What is the Choosin' Texas emo trend?
Quick answer
It is a TikTok trend built on one video: on 29 September 2026 the creator @kobbapot sang Ella Langley's country hit Choosin' Texas as a screaming emo rock song on a parking garage roof at night, in a black cowboy hat. The clip passed 13 million views within a month, and people now copy it on their own rooftops, in duets and with AI.
The song: Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas
Choosin' Texas is a country song by Ella Langley, written by Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert and Joybeth Taylor. It came out on 17 October 2025 and became one of the biggest songs of 2026: No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February and No. 1 on the UK singles chart in September.
The emo version
The trend comes from @kobbapot's post of 29 September 2026. He films himself in one handheld take on the top floor of a parking garage at night, city lights behind him, and sings the song like the frontman of a 2000s emo band:
- Hands on the wall behind him, bouncing in deep squats
- Rock horns with both hands, straight into the lens
- Hands clasped and pleading, then a hand on his chest
- Head thrown back on the screamed high notes
- A lunge at the camera and a drop to one knee at the end
He called it the "Emo choosin Texas remix". It is a fan cover, not an official remix of the song.
Timeline
- Around 5 June 2026: emo and hardcore covers of Choosin' Texas already circulate on TikTok, such as one by @piratemike311 that passes 700,000 views.
- 29 September 2026: @kobbapot posts his emo version on the parking garage roof.
- 30 September: the first duets and copies use his sound.
- Around 10 October: @kobbapot posts a ranking of his top four remixes and puts the emo one first; that post passes 2 million views.
- Around 15 October: the copies spread to other rooftops, with wigs, long coats and country-versus-emo spins.
- Late October: the original passes 13 million views and 1.6 million likes, #choosintexas holds more than 46,000 videos, and AI tools that put your face into the clip from one photo appear.
Why it spread
- The contrast: a country hit turned into a screaming emo anthem by a man in a cowboy hat.
- It is easy to copy: one phone, one take, a rooftop or any wall at night, and moves anyone can do.
- The song was already everywhere in 2026, so viewers know the line he is screaming.
Other names for it
People search for the same video as the emo Choosin' Texas remix, the Choosin' Texas emo version, "If Choosin' Texas was emo", or with the spelling choosing Texas emo.
Make your own
You don't need a rooftop or a singing voice. Upload one photo to ChoosinTexasEmo and the AI makes a 14.7-second vertical video of you doing the routine, lip-synced to the emo vocal. The step-by-step guide covers the photo, the quality and posting.
Questions
- Who sings the emo Choosin' Texas?
- The TikTok creator @kobbapot. He posted the emo cover on 29 September 2026. The original song is by Ella Langley.
- Is the emo Choosin' Texas an official remix?
- No. It is @kobbapot's own cover, filmed on a phone. Ella Langley has not released an emo version.
- Where was the emo Choosin' Texas video filmed?
- On the top floor of a parking garage at night, with city lights behind him.
- How do I make the Choosin' Texas emo video with my face?
- Upload one photo on our home page, choose a quality and press Generate. You get a vertical video of you doing the routine in usually under 10 minutes.