#WhenTheBeatDrops Might Be the Next Viral EDM Craze

Move over Baauer, there's a new viral EDM meme in town. Earlier this year, we were introduced to what happens when the Internets makes a meme out of a random batch of bad dancing to a year-old tune (aka the "Harlem Shake" meme). Now it looks like Martin Garrix's "Animals" is the latest track to be subject to a random viral meme.

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Move over Baauer, there's a new viral EDM meme in town. Earlier this year, we were introduced to what happens when the Internets makes a meme out of a random batch of bad dancing to a year-old tune (aka the "Harlem Shake" meme). Now it looks like Martin Garrix's "Animals" is the latest track to be subject to a random viral meme.

As Be The Rave explains, people are flocking to Vine to contribute to the #WhenTheBeatDrops meme, which features a group of people falling to the ground in a public place when the drop in "Animals" hits (although it looks like people are dropping to more than "Animals"). Pretty simple, with some wild effects. We've been scouring the Internets for some of the better Vines in the craze, and here's what we've found:

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