# Uptown Funk AI: Lead the Funk Crew Down the Street > The Uptown Funk AI trend puts your own face at the front of a funk street crew in sharp retro suits, the look of the 2014 Uptown Funk video. Canonical: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend Updated: 2026-10-23 Published: 2026-10-23 Author: MakeViral Team (https://www.makeviral.ai/about) Publisher: MakeViral (https://www.makeviral.ai) The **Uptown Funk AI** trend puts your own face at the front of a funk street crew in sharp retro suits, the look of the 2014 Uptown Funk video. AI clips of famous tech CEOs started it in October 2026; now people use their own photos. You need one photo, or two or three for a duo or a crew. You strut down a sunny retro street in a sharp suit at the front of a funk crew: shoulder pops, a spin, the hand-up freeze and a lapel pose. Add one photo, two for a duo, or three for your crew. Also called: Uptown Groove, Uptown Funk street crew, Uptown Funk AI remix. **Make it now:** [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/create). 1 photo · 10 s · 9:16 with sound · 126 credits, charged once · ready in a few minutes · no prompt to write. Keyword: uptown funk ai. Also answers: uptown funk ai trend, uptown funk ai video, uptown funk ai dance, uptown funk trend, uptown funk dance, uptown funk dance trend, uptown funk tiktok trend, uptown funk challenge, uptown funk dance challenge, uptown funk ceo dance, uptown funk dance video, uptown funk dance moves, uptown funk tiktok, uptown funk tiktok dance, uptown funk video, uptown funk crew, uptown funk street dance, uptown funk group dance, uptown funk meme, uptown funk dance meme, uptown funk ai video generator, tech ceos dancing uptown funk, bruno mars uptown funk ai, bruno mars ai, uptown funk cats, ai group dance video, ai dance video. ## What is the Uptown Funk AI trend, and where did it start? "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars came out on 10 November 2014. Its video, a crew in sharp suits dancing down a city street, had 5.9 billion YouTube views by 22 October 2026. The Uptown Funk trend never left TikTok: #uptownfunk had 58,596 videos and 1.25 billion views on 22 October, and an Uptown Funk challenge routine by three dancers, posted on 21 September 2026, had 1.9 million views. The Uptown Funk AI trend started on 7 October 2026, when the creator @garylau_ai posted a two-minute AI version on X and Bilibili, with AI look-alikes of famous tech CEOs as the crew. A Taiwanese TikTok repost reached 101,900 views, and a guide site says one X repost passed 1.6 million (we did not see it). Google searches for "uptown funk ai" appeared on 9 October and come in every day since. Then people put their own faces in: on 21 October a Colombian AI creator posted his version, with himself as the lead and AI cat-headed dancers as the crew (the clip at the top): 29,000 views and 5,696 likes in a day. AI video sites added it from 19 October, one as Uptown Groove. ### Uptown Funk AI trend timeline - **2014-11-19**: The video of "Uptown Funk" (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars) goes up on YouTube: a crew in suits dances down a city street. It has 5.9 billion views by 22 October 2026. Source: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0). - **2026-10-07**: The AI creator @garylau_ai posts a two-minute AI version of the video with AI look-alikes of famous tech CEOs as the crew, on X and Bilibili. Source: [Uptown Funk AI guide](https://uptownfunkaivideo.com/guides/uptown-funk-ai-trend). - **2026-10-09**: Google searches for "uptown funk ai" start: zero from July to 8 October, then searches every day. Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%203-m&q=uptown%20funk%20ai). - **2026-10-14**: A Taiwanese TikTok repost of the tech CEO clip goes up; it has 101,900 views by 22 October 2026. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@justinjiang33/video/7696341509645339924). - **2026-10-19**: Media.io adds an Uptown Funk AI page with four prompts: Solo, a lead swap, Duo and a crew of five. Source: [media.io](https://www.media.io/ai/explore/zone/uptown-funk-ai-video-generator). - **2026-10-21**: A Colombian AI creator posts his own Uptown Funk AI version: he leads, AI cat-headed dancers are the crew. It has 29,000 views and 5,696 likes by 22 October 2026. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@sergirodriguz/video/7699145156942941448). ## What the Uptown Funk AI video looks like The clip at the top is a creator's own AI version, with his face and AI cat dancers, and its own sound. Your video is our own funk street scene: you in a sharp retro suit at the front of the crew, vertical, with an original funk groove. - **Example 1** (15 s, 9:16 MP4 with sound): An Uptown Funk AI video by @sergirodriguz: his own face as the lead in braces and a bow tie, with AI cat-headed dancers as the crew, on a retro street. Shown: the wide clip in a vertical frame. - Video: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/original-tall-v2.mp4 - Poster: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/original-tall-v1.jpg ## How to make the Uptown Funk AI video on MakeViral Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no watermark. ### The one-tap way (no prompt to write) 1. **Add your photo.** Press "Make yours" and add you, face clear (knees up is best). Take it with the camera or pick it from your library. Start here: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/create 2. **Press Generate.** The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 films the Uptown Funk AI 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. ### The by-hand way, with the exact prompts The one-tap flow runs this prompt for you. The video model takes your photo as a reference ([Image 1]) and films the scene straight from it, with no photo step first. AI Video takes one photo as the first frame, so it cannot run this prompt the same way: the prompt is here to read. #### Variant: Solo Settings: 1 photo (you, face clear (knees up is best)) · Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 720p · 9:16 · with sound · 126 credits in one tap. 1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 720p, 9:16, sound on. The video prompt: ```text Animate the person in [Image 1] into a 10-second continuous funk street dance shot: they lead four backup dancers down a sunny retro city street, like a retro funk music video. One vertical 9:16 shot with no cuts, photorealistic. The lead dancer in the middle, in front, is the person in [Image 1], 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), and the same build, so their friends recognize them at once. The lead is an adult in a sharp retro funk suit: a wide-lapel jacket, an open-collar shirt, slim trousers and polished shoes in cream; never the clothes from [Image 1]. Keep the lead's face, hair and body proportions consistent with [Image 1] from the first frame to the last, also in the spin. Never morph. If [Image 1] shows an animal, the lead is that animal standing upright on its hind legs, with its own face, fur and markings, not a person. The backup dancers are adult strangers in the same suit in charcoal grey. They stay one step behind with coordinated movement and distinct identities: each has their own face, never a face from the photos. The place: the middle of a sunny retro city street in the afternoon: old brown-brick buildings, shop fronts with striped awnings, a vintage car at the curb, warm golden light. The shop signs are blank. Nobody else on the street. The moves, on the beat of the groove: 0-2 s: full body. Begin with a confident look toward the camera, then they strut two steps toward the camera, shoulders rolling, in step. 2-5 s: they take two small side steps, add relaxed shoulder pops and a playful head nod, with finger snaps on the beat. 5-7 s: the front dancer spins once on one heel; then everyone throws one flat hand up toward the camera and freezes for a beat, then points at the lens with a grin. 7-10 s: they settle into a strong final pose: both hands straighten the jacket lapels, chin up, a confident smirk. Keep the movement compact and the feet visibly grounded. A gentle camera push-in, from full body with the shoes visible to the knees up. The lead's face is large and sharp at the end: exactly the face from [Image 1]. Audio: an original upbeat 80s-style funk groove with slap bass, horn stabs, hand claps and finger snaps; no known song, no lyrics, no singing, no talking. Exactly five dancers: the lead and four backup dancers. SAME IDENTITY, NO DUPLICATE, NO NEW SCENES. No famous people, no children. No hats or sunglasses unless a photo shows them. Five fingers per hand. Avoid foot sliding, distorted hands, merged limbs, outfit flicker, background warping, added text, or logos. No watermark. ``` 2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4. One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/create #### Variant: Duo Settings: 2 photos (you (left), face clear + your friend (right), face clear) · Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 720p · 9:16 · with sound · 126 credits in one tap. 1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 720p, 9:16, sound on. The video prompt: ```text Animate the two people in [Image 1] and [Image 2] into a 10-second continuous funk street dance shot: they lead side by side, with two backup dancers, down a sunny retro city street, like a retro funk music video. One vertical 9:16 shot with no cuts, photorealistic. The front dancer on the LEFT is the person in [Image 1], 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). The front dancer on the RIGHT is the person in [Image 2], in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] in the same way. Both are adults. Keep those identity assignments fixed through every move and the spin: NO ROLE SWAP. Never blend their faces; each face stays the same from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. [Image 1] wears a sharp retro funk suit: a wide-lapel jacket, an open-collar shirt, slim trousers and polished shoes in cream, [Image 2] the same suit in mustard yellow; never the clothes from their photos. If an image shows an animal, that dancer is that animal standing upright, with its own face and fur. The backup dancers are adult strangers in the same suit in charcoal grey. They stay one step behind with coordinated movement and distinct identities: each has their own face, never a face from the photos. The place: the middle of a sunny retro city street in the afternoon: old brown-brick buildings, shop fronts with striped awnings, a vintage car at the curb, warm golden light. The shop signs are blank. Nobody else on the street. The moves, on the beat of the groove: 0-2 s: full body. Begin with a confident look toward the camera, then they strut two steps toward the camera, shoulders rolling, in step. 2-5 s: they take two small side steps, add relaxed shoulder pops and a playful head nod, with finger snaps on the beat. 5-7 s: the front dancer spins once on one heel; then everyone throws one flat hand up toward the camera and freezes for a beat, then points at the lens with a grin. 7-10 s: they settle into a strong final pose: both hands straighten the jacket lapels, chin up, a confident smirk. Keep the movement compact and the feet visibly grounded. A gentle camera push-in, from full body with the shoes visible to the knees up. The two front dancers move in sync, and both faces are large and sharp at the end: [Image 1] on the left, [Image 2] on the right. Audio: an original upbeat 80s-style funk groove with slap bass, horn stabs, hand claps and finger snaps; no known song, no lyrics, no singing, no talking. Exactly four dancers: the two front dancers and two backup dancers. SAME IDENTITY, NO DUPLICATE, NO NEW SCENES. No famous people, no children. No hats or sunglasses unless a photo shows them. Five fingers per hand. Avoid foot sliding, distorted hands, merged limbs, outfit flicker, background warping, added text, or logos. No watermark. ``` 2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4. One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/create?variant=duo #### Variant: Crew Settings: 3 photos (you (middle), face clear + friend 2 (left), face clear + friend 3 (right), face clear) · Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 720p · 9:16 · with sound · 126 credits in one tap. 1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 720p, 9:16, sound on. The video prompt: ```text Animate the three people in [Image 1], [Image 2] and [Image 3] into a 10-second continuous funk street dance shot: a crew of three in a row struts and dances down a sunny retro city street, like a retro funk music video. One vertical 9:16 shot with no cuts, photorealistic. Map the three people from viewer-left to viewer-right and keep those identity assignments fixed through every move and the spin. The dancer in the MIDDLE, a half step in front, is the person in [Image 1], 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). The dancer on the LEFT is the person in [Image 2]: copy the exact face from [Image 2]. The dancer on the RIGHT is the person in [Image 3]: copy the exact face from [Image 3]. All three are adults. Never blend their faces, never transfer a face; each keeps their own face, hair and build from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. [Image 1] wears a sharp retro funk suit: a wide-lapel jacket, an open-collar shirt, slim trousers and polished shoes in cream, [Image 2] the same suit in mustard yellow, [Image 3] in burgundy; never the clothes from their photos. If an image shows an animal, that dancer is that animal standing upright, with its own face and fur. The place: the middle of a sunny retro city street in the afternoon: old brown-brick buildings, shop fronts with striped awnings, a vintage car at the curb, warm golden light. The shop signs are blank. Nobody else on the street. The moves, on the beat of the groove: 0-2 s: full body. Begin with a confident look toward the camera, then they strut two steps toward the camera, shoulders rolling, in step. 2-5 s: they take two small side steps, add relaxed shoulder pops and a playful head nod, with finger snaps on the beat. 5-7 s: the front dancer spins once on one heel; then everyone throws one flat hand up toward the camera and freezes for a beat, then points at the lens with a grin. 7-10 s: they settle into a strong final pose: both hands straighten the jacket lapels, chin up, a confident smirk. Keep the movement compact and the feet visibly grounded. A gentle camera push-in, from full body with the shoes visible to the knees up. The three dance every move in sync, and all three faces are large and sharp at the end. Audio: an original upbeat 80s-style funk groove with slap bass, horn stabs, hand claps and finger snaps; no known song, no lyrics, no singing, no talking. Exactly three dancers: do not add a fourth performer, never merge bodies. NO ROLE SWAP. SAME IDENTITY, NO DUPLICATE, NO NEW SCENES. No famous people, no children. No hats or sunglasses unless a photo shows them. Five fingers per hand. Avoid foot sliding, distorted hands, merged limbs, outfit flicker, background warping, added text, or logos. No watermark. ``` 2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4. One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/create?variant=crew ### Which photo works best? You need **one photo** for Solo, **two** for Duo or **three** for Crew, one person in each. - **A sharp face, turned to the camera**, in good light. From the knees up is best; a far photo gives the model too few pixels of your face. - **You get a suit.** Everyone wears a sharp retro funk suit (cream, mustard yellow, burgundy), so your own clothes do not matter. - **No hat brim or sunglasses over your eyes**, unless you want them in the video. Glasses and facial hair stay as in your photo. - **Photo order:** in Duo, photo 1 dances on the left and photo 2 on the right. In Crew, photo 1 leads in the middle, photo 2 is on the left, photo 3 on the right. - Use your own photo or the photo of an adult who said yes. Never a celebrity, a stranger or a child. ## 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. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video. | Video model | Settings | Credits | | --- | --- | --- | | Seedance 2.5 (this template) | 10 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap | 126 | Credits come with a plan; see [pricing](https://www.makeviral.ai/pricing). A failed video gives its credits back. ## What happens in the Uptown Funk AI video? You get a 10-second vertical clip in one take, an Uptown Funk street dance filmed like a retro funk music video on a sunny city street with brick buildings and striped awnings. | Time | What happens | |---|---| | 0 to 2 s | Full body: the crew looks at the camera, then struts two steps forward, shoulders rolling, in step | | 2 to 5 s | Two small side steps, relaxed shoulder pops, a playful head nod and finger snaps on the beat | | 5 to 7 s | The lead spins on one heel, everyone throws a flat hand up at the camera and freezes, then points at the lens | | 7 to 10 s | The final pose: both hands fix the jacket lapels, chin up, a confident smirk, while the camera pushes in to the knees up | **How MakeViral makes it:** your photos go straight to the best AI video models available, with no picture in between, so your face stays yours. The model makes an original funk groove with slap bass, horns, claps and snaps. The create page shows the exact price on the Generate button. ## Solo, Duo or Crew: which Uptown Funk version should you pick? | Version | Photos | What you get | |---|---|---| | Solo | 1 | You lead in a cream suit, four AI-made backup dancers in charcoal suits move one step behind you | | Duo | 2 | You and a friend lead side by side in cream and mustard suits, two AI-made backup dancers behind | | Crew | 3 | The three of you are the whole Uptown Funk crew: photo 1 in the middle, in cream, mustard and burgundy suits | All three are 10 seconds and cost the same. The idea is the one of the tech CEO clip, a famous street crew with new faces, but with you and your friends. If you only want the song with real moves, the Uptown Funk dance challenge on TikTok is a group routine you can learn from the Uptown Funk dance videos there. More crew dances: the [APT pink studio duo](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/apt-ai-trend), the [gas station dance](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/gas-station-dance-ai-trend) and the [Mi Chico dance](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mi-chico-dance-ai-trend). ## What goes wrong, and how do you fix it? | What goes wrong | What our prompt does, and what you can do | |---|---| | Your face looks less like you | A sharp, front-facing photo from the knees up helps most | | A backup dancer gets your face | The prompt gives every backup dancer their own face. Run it again | | Two faces blend in Duo or Crew | Use photos with one person each, never a group photo | | The spin blurs your face for a moment | The face comes back sharp in the final pose. Run it again for a cleaner spin | | A sign shows letters | The prompt asks for blank shop signs. Run it again | If a run fails, the credits come back. ## Which sound, caption and hashtags fit? Your clip comes with an original funk groove, not the song. The song belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it: to post it as an Uptown Funk TikTok trend clip, pick the official Uptown Funk sound in the app when you post, and the strut and the freeze land on the beat. **Caption ideas:** "Don't believe me, just watch", "Me and the group chat on a Friday", "POV: the funk hits and you forget where you were going". **Hashtags** (TikTok, 22 October 2026): #uptownfunk (58,596 videos, 1.25 billion views) and #uptownfunkchallenge (1,381 videos, 7.5 million views). Keep the platform's AI label on. ## Uptown Funk AI trend questions ### What is the Uptown Funk AI trend? It is an AI video trend from October 2026: a funk crew in sharp suits struts and dances down a sunny retro street, in the style of the 2014 Uptown Funk video, with new faces in the crew. It started with AI clips of famous tech CEOs; now people make the Uptown Funk AI video with their own faces and their friends. ### What was the tech CEO Uptown Funk video? On 7 October 2026 the AI creator @garylau_ai posted a two-minute AI clip of famous tech CEOs dancing as the Uptown Funk crew, and the clips of tech CEOs dancing to Uptown Funk spread on X and TikTok. That Uptown Funk CEO dance used real famous faces made with AI. MakeViral never makes videos of famous people: our template puts you and your friends in the crew. ### How do I make the Uptown Funk AI video? Press "Create your own", pick Solo, Duo or Crew, add one, two or three photos, and press Generate. The button shows the price first. You write no prompt, and the video waits in My videos when it is ready. ### Is this made by or with Bruno Mars or Mark Ronson? No. MakeViral has no link to the artists or their labels. The names are here because people search for the trend as Bruno Mars Uptown Funk AI or Bruno Mars AI. Your video shows you and your friends, never the artists, and it is not the official video. Do not upload a photo of a celebrity. ### Does the video have the Uptown Funk song? No. The model makes an original funk groove with slap bass, horns and claps, because the song belongs to its owners. Add the official Uptown Funk sound in TikTok or Instagram when you post. ### Is there a prompt for the Uptown Funk AI trend? No creator shared one. Media.io published four prompts for its Uptown Funk AI page, and our prompt starts from its solo dance prompt: a confident look at the camera, two small side steps, shoulder pops, a head nod and a strong final pose, feet on the ground, a gentle push-in. We add the street, the suits, the spin, the freeze and the rules that keep each face the same. ### Is this an Uptown Funk AI video generator? Yes. Sites call it the Uptown Funk AI video generator, the Uptown Funk AI dance or Uptown Groove. Here it is a ready template: add your photos and get the street crew dance, with no prompt to write and no app to install. ### Can I make an AI group dance video with my friends? Yes. Crew takes three photos, one per friend: photo 1 leads in the middle, photo 2 dances on the left, photo 3 on the right, all in sync. It is the Uptown Funk group dance as an AI dance video, with your faces. ### Are the Uptown Funk dance moves the real choreography? No. The video does the moves of the trend's street crew dance, the strut, shoulder pops, a spin, the hand-up freeze and the lapel pose, not the steps of the official video or of a dance studio routine. For the Uptown Funk dance trend with real steps, learn the Uptown Funk TikTok dance from the challenge videos. ### What is the Uptown Funk meme with cats? Some creators put AI cats in the crew: the clip at the top has AI cat-headed dancers behind the lead, and Uptown Funk cats clips have run on TikTok since 2025. It is the Uptown Funk dance meme in a new costume. Our versions use people in suits. ### How long is the video and what format is it? 10 seconds, vertical 9:16, at 720p, as an MP4 with the funk groove and no watermark, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. ### Is the video real? No. It is made with AI from still photos, and you never danced on that street. Use only your own photo or the photo of an adult who agreed, never a child, and keep the AI label on when you post. ## Other AI video templates and tools - [APT AI Video: You and a Friend in the Pink APT. Studio](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/apt-ai-trend): One of you plays the red drums, the other kneels on the pink floor and sings into the mic, then you hug, sing to the camera and dance side by side. Add two photos, or two pets, and get the 15-second clip with its sound. - [Gas Station Dance AI: Put You and Your Friends in the Viral Road Trip Reel](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/gas-station-dance-ai-trend): One friend dances on an empty parking lot in low golden light, one films a selfie, and one climbs out of the car with the wind in their hair, like the road trip reel that went viral again in 2026. Three photos in, or one photo to play every part. 15 seconds, with the song. - [Mi Chico Dance: Do the Trend From Your Photo](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/mi-chico-dance-ai-trend): Hands up by the head, arm rolls, chest brushes and hip sways: the viral Mi Chico dance. Add one photo of you or your pet, or two photos for a duo, and get the clip with the song. - [AI TikTok Video](https://www.makeviral.ai/tools/ai-tiktok-video-generator): Eight native TikTok formats, one prompt or product URL, a finished 9:16 video with captions burned in. - [AI Reels](https://www.makeviral.ai/tools/ai-reels-generator): Pick a format, give it a topic or a product link, and get a finished vertical reel with voice and captions. Nothing to film, nothing to edit. - [AI photo generator](https://www.makeviral.ai/ai-photo-generator) - [All AI video templates](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates) ## Make your own Uptown Funk AI video Add one photo and press Generate. No prompt to write. 126 credits, charged once. [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/uptown-funk-ai-trend/create)