"Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) was originally an instrumental by New Zealand producer Jawsh 685, but later became a collaboration with singer Jason Derulo.  While some TikTok videos of the song feature the entire chorus, videos which feature the associated dance generally play for 13 to 15 seconds, from 52 seconds to 1:05/1:07 in the song).  The song currently has over 10 million different videos, though they are spread out over multiple TikTok sounds.

TikTok user @jasonderulo

TikTok user @jasonderulo

When considering the entirety of "Savage Love", it is a rhythmic outlier compared to the other songs in the project.  The main drum pattern is a reggaeton beat where every other snare hit is pushed back by one 16th note. The song also has no hi-hats in it, only a tambourine that is played during its post-chorus/pop-drop.  That being said, the section of the song mainly used on TikTok doesn't have this drum pattern, in fact it doesn't have any drums at all.  It is the chorus of the song and has between the first one or three second(s) of the pop-drop that follows.
The rhythm is held down by a bass guitar playing on every beat while an acoustic guitar plays in-between each of these. This guitar is playing on every upbeat, which is actually the same rhythm that the "Go" in the start of "Lottery (Renegade)" is being sung.  A snap is also played on the 2 and 4 of the beat.
The chorus section that is the focus of the clip is relatively sparse, featuring minimal percussion, a bass guitar, and acoustic guitar, and lead vocals.  Just like "Lottery" and "Mood", the sections that are popular and used on TikTok all feature 4 unique elements and tend to be the least "exciting" parts of the song, or at least the parts with the least happening.

Video count from TikTok

Mood analysis from Cyanite

Similarly to "Mood (feat. iann dior)" by 24kGoldn, "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" is in a major key, and the Cyanite AI took note of this, as seen in how it leans towards happy.  Being unaware of exactly how Cyanite identifies songs, it is impossible to know exactly what parts of the song influences the detected moods.  When analyzing "Mood", the relaxing characteristic was attributed to its tonal quality, or timbre, but for "Savage Love" it feels more accurate to credit this to the Reggaeton drum beat, as they tend to provide a relaxed and mellow groove.  Regarding the calm attribute, lots of sections of the song are lacking drums, which generally increase the energy of a song.
Although some of the musical aspects of "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" seem to dictate that it doesn't fit in with the other songs in this project, the Cyanite AI's analysis shows that the overarching themes do line up.

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