Not Like Us AI

The Not Like Us dance, starring you.

✓ One photo
✓ 15 seconds, 9:16, sound mixed in
✓ Renders in the background

Inputs — One photo in, the full 15-second dance out.

Everyone in the clip. Tap a number to see that person.

A person with blond curly hair dances in a living room while wearing a patterned hoodie and loose blue jeans.

Who plays whom

Pick a photo for each person you want to replace. Everyone else stays as filmed.

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blond curly hair, patterned zip-up hoodie, baggy blue jeans

Quality tier

Resolution

The clip is mine or I have permission to use it. The photos are of me or of people who agreed to appear; for anyone under 18, their parent or guardian agreed. Acceptable use

Price for a 15-second clip. Credits are per 12 seconds of video; shorter and longer clips pay their share by the second.

Give at least one person a photo to start.

At a glance

Length: 15 seconds
Format: Vertical 9:16, MP4
Photos: 1
Price: From 10 credits
Sound: Original sound kept

Page updates

November 11, 2026Page published

What is the Not Like Us AI trend?

A 15-second TikTok dance to Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar. One dancer faces a camera that does not move, mouths the words and hits a run of quick hand and arm moves on the beat, then steps up close to the lens for the last bars.

The choreography comes from one TikTok creator, who posted it in May 2024, days after the song came out. Her clip from 16 May 2024 has passed 18 million plays; it is the clip this page uses.

Not Like Us AI trend background

Why it spread

The routine fits the loudest 15 seconds of the song, it is mostly hands and arms, and it is filmed head to toe from one fixed spot, so it is easy to copy at home. Nearly every remake credits the choreographer in the caption, which kept pointing new viewers back to the same clip.

Where it came from

Kendrick Lamar released Not Like Us on 4 May 2024. Within a week a TikTok creator posted a dance to it, and by mid May other creators were posting their own takes with a dance credit to her. The song came back in February 2025 after the Super Bowl halftime show, and searches for an AI version of the dance started to climb at the end of August 2026.

Timeline

May 4, 2024Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar is released.
May 16, 2024The choreographer posts the clip this page uses; it later passes 18 million plays.
May 19, 2024A trio version with a dance credit to her goes up; it later passes 15 million plays.
February 9, 2025The song is performed at the Super Bowl halftime show and a second wave of videos follows.
October 10, 2026Searches for the AI version peak on Google Trends.
November 11, 2026Searches hold at about half of the peak; this page goes live.

Sources

What you get

• A 15-second vertical video with the Not Like Us sound already mixed in.
• The person in your photo performs the whole routine, from the full-body opening to the close-up at the end.
• Face, hair, skin tone, build, outfit and glasses are kept from the photo in every frame.
• MP4 download, no watermark on paid renders.

How to make your Not Like Us AI video

1. Upload one photo of the person who should dance.
2. Pick a quality tier. The price in credits is shown on the button before you start.
3. Press Start a swap. Rendering runs in the background; you can leave the page and find the result in My videos.
4. Download the MP4 and post it with the Not Like Us sound.

Not Like Us AI: shot by shot

0–3 s	Open and frame	Arms open low, then both hands come up to frame the face, mouthing the words.
3–8 s	Arm work	Wide arms on the bounce, wrists crossed at the chest, then both hands thrown up and waved.
8–11 s	Cross step	A cross step to the side and a lean with one hand by the head.
11–15 s	Up to the lens	Two steps toward the camera with both hands pressing down on the beat, then a step back out.

Tips for a better result

• Use a photo from the knees up or full length; the dancer is seen head to toe for most of the clip.
• A clear, front-facing face in even light keeps the likeness steady in the close-up.
• One person per photo. Group photos are not split.

Ideas

• You, without learning the hand moves.
• Your dad, who has never heard the song.
• A friend's photo as a birthday roast.

Good to know before you start

• Likeness is close, not guaranteed. A sharp photo taken from the front gives the steadiest result.
• Posting with the original sound is your call. Platforms may mute or claim a post that uses copyrighted music.
• A failed or blocked render returns its credits automatically.
• The sound is the song Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar. Check the music rules of the platform you post on.

Not Like Us AI: questions

What is the Not Like Us AI trend?

A 15-second TikTok dance to Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar, made from a photo instead of filmed. The AI version puts the person from your photo into the choreographer's own clip of the dance.

Is the sound included?

Yes. The Not Like Us sound from the trend is mixed into the video.

How long does it take?

Rendering runs in the background on the video model. You can close the page; the result waits in My videos, and you can turn on an email notification there.

What if the render fails?

A render that fails or is blocked by the model's safety check returns its credits automatically.