You saw two people in a white room, one tapping a tiny keyboard, the other pointing and laughing, and the tune stuck in your head as something like kong kong, king king king. You typed that into a search bar and got a page of King Kong songs.
Short answer: the song is "Alors on danse" by Stromae, a Belgian artist, released in 2009. "Kong kong king king king" is not a title. It is the keyboard line spelled out by ear, and some AI video apps now use it as the name of the effect.
Why people call it "kong kong king king king"
Three things push people toward a nickname instead of the real title.
- They only know the tune. The scene is built around a short keyboard figure that repeats. If you can't place a melody, you write down what it sounds like, the same way people type "na na na" for a chorus they can't name.
- The real title is French. "Alors on danse" is hard to spell if you've only heard it. Google Trends shows people searching "alors on dance" and "alor on danse" alongside the right spelling.
- Apps named the effect after the sound. At least one AI video site lists the template as "KONG KONG KING KING KING", and its how-to post uses that name without once saying which song it is. That is how the nickname reached search.
Is this the clip you saw?
If most of these match, you are looking at the Alors on danse meme:
- A bright white, almost empty studio.
- One person seated at a small keyboard next to a laptop, tapping out the beat.
- A second person standing beside them, nodding, pointing and acting like the boss.
- A moment where the second person leans right into the camera, laughing.
- An ending where both jog backwards away from the camera until they are tiny.
- A French chorus on top of an electronic beat.
If there is no keyboard and no white room, you probably heard a different "King Kong" sound. Plenty of those exist, which is why the nickname search goes nowhere.
Why searching the nickname doesn't work
When we searched "kong kong king king king" on Google (US, October 2026), the first page was all songs with King Kong in the title: a 1970s funk track, rap songs, a SoundCloud artist. None of them is the meme. ABBA even has a 1974 "King Kong Song", which adds to the confusion.
Search engines match words, and these words belong to a giant ape. To find the meme, search the real title.
Every name this trend goes by
| What people type | What it means |
|---|---|
| kong kong king king king | The keyboard tune written out by ear; also an AI effect name |
| alors on danse ai | The AI remake where you swap in your own faces |
| alors on danse meme / trend | The format itself |
| stromae ai | Same meme, named after the artist |
| alors on dance, alor on danse | Common misspellings of the title |
| alors on danse making of | People looking for the original studio clip |
| one keyboard, two DJs | How some apps describe the scene |
They all lead to the same 15 seconds.
Where the white-studio clip comes from
The clip is not Stromae's official music video. It comes from a comedy sketch on French comedian Jamel Debbouze's 2010 DVD Made in Jamel. Jamel plays a guy who "shows" Stromae how to make the song and takes the credit for it. It was staged for laughs; Jamel had no part in writing the real song.
So the two people in the original are Stromae and Jamel Debbouze. The French meaning of the title, what the lyrics are about and the full backstory are in our post on what "alors on danse" means.
Why it's everywhere in 2026
The song has had TikTok moments before. Know Your Meme records a 2021 wave built on a slowed-down version, with group dance videos and parodies.
The keyboard version is newer. In late September 2026 an AI edit of the Jamel sketch, with Sam Altman and Dario Amodei swapped in, went viral. People then started putting themselves and their friends in the studio, which is why you now see the scene with strangers' faces and why a new crowd is asking what the song is.
Listening to the full song
Search Stromae "Alors on danse" on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube. It is on his 2010 album Cheese. Note that the official music video looks nothing like the white studio, so don't expect the keyboard scene there.
Make your own version
Here is our own render of the meme, made from two photos:
On Alors on danse AI, photo 1 plays the keyboard and photo 2 plays the hype partner. You get 15 seconds in 16:9 with the song. Casting tips and the mistakes we hit are in how to make an Alors on danse AI video.
RapVideo AI is independent and not affiliated with Stromae, Jamel Debbouze or the makers of the original clip.
FAQ
Is there a real song called "Kong Kong King King King"?
Not the one in this meme. The phrase is a nickname for the keyboard tune in "Alors on danse". Songs with "King Kong" in the title exist, but none of them is this clip.
Who sings the song in the keyboard meme?
Stromae, a Belgian singer and producer. The song is "Alors on danse", first released in Belgium in 2009 (Wikipedia).
Who are the two men in the original clip?
Stromae and French comedian Jamel Debbouze, in a 2010 comedy sketch. The viral AI version used the faces of Sam Altman and Dario Amodei instead.
What language is the song in?
French. "Alors on danse" roughly means "so we dance".
Why can't Shazam or search find "kong kong king king king"?
Typing the nickname only matches songs with those words in the title. Search the title "Alors on danse", or let a music recognition app listen to the audio itself rather than typing the sound.