The original theme song of the English language dub of the Pokémon anime series, sung by Jason Paige. It was used in 82 episodes of the series, making it the dub version’s most frequently occurring opening theme.

The song is enduringly popular, inspiring 90s nostalgia and dank memes essentially since its release. The entire song is written in common meter—a rhythm alternating between 4-iamb and 3-iamb lines, which is, you guessed it, very common, particularly in popular music. This greatly contributes to its meme-ability, as you can sing many other songs using its melody, and dub the track into many other similarly metered music videos.

This track’s composition is very reminiscent of “Runaway” by Bon Jovi.