The Sigma Sigma Boy song is a viral brain rot meme on TikTok whose catchy beat and simple lyrics sent it viral, despite being in Russian. The song is called Сигма Бой in Russian and was released on Oct. 3, 2024, by Betsy and Masha Yankovskaya. It is a fusion of electronica and pop that repeatedly references the term “sigma boy” throughout the lyrics.
This refers to the concept of the sigma male, who sees himself as a social outcast who is better than everyone else despite his alleged social status. This concept is inspired by the debunked Alpha Male myth.
The music video for Sigma Boy garnered significant attention, gaining over 12.9 million views and 113,000 likes within the first two months of its release. It wasn’t until it started going viral on TikTok, however, that it reached a broader audience.
TikToker @sigmaboyth posted one of the first viral clips on Nov. 21, 2024, featuring him with a wheeled speaker system playing the song on a busy train car and touching his lips and the side of his neck repeatedly before going out onto the platform and doing a backflip. The video has been viewed over 42.7 million times and has 3.7 million likes.
In the comments, people were both impressed and concerned by the TikToker's public antics.
Another TikToker, @dahoodapollo, shared their own version of the song that was sped up depending on how "fluffy" a Foblox character’s hair was in the video. Each one is running toward the camera and then does a dance when the beat drops. The TikTok video has been seen over 6 million times and has become one of the more popular meme formats for the brain rot trend.
The song has an infectious energy that makes it an easy one for popular brain rot TikTok trends amongst gaming and meme circles on the social media app. TikTok creators have paired the song with clips of video game characters, musicians, and TV show montages, expanding the song’s reach.
The widespread popularity of Sigma Sigma Boy is rooted in its connection to internet culture and the popular idea of the “sigma male” while being a lighthearted song which, like Gangnam Style by PSY, you don’t need to understand the majority of the words to enjoy.
@spencerxsam1 Fluffy hair and sigma boys #foryoupag #fyp #sigma #sigmaboy #fluffy #hair #fluffyhair #viral #school #funny #meme #foryouuu #for #you #page @Sambs ♬ original sound - ymc_bumberclout_butler
@sigmaboyth Sigma Boy ????️ #tanzen #sigmaboy #backflip #fyp ♬ Originalton - SigmaBoy
@dahoogmo Sigma sigma boy #roblox #viral #fyp #foryou #robloxfyp #trending #sigma #boy ♬ Originalton - dahoogmo
@bouliste83 sigma boy #sigma#boy#granny#sigmaboy#fyp#humor ♬ Сигма Бой - Betsy & Мария Янковская
@br.trump Top 4 Sigma Boy @Streichbruder @Streichbruder #sigmasigmaboy #meme ♬ Originalton - Top4️⃣BR
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
Every girl wants to dance with you
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
I’m so special, it will take you a year to win me
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
Every girl wants to dance with youSigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
I’m so special, it will take you a year to win me
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
Every girl wants to dance with you
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
I’m so special, it will take you a year to win me(Betsy, Betsy, Betsy) Betsy
Jared babe like Summer, Betsy summer like heat (Ey!)
So the sweet boy will jump and burn (Aha~)
Pack up in my Bentley, climb into my Beauty Box (Lets go)
You are my Sigma boy, but I want your tears (Got it?)Sigma, Sigma boy, back on the table, I get the Bank roll
I'll buy all the Skittles, Snickers will definitely be mine, boy
Sigma, Sigma boy - I am the icon of your icons
They dream about me like I'm Bitcoin, (Got it?!)
Sigma, Sigma Boy, but not mine, silent as a mute
He looks into nowhere, oh how, this look is fire
Years will wait for you to get your act together
And you will get me somedaySigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
Every girl wants to dance with you
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
I’m so special, it will take you a year to win me
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
Every girl wants to dance with you
Sigma, Sigma boy, Sigma boy, Sigma boy
I’m so special, it will take you a year to win me
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