Steve's Lava Chicken: Minecraft Movie Song Hits UK Chart

If you're one of the many who have recently ventured into a cinema to watch A Minecraft Movie, you'll likely recall Jack Black's brief but memorable song celebrating the "lava chicken" moment around the film's midpoint. Black, who portrays Steve, sings a tune titled "Lava Chicken" as Jason Momoa and other characters watch a chicken being cooked by falling lava. Despite its mere 34-second duration, this catchy snippet has quickly gone viral on social media.

Remarkably, "Lava Chicken" has debuted at No. 21 on the UK's official chart, marking it as the shortest song ever to achieve such a feat. According to the UK's digital entertainment and retail association, ERA, "Streaming + virality are reshaping hits."

Jack Black is no stranger to creating viral video game songs. His 95-second romantic ballad "Peaches" from *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*, which he both sang and co-wrote, made it onto the Billboard Hot 100. This marked the first time a song from Black's solo career landed on the chart, following his earlier debut at No. 78 with the 2006 song *"The Pick of Destiny"* as part of Tenacious D.

Other short songs that have charted include the 2007 Simpsons Movie song "Spider Pig" (64 seconds) and Liam Lynch’s 2002 punk hit "United States of Whatever" (86 seconds).

"Lava Chicken" isn't the only viral sensation from A Minecraft Movie. Clips of enthusiastic cinemagoers have spread rapidly on platforms like TikTok, with some even bringing live chickens to screenings.

For more on A Minecraft Movie, we've covered how the film's team used a private server for gameplay. The movie has already surpassed $700 million at the worldwide box office and is poised to become the highest-grossing video game movie of all time.