Don’t name him a one-hit surprise. Jack Black made a shock return to the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart this week with one other unlikely track from a online game film: “Steve’s Lava Hen,” a 34-second track from “A Minecraft Film.”
The track entered the chart at 78, fueled by its reputation on TikTok, the place it has been utilized in greater than 280,000 movies. On Spotify, the track has racked up practically 22 million streams.
“Steve’s Lava Hen” is Black’s second Sizzling 100 hit from a video game-themed film. In April 2023 his track “Peaches,” from “The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film,” peaked at 56 on the chart, in response to Billboard.
What makes “Steve’s Lava Hen” so uncommon is its size: It’s simply 34 seconds, which Billboard stated set a document because the shortest track within the chart’s 67-year historical past. It’s practically three minutes shorter than the common size of final 12 months’s No. 1 hits, in response to Hits Songs Deconstructed, an organization that gives evaluation of hit songs.
Black, a film star identified for enjoying quirky characters, can also be a musician. He appeared in “Faculty of Rock,” a movie a couple of failed rock star who pretends to be a substitute trainer, and lampooned heavy steel with the comedy-rock duo Tenacious D, alongside Kyle Gass.
“A Minecraft Film,” co-starring Black and Jason Momoa, was launched greater than three weeks in the past and has earned practically $380 million domestically on the field workplace. Warner Bros. Photos desires to money in on the craze — and individuals who need to shout “I’m Steve” and “Hen jockey.”
The studio introduced that it might host a “block celebration” on Friday at taking part theaters the place followers can embrace the movie by singing or meme-ing alongside to their favourite songs and scenes.
