This sound took off in 2022 after Recess Therapy interviewed a young boy named Tariq, whose love of corn turned him into the viral Corn Kid. A musical remix of his interview spread across TikTok, reposts and reaction edits, helping 'It’s corn' become a widely recognised audio. The clip stayed popular because it fits feel-good jokes, food content and ironic overpraise, similar to how other recurring TikTok audios become shorthand for a very specific mood.