Trending Reels songs are constantly changing, and it’s hard to tell what’s in and what’s out. These 42 songs and sounds are trending for August 2022.

Knowing how to use top trending songs and sounds in your Instagram Reels can be the difference between staying relevant and seeming out of touch.

There are many ways to find trends. You can hop on the TikTok trend table, search audio on Instagram (the upward arrow indicates trending audio), or visit the official IG Creators page to see which trends they’re following.

It’s tough to keep up with the constant rotation of what’s in and what’s out. So, here’s a guide to August’s trending songs and sounds and how they’re usually used.

With our help, there’s no need to dig through hours of TikTok trending playlists, Instagram Reels, and music hashtag trends on the explore page. This list will help any influencer, content creator, or small business owner find the original audio that works best for your content.

20 Trending Sounds for Instagram Reels 2022 (August)

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Here, we have the top trending songs and sounds, all of which are featured on Reels with thousands of views.

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Pro tip: Save the sounds linked in this post so they can appear on your saved audio when you’re ready to make your Instagram Reel.

1. Slays of the Week

This is a transition sound for fashion content creators and fashion enthusiasts. Show your outfit range according to the days of the week, “Monslay” through “Sunslay.”

2. Long Text

For this trend, share a long quote or a discussion you’re enthusiastic about. Hold the phone like you would when you’re in a heated online messaging war — brow furrowed in concentration as you type fervently on the screen.

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Make sure your text is at least one quarter of the screen (readable sized fonts too) and engaging enough to draw readers in and keep them reading until the end.

3. Listen Up

Use this trending sound to announce a product launch, or drop a motivational note to inspire or inform your audience. Hit a pan or a mug with a spoon to get attention, then drop your message using text overlay.

4. What? I’m Ready  

This trend can be implemented as a terrific transition effect for fashion enthusiasts. Go through a door, fresh-faced and out of the bathroom, and then open the door as “Anna” from the hit show “Inventing Anna” is yelled at to come out. Your return look should be you glammed up and ready to turn heads as you lip sync, “What? I’m ready.”

5. Unsubscribing From the Drama

This trending sound is great for lifestyle content creators. Execute this trend as a POV video with text overlay, where you write situations or issues you just couldn’t be bothered with.

6. Voices in Your Head

Use this sound to express the truth about creating content, such as the need to distill thoughts and get past overthinking or the numerous steps involved. It’s a good way to show some human emotions or relate to your audience.

7. Dial Back  

Play this dial-back tone while pretending to call someone who is almost never with their phone, or someone who you would like to pick up so you could ask them a fun, silly question.

The most popular content in this trend is “Calling my mom two seconds after I missed her call”.

8. Too Long TikTok

This is a snarky trend, where you upload half of your content to prove a point to people always complaining about the length of your content.

It’s great for arts and craft content creators, as people are most likely going to view your profile to see the result of the project you were working on.

9. Helping Hand

“Perhaps I can be of some assistance.” This sound is awesome for service-based content creators such as social media managers, coaches, and personal trainers. Using text overlay, write out the problems your target audience might have before offering your services and leaving a call to action.

10. You’re Kidding, Right?

This is another great sound for service-based content creators to sell themselves and their services. Using text overlay, share an arguable point that your target audience often misinterprets.

Content idea: Act like you thought it something a joke before you recover to ask the question. “You’re kidding, right?” Straighten up the misconception using captions and text overlay.

11. Wow

This sound is great for food content creators. Showcase your latest recipe, or tease us with a steaming hot plate of yummy goodness.

12. Say Hi

This is a heartwarming call to action that’s just the right amount of sweet. Play it as a background sound as you carry out an everyday activity or showcase products you might be making or selling. It’s great for designers, artists, and lifestyle content creators.

13. Fake Shock

How much of a shopaholic are you? Use this sound to express fake shock about one habit you can get rid of. This trend is great for fashion and beauty content creators.

14. Do You Like Stuff?

This is an amazing trend product-based content creators can hop on to sell their craft. Hold out your artifacts or product, with child-like innocence and mouth along the words, “So … do you like stuff?”

15. “Black Top, Big T-Shirt” by Billie Eilish

How much of a Billie Eilish fan are you? Or how much do you love the color black? Show your enthusiasm for either, or both, using this sound. This trend is a cool way for fashion content creators to show off their best black inspo, oversized fit.

16. Eighty Percent of the Time

This sound is great for service-based content creators. What do you spend most of your time on? Make your craft as niche as you can, and show your audience what you can do for them with your expertise.

17. Weeping

Show your dedication to your job, craft, or content creator lifestyle, by pretending to eat your equipment as a sandwich. The concept is about spending all your money on equipment and resorting to eating them when you get hungry. Though the trending sound is of someone crying, this definitely brings some laughs to your timeline.

18. Thank You, God

A soundbite for people who believe in God, you can use this sound to show gratitude for the things you're most thankful for.

19. She’s a Ten

This trend is a follow-up to the "She's a 10, but …" meme that started trending in May, where a person rates a potential partner on a scale of 1 to 10. But without any negativity. It’s awesome for personal brands and lifestyle content creators. Use it to appreciate the wonderful females in your life.

20. I Want Food Outside

This sound is perfect for food content creators. It’s a fun way to show off mouth-watering delicacies on food tours when no one can stop you with the dreaded words, “There’s food at home.”

21 Trending Reels Songs for Instagram Reels in August 2022

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To get your creative juices flowing, here are 22 trending songs for Instagram Reels. Save them, schedule your videos, and watch the views flood in.

1. “L$D” by Luclover

This also plays out as a dance challenge trend. You can either dance to it alone or with a couple of friends. Influencers and dance artists should jump on this one.

2. “HISTORY” by Joel Corry & Becky Hill

Use this high-energy trending song on your Instagram reels to boost your reach. Play it over a craft tutorial, gym session clip, or even while taking a walk in the park on a sunny afternoon.

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It would do great on any content spanning major niches as long as It's fast-paced, creative, and full of smiles.

3. “A Great Big World” by Christina Aguilera

Practice your acting skills with this emoji acting challenge. Add random emojis as a text overlay to your Reel, then repeat a word or phrase of your choosing to match each emoji. This trend is perfect for influencers and actors.

4. “Sticky” by Drake

This trending sound is great as a dance-along video, or just play as a background sound to your workout videos, vlogs, and craft tutorial videos.

5. “COZY” by Beyoncé  

Show how comfortable you are in your looks with this sound. It's great for creating transition effects for fashion brands and enthusiasts.

6. “KU LO SA” by Oxlade  

This rhythmic song has a great vibe for dance-along videos. Dance artists or fitness content creators can take advantage of this trending song.

7. “No Surprises” by Radiohead

Use this trending song to show who you are in your truest form. Share different versions of yourself, travel clips, or just a slow day at home with a cup of coffee. It’s great for lifestyle content creators and personal brands.

8. “Betty (Get Money)” by Yung Gravy

For lifestyle creators, dancing along to this song is a good way to turn any boring routine activity into a fun one. Fashion content creators can also use it as a transition effect.

9. “Glimpse of Us” by Joji

For Influencers and personal brands, this slow tempo song is perfect for throwbacks, celebrating anniversaries, or sharing stories or defining moments. You can play over a still video of you staring directly at the audience (camera), with text overlay explaining a situation you thought would break you but ended up defining you.

10. “ALIEN SUPERSTAR” by Beyoncé

Beyonce’s high-energy song is great for fashion and beauty brands. Play it as a background song over your make-up hacks, hair tutorials, or clothing hauls.

11. “Crazy” by Nathan Ball

Play this song over adorable animal moments or memories that drive reflection and nostalgia.  Lifestyle creators or personal brands can use it as a background sound for throwbacks, birthday celebrations, or whatever your mood decides.

11. “Love Nwantiti” by Ckay feat. Dj Yo! & Ax'el

Love Nwantiti is still making hits on Instagram reels trends. If you haven’t used it, well, you still can. Play it as a background song over your videos or do a dance along (whatever groove your content or mood decides).

12. “My Favorite Things” by Julie Andrew

This trending track from the popular movie “The Sound of Music” is great for a range of creators. If you’re an influencer, you can play it while sharing fun facts about yourself or showcasing your favorite things, memories, activities, or a few harmless obsessions. For product-based content creators or Instagram marketers, this is an amazing way to showcase your affiliate marketing products and how you use them

13. “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot

Lifestyle content creators can hop on this song. Using text overlay, state something you could remix to sound better. Or, film yourself at a turntable with hands blocking your ear, much like a DJ. The concept is tweaking a story to make it slightly better, whether it is exaggerating on your college essay or playing down your ice cream addiction.

14. “I Like You (A Happier Song)” by Post Malone With Doja Cat

Take advantage of this trending song. Use it as a background song to keep your audience captivated, or do a dance along with your friends.

15. “THATS WHAT I WANT” by Lil Nas X

This trending song by Lil Nas X is perfect for just about any situation. Use it as a perfect addition to your high-energy videos, like an exercise video or a backpacking trip.

16. “As It Was” by Harry Styles

With various remixes topping the trend table, Harry Styles’ “As It Was” retains its position at the top. Not surprising in a bit, as it also tops the Spotify chart. Use this audio over photo slides or video montage.

17. “The Way I Are” by Timbaland

For this Instagram trend, share advice you constantly give others and then what they do instead of following it. Service-based content creators like coaches and trainers can use this to show a mistake their target audience makes. Take advantage of captions by writing a descriptive caption telling them why it’s wrong.

18. “My Humps” by the Blackeyed Peas, Remixed by JBroadway

This remix can be used across creative niches. For service and product-based creators, introduce an offer or product, and show why it’s important that they get it as soon as possible. Fashion content creators can also use this sound for outfit transitions.

19. “Murder She Wrote” by Chaka Demus & Pliers

Execute this trend as a POV video. First, use the text overlay to communicate a message in the format of “You’re not these ‘people’ who do ____, right?“

Pretend to agree with the text, then turn around to reveal that you are, indeed, one of those… and unashamedly so. End the big reveal with some dance moves to drive home how much it doesn’t bother you a bit. Or how much pride you take in doing whatever it is you’re guilty of.

20. “Potion” by Calvin Harris, featuring Dua Lipa, & Young Thug

Use this trending song by Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, and Young Thug as background music for your Instagram videos. It’s great for sharing DIYs and promoting beauty and fashion products.

21. “First Class” by Jack Harlow

Jack Harlow’s “First Class” is still a top trending song on Spotify. Use this audio over still images, video clips, and text. It’s great for showing off your portfolio or work.

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Choose the Best Trending Reels Songs and Sounds for Your Content

No matter what your niche is, there's a collection of popular audio to help your Instagram Reels gain views. Whether your specialty is lip-syncing, dramatic fashion transitions, or videos of your creation process, this curated list of trending songs and sounds should have you covered. Plus, some of these songs and sounds may stick around in the trending results for weeks to come.

With some practice and a little trial-and-error, you're guaranteed to have success with using Instagram Reels trending audio to boost your growth on Instagram.

If you’re looking to learn more about using Instagram like a pro, take a look at our previous posts:

• “The Best Time to Post on Instagram Reels to Boost Views in 2022”
• “Current Trending Reels Songs and Sounds in July 2022”

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