The I Love The Smiths trend is an elevator scene where two people ride side by side and bond over music. I Love The Smiths Trend is an independent site named after the trend, with one tool. Two photos go in, and one 14-second widescreen 16:9 video comes out with your two in the elevator from (500) Days of Summer with the scene's original dialogue, made for TikTok and Reels. You choose 720p or 1080p, and you pay $9.90 for one 720p video once as a guest. People also search for it as I Love The Smiths AI, I said I love the Smiths and the 500 Days of Summer elevator scene.
The 14 seconds run in one continuous take with a still camera inside an elevator with dark wood panels and warm, low light. The scene opens with the one from photo 1 nodding along to the music in the headphones, while the one from photo 2 glances over and smiles. The one from photo 2 turns: "I love the Smiths". The one from photo 1 slides the headphones down around the neck and asks, "Sorry?". The one from photo 2 says, "I said I love the Smiths". The two share a look with small smiles. The scene finishes with "You have good taste in music", "You like the Smiths?" and "Yeah".
This scene comes from (500) Days of Summer, the 2009 romantic comedy-drama directed by Marc Webb and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. In the film, two coworkers ride an elevator together. The song playing in the headphones is "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by the Smiths, from the 1986 album The Queen Is Dead. The quick exchange is the first conversation the two ever have. Ever since the film came out, "I love the Smiths" has stood for clicking with someone over music.
AI versions with two other people in the elevator began spreading on TikTok on November 5, 2026. By November 10, 2026 the most watched video, posted on November 6, 2026, stood at about 6.6 million views and 1.8 million likes. Couples, best friends and crushes post their own versions across TikTok and Reels.