
He continued to upload these videos over the course of the month, with many going viral.

The user uploaded a second video like this on September 7th, gaining over 8.9 million views in a month (shown below, left). On June 14th, TikToker uploaded his first "Hey You!" video, asking people around Los Angeles what song they're listening to, gaining over 199,000 views in four days. On April 16th, 2021, YouTuber Stef C posted a video following the format in Vancouver, Canada, gaining over 715,000 views in six month (shown below, right). The trend became increasingly popular in 2021. On September 24th, 2015, YouTuber Onward State posted a video following the format at Penn State, gaining over 1.9 million views in six years (shown below, left). On July 26th, 2012, YouTuber Оля Оля uploaded a video asking people in Moscow what they're listening to, gaining over 233,000 views in nine years (shown below, right). These videos continued to appear on YouTube over the following years. On October 11th, 2011, YouTuber HotWopf uploaded a video doing the same thing in Toronto, gaining over 110,000 views in 10 years (shown below, left). For example, on June 20th, 2011, YouTuber clavernu posted a video directly inspired by Cullen's asking the question to people in Amsterdam, gaining over 1.3 million views in 10 years (shown below).

The video inspired a number of other videos like it that year. The video gained over 6.2 million views in 10 years. They answer and he edits the song over the video, which plays until the next interview (shown below). On May 25th, 2011, YouTuber Ty Cullen uploaded a video titled "Hey You! What Song are you Listening to? NEW YORK" where he walks around New York and asks people with headphones what they're listening to.
