June 2014, Know Your Meme

6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
I Can Has
Pop Culture
FAIL Blog
Memebase
Geek Universe
Loquillo
Know Your Meme
Search the database…
Advanced Search Protips
About
Rules
Chat
Random
Activity
Welcome! Login or signup now!
Home
Memes
Confirmed
Researching
Popular
Submissions
Deadpool
All
Submit an Entry
Images
Trending
Most Commented
Most Favorited
Most Liked
Least Liked
Most Viewed
All
Templates
Upload an Image
Videos
Trending
Most Commented
Most Favorited
Most Liked
Most Viewed
All
Upload a Video
Forums
Discussion
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
1/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
General
Meme Research
Serious Debate
Q & A
Media
Video Games
Moving Images
Books & Comics
Music
Websites
Fun!
Creative
Forum Games
Just For Fun
Riff-Raff
Memeory Lane
Maintenance
Report Problems
Announcements
Suggest Ideas
All
Blog
Interviews
In the Media
White Papers
Episode Notes
Behind the Scenes
Meme Review
All
Episodes
Specials
LeBron James
LGBT Pride Month
U.S. Presidential Election
#Brexit
"You Hear About Video Games?"
#CryingLeBron Usurps Crying Michael Jordan
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
2/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Updog
The Internet Goes Bananas Over #TeaLizard
Happy LGBT Pride Month!
Norman Reedus Holding Things
The Internet Mourns Christina Grimmie's Death
Dad Jokes
Discuss: The Highlights of E3 2016
Also Trending:
Brexit Mighty No. 9 (You) Thicc (NSFW) Pokémon Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as De... Gersh Kuntzman's
AR-15 PTSD Netorare (NSFW) Notch Donald and Hobbes
-14
Darude - Sandstorm
1,640,381
58
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
3/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
25
285
Updated 10 months ago by Brad.
Added 2 years ago by Alex Mercer.
5,382
Like us on Facebook!
Like
745K
25
PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry.
Status
Confirmed
Type:
Music
Year
1999
Origin
Twitch
Tags
bait, trolling, twitch, kappa, music, 90s, techno, electronica, mlg, sandstorm by darude
Additional References
Reddit
Urban Dictionary
Wikipedia
About
“Sandstorm” is a 1999 trance techno song by the Finnish electronic music producer Darude. Upon its release, the song
instantly gained mainstream recognition and continues to remain relevant as a pre-game “pump-up” track before
sporting events and background music for a wide range of videos hosted online, most notably during live-streamed
sessions of the multiplayer arena game League of Legends (LoL) on Twitch.
Origin
“Sandstorm” was released in Finland on November 15th, 1999, by 16 Inch Records[6]. In 2000, Darude released a
music video for the track in which he is shown wearing headphones while witnessing two people chase a woman
carrying a mysterious case (shown below).
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
4/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Darude - Sandstorm
Spread
On June 21st, 2007, YouTuber GameStream uploaded a video featuring Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare gameplay
footage with “Sandstorm” playing in the background. In eight years, the video gained over four million views and
7,600 comments. On January 1st, 2009, YouTuber fireandice uploaded a video of a man playing “Sandstorm” on a toy
trumpet (shown below, right). On November 8th, Redditor infobrains submitted a reupload of the video to the
/r/WTF[5] subreddit, where it garnered upwards of 900 up votes and 80 comments prior to being archived.
Call of Duty 4: Modern W...
Toy Trumpet Virtuoso
On June 12th, 2013, Redditor amnbassist submitted a screenshot of a “Sandstorm” lyrics page from the Pandora music
app to the /r/funny[3] subreddit. Prior to being archived, the post accumulated more than 1,100 up votes and 15
comments.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
5/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
On July 24th, the LCS Highlights YouTube channel uploaded a LoL gameplay video in which player TheOddOne
completes a quadra kill while listening to “Sandstorm” (shown below). The same day, the video was submitted to the
/r/leagueoflegends[4] subreddit where it gained over 1,900 up votes and 200 comments. Afterwards, users on the video
streaming service Twitch and Youtube began falsely identifying any background music as “’Darude – Sandstorm”,
similar to the anime recommend trolling Boku No Pico.
TheOddOne Renekton Quadra Kill powe...
On November 22nd, Urban Dictionary[7] user Faker-senpai submitted an entry for “Darude – Sandstorm,” citing
TheOddOne’s stream as the origin of the meme on Twitch. On November 25th, Redditor Orion66 reposted the toy
trumpet “Sandstorm” video to the /r/videos[2] subreddit, where it gathered upwards of 4,500 up votes and 240
comments in the first three months.
Darude’s Response
On January 15th, 2015, the electronic music news blog InTheMix[8] published an interview with Darude, in which he
was asked about the online resurgence in popularity of “Sandstorm.” Darude responded by noting he had seen the song
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
6/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
being mentioned on League of Legends discussion boards and that he was “weirded out by it at first.”
InTheMix: “There’s obviously been a resurgence of interest due to internet phenomena; when did you
start to see that happen?”
Darude: "It’s a thing, wherever I go and play somewhere, it’s usually requested, or the promoter asks if
I’m going to play Sandstorm. I understand that people do come to my shows because that’s what they
know best. I’ve seen the chatter on these boards for games like League Of Legends, and gamers are a lot of
the reason there has been this renewed interest.
I don’t know when it started, but seeing it online where someone asks “song name?” and now somebody
always replies “Darude – ‘Sandstorm’” or all these variations, I see it all over my YouTube pages. I was
weirded out by it at first, I didn’t understand what was going on. It was strange. Now I’ve actually played a
couple of gamer conferences, all related to that kind of stuff. I’m cool with that, I’m not going to be pissed
off about someone spreading my name and the name of my track around, whether it’s a joke, or a meme, it
works for me."
Notable Examples
Darude - Sandstorm
Showhawk Duo (Sandst...
Darude - Sandstorm on ...
Sandstorm by Darude M...
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
7/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Search Interest
Interest over time. Web Search. Worldwide, 2004 - present.
sandstorm darude
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
View full report in Google Trends
External References
[1] YouTube –
Sandstorm on tub tunes trumpet
[2] Reddit – Guy
[3] Reddit – I
Plays Sandstorm on Toy Trumpet
wasnt aware Sandstorm had lyrics
[4] Reddit – TheOddOne Renekton
[5] Reddit – Darudes
Quadra Kill powered by Darude Sandstorm
Sandstorm played on toy trumpet
[6] Wikipedia – Sandstorm
[7] Urban
[8] In
Dictionary – Darude – Sandstorm
the Mix – Darude on life as a meme
Similar Entries 83 total
Straight Outta
Somewhere /
#StraightOutta
John Lennon
Why The Fuck Hello Darkness,
The Absolute
You Lyin'
My Old Friend
Madman
Taylor Swift™
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
Trap Music
Little Einsteins
Theme
Lauren
8/14
6/24/2016
Iggy Azalea
Rapping
Nonsense
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Temmie
Covers
No Copyright
Infringement
Intended
Who Is Paul
McCartney?
If You're Reading
Azeem Ward’s Lenny Kravitz'
This It's Too Late
Flute Recital Penisgate
Cover Parodies
Inappropriate Audition Songs
Mayberry
"Leave a
Trace" Trolling
Beyoncé
Adele's "Hello" #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery Always On
Beat
View All Similar Entries
Recent Videos 58 total
Sarude - Dandstorm
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by
randomuser2349
Is all Modern EDM just
Darude...
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by 3kole5
#WITHOUTMUSIC / Darude
- Sand...
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Jason
Mechwarrior Online //
Darude ...
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Anyone00
Darude - Tankstorm
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by
Vincent2128
+ Add a Video
NBF - Darude - Sa
ndstorm
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Adriel RB
Darude - Sandstorm (Live
Laun...
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Sir Soundwave
Darude - Sandstorm MLG
Trap R...
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Sir Soundwave
View All Videos
Recent Images 25 total
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by
raiabeetus26
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Brad
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by TrappingGull is a
shitposter.
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by TrappingGull is a
shitposter.
9/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by DŒŒOD
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by
BriefCasey795
+ Add an Image
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by James
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Sailus
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by TheShet
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Alivoxy
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by Pumbloom
Darude - Sandstorm
Uploaded by typicalusername
View All Images
Facebook Comments
111 Comments
Sort by Oldest
Add a comment...
Tim Bromeisl · Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
༼
◕_◕ ༽
Like · Reply ·
DUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDU <(◕_◕< )
165 · Mar 20, 2014 4:43pm
Michael Cui · University of British Columbia
Give Darude
Like · Reply ·
5 · Aug 29, 2014 7:38pm
Load 10 more comments
Facebook Comments Plugin
Top Comments
Delete
NSFW
mike08
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
10/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
about a year ago
People on YouTube recently started trolling others with this when they ask “what song is this”
+162
Reply
Delete
NSFW
OmegaX
about a year ago
“What anime is this?"
Darudesu no Sandstorme
+85
Reply
Comments 285 total
+ Add a Comment
+ Add a Comment
Add a Comment
Add Comment
Reply
Suggest a Change Edit History
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
11/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Entry Editors
Alex Mercer
Entry Moderator & YouTube Scatologist
Don
Staff Member & Administrator & Meme Daddy
Brad
Le Editor
Twenty-One
Database Moderator & Anime Anthropologist & Protip Advisor
RandomMan
Database Moderator & God Tier Swag & Protip Advisor & Karma Tycoon
MScratch
Database Moderator & Historical Meme Historian
+ Request Editorship
View All Editorships
Know Your Meme
745,144 likes
Like Page
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
Share
12/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Random Entry
Researching Now
My Wife's Son
7,854 views
Thicc (NSFW)
13,358 views
#TeaLizard
10,602 views
Alice-chan
5,687 views
You Hear About Video Games?
28,547 views
What do you think?
Are you relieved Led Zeppelin won its copyright
case over "Stairway to Heaven"?
Yes
No
I'm not following this case
Submit
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
13/14
6/24/2016
Darude - Sandstorm | Know Your Meme
Meme DB
Features
Memes
Episodes
Forums
Extras!
KYM Blog
Images
Videos
About KYM
Site Rules
Style Guide
RSS Feeds
IRC Chat
About Us
Credits
Contact
Jobs
KYM Is Also On
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Tumblr
I Can Has
Animal
Capshunz
Animal
Gifs
Daily
Squee
I Has A
Hotdog
Lolcats
Videos
Pop
Culture
Celebrities
Events
GIFs
Movies
Music
Technology
Television
Videos
FAIL Blog
Memebase
After 12
Autocowrecks
Dating
FAIL Nation
Failbook
Monday Thru
Friday
Music
Parenting
Poorly
Dressed
School of Fail
There, I Fixed
It
Ugliest
Tattoos
Videos
WIN!
Americana
Art of Trolling
Cringe
Picture Is
Unrelated
Rage Comics
Señor Gif
So Much Pun
The Daily
What
This Is
Photobomb
Totally Looks
Like
Very
Demotivational
Video Games
Videos
Web Comics
Geek
Universe
Cartoons &
Anime
Loquillo
Doctor Who
Game of
Animales
Thrones
Bromas
Geek Life
Curiosidades
My Little
Deportes
Brony
Gifs
Pokémemes
Medios
Superheroes
Memes
The
Videojuegos
Walking
Videos
Dead
Video
Game
Coverage
Videos
Know
Your
Meme
Popular
Memes
All Memes
New
Events
New Sites
New
People
New
Subcultures
All Images
All Videos
Forums
Cheezburger Blog Advertising Developers Contact Us
Legal Information: Know Your Meme ® is a trademark of Cheezburger, Inc. By using this site, you are agreeing by the
site's terms of use and privacy policy.
© 2007-2016 Cheezburger, Inc.
Sup! You must login or signup first!
Already a memeber? Don't have an account?
Login Now!
Sign up Now!
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/darude-sandstorm
14/14