--- description: The Flip the Switch challenge, the viral dance trend sweeping TikTok, uses a Drake lyric to get people to trade identities with each other. title: Flip the Switch Challenge Uses Drake Lyric to Swap Identity image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3686b46cb366c7b7/698a0b4bb3fce3248f0c66f2/flip-the-switch-challenge-drake-tiktok.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 'Flip the Switch' Challenge Continues to Inspire Everyone Who's Anyone to Try On Someone Else's Identity  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2020 2:52 PM CUT  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Daniel Craig" Episode 1782 -- Pictured: (l-r) Senator Elizabeth Warren as herself and Kate McKinnon as senator Elizabeth Warren during the "Ingraham Angle Coronoavirus Cold Open" on Saturday, March 7, 2020 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Daniel Craig" Episode 1782 -- Pictured: (l-r) Senator Elizabeth Warren as herself and Kate McKinnon as senator Elizabeth Warren during the "Ingraham Angle Coronoavirus Cold Open" on Saturday, March 7, 2020 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images—2020 NBCUniversal Media, LLC  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2020 2:52 PM CUT If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be someone else for the day or maybe just for the duration of a catchy and very danceable [Drake](https://time.com/5599078/drake-trolling-nba-finals/ "undefined") lyric, then the “Flip the Switch” challenge might be for you. The viral dance trend originated on [TikTok](https://time.com/5721116/teen-tik-tok-history-lessons-videos/ "undefined") with users trading places and often clothing while dancing to the lyric “I just flipped the switch/ (flip flip)” from Drake’s 2018 song, “Nonstop.” Since then, it’s quickly become Internet gold, inspiring everyone to try on another person’s identity, even if just for a moment of dance. While the original clip that appears to have started the challenge featured the couple behind account @dallinxbella switching clothes and places after flipping a light switch on and off, it’s also quickly caught on with high-profile figures, including [Senator Elizabeth Warren](https://time.com/5798122/elizabeth-warren-woman-president-america/ "undefined"), who made a hilarious clip dancing with her [_Saturday Night Live_ doppelganger Kate McKinnon](https://time.com/5717009/elizabeth-warren-medicare-healthcare-snl/ "undefined") during her surprise appearance on _SNL_ this weekend as well as power couple, J. Lo and A-Rod, who made their own version of the dance video on TikTok. Warren’s take on it was so charming, even Drake, who’s no stranger to [a viral dance challenge](https://time.com/5333612/in-my-feelings-challenge/ "undefined"), weighed in with his thoughts on it on Instagram. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5799455/flip-the-switch-challenge-drake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5799455/flip-the-switch-challenge-drake/"},"headline":"The 'Flip the Switch' Challenge Continues to Inspire Everyone Who's Anyone to Try On Someone Else's Identity","datePublished":"2020-03-09T14:52:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:21.335Z","description":"The Flip the Switch challenge, the viral dance trend sweeping TikTok, uses a Drake lyric to get people to trade identities with each other.","url":"https://time.com/5799455/flip-the-switch-challenge-drake/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3686b46cb366c7b7/698a0b4bb3fce3248f0c66f2/flip-the-switch-challenge-drake-tiktok.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3686b46cb366c7b7/698a0b4bb3fce3248f0c66f2/flip-the-switch-challenge-drake-tiktok.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Saturday Night Live - Season 45","caption":"Saturday Night Live - Season 45","creditText":"NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images—2020 NBCUniversal Media, LLC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5799455/flip-the-switch-challenge-drake/","name":"The 'Flip the Switch' Challenge Continues to Inspire Everyone Who's Anyone to Try On Someone Else's Identity"}}]}] ```