Google Forms With The Group Chat
Also known as: Google Forms With the GC · Google Forms With the Boys · Google Forms With the Girls
Google Forms With the Group Chat is a TikTok video trend from late 2021 where friend groups fill out Google Forms surveys ranking each other in categories like "funniest," "most athletic," and "best drip," then post the results in videos set to Cheryl Lynn's 1978 disco hit "Got to Be Real." The format went viral in November 2021 after TikToker @whosunderrated posted the original video, which racked up over 4.4 million views in its first month1.
Overview
The format follows a simple structure: a group of friends, teammates, or coworkers creates a Google Forms survey with superlative-style questions. Categories typically include who's the funniest, who's the most athletic, who has the best style, who "pulled the most" (romantic success), and who's "the menace" of the group. Everyone fills it out anonymously or semi-anonymously, and one person compiles the results into a TikTok video. The clip scrolls through each category and its winner, almost always set to the opening bars of "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn. The combination of the upbeat disco track with the slow reveal of each "winner" gives the videos a mock-awards-show energy2.
On November 15, 2021, TikToker @whosunderrated posted a video captioned "Google forms with the group chat" showing the results of a survey taken by his friend group2. The survey covered several categories: funniest, most unfunny, most athletic, least athletic, who had "best drip," who "pulled the most" and "the least," best gamer, and who was "the menace" of the group. Set to "Got To Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn, the video picked up over 4.4 million views and 783,000 likes within one month2.
Origin & Background
How It Spread
How to Use This Meme
The Google Forms With the Group Chat format works best with a tight-knit group. The typical process:
Create a Google Form with superlative categories. Common picks include funniest, most athletic, best-dressed, biggest flirt, "the menace," and best gamer. Groups often add custom categories that reflect inside jokes.
Send the form to the group chat and have everyone submit responses.
Compile the results, noting who won each category.
Record a TikTok scrolling through each category and its winner, usually with photos or @-tags for each person.
Set the video to "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn for the classic version of the trend, though some creators use other tracks.
Cultural Impact
Fun Facts
The song "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn, released in 1978, got a major boost in streams thanks to the trend, introducing a disco classic to a Gen Z audience.
The trend's reliance on Google Forms made it one of the few viral TikTok formats that required participants to actually do homework before filming.
Some groups added high-stakes categories like "most likely to be famous" and "most likely to peak in high school," turning the lighthearted format into something genuinely revealing.
Frequently Asked Questions
References (2)
- 1Google Geminiencyclopedia
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