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Corn Kid

Creator moment · 2022 · Viral

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Tariq’s corn interview became a song used in over 900,000 TikTok videos.

Original · Recess Therapy
Clip · schmoyoho on YouTube
The CEO of Corn | Recess Therapy #cornboy
Recess Therapy on YouTube
Corn Kid
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Green Giant® Announces Thanksgiving Partnership with Tariq the "Corn Kid"
Green Giant via PR Newswire
'Corn Kid' hands out beloved vegetable for Thanksgiving donations with City Harvest
Good Morning America / ABC News
Green Giant Comes Out of Advertising Hiatus With 'Corn Kid'
Adweek
It's Corn - Songify This ft. Tariq and Recess Therapy
schmoyoho on YouTube
‘It’s Corn!’ Achieving Cultural Relevance Through Vegetables
Adweek
Corn Kid: Spotting and understanding a TikTok trend | Shooglebox
Shooglebox
MUST See: New Interview With TikTok's 'Corn Kid'!
The Blast
Blake Shelton Gets In On The 'Corn Kid' Viral Video Fun With Old Song
USA Network
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
Billboard

Spread Score

How it works
Reach75Contagion60Breadth80Velocity34Longevity6265

Numbers

Corn-bassador campaign PR impressions, award-entry claim
46.6B
Press · Self-reported · HSMAI / South Dakota Department of Tourism and Lou Hammond Group
Peak date
Week of Aug 28, 2022
Aug 4 ’22 to Week of Aug 28, 2022
Platforms
9
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Sound or audio memePrimary
  • Catchphrase
  • Brand pile-on
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Recess Therapy published Tariq’s corn interview. The Gregory Brothers turned it into a TikTok sound used in over 900,000 videos. Brands adopted the sound, and Tariq joined campaigns with Chipotle and Green Giant.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. August 2022

    Recess Therapy seed · Aug 4 ’22

    Recess Therapy posted its interview with Tariq about his love of corn.[1][2][3][4]

    The CEO of Corn | Recess Therapy #cornboy
    Open the first post ↗

  2. u/cafeteriastyle platform jump · Aug 4 ’22

    A user shared Tariq’s interview in r/MadeMeSmile, where commenters repeated his corn catchphrases.[5]

    Corn Kid: Spotting and understanding a TikTok trend | Shooglebox

  3. @sixinchbeys platform jump · Aug 4 ’22

    An unaffiliated account reposted the corn interview on X at 22:01 UTC.[6]

    MUST See: New Interview With TikTok's 'Corn Kid'!
Changelogupdated Oct 13 ’26
  1. 2026-10-13Added 9 sources · Archived 9 sources · Added 1 evidence check · Score 64 → 65
  2. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 24 sources · Score 64
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Corn-bassador campaign PR impressions, award-entry claim
46.6B
Press · Self-reported · HSMAI / South Dakota Department of Tourism and Lou Hammond Group
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. August 2022

    Recess Therapy seed · Aug 4 ’22

    Recess Therapy posted its interview with Tariq about his love of corn.[1][2][3][4]

    The CEO of Corn | Recess Therapy #cornboy
    Open the first post ↗

  2. u/cafeteriastyle platform jump · Aug 4 ’22

    A user shared Tariq’s interview in r/MadeMeSmile, where commenters repeated his corn catchphrases.[5]

    Corn Kid: Spotting and understanding a TikTok trend | Shooglebox

  3. @sixinchbeys platform jump · Aug 4 ’22

    An unaffiliated account reposted the corn interview on X at 22:01 UTC.[6]

    MUST See: New Interview With TikTok's 'Corn Kid'!

  1. platform jump · Aug 19 ’22

  2. owner response · Aug 2022

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