Memes Who Can It Be Now Meme Generator

Step into the paranoid world of Colin Hay and Men at Work. This 1981 classic has become the internet's favorite way to express social dread. Use our editor to customize this iconic reaction clip.

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The 'Who Can It Be Now' meme originates from the 1981 music video for the hit song of the same name by the Australian band Men at Work. The scene features lead singer Colin Hay acting increasingly paranoid inside his apartment, frequently checking his door and looking through the peephole. The clip captured in this template shows Hay’s wide-eyed, frantic reaction as he hears a knock, perfectly synced with the iconic saxophone riff played by Greg Ham. In modern internet culture, this 11-second snippet is the gold standard for representing social anxiety, paranoia, or the universal desire to avoid human interaction. It is commonly used to depict situations where someone is hiding from a delivery driver, a landlord, or an unexpected visitor. Example captions include: 'When you hear a knock but you're not expecting a package,' 'My introverted soul when the doorbell rings,' and 'Me hiding from the consequences of my own actions.'