TikTok allows artists and creators connect, collaborate, and make creative content that everyone can enjoy. Normally, someone wouldn't be able to reach a famous singer/songwriter from the comfort of their home, but these interactions are possible on TikTok. This collaborative spirit reached new highs with Charlie Puth creating a new song using TikTok's duet feature. The process for making the song started when Charlie uploaded a TikTok with an instrumental song captioned "Tic toc help me name this." 

@charlieputh

Tic toc help me name this.

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Misspellings aside, the TikTok community took this challenge to the next level and not only tried naming the song, but started adding their own lyrics to make the instrumental a completed song. The hashtag #writethelyrics began trending and soon countless lyrics were being submitted to Charlie for the song. 


@its_nupur

My girls got excited cuz I finally sang this in front of them after sitting in a corner for 30 min and writing this🔥 low key hit it tho! #trend

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@benhouselog

Y’all asked for a part 2! Inspired by real life events 😔 #foryou #alarmclock #CoolRanchDance charlieputh TAG CHARLIE PUTH IN COMMENTS!!

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After watching the top videos, Charlie chose his favorite lyrics and sang them in a duet to create an original song and round out one of the largest collaborations seen on TikTok.

@charlieputh

Congrats @benhouselog! I sung your lyrics! #writethelyrics

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