The original toc toc trend video is not one clip but a combination: the 2015 song "Toc toc" by Patrick Sébastien, a hop-and-knock choreography credited by French press to a young French creator, and the sound "son original - NLBZ". Accounts differ on who danced it first, so no single video can be called the original with certainty.
What is confirmed
| Part | What we can say |
|---|---|
| The song | "Toc toc" by Patrick Sébastien, a French party song released in 2015. See the song page. |
| The choreography | French press (franceinfo) credits a young French content creator with starting it. We have not verified who that is, so we do not name them. |
| The sound | "son original - NLBZ", a cut of the song, is the most used sound for the trend: 35.9K videos on 25 October 2026. |
| The biggest post | A dorm hallway clip ("Professional upstairs neighbors") with 39.8M plays, posted 6 October 2026. The second, at 21.2M, is a studio clip. |
| The AI wave | AI character clips under #jeanphil appear in our TikTok sample from 25 September 2026. See the Jean Phil page. |
What is not confirmed
Three things are open. We cannot say which account first posted the dance, because accounts differ. We cannot say that the creator named in the press is the first to dance to it, only that they are credited with the choreography. And we cannot say whether the AI clips came before or after the human ones in each country; they overlap. A page that gives a single "original" is guessing, and we would rather show the pieces.
The look of the original
The blond bob wig and vintage suit came with the AI character clips; they are a layer on top of the hop-and-knock dance, not part of its first form (the dance itself is described on the trend explainer). The bob hair page covers that look.
Why the sound matters
On TikTok, a sound is the thread that ties copies to a source. Most people who make the dance pick "son original - NLBZ" because the previous clip used it, which keeps the whole trend searchable in one place. That is why every Toc Toc Dance AI video comes with that sound already mixed in; you can swap it in TikTok if you prefer. The sound is a cut of Patrick Sébastien's song, and rights holders can ask us to remove it.
Make your own version
You do not need the original footage to join in. Upload one photo and Toc Toc Dance AI makes the dance of you in 11–15 seconds depending on the template. For the full timeline and the spread across countries, read the trend explainer, or browse the looks on the dances page.
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