I Like to Move It was first released in 1993 by Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman and became a major dance hit. Its second life came with Madagascar in 2005, where lemur King Julien, voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen, performs the song as his party anthem. That scene fixed the track to the character in popular memory and made short clips ideal for sharing. Online, the chorus is reused for dance memes, animal videos and overconfident entrances, helped by its simple repeated hook that anyone can recognise within seconds.