Among Us was released in 2018 by Innersloth as a multiplayer social deduction game about crewmates completing tasks while impostors secretly eliminate them. Its main menu theme became widely recognised in 2020 when streamers and YouTubers helped the game surge in popularity, and clips using the music spread across social media and meme edits. The simple, spacey loop became shorthand for acting sus, calling out a liar, or building quiet tension before a reveal, which is why creators still reach for it long after the peak hype.