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I Love the Smiths Trend AI Video: You Two in the Elevator
Two faces in: the elevator, the headphones, "I love the Smiths."
MemeRiff's I Love the Smiths template turns one photo per person (2 people) or one group photo into a 14-second landscape video with the original clip's sound. Download the MP4, no watermark.
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What Is the I Love the Smiths Trend?
It comes from the elevator scene in (500) Days of Summer (2009). Tom has his headphones on, Summer hears The Smiths playing through them and says "I love the Smiths." He asks "Sorry?", she says it again, then tells him he has good taste in music and sings a line of "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out".
In November 2026 TikTok remade the scene with AI: a CapCut template called "i love the smiths" went up on November 5 and how-to posts passed a million plays within days. Most of the big ones cast famous couples; MemeRiff casts the two of you, in your own clothes.
Key facts
- From
- The elevator scene in (500) Days of Summer (2009), with "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths
- AI trend started
- November 5, 2026: the "i love the smiths" CapCut template by @battos13
- Viral post
- @zora.pansy_win how-to, 1.7 million plays by November 12, 2026
- Also called
- I love the Smiths elevator scene, I said I love the Smiths trend
- Our video
- 14 seconds, landscape 16:9, HD 720p
- Sound
- The original clip's sound
- Price
- $9.90 a video, $6.99 each in the 10-pack
The Elevator Scene, Second by Second
0–3 sHeadphones off
You stand side by side in a dim elevator. She says "I love the Smiths"; he pulls his headphones down to his neck.
3–6 s"I said I love the Smiths"
He turns to look at her, and she says the line again, eyes on him.
6–9 sGood taste in music
She tells him he has good taste in music while the two of you hold the look.
9–14 sThe lyric
She sings a line of the song and smiles; he smiles back as the clip ends.
How to Make Your I Love the Smiths Video
Add the two faces
A photo of the one with headphones and one of the one who says the line, or one photo of you both.
Generate
We put both faces into the elevator scene, mouths moving with the lines.
Post it
Download the MP4 with the scene's sound and post it, with the AI-generated label on.
Which Photos Work for the Elevator Scene?
Works best
- Waist-up photos facing the camera, one of each of you
- Or one photo of you two side by side
- Even light with both faces clear
Avoid
- Sunglasses or a hand over the mouth: the lines need the mouth
- Photos with a third person in them
- Dark, blurry or heavily filtered photos
Who to Put in the Elevator
The two of you
The couple version: how you met, told as a film scene.
Your best friend
Two friends with the same taste in music.
Swap the places
The first photo gets the headphones, the second says the line.
How to Post It
Elevator, with the sound keeps the scene's lines and the song, so you can post it as it is. Pick Elevator, silent if you would rather add a sound in TikTok: tap Add sound and pick the I love the Smiths audio, and your post shows up on that sound's page. The video is 16:9, so TikTok adds bars above and below, like the trend's top posts. Turn on TikTok’s “AI-generated content” label when you post; TikTok asks creators to label realistic AI clips.
Caption ideas
- I said I love the Smiths
- How we met, but make it 500 Days of Summer
- You have good taste in music
Hashtags
- #ilovethesmiths
- #ilovethesmithstrend
- #500daysofsummer
- #couple
- #aivideo
If the Video Looks Off
The wrong person has the headphones
The first photo gets the headphones and the second says the line. With one photo of you both, whoever stands on the left gets the headphones.
A sleeve looks different for a moment
When she lifts her hand around the 5-second mark, the sleeve can take the trend clip's colour; faces, hair and clothes otherwise come from your photos.
The video failed or was declined
It goes back to your account on its own; try clearer, front-facing photos of the two of you.
Why Make It on MemeRiff
Tested before it goes live
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One photo, no editing
No prompt, no timeline and no app: the camera, timing and setting of each meme are already set up.
HD 720p, no watermark
A vertical MP4 sized for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, yours to download and post.
Failed videos come back
If a video fails, it goes back to your account automatically. You pay once and nothing renews.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the I Love the Smiths trend?
It is a November 2026 TikTok trend that remakes the elevator scene from (500) Days of Summer with AI: one person has headphones on, the other hears The Smiths and says "I love the Smiths." MemeRiff keeps the elevator, the lines and the timing and puts your two faces in.
What movie is the I Love the Smiths scene from?
It is from (500) Days of Summer (2009), with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom and Zooey Deschanel as Summer. The song in his headphones is "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths, and the line she sings is from it. MemeRiff is not affiliated with the film or the band.
Do I need one photo or two?
Either. Upload a photo of the one with headphones and one of the one who says the line, or one photo of you two side by side. We tested it with two waist-up photos, a man in a black shirt and a woman with a short bob in a navy sweater: both faces and outfits carried over, and her mouth moved with the lines.
Does the I Love the Smiths video have the sound?
Yes, with Elevator, with the sound: the MP4 has the scene's sound, the lines and the song, ready to post. Pick Elevator, silent if you would rather add a sound in TikTok yourself. The sound belongs to its owners.
Why is the I Love the Smiths video landscape?
The scene is a wide shot of two people side by side, as in the film and the CapCut template, so the MP4 is 16:9. TikTok shows it with bars above and below, the same as the trend's most-played posts.
How much does the I Love the Smiths video cost, and how long does it take?
One video: $9.90 on its own, or as little as $6.99 each in a pack, the same as every meme on MemeRiff. You get the full 14-second clip in 720p, no watermark, and a failed video is given back automatically. In our tests, videos took about 3–6 minutes.
What happens to the photos I upload for the I Love the Smiths video?
MemeRiff sends your photos to its AI video provider only to make your clip, after a moderation check, and never shows them publicly. Deleting the video in My videos erases the photos and the video from MemeRiff's storage; the Privacy Policy has the details. Read our Privacy Policy.
