Keli Holiday Starts TikTok Trend With Wholesome Love Song 'Dancing2'

Two weeks ago, Keli Holiday released his moving new single, Dancing2.

The first taste of his forthcoming album, the single tells a modern love story about discovering love and connection. And now, the messaging of the single is going viral and has started a TikTok trend—just in time for the official music video release.

Upon the single dropping earlier this month, Holiday’s partner Abbie Chatfield shared a reaction video on social media, tearing up at the lyrics about their relationship. In the video, she intersperses images and videos of the couple together alongside real-time, tearful reactions to the song.

@abbiechatfield

I love you @keli holiday stream “Dancing2” by Keli Holiday rn!!!!!

♬ original sound - Abbie Chatfield

It turns out that people across the globe are connecting to the song in a similar fashion—and Holiday is personally re-posting people’s stories.

Kids “kicking cancer butt” and “choosing to recover” to a clearly emotional Holiday are some of the most beautiful videos posted on TikTok in recent days, following a trend of listeners reacting to the love song.

Since its release two weeks ago, Dancing2 has entered the Daily Spotify chart, hit the top 50 on Shazam, and reached #1 on the TikTok Viral chart.

Thousands of fans continue to use the song to soundtrack inspirational and fun moments, starting a new trend on social media that is amassing tens of millions of views. You can watch some of the videos below.

Holiday said of the surprise impact of the single, “Seeing this song connect to people on such a joyful human level has me lost for words. Every time I’m opening TikTok at the moment I’m seeing a new video set to ‘Dancing2’ that brings me tears of happiness.”

The moniker of Keli Holiday was born in 2021, when Adam Hyde of Peking Duk fame needed a new outlet. Dancing2, the first single from his second album, is a love song with a pulsing beat and genuine, heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics.

“This song is about meeting a love that seemed a world away,” he explained of the song’s release earlier this month. “There’s so much noise and distraction going on constantly as two single people in whatever business you want to call that we’re in.

“There are people in and out of our lives at different times, trying to find what we are, and just journeying through life in our own way. We were both just dancing through the show as we all are. There was a definitive moment when we decided to connect with each other on an unspoken battlefield, and we have been dancing together ever since.”

@keliholiday

speechless n covered in tears. thank you for all this joy in response to my #newmusic full vid out now❤️

♬ Dancing2 - Keli Holiday

@keliholiday

thank you for supporting my #newmusic with such beauty #ausmusic

♬ Dancing2 - Keli Holiday

@keliholiday

#duet with @Danielle tears of joy ❤️you got free entry to every keli show #ausmusic #newmusic

♬ Dancing2 - Keli Holiday

@keliholiday

#duet with @🖤❤️‍🔥Alex❤️‍🔥🖤 you got this legend. I’m always here for ya ❤️ #ausmusic #newmusic

♬ Dancing2 - Keli Holiday

@keliholiday

#duet with @bailey abbie loved this one so we had to recreate #newmusic

♬ Dancing2 - Keli Holiday

@keliholiday

#duet with @Tammy Hembrow this is 2 beautiful 2 not get me #dancing2 #newmusic

♬ Dancing2 - Keli Holiday

@abbiechatfield

#duet with @c h a r e m m a no bc wtf @keli holiday #soulmate

♬ Dancing2 - Keli Holiday