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Fancy Like Dance

Activity · 2021 · Notable

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A father-and-daughter porch dance reached 38.6 million TikTok plays.

Original · Walker Hayes and Lela Hayes
Clip · WalkerHayesVEVO on YouTube
#fancylike ooooooooo💪
@walkerhayesofficial on TikTok
Hoda and Jenna record their first TikTok ever with help from Walker Hayes
NBC TODAY
WALKER HAYES’ “FANCY LIKE” HITS NO. 1ON BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY SONGS CHART | Welcome to the Sandbar
Walker camp press release, reproduced by Welcome to the Sandbar
Walker Hayes’ 2021 iHeart Festival ‘Fancy Like’ Dance Moves Are Too Good | iHeart
iHeartRadio
Year on TikTok 2021 Music Report - Newsroom | TikTok
TikTok
tiktok-breakout-stars-2021-new
TIME
Walker Hayes - Fancy Like
WalkerHayesVEVO on YouTube
WATCH: Walker Hayes Goes Viral With a 'Fancy Like' TikTok Dance Party, Featuring His Daughter
Taste of Country
Behind the Song: Walker Hayes' Viral Hit “Fancy Like”
American Songwriter
The Biggest Country Crossover Hit Of 2021 Is A Literal Applebee's Ad
Stereogum
WATCH: Walker Hayes Brings All Six of His Kids Onstage for 'Fancy Like' Dance
Taste of Country

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Numbers

Father-daughter seed-video views
>30M
Label report · Sep 10, 2021 · TikTok · Self-reported · Sony Music Canada / Monument Records
Milestone date
Week of Sep 12, 2021
Jun 13 ’21 to Week of Sep 12, 2021
Platforms
7
Started on TikTok
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • ChallengePrimary
  • Response chain
  • Maker origin
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Hayes posted a dance with his daughter. Fans copied it, YouTubers taught it and TODAY hosts joined in. Applebee’s used dancers in TV ads and returned its Oreo shake. The dance later appeared on festival and concert stages.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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TikTokPressAudioTVYouTubeRetailOpen web

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Timeline (16)

  1. June 2021

    Walker Hayes and Lela Hayes seed · Jun 13 ’21

    Hayes posted the porch dance he choreographed with his daughter Lela.[1][2]

    #fancylike ooooooooo💪
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Taste of Country press · Jun 20 ’21

    Taste of Country reported that Hayes’ father-and-daughter dance had gone viral.[3]

    WATCH: Walker Hayes Goes Viral With a 'Fancy Like' TikTok Dance Party, Featuring His Daughter

  3. Billboard / MRC Data commercial · Jun 22 ’21

    Billboard reported 10,300 song downloads for the week ending June 17 after the TikTok dance spread.[4]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 number
  2. 2026-10-15Added: 16 events, 19 sources · Score 38
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Father-daughter seed-video views
>30M
Label report · Sep 10, 2021 · TikTok · Self-reported · Sony Music Canada / Monument Records
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. June 2021

    Walker Hayes and Lela Hayes seed · Jun 13 ’21

    Hayes posted the porch dance he choreographed with his daughter Lela.[1][2]

    #fancylike ooooooooo💪
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Taste of Country press · Jun 20 ’21

    Taste of Country reported that Hayes’ father-and-daughter dance had gone viral.[3]

    WATCH: Walker Hayes Goes Viral With a 'Fancy Like' TikTok Dance Party, Featuring His Daughter

  3. Billboard / MRC Data commercial · Jun 22 ’21

    Billboard reported 10,300 song downloads for the week ending June 17 after the TikTok dance spread.[4]

  1. platform jump · Jun 24 ’21

  2. platform jump · Jul 9 ’21

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