Raindance AI Trend: Put the Two of You on the Pier

One of you waits at the end of a wooden pier. The other walks up and sings to the camera, then you sit together on the sand. Two photos of you and your partner, a friend or your pets: 15 seconds, with the song.

The original Raindance reel by @unchained_off

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The Raindance AI trend recasts the pier scene from the "Raindance" video by Dave and Tems: one person waits at the end of a wooden pier, the other walks up and sings to the camera, and then the two sit together on the beach. You need two photos: the one who waits first, then the singer.

Example

What the Raindance video looks like

This is the original reel. Your photos replace its characters, so your video follows the same shots with your faces. No two runs come out the same.

Original reel by @unchained_off, 15 s

The original reel by @unchained_off: he waits at the end of the pier, and his friend KevkoYt walks up, sings to the camera and then sings to him on the sand. Human copies this reel.

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Original reel by @yikes_301, 15 s

The original reel by @yikes_301: two AI-made cats on the pier. The fluffy tabby waits, the ginger cat walks up and sings to the camera, then the two sit on the sand. Pet copies this reel.

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Step by step

How to make the Raindance video on MakeViral

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

Add the two photos
Press "Create your own" and add listener, then singer. Add them in this order, because the order decides who is who in the scene. Take them with the camera or pick them from your library.
Press Generate
The button shows the price. H3 Max Recast puts your photos into the Raindance trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 15 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.
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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 your Library.

Which photo works best?

You need two photos, the one who waits first. Photo 1 sits at the end of the pier and listens. Photo 2 walks up and sings to the camera, mostly in big close-ups.

Photo 2, the singer: face sharp, turned to the camera and in good light. This face fills the frame for most of the clip.
Photo 1, the listener: face clear. It shows from the side at the start and on the beach.
One person per photo, waist up or full body, with no sunglasses and no beauty filter.
Wear what you want to wear in the video: the prompt keeps the clothes from your photos.
For Pet, use a sharp photo of each animal with the face and fur in view.
Use photos of yourself, of adults who agreed, or of your own pets. Never a celebrity or a stranger.

Where did the Raindance trend start?

"Raindance" is a song by Dave featuring Tems from his album The Boy Who Played the Harp, released on 23 October 2025. It reached number one on the UK singles chart in the week ending 29 January 2026. The music video came out on 9 January 2026 and passed 280 million YouTube views by October. In one scene Dave sits at the end of a wooden pier while Tems walks up and sings to him; later the two sit together on the sand.

The AI version started in the last week of September 2026, when people began recasting that scene with AI video tools, Higgsfield's Genjutsu among them. On 25 September @yikes_301 posted two AI-made cats on the pier; by 10 October the clip had 3.7 million plays and 733,300 likes on TikTok. Footballers, cartoon characters, couples and pets followed. A CapCut template for the trend showed 704,460 uses on 1 October, and on 8 October two creators, @unchained_off and his friend KevkoYt, put themselves into the scene. MakeViral copies those two AI reels: your two photos replace the two characters, and the song stays.

2025-10-23
Dave releases "Raindance" featuring Tems on his album The Boy Who Played the Harp. Wikipedia
2026-01-09
The music video comes out on YouTube, with a pier scene where Tems sings to Dave; it has more than 280 million views by 10 October 2026. YouTube
2026-09-25
@yikes_301 posts an AI version with two cats on the pier, which has 3.7 million plays, 733,300 likes and 167,600 shares on TikTok by 10 October. TikTok
2026-10-01
The CapCut template "raindance (tems)" shows 704,460 uses, according to a Kavel guide published that day. Kavel
2026-10-08
@unchained_off and his friend KevkoYt put themselves into the pier scene with AI; the clip has 459,500 plays and 39,200 likes on TikTok by 10 October. TikTok
2026-10-10
"raindance ai" is the third most searched query related to "raindance" in the US over the past seven days, per Google Trends data we pulled that day, and #raindanceaitrend has 1,002 TikTok videos and 6.7 million views.

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The Raindance prompts

You do not need these: the one-tap flow runs them for you, together with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend clip the video copies.

Human

2 photos: listener + singerH3 Max Recast15 s · 720p · 9:16180 credits

Video prompt

Image 1 replaces the young man in the purple jacket and purple shorts who sits at the end of the wooden pier and listens, in every shot. Image 2 replaces the man in the green shirt and the backwards green cap who walks up the pier and sings to the camera, in every shot, with no cap. Keep the face, hair, skin tone and clothes from each image. Keep the pier, the sea, the beach, the evening light, the motion, the lip movement and the camera exactly as in the video.

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Pet

2 photos: listener pet + singer petH3 Max Recast15 s · 720p · 16:9180 credits

Video prompt

Image 1 replaces the fluffy grey tabby cat who sits at the end of the wooden pier and looks out to sea, in every shot. Image 2 replaces the ginger cat who walks up the pier and sings to the camera, in every shot, with no leash and no strap. Keep the face, fur colors and markings from each image. Keep the pier, the sea, the beach, the light, the motion, the mouth movement and the camera exactly as in the video.

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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 video, made in one step from your photos and the trend clip, charged once. One video is 180 credits, so the smallest one-time pack that covers it is $39.99 for 450 credits, with no subscription. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video model	Settings	Credits
H3 Max Recast (this template)	15 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap	180

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

What happens in the Raindance clip, shot by shot?

Each version copies a viral AI reel, and your two photos replace its two characters. The pier, the sea, the camera moves and the timing come from the reel. Both versions follow the same 15 seconds, the opening of the trend:

Seconds	What happens
0 to 4	Photo 1 sits alone at the end of a wooden pier and looks out to sea. The camera moves around behind them, and photo 2 appears far down the pier.
4 to 7	Photo 2 sings straight to the camera, with the sea behind.
7 to 10	The two sit side by side on the sand, and photo 2 sings to photo 1.
10 to 15	Back by the water, photo 2 reaches out to the camera, then sings in a close-up.

Human or Pet? Press "Create your own" and pick one, or press the button under its reel on this page.

	Human (default)	Pet
The reel it copies	@unchained_off and KevkoYt, 8 October 2026	@yikes_301, two AI-made cats, 25 September 2026
Photos	Photo 1 listens, photo 2 sings	Pet 1 listens, pet 2 sings
Frame	Vertical 9:16, ready for TikTok and Reels	Wide 16:9, a crop of the 4:3 cat reel
Length	15 s	15 s
Sound	The reel's song, the same 15 seconds; you can turn it off	The same

Both versions use MiniMax H3 Max Recast. It puts your photos into the reel itself, so the shots, the camera and the singer's lip movement stay the reel's, and the faces, bodies and clothes come from your photos. The singer's face fills the frame for most of the clip and the lips have to follow the song, so both versions use this model rather than a cheaper one that makes a new scene. The exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything. Every run is a new take, so results differ.

Who should sing to whom?

The format is a serenade, so it works best with two people who will tag each other. These casts fit:

You and your partner. The classic: one of you sings to the other on the pier. Post it on an anniversary, a birthday or after a fight.
Best friends. Put the friend who never sings in as the singer.
Your two pets. The most viral AI version we found is two cats, with 3.7 million plays by 10 October 2026. Make the more dramatic pet the singer.
Your parents. With their OK, mom sings to dad, or the other way round.

Caption ideas: "Him every time I'm upset", "POV: we argued and this is how he says sorry", "My cat when I come home late", "One year with you". Or write your own.

Want a rap duet instead? The AI Hotel Lobby trend puts two of you in an orange booth with one hanging mic.

Which sound and hashtags should you post it with?

Your clip comes with the sound of the reel: the same 15 seconds of "Raindance" that the viral AI versions use, so the singer's lips match it. You can turn the song off on the result screen and add a sound when you post. The song belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it. Music rules differ from platform to platform, so check them before you use the clip in an ad or a paid post.

Hashtags: #raindance is the big one, with 157,764 TikTok videos and 3.2 billion views by 10 October 2026, most of them about the song itself. #raindanceaitrend is the AI one, with 1,002 videos and 6.7 million views on the same day. Keep TikTok's AI label on.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

Problem	Fix
The singer gets the green cap or green shirt from the reel	Use a waist-up or full-body photo where your own clothes are easy to see, then run it again.
The two people are the wrong way round	Photo 1 is always the one who waits on the pier. Run it again with the photos in the other order.
The singer looks less like the photo in the close-ups	Use a sharper, front-facing photo in good light, with no sunglasses.
A pet's colors or markings drift	Use a photo with the whole face and fur pattern in focus.
The Pet clip is wide, not vertical	It keeps the frame of the cat reel. Crop it when you post, or use Human for a vertical clip.
The run fails	Some photos or clips get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.

FAQ

Raindance trend questions

What is the Raindance AI trend?

It is a viral AI video format from late September 2026. People recast the pier scene from the "Raindance" music video by Dave and Tems: one person waits at the end of a wooden pier, the other walks up and sings to the camera, then the two sit together on the sand. Couples, friends, pets and cartoon characters have all been put in.

Which song is used in the Raindance AI trend?

"Raindance" by Dave featuring Tems, from Dave's album The Boy Who Played the Harp (October 2025). The AI clips use the same part of the song, and a MakeViral clip comes with those 15 seconds from the reel it copies. You can turn the song off on the result screen.

How do I make the Raindance AI video with my own photos?

Press "Create your own" and pick Human or Pet. Add photo 1, the one who waits on the pier, then photo 2, the singer, and press Generate. The button shows the price first. You get a 15-second clip with the song, and you write no prompt. The video waits in your Library when it is ready.

Do I have to sing or record anything?

No. The singer's lip movement comes from the reel, so the person in photo 2 sings in time with the song. You only add two photos.

Can I make the Raindance trend with my cats or dogs?

Yes. Pick Pet. It copies the two-cat reel by @yikes_301, which had 3.7 million TikTok plays by 10 October 2026. Pet 1 waits on the pier and pet 2 sings to the camera. The reel has two cats, but you can add a dog in either slot. Use a sharp photo of each animal with the face and fur in view.

How long is the video and what format is it?

15 seconds, MP4, at 768p. Human is vertical 9:16, ready for TikTok and Reels. Pet is wide 16:9, like the cat reel it copies. Both come with the reel's song, which you can turn off.

Is my video made from the real Raindance music video?

No. Each version copies an AI reel that a TikTok creator made, and your photos replace that reel's characters. Dave and Tems do not appear in your video.

Can I put celebrities or footballers on the pier?

Do not. Many viral copies use footballers and cartoon characters, but a fake video of a real person can break platform rules and the person's rights, and characters belong to their owners. Use yourself, adults who agreed, or your own pets.

Do I need the CapCut template for the Raindance trend?

No. The CapCut template "raindance (tems)" had 704,460 uses on 1 October 2026, but on MakeViral you only add two photos and get the finished 15-second clip with the song, ready to post.

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Raindance AI Trend: Put the Two of You on the Pier

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