Astronomia was originally released by Russian producer Tony Igy in 2010, and a 2014 remix by Dutch duo Vicetone brought it to a much wider audience. In early 2020 the track became inseparable from the coffin dance meme, which paired the music with footage of Ghanaian dancing pallbearers carrying a coffin. The clip spread rapidly across TikTok, YouTube and social media, turning the song into shorthand for an unexpected or disastrous ending. It remains popular today as a ringtone and as background music for memes, edits and reaction videos.