Sonne was released in 2001 as a single from Mutter, the third album by German industrial metal band Rammstein, and its counting opening and massive chorus made it one of their most recognisable songs. Slowed edits later spread through TikTok, YouTube and soundboards, where creators favoured the lower pitch and heavier feel for edits that needed instant menace. The trend treated the track less as a full song and more as a short dramatic cue, helping this brief slowed excerpt remain popular for entrances, transformations and high intensity fan edits.