The Nokia ringtone is one of the most recognised phone sounds in the world, adapted from a short guitar phrase that Nokia adopted for its early mobile phones in the 1990s and made famous as its default tone. As the tune became a cultural shorthand for an incoming call, creators began remixing it, and bass-boosted versions spread through YouTube edits, TikTok videos and soundboards where the louder low end turned nostalgia into a joke. It remains popular because almost everyone recognises the melody instantly, even when it is distorted.