For years, a Windows laptop maker used a custom filter for resonant frequencies in the music video for Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” that crashed its laptops.

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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video caused certain Windows laptops from 2005 onwards to crash due to audio frequencies that resonated with hard drives. Microsoft implemented a filter to prevent this, but it remained in place until at least Windows 7. The issue was documented in the NIST National Vulnerability Database.

Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ crashed some Windows laptops for years

<p>having your laptop get pieced up by a song is insane works 😭✌️</p>
