Who sings “Spooky Scary Skeletons”? “Spooky Scary Skeletons” is a 1996 children’s novelty hit by pop musician Andrew Gold. Below, a brief history of the meme itself, as well as an official introduction to the man responsible for sending many a shiver down TikTokers’ spines. While “Spooky Scary Skeletons” has only been blowing up TikTok relatively recently, few know the backstory behind the meme, let alone the artist behind the song itself, who spent his career playing a backseat yet key role in shaping many watershed pop music moments. An 11-second segment of the song has been featured in about 2.2 million videos, and the #spookydance hashtag has about 243.1 million views.

Some, such as Ellen Show staffers who recently posted a version on the show’s TikTok, are attempting the dance in full-blown skeleton costume others take a more minimalist approach.

For the past few weeks, the #teens have been posting TikToks of themselves doing a highly choreographed dance to an insanely catchy dubstep remix of a song called “Spooky Scary Skeletons.” The dance itself is a bit comparable to the Chicken Noodle Dance, albeit jauntier, sexier, and more spasmodic.

Spooky village skeleton playing guitar