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, released on June 9, 2015 as the lead single from his debut double EP '' 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms''. Produced and co-written by

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, it is considered Curry's breakout hit. The song went viral in early 2016 when users of the video hosting service

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began uploading various memes where the song's hook would play towards the end of the video. The meme would then spread into other websites, such as

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. It was used in some parts of the episodes of ''Feisty Films.'' The official remix of the song, featuring American rapper

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, appears on the remastered version of ''32 Zel/Planet Shrooms''. A music video for the remix was released on March 20, 2019.

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