People are jumping out of moving cars to dance to Drake’s ‘In My Feelings’

Drake’s most recent hit ‘In My Feelings’, off his new album Scorpion, has people all over the US taking part in the latest viral dance challenge.

In the past, trends such as the Harlem shake, the mannequin challenge and the running man challenge were pretty standard – film yourself dancing like crazy. This year’s viral dance challenge has stepped up its game. Dubbed ‘The Shiggy Challenge’, the dance involves getting out of a moving car and dancing the Shiggy to In My Feelings.

https://twitter.com/beaulexx/status/1018332254613860352

https://twitter.com/highsnobiety/status/1019203637858488320

Thanks to comedian Shiggy, Drake’s hit is now the number one streaming song on Streaming Songs and On-Demand Streaming Songs. The Shiggy Challenge increased Scorpion’s revenue streaming figures by 58 percent when compared to its opening week, according to Nielson Music.

Drake has praised Shiggy for propelling his song to number one.

https://twitter.com/theshiggster/status/1019618083541954561

Drake thanks Shiggy for getting him a #1 record with “in my feelings” pic.twitter.com/aYWKExpaBd

— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) July 17, 2018

The Shiggy has also caught the attention of a number of celebrities, such as Ciara, Will Smith, Kevin Hart, Charlamagne Tha God and even Drake himself.

Watch as these celebs get Shiggy with it:

When you and Bae #DoTheShiggy On Top of Cape Town on ur #Honeymoon. @DangeRussWilson #InMyFeelingsChallenge

A post shared by Ciara (@ciara) on Jul 8, 2018 at 10:56am PDT

Damn My Main Man .. Favorite Jokester @kevinhart4real Out Here Hitting It Man ???????????????? #DoTheShiggy @champagnepapi

A post shared by Shoker???? (@theshiggyshow) on Jul 7, 2018 at 8:10pm PDT

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Last day in Budapest. I woke up #InMyFeelings I’ma Keep It ????… I was TERRIFIED up there. That’s why my dance moves is all STIFF! Haha #InMyFeelingsChallenge #DoTheShiggy . Be smart, don’t attempt doing this under any circumstances. . ????: @jas @aidan @aaronjonferguson

A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) on Jul 12, 2018 at 10:25am PDT

As is the case with all viral trends, fail videos are in abundance, especially with something that involves getting out of a moving car – arguably not the easiest dance move to pull off.

i almost died #Kekechallenge #KIKIDOYOULOVEME pic.twitter.com/ZkEExvN9ep

— B (@baabsxx) July 15, 2018

Keke don’t f w my sis 😭😭😭😭 @TrippyTalii @Drake @WORLDSTAR #DoTheShiggy #Kekechallenge #KekeDoYouLoveMe #viral pic.twitter.com/FfWgVRqjQD

— reggiebo 🧞‍♂️ (@ASVP_REGG) July 18, 2018

HAHAHA when you stop midway through #Kekechallenge @baileywatkiins pic.twitter.com/7dmCUhjKeP

— arii (@arianataylorr) July 11, 2018

My brother sent me this video I’m dying😂#Kekechallenge pic.twitter.com/503zVKnbeE

— nellsss (@_nelliezz) July 15, 2018

It goes without saying that this challenge, albeit fun and rather cool-looking, is definitely not a good idea. But, judging on the Shiggy dance’s popularity, it seems that many fans aren’t too bothered with putting their lives on the line for a cool viral video. We can only imagine what may happen should this trend hit South Africa.

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