These were our favorite TikTok videos from 2019 — check them out

• TikTok, the viral video-sharing app, experienced its first full calendar year of existence in the United States in 2019.
• The influential platform transformed internet culture and acted as a springboard for viral memes this year: It sent Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” to the top of the music charts, gave VSCO girls and e-girls a platform to thrive on, and launched a new generation of influencers and social media stars.
• We asked employees at Business Insider about their favorite TikToks of the year. You can see their picks below, ranging from riffs on viral challenges, to reinterpretations of popular songs, to videos that bring viewers pure happiness or instant laughs.
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We can only hope that there’s some truth behind this reimagined origin story of YouTube James Charles’ “Hi Sisters” catchphrase (Kat Tenbarge, Insider digital culture reporter).

@talonbuzbee

This better not flop #foryou #periodt #viral

land that little kid grew up to be… – nicko._.mode

This TikTok brought a whole other meaning to “I’m feeling 22,” from Taylor Swift’s 2012 hit (Jacob Shamsian, Insider news editor).

@omegza

this video was brought to you by a broken lacrosse stick

l 22 - TaylorSwift

In a riff of the viral "call your crush" challenge, this video took a surprising turn (Libby Brandt, Business Insider real estate reporter).

@jordynsuttton

Crush challenge...with a twist #crushchallenge#fyp #foryoupage #challenge #pointbreak

loriginal sound - jordyn_sutton

While "Old Town Road" itself became popular on TikTok, the song of 2019 spawned its own plethora of TikToks (Will Antonelli, Business Insider associate freelance editor).

@pmckey0

#foryou #foryoupage #trending #horse

lOld Town Road - Lil Nas X

American teens latched onto parodying a popular Australian drama TV show from the early 2000s called "H2O: Just Add Water." (Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider freelance associate editor).

@sweetsourchicken

POV: your watching h2o: just add water in 2010 #viral#foryou #foryoupage #h2o

loriginal sound - h2ofaaan

This scene from a convenient store in Georgia may as well be from Canada, where they actually drink milk out of bags (Graham Rapier, Business Insider transportation reporter).

@vflow_xo

Bro he really just pUT iN a BaG WHAT????? #fyp #wildin #sassy#foryou

loriginal sound - vflow_xo

In time for the Thanksgiving holidays, this relatable video shows what techies everywhere have to deal with from their families (Rosalie Chan, Business Insider senior enterprise tech reporter).

@cassidoo

My heart goes out to family IT support everywhere thisThanksgiving season

lStick To The Status Quo - High School Musical

A TikTok user went full-on beauty influencer on her kid sister, and gave her a one-of-a-kind makeover (Elizabeth Morales, Insider distribution producer).

@d0menika

#foryou #heehee

loriginal sound - ahhhhwhoah

Our BI reporter loved this TikTok so much she actually went to recreate it where the original one was filmed: the Oculus, right across the street from BI's offices (Kat Tenbarge, Insider digital culture reporter).

@sssstephen

society is so cruel.. #fyp #foryou#foryoupage

loriginal sound - sssstephen

This woman on TikTok gave out many pieces of advice on her channel, but this may have been the most important one yet (Will Antonelli, Business Insider associate freelance editor).

@viksbrighteyes

#wisewords #tiktok #vikzpikz

loriginal sound - they_call_me_tater

We're all glad to have an answer to the question of how Ariana Grande manages to eat while sporting a signature oversized hoodie (Jacob Shamsian, Insider news editor).

@banantu

yuh

lfollow the insta - prodpsilo

This attempt to recreate the introduction to Pixar movies didn't go quite as planned ... and the disastrous result was what made this TikTok so good (Nick Fernandez, Insider cinematographer).

@playboywes

ladies and gentleman, the new Pixar intro. Pixar couldnt ofwritten a better script #foru #4u #fyp

loriginal sound - playboywes

2019 also introduced us to Pastor Grant, a Methodist Christian and LGBTQ ally we all need (Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider freelance associate editor).

@pastor_g

There are loving & accepting Christians out there... we justdont make the evening news check out my YouTube! #ForYouPage #ForYou #UnitedMethodist

l MrPostMan - ahmexium

If you're wondering what a little bit of bad karma can do, this is the perfect video for you (Aaron Holmes, Business Insider tech fellow).

@omghezamhassan

Heres the whole full video

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The Nintendo game Tomodachi Life saw a resurgence on TikTok this year, and nothing says 2019 like making your avatar sing a song about VSCO girls (Kat Tenbarge, Insider digital culture reporter).

@itz.stephaniee

an i oop- #foryou #foryoupage #fyp #vscogirl #tomoadachilife#comedy

loriginal sound - itz.stephaniee

The TikTok feature to create reaction videos to other TikTok clips was used to create the hilarity in this viral one (Will Antonelli, Business Insider associate freelance editor).

We're including the famed video of hundreds of gummy bears singing holding an Adele concert, even though it's technically from 3 days before the start of 2019 (Steven Tweedie, Business Insider deputy editor).

@davidkasprak

over 200 Haribos singing #haribochallenge#haribo #adele#concert

l#Me at the concert - #someonelikeyou

Dogs on TikTok are always guaranteed to bring some great content, and this video is no different. Here's to 2020 bringing us more memes and viral hilarity! (Paige Leskin, Business Insider tech reporter.)4

@dubonduty

Dubs day off p #servicedog #fyp #CozyLittleChristmas#everwonder

lHave It All - Jason Mraz