The Viral Mystery Of The Lost Pop Song

An internet obsession led thousands to hunt for the origin of a mysterious 17-second song snippet. The search concluded in 2024 when the track was finally traced back to a 1986 adult film.

For years, the lostwave community obsessively searched for the artist behind a catchy track they dubbed Everyone Knows That. The song had been uploaded to a forum by a mysterious user, sparking a massive online investigation. It was eventually revealed that the track, titled Ulterior Motives, was written by brothers Christopher and Philip Booth. Surprisingly, the duo behind this viral mystery are filmmakers who now spend their careers documenting ghosts and exorcisms.