Crush Em was released by Megadeth on their 1999 album Risk, written as a deliberately arena ready anthem rather than a typical thrash track. The song gained wider exposure that year through the film Universal Soldier The Return and through professional wrestling, where Megadeth performed it live on WCW Monday Nitro as part of Bill Goldberg's presentation. Its short shouted hook separated easily from the full song, so editors and fans began circulating that section alone as a ready made entrance and hype sound online.