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Of course, it finds new resonance at a time when things are actually unsettling, and it does seem like half the people on your Facebook feed have joined some strange cult with bizarre logic. But its versatility makes it something like the cursed cousin of the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song-a perfect musical cue for when things are just a little bit off, and unsettling so. The audio sounds like accidentally taking a wrong turn and walking into the middle of a very strange, but very serious occult ritual. Its haunting power shows no signs of stopping. The altered version of the intro began to go viral in late 2020, and eventually arrived on TikTok in the middle of the pandemic in March. Unsurprisingly, the song did not manage to make the trip over the Atlantic, but has lingered around the internet ever since. “She’s happier this way,” read the caption. I first encountered the song in a video from user Shrexy Ogre who has undertaken the odd hobby of giving Barbie dolls unsettling home makeovers into other pop culture characters. It’s a hunting little ditty that features a pitch-altered Gregorian chant over unsettling, sparse electronic music, and is generally reserved for soundtracking the most cursed content on the app found in the dark corners of an area known as “alt TikTok.” On the social network, it’s colloquially known as a the “Ameno Dorime” song. TikTok, which has already shown promise in having the ability to send songs viral, may have unturned a dark house song of the summer fitting for these times. Though, we wonder which artist would really want the dubious honor of having the song of the summer of 2020? That’s like having the biggest bop on the soundtrack of an esoteric Swedish art house drama. Though DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar” has maintained some chart momentum, the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 has turned over almost every week now, indicating momentary hype over staying power.

Being bombarded by one catchy pop song constantly on the radio or the TRL countdown is already a thing of the past, but the other ways a traditional “Song of the Summer” contender can take foot (summer BBQs, nights out, beach days) are no longer possible in 2020 (unless, of course, you want your personal song of the summer to be the “beep… beep… beep….” of a hospital vitals monitor). The idea of one true “ Song of the Summer” that conquers the culture had already started to seem a bit dated in the age of personalized streaming algorithms.