Astronomia began as an electronic track by Tony Igy, later reworked by Vicetone, and it became famous worldwide in 2020 through videos of Ghanaian dancing pallbearers carrying a coffin to its beat. Shared widely on TikTok and YouTube, the footage turned the upbeat track into shorthand for a failed stunt or doomed plan. Its short, instantly recognisable hook kept it in circulation long after the original trend peaked, and creators still reach for it when a clip needs a darkly comic ending.