About
“Running in the 90’s” is a Eurobeat techno song composed by Italian disco artist Maurizio De Jorio under the stage name Max Coveri. The song is most often used in montage parodies and/or to incorporate humor on a certain subject.
Origin
“Running in the 90’s” was released in the late 90’s as a part of Coveri’s album “Golden Age”. After the release, the song received critical acclaim and praise from prominent reviewers. Eurobeat once reviewed (in a now deleted article) that, “The action and the rush of adrenaline the song delivered was astounding, we haven’t seen anything like it.”
Spread
A few years after the original release, the Japanese anime Initial D: First Stage used the song as background for the final race scene of Episode 1: “The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift.” YouTuber MrQbista uploaded the scene August 18, 2012, gaining over 70,000+ views and 300+ likes as of November 2014[1] (shown below).
On November 3rd, 2009, a user by the name of JoeDutchCoast uploaded the song to YouTube[2] (shown below) and has gained 2 million views and 28,000+ upvotes as of November 2014. YouTube user PsychoDon904 also uploaded the song on Jan 7, 2010, and it has since gained over 1 million views and 8,900 upvotes.[6]
Notable Examples
Related Memes
Lol, Internet
Lol, Internet is a series of YTMNDs featuring Ronald McDonald driving a car with his finger pointed at the sky under the caption: “lol, internet”. The YTMND became popular after a version accompanied by Running in the 90’s was uploaded to the site. Originating from 4chan, the phrase is often used to remind Internet users to not take the Internet so seriously.
Search Interest
External References
[1]YouTube – Initial D – Running in the 90’s Clip
[2]YouTube – Running in the 90’s
[3]YouTube – Sonic Running in the 90’s
[4]YouTube – Mario Runs in the 90’s
[5]YouTube – YTPMV: Weegee (90’s Remix) Extended
[6]YouTube – PsychoDon904: Running in The 90s