The sound comes from Pedro, a 1980 Italian disco song by Raffaella Carrà, revived in 2024 when a remix paired it with a video of a raccoon dancing in a circle. The clip spread rapidly across TikTok, where users reused the same spinning raccoon and the catchy chant for dance edits, pet videos, and light-hearted memes. Its simple repetition and retro, feel-good rhythm made it easy to recognise and reuse, and it remains popular as a short, joyful sound for playful, energetic content.