Goat Simulator began as a joke prototype from Swedish developer Coffee Stain Studios and was released in 2014 as a deliberately buggy sandbox game in which players control a goat causing mayhem. Its absurd premise made it a viral hit on YouTube and Twitch, where streamers shared clips of goats flying, exploding and ragdolling through towns. The music became shorthand for that brand of lighthearted chaos, and creators still reuse it to signal that a clip is not meant to be taken seriously.