What is the Coffee Shop Bop?
The Coffee Shop Bop, also searched as “I hopped into a coffee shop” or “I walked into a coffee shop”, is a TikTok lip-sync trend built on a short acoustic song by creator Sarah Maddack (@sarahmaddack). The song tells a tiny story: she walks into a coffee shop, spots a stranger wearing “cool pants”, works up the nerve to compliment her despite feeling awkward, and the moment turns into a dance party.
Today the trend is best known in its solo stairwell version: one person, one take, acting out every line of the song with big, bouncy gestures and a completely straight face.
Origin (2022–2023)
- November 22, 2022: Sarah Maddack posts the original musical skit with her song “Coffee Shop Bop”.
- In about three months the original passed roughly 14.4 million plays and 1.5 million likes, according to Know Your Meme.
- January–February 2023: Kim Kardashian and North West’s shared account posted a version, then reenactments, duets and a sped-up remix turned it into a full trend.
- Viewers were split from the start: many found it cringe, but almost everyone agreed it was an earworm.
The 2026 stairwell revival
- October 25, 2026: TikTok creator @71cent posted a 21-second clip of himself alone in a grey concrete stairwell, lip-syncing the song with a deadpan stare and the caption “All this really happened*”.
- Within two weeks it passed 10 million views and 1.7 million likes, more than the original video.
- The joke is the contrast: a story about a coffee shop, a stranger and a dance party, performed solo in an empty stairwell. Commenters called it both infuriating and oddly satisfying, and the top comment simply describes him moving the phone to his other hand.
- He followed up with more stairwell versions, and the sound picked up a new wave of copies, duets and reaction videos.
How to do the trend
- Use the original “Coffee Shop Bop – Sarah Maddack” sound (or the sped-up version).
- Find a plain spot. A concrete stairwell with a metal rail is now the classic look.
- Hold the phone at arm’s length or prop it up, framing yourself from the knees up, and film in one continuous take.
- 0–5s: hop into frame on the first line, drop your jaw in shock and hold both palms up.
- 5–10s: swing your arms wide and bounce side to side.
- 10–15s: stop, raise one finger and lean in as if explaining.
- 15–21s: throw your arms out, then end with both palms forward in a “stop” pose and a deadpan scowl straight at the camera.
Never smile. The straight face is what makes it funny.
FAQ
What song is used in the Coffee Shop Bop trend? “Coffee Shop Bop” by Sarah Maddack, released in November 2022. A sped-up version is also popular.
Is it “I hopped” or “I walked” into a coffee shop? The lyric is “I hopped into a coffee shop”. “I walked into a coffee shop” is a common misremembering people search for.
Why is everyone filming it in a stairwell? Because of @71cent’s viral October 2026 video. The empty stairwell became part of the format.
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