"Minecraft Movie's Lava Chicken Song Hits UK Chart"

If you've recently watched A Minecraft Movie in theaters, there's a good chance you remember Jack Black’s hilariously brief musical moment centered around a "lava chicken" scene. In the film, Steve (played by Black) delivers a 34-second-long song titled "Lava Chicken" while Jason Momoa’s character and others watch as a chicken sizzles after falling into lava.

Despite its brevity, the quirky tune has made waves online, going viral across various social media platforms. The track has now landed at No. 21 on the UK’s official singles chart—earning the title of the shortest song ever to reach the charts. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) noted that this success highlights how streaming and virality are reshaping what defines a hit today.

Jack Black is no stranger to crafting viral songs tied to video game movies. Previously, he co-wrote and performed "Peaches", a 95-second love ballad from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which entered the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in his solo career. His earlier entry came in 2006 with "The Pick of Destiny" as part of Tenacious D, which debuted at No. 78.

Other short songs to have charted in the past include "Spider Pig" from The Simpsons Movie (64 seconds) and Liam Lynch’s "United States of Whatever" (86 seconds).

Lava Chicken isn’t the only element from A Minecraft Movie to capture attention online. Viral clips of excited moviegoers flooded platforms like TikTok, with some fans even bringing live chickens to screenings.

There’s more where that came from—[ttpp] reveals that the movie team even had access to a private Minecraft server during production. Globally, A Minecraft Movie has already crossed $700 million at the box office and is on track to becoming the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time.