The 7th Element is a 2001 song by Russian singer Vitas, built around electronic production and his unusually high, flexible voice. Its chorus features wordless trills and staccato laughter that feel completely out of place in a pop track. The official performance resurfaced online in the mid-2010s, where clips of Vitas in a futuristic costume turned the riff into a reaction staple. Editors isolated the strangest vocal burst as a standalone bloop, and it stuck because it needs no context. Even listeners who have never heard the full song recognize the sound instantly.