Roxanne began as a song by The Police before Baz Luhrmann reimagined it as a tango sequence in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge, where its urgent melody underscored jealousy and obsession. The film version kept the recognisable chorus while giving it a darker, theatrical arrangement, which helped the number become one of the movie's most quoted musical moments. Online, short clips circulate in edits that need instant drama, and the hook remains useful because listeners recognise it within a second.