Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What is the darude sandstorm meme? How did the request for a song title become a joke? The history and origin of the classic Darude Sandstorm meme.

More than likely you have come across Darude Sandstorm within the comment sections of various videos here on Youtube. Some of us may have fallen for the joke and become confused when we go to seek out the song we enjoyed and are then greeted with a whole different song. A song named Sandstorm by the musical artist Darude. The song has grown into a meme and has developed its own unique following online becoming far larger than what it originally was , a classic meme. Years later it is still one of the most requested videos I get. So it's finally time to take a look at the history and origin of Darude Sandstorm.

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