Two photos, one dock, a song of your own
Raindance AI video: you two on the dock at night
Add a selfie of yourself and one of the person you want beside you. The studio writes a fresh duet, stands you both on a wooden harbour dock under city lights and matches your lips to every line. Nothing to install, no timeline to edit.
The Raindance AI trend puts two people into a night-time waterside duet inspired by the video for Dave and Tems' "Raindance". Here you only need two photos: the studio places you both on its Harbour Dock stage and performs a brand-new song written for you, never the original track.
Every song is written new for your video. No artist's recording is played and nobody's voice is copied.
Sample videos from our other stages (not Raindance clips)
Two friends, one track A couple, from one photo Grandpas on the mic A birthday roast
What is the Raindance AI trend?
"Raindance" is a song by the British rapper Dave and the Nigerian singer Tems. It came out on 23 October 2025 as a track on Dave's album The Boy Who Played the Harp, and its music video followed on 9 January 2026 (Wikipedia, "Raindance (song)", checked October 18, 2026).
The AI trend borrows one moment from that video: a pair by the water, one waiting at the end of a wooden pier while the other sings toward them. Creators rebuild the shot with AI video tools and cast someone new in both roles, from couples and best friends to rivals paired up for a laugh. Step-by-step guides to it were already being published in early October 2026, for example one dated 8 October 2026 (Kapwing's Raindance AI guide, checked October 18, 2026).
Our take is a stage of its own rather than a copy of that shot. Harbour Dock is a wooden dock at night with calm water and distant city lights, and the studio opens on it when you arrive from this page. You keep the feeling of the trend, two people and a waterfront at night, while everything you see and hear is generated for your video.
The same two photos can also go on other stages. The AI music video generator page explains how the song, the two voices and the picture come out of one render.
Prefer the orange-booth duo trend? See our Hotel Lobby AI page
Raindance vs Hotel Lobby: which duo trend fits you
Both trends star two people sharing one frame, and both work from the same two photos here. They differ in mood more than in effort, so pick the one that suits the pair you have in mind.
| Raindance AI | Hotel Lobby AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Scene | A dock at night, water and city lights behind you | An orange booth with two microphones side by side |
| Mood | Warm, a little cinematic, good for something heartfelt | Playful and loud, built for trading boasts |
| Suits | Couples, anniversaries, long-distance friends | Flatmates, siblings, teammates, office rivals |
| What you need here | Two face photos, or one photo of you both | The same two photos |
| Stage in the studio | Harbour Dock, picked for you on this page | Tangerine Booth, picked for you on that page |
Either way the song is new: verses written around your topic, performed by two voices that are generated, not cloned. The Hotel Lobby AI page covers the orange-booth version in depth.
How to make a Raindance AI video here, step by step
1
Add a face for each of you
Pick one clear, front-facing selfie of yourself and one of your partner, with even light and nothing covering the eyes. A single photo with both of you in it works as well.
2
Keep Harbour Dock selected
The night-time dock is already chosen. Write what the song should be about, such as how you met or a trip you still talk about, or leave the topic empty for a general duet.
3
Choose a length and start
The standard clip is 12 seconds and can run up to 15. Press the button and allow a few minutes; you can close the tab and come back when it is ready.
4
Save it and post
Download the vertical video to your phone and share it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts. Tagging it #raindanceai helps people browsing the trend find it.
Who to put on the dock: duo ideas
A waterside scene at night does most of the emotional work, so the strongest clips pair it with a subject that means something to both people. Put that subject in the topic field and the lyrics are built on it.
- A couple on an anniversary: the first date, the wrong restaurant and why it still counts.
- Friends in different countries: the time difference, the voice notes and the reunion you keep promising.
- A parent and a grown-up child: late-night drives and the advice that finally made sense.
- Best friends before a wedding: a toast from the two people who saw it all begin.
- Bandmates or teammates: the season, the road trips and the night it all came together.
- Two old rivals: a mock-serious duet about a grudge neither of you remembers starting.
Giving the pair a stage name? The rap duo name generator suggests a few. Making it as a present for an anniversary or a birthday? A gift link lets the other person open it, and the birthday rap song page has ideas for that day in particular. For a playful pair, the orange booth may suit better than the dock, and the Migos AI page answers the questions that come with that version. For the full process from photos to post, read how to make a rap duo video.
Is there a Raindance AI filter?
Not a live one. No camera lens drops you onto a dock while you film. The clips in the feed are made after the fact: either an editing-app template that pairs an AI-generated scene with the song, or a video generated from photos in an AI tool.
This studio is the second kind, with one difference: it also writes and performs the music. Your two selfies are the only input, and the finished video arrives with its own song already in sync, so there is no track to add later. One song is $7.99 on its own, and every plan and pack is on the pricing page.
Making something solo? Bby Wow AI turns one photo into the party-guy dance meme.
Raindance AI: your questions
What is the Raindance AI trend?
A short AI video in which two people take over a night-time waterside scene inspired by the video for "Raindance" by Dave and Tems. People cast themselves, partners or friends in the two roles.
Is there a Raindance filter on TikTok or CapCut?
No live filter exists. What people call the filter is a template or a clip generated from photos. This studio generates the whole video, song included, from your two photos.
Does it use the real "Raindance" song or the artists' voices?
No. Neither the recording nor the voices of Dave or Tems are used. The studio writes new lyrics and a new beat for each video and performs them with generated voices, so the duet you hear is yours alone.
Can I do it for free?
Where it is offered, a Google or GitHub sign-in gets a free 5-second preview, watermarked, to watch before you pay. A full video uses 10 credits, one song on its own is $7.99, and a render that fails is never charged.
Do we both need to be in one photo?
No. Two separate selfies are enough, taken in different places at different times. If you already have a good photo of the two of you together, you can use that one instead.
Will TikTok mute it?
Muting usually follows when a platform recognises a commercial recording in a clip. The song in your video was written for it and has no catalogue version to match, so that check is unlikely to flag it, though TikTok makes the final call on any upload.
How is it different from the Hotel Lobby trend?
Hotel Lobby is two performers in an orange booth trading verses; Raindance is a softer night scene by the water. Here both start from the same two photos, on different stages.
Your Raindance AI video, with you two on the dock
Choose your partner, add two faces and the night-time dock is ready for you both.