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I Love The Smiths AI Video Generator

Make an I Love The Smiths AI video from two photos. You two take the 500 Days of Summer elevator, headphones off, talking and singing along.

The elevator sceneFrom @coenai

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What it is

What is the I Love The Smiths meme?

An I Love The Smiths AI video puts two people in the elevator scene from (500) Days of Summer (2009): one is listening to The Smiths in big headphones, the other hears the song and says “I love the Smiths.” The headphones come off, they talk, and the one on the right sings along.

The AI versions took off on TikTok on November 5, 2026, with idols, famous couples and even two kittens in the elevator. Here the two in the elevator are the people in your photos, and the elevator, the lines and the sound come with the template.

The I Love The Smiths meme, explained

What happens, in order

  1. Headphones on1

    Headphones on

    One of you listens to The Smiths; the other hears it. “I love the Smiths.”

  2. Headphones off2

    Headphones off

    “Sorry?” The headphones come off and hang around the neck.

  3. Good taste3

    Good taste

    They turn to each other. “You like the Smiths?”

  4. Singing along4

    Singing along

    The other one sings a line of the song, and gets a grin back.

The original

The original 500 Days of Summer elevator scene

The 500 Days of Summer elevator scene is where Tom and Summer first really talk. He is listening to The Smiths in his headphones on the way up at work; she can hear it, tells him “I love the Smiths,” and sings a line of the song before the doors open and she walks out.

Clips of the scene have gone round TikTok for years, and this one, with the film’s subtitles, passed 9 million plays in 2024.

@aliisssiia🔥 9.3M

On TikTok

The I Love The Smiths AI trend on TikTok

The same elevator with other people in it, two kittens among them.

@k30nh011🔥 819K
@meowtakeover🔥 296K

How to

How to make the I Love The Smiths AI video

No film clip to find and no editing. The elevator, the headphones, the lines and the song come with it; you bring the photos.

Put us in the elevator
Sample photo of an adult, face clearIn headphones
Sample photo of an adult, face clearLoves the Smiths
This scene: The elevator sceneThis scene
Your two photos go in, and this scene comes out with both of them in it.
  1. 01

    Step 1: Add two photos

    One subject each, faces clear: the first is in the headphones. Or pick one photo of you both.

  2. 02

    Step 2: Pick the frame

    Landscape is the scene’s own frame; portrait fills a phone screen.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Tick the box

    Confirm you have the right to use the photos.

  4. 04

    Step 4: Make it

    Press the button. The video renders on its own; find it in My videos.

  5. 05

    Step 5: Download and post

    Tap Download MP4, then post it with the AI-generated content label on.

Your photo

Which photos to use for the I Love The Smiths AI template

Both faces stay big for the whole clip, so a sharp, front-on photo of each does most of the work. The headphones come with the scene; the clothes in your photos are the ones in the elevator.

  • Sample photo: a young man with short dark curly hair in a white track jacket and black joggers, standing and smiling, face clearly visible
    Clear face, good light
  • Face in shadowTryTurn toward a window
    Face in shadow
  • Heavy filterTryUse the original photo
    Heavy filter
  • Face too smallTryStep closer: waist-up or full length
    Face too small

Works

  • One subject per photo, or one photo of the two of you
  • Faces clear and front-on
  • Good light, no heavy filters

Skip

  • Sunglasses or a hand over the face
  • Small faces far away
  • Dark or blurry shots

Background

Where the I Love The Smiths trend came from

The dates come from the TikTok posts and Google.

  1. October 29, 2023

    Acted out

    A couple acts out the elevator line on a street, one of them in earphones, and passes 4 million plays.

  2. August 5, 2024

    The scene itself

    A clip of the 500 Days of Summer elevator scene with its subtitles passes 9 million plays.

  3. November 5, 2026

    The first AI versions

    AI versions put other people in the elevator, a K-pop idol in the headphones first, and pass 800,000 plays.

  4. November 6, 2026

    Famous couples

    A racing driver and his partner take the elevator and pass 370,000 plays, and other famous couples follow.

  5. November 7, 2026

    Two kittens

    Two kittens play the scene, one in headphones and one in glasses, and pass 290,000 plays.

  6. November 8, 2026

    Searched with AI

    “I love the smiths AI” shows up in Google’s suggestions in the US.

Fixes

If your I Love The Smiths AI video looks off

Both faces are close the whole time, so most problems start with the photos.

  • It does not look like us

    Use sharp photos, faces clear and front-on, in good light, and make it again.

  • We are on the wrong sides

    The first photo is the one in the headphones, on the left. Swap the photos, or in one photo of you both, the one on the left wears them.

  • The photo will not upload

    Use a JPG, PNG or WEBP. If an iPhone photo will not open, upload a screenshot of it.

  • The video did not render

    The credits go back on their own. Add the photos again and press the button.

Posting

Posting your I Love The Smiths meme

The captions on these are one short line, often the two names, plus the tags. Add the words people search, like “i love the smiths trend”.

Captions to copy

Hashtags

  • #ilovethesmiths
  • #500daysofsummer
  • #thesmiths
  • #aivideo
  • #fyp

  • Tag the other one

    Tag whoever is in the elevator with you. People reply to the one they know.

  • Label it as AI

    Switch on TikTok’s AI-generated content label before you post.

Pricing

Pay once, spend on any trend

One-time packs, no subscription. Credits never expire and come back if a render fails.

Starter

$9.90

15 credits per $1

150 credits

15 s of video

  • Trends, text and image to video
  • No watermark
  • Credits never expire
Most popular

Creator

$29.90

23.5 credits per $1 · 56% more

700 credits

1 min 10 s of video

  • Trends, text and image to video
  • No watermark
  • Credits never expire

Pro

$59.90

26.5 credits per $1 · 76% more

1,600 credits

2 min 40 s of video

  • Trends, text and image to video
  • No watermark
  • Credits never expire
Best value

Studio

$299

30 credits per $1 · 100% more

9,000 credits

15 min of video

  • Trends, text and image to video
  • No watermark
  • Credits never expire

I Love The Smiths AI video FAQ

How do I make the I Love The Smiths AI video?

Add two photos, or one of you both, tick the box and press the button at the top of this page. When it is ready, download it and post it with the AI label on.

Do I need an app or the I Love The Smiths AI template?

No. The template is on this page, and it all happens here in your browser, on a phone or a computer.

What happens to my photos?

They are used only to make your video and are deleted when you delete the video. Nothing you upload is used to train models.

Independent tool. Not affiliated with or endorsed by (500) Days of Summer, its makers or its cast, The Smiths, the people in the TikTok posts, TikTok or any app. Videos are AI-generated; label them as AI when you post.