Looking for a popular Halloween anthem? From A.N.T Farm to Tik-Tok China Anne McClain’s Halloween became a throwback legend with viewers re-creating the viral dance on Tik-Tok and reusing the audio, keeping it relevant for new generations to come and older fans.
Analyzing The Trend and the Timeless appeal
While many viral seasonal songs and music videos are produced every year most of them tend to fade after their initial run. However, songs produced by Disney tend to last longer and have more longevity due to their music possessing a timeless quality, a emotional and cultural impact and nostalgia. One of Disney ‘s most popular Halloween songs, “Calling All The Monsters” by China Anne McClain still remains a hit every year during halloween due to its pop structure proving it’s musical appeal is timeless ensuring its played every halloween.
Some of the elements that made this song such a viral hit was it’s tempo and it’s synthetic baseline. The beat of the music was fast enough for the song to be danced to without it being too fast that it’s exhausting. Some could also argue that the name of the song “Calling all the monsters” is a call to action inviting people to sing and dance along which is a fundamental element of successful party music. This led to people on Tik-Tok to re-create the dance and use the song for other purposes such as costume inspiration and for school dance choreography for performance routines. Whether you were a professional dancer, singer, or just enjoyed the song and the music video itself you could join in. The synthetic sound itself gave the music a high energy and a pop/dance feel just like when listening to other artists during the 2010s such as Ke$ha.
The timing of when this song came out also plays a role as the generation of 2010s kids are now adults and the song is now looked at as nostalgic and something they’d want to pass down to the other generations to listen to making it a versatile song that can be listened to by many age demographics leading it to being streamed on major platforms Halloween playlists every single year reinforcing that people should re-watch and re-listen.