comes from the Birds of a Feather music video, released on Billie Eilish's YouTube channel on 27 September 2024 and directed by Aidan Zamiri. In it, an unseen force pulls her around an empty office building, across floors and up walls. It starts in a small wood-paneled room with a green carpet: she spins in a black office chair, leans back and sings straight up into a camera that looks down at her. By 30 October 2026 the video had 993.7 million views.

Two years later the chair became the Birds of a Feather TikTok trend, made with AI. On 27 October 2026 the first AI versions appeared on TikTok: one creator swapped a TV character into the scene, and another posted a CapCut template of it. AI video sites added Birds of a Feather chair templates from 28 October, and a CapCut tutorial of 29 October called it the "zero-gravity chair effect" and said it was "everywhere" on Instagram.

The AI wave is still small on TikTok: every AI post we found had under 2,300 views on 30 October. The song is not small: #birdsofafeather had 273,563 TikTok videos and 7.07 billion views that day.

  1. Billie Eilish releases the Birds of a Feather music video, directed by Aidan Zamiri. It opens with her spinning in an office chair in an empty office. Rolling Stone Australia

  2. The first AI version of the chair scene appears on TikTok: @neantiste swaps a TV character into it (2,246 views by 30 October). TikTok

  3. The same day, @battos13 posts a CapCut template of the scene that puts a new face in the chair. TikTok

  4. A CapCut tutorial by @zhufei312 calls it the "zero-gravity chair effect", says it is "everywhere" on Instagram and starts #floatingchairtrend. TikTok

  5. The official video has 993.7 million YouTube views, and #birdsofafeather has 273,563 TikTok videos with 7.07 billion views. YouTube

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The Birds of a Feather prompts

You do not need this: the one-tap flow runs it for you. [Image 1] is your photo: the video model takes it as a reference and films the scene straight from it, with no photo step first.

Human

1 photo: your photo, face clearSeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16126 credits
Video prompt

A dreamy, surreal music-video scene filmed like a real film: a small, empty, windowless office room with dark wood-paneled walls, a flat green carpet and one square fluorescent ceiling panel. Photorealistic, natural skin, soft cool light, gentle film grain, muted greens and browns, not CGI, not a cartoon. In the middle of the room stands one black office swivel chair on a chrome five-star base with casters. The face stays large, sharp and well lit in the overhead shot. [Image 1] is the sole face reference for the person in the chair, in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), with the clothes from [Image 1]. The same real person from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. Never drift to another face. Shot 1 [0-2s]: a wide shot from high in a corner of the room: the person sits alone in the swivel chair in the middle of the green carpet, leans back and lets the head fall back. Shot 2 [2-7s]: hard cut, the camera hangs straight above, looking down at the face. The person is seated and leaning far back in the office swivel chair, looking toward the overhead camera, arms loose and spread out to the sides. Let the chair turn slowly around its vertical swivel axis while the camera stays fixed overhead, so the green carpet turns around them. The body moves with the seat, with a relaxed supported posture. They sing softly up into the lens with a calm, dreamy face, the lips moving gently, the eyes on the camera. Shot 3 [7-10s]: still from above, an invisible force tips the chair back and pulls it slowly across the carpet; the person keeps leaning back, arms floating, hair moving, still looking up into the lens, calm and unhurt. Keep believable contact with the seat and backrest, coherent hands and a stable chair structure. One head, two arms, two legs, five fingers on each hand. Audio: quiet room tone, the soft creak and whir of the turning chair and the casters on the carpet. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music. No singing voice. Exactly one person, nobody else. No beanie, no hat and no glasses unless [Image 1] shows them. No body-chair intersections, no face morphing, no extra limbs, no text, no subtitles, no logos, no watermark.

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Duo

2 photos: left chair + right chairSeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16126 credits
Video prompt

A dreamy, surreal music-video scene filmed like a real film: a small, empty, windowless office room with dark wood-paneled walls, a flat green carpet and one square fluorescent ceiling panel. Photorealistic, natural skin, soft cool light, gentle film grain, muted greens and browns, not CGI, not a cartoon. In the middle of the room stand two black office swivel chairs on chrome five-star bases with casters, side by side, an arm's length apart. Both faces stay large, sharp and well lit in the overhead shot. [Image 1] is the sole face reference for the one in the LEFT chair, in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), with the clothes from [Image 1]. [Image 2] is the sole face reference for the one in the RIGHT chair, in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] in the same way, with the clothes from [Image 2]. If an image shows an animal, that one is that animal curled back on the seat, with its own face, fur, markings and size, never a person. They are two different people. Never blend their faces, never swap their chairs or their clothes. Each face stays the same from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. Shot 1 [0-2s]: a wide shot from high in a corner of the room: the two sit in the two swivel chairs in the middle of the green carpet, lean back and let their heads fall back. Shot 2 [2-7s]: hard cut, the camera hangs straight above, looking down at both faces. Both are seated and leaning far back, looking toward the overhead camera, their heads close together. Let the chairs turn slowly around their vertical swivel axes while the camera stays fixed overhead, so the green carpet turns around them. The bodies move with the seats, with a relaxed supported posture. They reach out and link hands between the chairs and sing softly up into the lens with calm, dreamy faces. Shot 3 [7-10s]: still from above, an invisible force tips both chairs back and pulls them slowly across the carpet together; they keep holding hands, arms floating, still looking up into the lens, calm and unhurt. Keep believable contact with the seats and backrests, coherent hands and stable chair structures. Each person has one head, two arms, two legs, five fingers on each hand. Audio: quiet room tone, the soft creak and whir of the turning chairs and the casters on the carpet. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music. No singing voice. Exactly the two of them, nobody else. No beanie, no hat and no glasses unless their own photo shows them. No body-chair intersections, no face morphing, no extra limbs, no text, no subtitles, no logos, no watermark.

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Pet

1 photo: your petKling 3.010 s · 1080p · 9:1656 credits
Step 1 · Photo prompt

Use the uploaded image as the base. The pet from the uploaded image lies back in a black office swivel chair on a chrome five-star base: its back rests against the seat back, its front paws loose at its sides, its head tipped back on the top of the seat back with its face turned up to the camera. The camera looks straight down from above: the pet's face large and sharp in the upper half of the frame, the chair and a flat green carpet around it. A small, empty office room with dark wood-paneled walls at the edges of the frame and soft cool light from one ceiling panel. Keep the same species and breed, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, fur colors, fur length and markings as in the photo, with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed or stretched. A real animal with its own paws, no human hands, no clothes. Photorealistic, muted greens and browns, gentle film grain, vertical 9:16. No people, no text, no logos.

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Step 2 · Video prompt

A dreamy, surreal overhead shot, one continuous take, no cuts. The camera stays fixed straight above. The pet lies back in the office swivel chair and looks up into the lens with big, calm eyes. Let the chair turn slowly around its vertical swivel axis, so the green carpet turns around it; its ears, whiskers and fur move a little. Halfway through, an invisible force tips the chair back a little and glides it slowly across the carpet; the pet stays relaxed, paws floating loosely, keeps its eyes on the camera and blinks slowly. Keep the pet's face, fur and markings exactly as in the image, the natural body of that animal, its own paws, no human hands. Audio: quiet room tone, the soft creak and whir of the turning chair. No dialogue, no background music. No people, no extra animals, no extra legs, no morphing, no text, no logos.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the scene photo and the video, charged once. Each version has its own price: Human 126 credits, Duo 126 credits, Pet 56 credits. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Human: Seedance 2.5 (this template)10 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap126
Duo: Seedance 2.5 (this template)10 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap126
Pet: Kling 3.0 (this template)10 s, 1080p + 1 scene photo, one tap56

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in your video, shot by shot?

Your clip follows the Billie Eilish chair music video in three shots, in the same kind of room: dark wood-paneled walls, a green carpet, one ceiling light and one black swivel chair.

TimeWhat you see
0-2 sA wide shot from high in a corner: you sit alone in the chair in the middle of the room, lean back and let your head fall back.
2-7 sThe camera hangs straight above you. You lie far back with your arms loose, the chair turns slowly and the room turns around you while you sing softly up into the lens.
7-10 sAn invisible force tips the chair back and pulls it across the carpet. You stay calm, arms floating, eyes on the camera.

Duo puts two chairs side by side, and the two of you reach out and link hands as the chairs turn. Pet puts your cat or dog in the chair, curled back and looking up at the camera while the chair turns.

How does MakeViral make it, and what does it cost?

No real footage of the music video goes into your clip. The AI builds a new scene from your photo with top-quality AI video models, so the room, the chair and the moves are new, and your face and clothes come from your photo.

HumanDuoPet
Photos1, you2, left chair and right chair1, your pet
HowStraight from your photo, no in-between picture, so the face stays closeStraight from your two photosA picture of your pet in the chair first, then the video
QualityOne top settingOne top settingStandard or Best
Length10 s, vertical 9:1610 s, vertical 9:1610 s, vertical 9:16
SoundRoom sound and the whir of the chair, no musicThe sameThe same

The exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything, and the video waits in My videos when it is ready. You write no prompt.

Why is the song not on the result? The song and the music video belong to their owners, so MakeViral does not put them on your clip. The clip has quiet room sound and no music, so the song fits right on top when you post.

How do you add the Birds of a Feather song and post it?

  1. Download your clip from My videos.
  2. In TikTok or Instagram, upload it and pick Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish from the sound library. Turn the clip's own sound down to zero if you only want the song.
  3. Start the song near the chorus: the overhead shot is the slow, dreamy part, and it fits the long notes best.

Your mouth moves as if you sing along, but it is no exact lip sync: the AI does not know the words.

Caption ideas: "I want you to stay", "Me in the Birds of a Feather music video", "POV: the invisible force is love". The Billie Eilish chair meme works best as a dreamy, slightly dramatic post.

Hashtags: #birdsofafeather (273,563 TikTok videos and 7.07 billion views on 30 October 2026), #birdsofafeathertrend (78 videos) and #floatingchairtrend (new on 29 October). Keep the platform's AI label on.

Want more music video scenes? Try the APT AI video with a friend, or ride the invisible motorbike in the Crazy Frog AI trend.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

ProblemFix
Your face looks less like you from aboveUse a sharp, front-facing photo in good light. A face seen from straight above is harder for any AI, so run it again if one take is off.
The chair spins too fast, or not at allEvery run is a new take. Run it again.
A hand or the chair bends in a strange wayFast moves can blur in AI video. Run it again if it bothers you.
In Duo, the two faces mixUse two clear photos with one person each, and keep the order: photo 1 is the left chair.
Your pet looks different from its photoUse a sharp photo where the face, ears and markings are clear.
The video model refuses the photoSome photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.
FAQ

Birds of a Feather trend questions

What is the Birds of a Feather trend?
It is an AI trend from October 2026, also called the Billie Eilish chair trend or the floating chair trend. People put their own face in the chair scene of the Birds of a Feather music video: they lean back in an office swivel chair while the camera looks straight down and the chair turns. Then they add the song when they post.
Which scene of the Birds of a Feather music video is the chair scene?
The opening. Billie Eilish sits in a black office chair in a small wood-paneled room with a green carpet, spins, leans far back and sings up into a camera above her. Then an invisible force pulls her across the floor and into other rooms of the office. The video came out on 27 September 2024 and was directed by Aidan Zamiri.
What is the meaning of the Birds of a Feather music video?
In the video an unseen force pulls Billie Eilish through an empty office while she keeps singing, as if she is drawn to someone she cannot fight. The song is a love song about wanting to stay with one person for good, which is why couples and best friends use the Duo version.
Who directed the Birds of a Feather music video?
The director is Aidan Zamiri. The video is on the official Billie Eilish YouTube channel, where the official music video had 993.7 million views on 30 October 2026.
How do I make the Birds of a Feather AI video?
Press "Create your own", pick Human, Duo or Pet, add your photo and press Generate. MakeViral makes a 10-second vertical clip of you in the spinning chair of the music video scene, seen from above, in a few minutes. You write no prompt. Then add the song in TikTok or Instagram when you post.
Is the song on the Birds of a Feather AI video?
No. The song belongs to its owners, so your clip comes with quiet room sound and the whir of the chair. Pick Birds of a Feather from the TikTok or Instagram sound library when you post, and turn the clip's own sound down.
Can I do the Birds of a Feather trend with my partner or best friend?
Yes. Pick Duo and add two photos, one person in each. Photo 1 takes the left chair and photo 2 the right one. You both lie back side by side, the chairs turn and you reach out and link hands. Photo 2 can also be your pet.
Can my cat or dog do the Billie Eilish chair video?
Yes. Pick Pet and add one photo of your cat or dog. Your pet lies back in the office chair and looks up into the camera while the chair turns slowly and glides across the green carpet.
Is there a Birds of a Feather CapCut template?
Yes, CapCut creators posted templates for the trend from 27 October 2026, and a trend tutorial on 29 October showed how to make the Birds of a Feather floating chair edit there. On MakeViral you need no template app: add your photo on this page, and the AI video generator makes the chair scene for you.
What is the Birds of a Feather prompt?
No creator of the trend shared one prompt. The AI video sites that offer it describe the same shot: you lean back in an office swivel chair, the chair turns slowly around its axis and the camera stays fixed above you. MakeViral uses a prompt built on that shot, plus a face lock for your photo, so you write nothing.
Is this the real music video with my face?
No. MakeViral never uses footage of the music video. The AI builds a new scene in the same style from your photo: a wood-paneled room, a green carpet and a spinning chair, seen from above. That is why your clothes and face come from your photo.
How long is the video, and what size?
10 seconds, vertical 9:16, as an MP4 file, ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
Does the Birds of a Feather AI video cost credits?
Yes. Each video costs credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. For Pet, Standard costs less than Best. If a video fails, the credits come back.
Can I make a Billie Eilish AI video of the singer herself?
No. This template puts you, your friend or your pet in the chair. Use only your own photos or photos of adults who said yes, never a photo of a celebrity.
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