What is the I Love The Smiths AI trend?
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I Love The Smiths is the elevator scene from the 2009 film (500) Days of Summer. He stands in the elevator with big headphones on; she hears the music leaking out and says "I love the Smiths". He takes the headphones off, "Sorry?", and she says it again: "I said I love the Smiths". The line has been a TikTok sound for years, and real couples have acted the moment out to it since 2023.
Watch the I Love the Smiths reference scene
How the AI Elevator Trend Works
In November 2026 it turned into an AI trend: people put two other faces into the same elevator moment with AI video apps and CapCut templates, usually famous pairs. This I Love The Smiths AI video generator makes it with your own photos: you wear the headphones, your partner, crush or best friend says the line, and you get the head turn, the lines with matching lips and the long look, as an 11-second 16:9 video in 1080p.
Template clip: @svkqg8 on TikTok (posted 6 November 2026). The early AI version of the elevator scene our template follows. Trend began: November 2026.
How the I Love The Smiths trend spread
1. October 29, 2023: A couple acts out the line to the Smiths song in an early version of the meme. By 8 November 2026: 4.2 million plays and 631,000 likes. (@jaimeadler on TikTok)
2. June 25, 2026: The couple version comes back: "I said I love the Smiths", then a kiss. 2.6 million plays by 8 November 2026. (@lui.linni on TikTok)
3. November 6, 2026: The first AI versions recreate the elevator scene itself with other people, made with an AI video app. Two tutorials reach 30,000 and 37,000 plays within two days. (@svkqg8 on TikTok)
4. November 7, 2026: A CapCut template follows the next day. The tutorial reaches 384,000 plays by 8 November. (@zora.pansy_win on TikTok)
Play counts were read on November 8, 2026 and keep changing.
FAQ
What movie is the I Love The Smiths elevator scene from?
It is from the 2009 romantic film (500) Days of Summer starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, set to The Smiths song "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out".
How do people make their own I Love The Smiths AI video?
You can upload your photos to our generator to recast the elevator scene. One photo plays the headphone listener and an optional second photo plays the speaker.
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