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How to Add the Gangnam Style Sound on TikTok, Reels and Shorts

October 25, 2026

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Add the sound when you post.

The Gangnam Style trend uses PSY’s 2012 recording. To add the Gangnam Style sound, pick it inside TikTok, Reels or Shorts so your post joins the trend’s sound page, turn your clip’s own audio down so the song never doubles, and trim the track so the beat kicks in as your gallop starts.

Key takeaways

What song does the trend use?

PSY’s “Gangnam Style”, the 2012 recording and the song the horse dance comes from. Search can show remixes and sped-up edits, so tap the sound name on a Gangnam Style video you like to get the original. If you have no clip yet, make one with the Gangnam Style generator or film it with the step-by-step guide, then come back here.

How do you add it on TikTok?

The first way is the more reliable. It puts your post on the sound’s page, where trend views happen, and uses platform-licensed music that is less likely to be muted.

  1. Find a Gangnam Style video that uses the sound you want.
  2. Tap the sound name at the bottom, then Use this sound.
  3. Tap upload and pick your video.
  4. Open Volume, turn your original sound down to zero and post.

From your own video: tap +, pick the video, tap Add sound and search Gangnam Style. Pick the version you want, trim it so the beat starts as your gallop starts, set the volumes and post.

How do you add it on Instagram Reels?

  1. On a Reel that uses the song, tap the audio name, then Use audio, and add your video.
  2. Or tap +, choose Reel, pick your video, tap the music button and search Gangnam Style.
  3. Choose which part of the song plays so the beat lands on your gallop.
  4. Turn the camera audio down in the volume controls and share.

How do you add it on YouTube Shorts?

Upload the video as a Short, tap Sound and search the library for Gangnam Style, or tap the sound name on a Short that uses it and choose Use this sound. Set the volumes, play it through once and check the song is not doubled. If the track is not in the Shorts library where you are, post with the song in your own file.

How do you line the gallop up with the beat?

  1. Play your video once with its own sound on and watch where the gallop starts.
  2. Turn the original sound off and add the Gangnam Style sound.
  3. Drag the song in the trimmer until the beat kicks in as your wrists cross on the reins.
  4. Watch it once more. If every bounce lands on a beat, you are done.

Filmed it yourself, or your clip came with no music? Start the song so the beat kicks in on your first gallop, and trim the start of the video if you stand still too long.

Why does my video sound doubled?

Two copies of the same song are playing a beat apart. Pick one with the volume sliders:

What if the sound is muted or missing?

Fix it before you post. If a post was muted, upload it again with the original sound off and the song picked from the app’s library. If the song is not in the library, business accounts often get a smaller one and it varies by country, so try a personal or creator account or start from a trend video’s sound. You only join the sound page by picking the sound in the app.

If your video is AI-made, label it. In the caption, name the trend in plain words, such as “Gangnam Style trend”. The song belongs to its rights holders, and this guide gives you no rights to it. For the free routes see the free guide.

Yuppop is an independent tool and is not affiliated with PSY, his label or any social platform. Make your own take with the Gangnam Style AI video generator.

FAQ

What song is the Gangnam Style trend?

PSY’s “Gangnam Style”, the 2012 recording. The horse dance comes from its music video, and the trend uses the chorus.

Why does my video sound doubled?

The audio in your file and the sound you added are both playing, a beat apart, which sounds like an echo. Turn one of them off in the volume controls.

Can’t find Gangnam Style in the sound library?

Business accounts often get a smaller library, and availability varies by country. Try a personal or creator account, or start from the sound on a Gangnam Style video and use it from there.

Why was my video muted?

Platforms can mute music that is baked into a file. Upload again with the original sound off and the song picked from the app’s library.

Do I have to label the video as AI?

Label it if it is AI-made. On TikTok, turn on the AI-generated content setting before you post; Reels and Shorts have equivalent options.

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