Running in the 90s began as an Italian Eurobeat track by Max Coveri, part of the high-tempo dance sound that soundtracked arcade racing culture in Japan. It reached a much larger audience through Initial D, where its driving beat matched the show's street-racing scenes and became inseparable from drifting in popular imagination. Online, editors began pairing the chorus with fast cuts, car footage and exaggerated chases, turning it into a shorthand for speed itself. That instant recognition keeps it in constant use for memes, montages and racing edits.