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CMAT's 'Woke Macarena': What is viral Take A Sexy Picture Of Me dance?
From your FYP to the Official Singles Chart - here's everything you need to know about CMAT's viral dance trend
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Lola Young's learnt it. Cher Lloyd's slayed it. Declan McKenna's done it. Quite literally every person at Primavera perfected it. But what is this viral TikTok dance dubbed the 'Woke Macarena'?
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In May, Irish singer-songwriter CMAT released Take A Sexy Picture Of Me; the latest track lifted from her upcoming third studio album Euro-Country. Despite being, by CMAT's own admission, the 'saddest song' she's ever written, Take A Sexy Picture Of Me has sparked an inescapable social media craze.
With the song now breaking free from the FYP to become CMAT's first-ever Official Singles Chart entry, we're here to provide your ultimate guide to 2025's answer to 'the Apple dance.'
What is the 'Woke Macarena'?
The 'Woke Macarena' is a dance devised by influencer Sam Morris to CMAT's Take A Sexy Picture Of Me in May of this year.
Acknowledging Sam's choreography on TikTok, CMAT commented: "love u so much this was such a very kind thing of u to do. i was at the club the other night and more than one person came up to me and silently did the dance. it was so fun and lovely ! i feel like a very special girl thanks to u."
But wait, what even is the Macarena?
The Macarena is the dance routine attached to Los Del Río's Spanish school-disco-to-stag-do-spanning staple Macarena, which peaked at Number 2 on its release in 1996.
Who is CMAT?
CMAT is the stage name of Irish singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, born in County Meath on February 23 1996, just months before the actual Macarena made its UK Singles Chart debut.
What's the meaning behind CMAT's Take A Sexy Picture Of Me?
CMAT wrote Take A Sexy Picture Of Me after facing fat-shaming comments following her set at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Luton in 2024.
Speaking to Radio 1's Jack Saunders, CMAT explained: "I was just wearing clothes and everyone was very annoyed at me for that.
"This happens to everyone all the time. Everyone is constantly being judged on whether or not they're commercially attractive and where they fall within these really weird goal posts.
"I just was annoyed, and I wanted to write a song about being annoyed about it."
Which celebrities have done the 'Woke Macarena' dance so far?
So many: Liz Gillies, Julia Fox, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Lola Young, Cher Lloyd and Declan McKenna, to name but six.
How to do CMAT's 'Woke Macarena' dance:
Search anything from 'CMAT' to 'Take A Sexy Picture Of Me' on socials and you'll pick up the moves in no time.
Where has CMAT's Take A Sexy Picture Of Me peaked on the UK's Official Singles Chart?
Take A Sexy Picture Of Me became CMAT's first-ever Official Singles Chart entry in June 2025, and has so far peaked at Number 57.
When is CMAT's Euro-Country album released?
Euro-Country, CMAT's third studio LP, will be released on August 29 2025.
CMAT's Take A Sexy Picture Of Me lyrics:
Ever since I was a little girl
I only wanted to be sexy
Nine years old, tryna wax my legs with tape
There were some things only I can see
A little spot that can't be lifted
On my left hand, dig in like a car key
So you see, I've been having a horrible time
Of late, I get none of your sympathy
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
And then it's too much for therapy
Oh, baby, heed my solution
And take a sexy picture
Take a sexy picture of me
And make me look sixteen
Listen
I did the butcher, I did the baker
I did the home and the family maker
I did school girl fantasies
Oh, I did leg things and hand stuff
And single woman banter
Now tell me, what was in it for me?
Oh, I've been having a horrible time
Of late, I get none of your sympathy
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
And then it's too much for therapy
Oh, baby, heed my solution
And take a sexy picture
Take a sexy picture of me
And make me look fifteen
You haven't looked at me the same
Since I turned twenty-seven
Where goes my potential?
Oh, she's up in Heaven
Rest in peace to any chance of me
Dating within the station
Ah-ah, ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ooh-ooh
And no doctor or Pope can grant diagnosis
I've peeled through the forums
And there's no cure for old sis
But here's a message to the party girls
Dragged out by their ankles
I'm here if you need me, deep in your afters
Who invented CMAT's 'Woke Macarena' dance?
That'd be influencer-type Sam Morris, found over on TikTok @justsammorris.
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I had to look up what FYP means. Maybe because I'm 42, or maybe because the OCC have made up an abbreviation, I have no way of knowing which. Anyway, it's 'For You Page'.