SexyBack was released by Justin Timberlake in 2006 as the lead single from FutureSex/LoveSounds, produced by Timbaland, and became one of the defining club hits of that era. Years later, low-quality and distorted re-uploads began circulating on TikTok, YouTube and soundboards, where the degraded audio was treated as a joke in itself rather than a flaw. The contrast between the song's slick, confident production and its crunchy, compressed sound made it easy to reuse for parody edits, and it has stayed popular because the hook remains instantly recognisable even when the quality is deliberately ruined.