What Is the Toc Toc Song? Who Sings It and What It Means
The Toc Toc song is "Toc toc" by Patrick Sébastien, a French entertainer from Corrèze, released in 2015. In October 2026 it became a worldwide TikTok sound after a teenager from Compiègne, in northern France, posted a dance to it: you hop on one foot and knock on an invisible door on every "toc toc". French media called it a hit across the world ten years after the song came out.
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"Toc toc" is how French spells a knock on a door, like "knock knock" in English. People who do not speak French often call the Toc Toc song "Kicékéla", a word they hear in the chorus, which asks who is at the door. Below: who sings it, what the words mean, where the dance came from, and how people make Toc Toc videos with AI.
Who sings the Toc Toc song?
Patrick Sébastien wrote and sings "Toc toc". He is a French TV host, comedian and singer of party songs from Corrèze, and the song came out in 2015, ICI reported. Speaking to the newspaper La Dépêche du Midi, he enjoyed the worldwide success, which he said proves wrong the critics who often call his songs tacky, Orange Actualités reported.
For "toc toc song", Google suggested "toc toc song lyrics", "toc toc song translation in english" and "toc toc song patrick sébastien" on 1 November 2026: people want the singer, the words and what they mean. This page answers all three.
| Toc Toc song facts | |
|---|---|
| Title | "Toc toc" |
| Artist | Patrick Sébastien |
| Released | 2015 |
| Language | French |
| TikTok hit | October 2026 |
| Nickname abroad | "Kicékéla" |
Toc Toc song meaning: what does "toc toc" mean?
"Toc toc" is the French sound of knocking on a door, the same as "knock knock" in English. The Toc Toc song is about exactly that: someone knocks at the door, and the chorus asks who is there, over and over, with the knocks on the beat. That is why the dance has a fist knocking on an invisible door.
"Kicékéla" is not a French word. It is how the chorus question, French for "who is that there?", sounds when said fast. Non-French speakers wrote down what they heard as one word, and the nickname stuck: Orange Actualités notes that the song was renamed "Kicékéla" abroad.
Many people search for Toc Toc song lyrics in English, or a Toc Toc song translation. The words belong to their writer, so we do not print them here; in short, it is a silly party song about a knock at the door, made to be shouted along to.
How the Toc Toc song became a TikTok trend
French media trace the trend to a teenager from Compiègne named Noah, who made up the choreography: hop on one foot, the other knee up, and knock twice in the air on each "toc toc". The dance spread across France, then abroad. College students in the US made it a hallway video, where friends burst out of a door one after another: the best-known one had about 47 million plays on 1 November 2026.
On TikTok most posts use a re-uploaded clip of the song, an "original sound" that 46,100 videos used on 1 November 2026; Patrick Sébastien’s own track is in TikTok’s sound library too. By then all kinds of people were doing it, from couples to a cartoon cow. Every move is in Toc Toc dance, step by step.
- TikTokA couple dancing to the Toc Toc song at the Las Vegas sign.@thebarndsm
- TikTokAn AI cow hopping and knocking to the Toc Toc song.@memealarmde
From TikTok, credited to the creators. Hover over a clip (or tap it) to play; tap a name to see the post.
Toc Toc song videos made with AI
The trend soon had an AI version. CapCut templates turn photos into the same dance, often with faces on men in suits and blonde bob wigs, and others make Santa, a cow or a pet do the hop and knock. TikTok and Google call it Toc Toc AI.
On RapVideo you can make one from a photo on the Toc Toc AI page: 10 seconds of you doing the dance as Santa, in a barbershop or as a couple at the Las Vegas sign, with the song on the clip, from 5 credits at 480p. In our own test of the Santa scene on 1 November 2026, every move landed on the beat and the face held.
FAQ
What is the Toc Toc song on TikTok?
"Toc toc" by Patrick Sébastien, a French party song from 2015. It became a worldwide TikTok sound in October 2026 with a dance where you hop on one foot and knock on an invisible door.
Who sings the Toc Toc song?
Patrick Sébastien, a French TV host, comedian and singer of party songs. He wrote "Toc toc" and released it in 2015.
What does toc toc mean in English?
Knock knock. "Toc toc" is the French sound of knocking on a door, and the Toc Toc song chorus asks who is there.
What does Kicékéla mean?
It is the chorus question, French for "who is that there?", heard as one word by people who do not speak French. It became the song’s nickname outside France.
Who started Toc Toc on TikTok?
French media say a teenager from Compiègne named Noah made up the choreography. College students in the US later made the hallway version famous.
Can I make a Toc Toc video with AI?
Yes. On RapVideo.ai our Toc Toc AI effect turns one photo into a 10-second video of the hop and knock with the Toc Toc song on it, from 5 credits at 480p.
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