I Always Say I’m Leaving

What this is

I Always Say I’m Leaving by olivia o’brien.

The title and artist above are the ones TikTok stored for this sound, and the link goes to that sound on TikTok. We have not matched them to a music catalogue, so we publish no release date and no catalogue identifier, and we do not claim this is the same recording as any particular release.

What we measured

In the 300 most recent public TikTok videos we reviewed on 6 August 2026, we counted 259 different accounts and 16,953,794 combined views at the time we looked.

These figures describe that one dated sample, not the sound's total use. We do not know from a single sample whether use of this sound is rising or falling, and we do not say that it is.

Videos reviewed

300

Accounts

259

Views in sample

17M

Avg per video

56.5K

Sampled

2026-08-06

Creative direction

Use the track to soundtrack a moment where you're stuck in a cycle—whether it's a situationship, a bad habit, or just a funny daily struggle.

Looks like a fit for: Gen Z creators who post POV, lifestyle, or reality TV edits.

• Do: Use the hook moment (0:10-0:20) for your primary text overlay reveal.
• Do: Sync your lip-sync or transition to the beat drop at 0:14.
• Do: Keep the video under 15 seconds for maximum loopability.
• Do: Use a high-contrast text overlay that matches the song's bittersweet vibe.
• Avoid: Don't use the sound past the 30s mark; the energy drops off for short-form content.
• Avoid: Don't make the video too polished; keep the 'casual selfie' aesthetic.
• Avoid: Don't ignore the lyrics—the text overlay must directly reference the 'leaving/staying' theme.

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