The sound comes from Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar Games' open-world game first released in 2013, where it plays when the player dies and the screen fades to the iconic wasted message. Clips of the sting began circulating on YouTube, TikTok and Discord as creators reused it outside the game to mark fails and eliminations. Like the Fortnite death sound, it has become a shorthand for defeat in gaming edits because players recognise it instantly, even without seeing the game itself.