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Beckham test is a viral TikTok trend that is inspired by a scene from the Beckham documentary series on Netflix. In the scene, the football fame David Beckham spontaneously joins his wife Victoria Beckham to dance with her.
The test shows a TikTok user playing the same song as the series and dancing in front of their partner without any prior introduction.
The aim is to see how the partners react when they see their loved ones dancing. The partners are supposed to dance in a playful way, with affection just as Beckham did. If they do so, they pass the test. The trend gained huge popularity with the hashtag #beckhamtest and has gained millions of views.
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David Beckham himself has given his views on this trend by commenting on some videos. He rates if the partner has passed the test of joining in the dance.
One of the popular examples of this trend is TikToker Nicole Douglas, who shared a video of the Beckham test with her boyfriend. On her post, David Beckham commented “Pass,” with a green check mark, and a laughing emoji.
These responses of David Beckham are also one of the reasons that the trend is gaining widespread popularity and appreciation among TikTok users.
What is the inspiration behind the Beckham Test?
The Beckham Test is inspired by a romantic and heart-touching scene from the Netflix docuseries Beckham. The series was released on October 4, 2023, and tells the story of the iconic football player David Beckham. It also shows his personal life, including his relationship with his wife Victoria Beckham, who used to be a Spice Girl once.
The series has four episodes with each lasting between 71 and 76 minutes. The trend is driven by the scenes from the last episodes of the show. It shows the couple dancing together in the kitchen of their luxurious Cotswolds home in England.
David and Victoria are seen dancing to the song “Islands in the Stream” in which Victoria silently, without hinting at him, invites David to dance along which he does pretty well.
The scene shows the chemistry between the two which eventually led to the trend of the Beckham test going viral all over TikTok, and also on several other social media platforms including YouTube shorts and Instagram reels.
What is the Beckham test song?
The Beckham test which went viral, following the dance of David and Victoria Beckham, is set on the same song as the series. It is a duet by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, named “Islands in the Stream.”
The song was released on August 15, 1983, and is from the album “Eyes That See in the Dark.” The song is written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb and it is produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson.
Islands in the Stream has a running time of four minutes and eight seconds with the label of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) Records, which is a record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The lyrics of the song read:
“Islands in the stream, That is what we are, No one in between, How can we be wrong? Sail away with me, To another world, And we rely on each other, ah ha, From one lover to another, ah ha”
Fans of David Beckham can watch the documentary series on Netflix.
