Fur Rugs
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as nearly solved. | |
| Fur Rugs | |
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| Genre | Instrumental, Elevator |
|---|---|
| Year | Before 2007 |
| Status | Nearly Solved |
| Original poster | Bootsnfurrugs |
| Search started | 2007 |
Fur Rugs is an unidentified instrumental lostwave posted to Youtube by the account Bootsnfurrugs. Since the song has no lyrics, it was given a placeholder name based on the OP's username. In February 2024, Andre Mayeux, a prolific instrumental backing track composer, confirmed he made the song, however, he had completely forgotten the composition's name.
Background
In 2007, Bootsnfurrugs uploaded the song to Youtube which they said was recorded off Muzak Environmental East (Dishnet Channel 920). Muzak is known for distributing a variety of instrumental backing tracks for clients such as superstores and other retailers. The Musak Environmental Channel was the only Muzak Channel that did not use compositions exclusively owned by Muzak. It has been speculated that Fur Rugs was also played on the Kansas KNBR Station, a channel that also played Muzak almost exclusively as well as the Plaza Channel of Sirius XM.
Older listeners claim that the track was played in Alco stores in the American Midwest, before the chain went bust in 2014.
Partial Discovery
In February 2024, Muzak Youtuber, Official World Trade Centre Muzak Community, discovered that the song was composed by Muzak composer Andre Mayeux. After getting in contact with Mayeux, he confirmed that this was the case, however, he claimed he couldn't remember the actual name of Fur Rugs, leaving investigators to pursue other avenues to find the true title.
In March 2024, Fur Rugs was featured in Youtuber C.W. Schultz's video: Songs Searched For Longer Than The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet.