Shaun the Sheep began as a character in Aardman Animations' Wallace and Gromit films before getting his own stop-motion television series, which premiered in the United Kingdom in 2007. The theme song opens each episode and quickly became recognisable beyond the show, shared in memes, edits and nostalgia compilations as a shorthand for cheeky farmyard chaos. It remains popular because the tune is short, upbeat and tied to a character many viewers grew up watching, making it an easy fit for light-hearted videos.