TikTok and Instagram bombarded by “We are Charlie Kirk” memes, but where did the song come from?
Memes using the song “We are Charlie Kirk” are brutalizing TikTok and Instagram. But where did the song come from, and what creative “genius” is responsible?
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Memes using the song “We are Charlie Kirk” are brutalizing TikTok and Instagram. But where did the song come from, and what creative “genius” is responsible?
“We are Charlie Kirk, we carry the flame,” can be heard across all Instagram and TikTok feeds worldwide as the supposedly satirical song has caught the attention of meme makers everywhere.
But, its creator, “Spalexma,” and the song’s origin story are shrouded in mystery, waiting to be debunked.
The track has been described as an “AI-generated song honoring late right-wing political pundit and organizer Charlie Kirk,” according to the popular meme explanation site, Know Your Meme.
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The site says that the tune is sung by a male AI voice and went viral on TikTok and Twitter during November this year.
Many creators have used the sound to poke fun at the late far-right pundit, his wife Erika Kirk, and other MAGA figures.
The track, which has received almost 750,000 views on YouTube, was created by the account Spalexma, which has only a million monthly listeners on Spotify.
The song was produced by SP MUSIC PROJECT, which is the production entity behind Spalexma, according to Genius.
Its bio says that the production company has previously released AI-generated Christian and patriotic music.
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“All of their music is credited to the project rather than individual artists, keeping its identity hidden.”
The song was published on September 16th, 2025, and has since amassed hundreds of thousands of views, sparked a multitude of memes, and seems to have encouraged the proliferation of more AI-generated slop.
Users can’t get enough
There’s been a hell of a lot of memes and viral videos that have come from this seemingly obscure track.
Many American TikTok users have made videos where they’ve shown the song to their relatives to get their reactions.
Other TikTok users have even covered the song, which has garnered tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of views on TikTok.
One of the more bizarre videos created using the sound features an AI-generated Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, performing the song to various MAGA figures, including first lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump.
Despite the song’s satirical overtones, the tune actually obtained the top spot on the Spotify charts, according to Forbes, and has been saved by 1.8 million users.
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