The chant comes from Pedro, a 1980 song by Italian pop singer Raffaella Carrà, whose bright disco style made the chorus easy to loop decades later. It surged again in 2024 when TikTok creators paired the hook with dance edits, most famously a spinning raccoon clip that turned the song into a visual shorthand for joyful, absurd celebration. A modern dance remix helped it travel beyond Italy, and creators still reuse it because the short, repetitive chorus works instantly even for viewers who have never heard the full song.