Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was released by Valve in 2012 as the fourth main entry in the Counter-Strike series, and its main menu music became one of the most heard sounds in PC gaming. The track played every time players launched the game, queued for competitive matches, or browsed skins, embedding it in gaming culture for over a decade. Even after CS2 replaced CSGO in 2023, the original menu theme remains in wide use online for nostalgia edits, memes and soundboards, alongside similar gaming cues like the bomb has been planted line.