Jack Black’s ‘Minecraft’ tune ‘Steve’s Lava Rooster’ breaks US document for shortest Billboard chart hit

Jack Black has scored the shortest ever US Billboard chart hit with ‘Steve’s Lava Rooster’ from A Minecraft Film.

The tune, which clocks in at simply 34 seconds lengthy, sees Black’s lead character Steve singing about roasting a hen utilizing molten lava and its absurd and hooky nature has clearly been a success with followers of the movie.

Now, due to the movie’s immense recognition, it has cracked the Billboard Scorching 100, charting at Quantity 77 this week. In doing so, the observe breaks the document for the shortest tune to make the singles chart, which was beforehand held by Child Cudi’s 37-second interlude ‘Lovely Journey’.

It achieved an identical feat within the UK final week, changing into the shortest ever UK High 40 single when it landed at Quantity 21 on April 18’s chart. This facet of the pond it took the document off Jonny Trunk and Wisbey’s 36-second hit ‘The Girls’ Bras’, which peaked at Quantity 27 in 2007.

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It additionally turns into Black’s highest ever charting single within the UK, overtaking ‘Peaches’ from The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film in 2023, which made it to Quantity 27. Tenacious D have additionally made the charts up to now with ‘POD’ (24) and ‘Tribute’ (84).

Regardless of poor evaluations, the film adaptation of hit online game Minecraft has turn into the largest movie of 2025 thus far.

It additionally impressed fierce debates about cinema etiquette after clips of audiences singing alongside to the movie, throwing tubs of popcorn and customarily shedding their minds to the “hen jockey” scene went viral throughout social media. Some cinemas issued warnings that “any type of anti-social behaviour, particularly something which will disturb different visitors comparable to loud screaming, clapping and shouting is not going to be tolerated,” whereas Jack Black additionally stunned followers by turning as much as a screening of A Minecraft Film and requested folks to not throw popcorn.

In response, Warner Bros. introduced plans for “noisy” screenings, coined A Minecraft Film: Block Occasion Version. The brand new screenings will happen subsequent month and can encourage audiences to “sing (and meme) alongside” with the film.

In a two-star assessment, NME wrote: “​​Sadly, A Minecraft Film feels extra like an advert for the sport somewhat than a celebration of what makes it nice. There's simply sufficient within the brisk 101-minute runtime to encourage newcomers to take a look at The Overworld for themselves however you’d suppose a movie in regards to the superior energy of creativity could be a bit extra modern.”