Jack Black, Steve’s Lava Chicken | Wacky Wednesday

In the 21st edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” performed by Jack Black.

Do you know what day it is? It is Wednesday, folks! Do you know what that means? Why, it is Wacky Wednesday! In the spirited column Wacky Wednesday, we analyze, break down, and explore songs from various musicians of various genres that can be considered unique, unusual, or ‘wacky.’  These songs can be new or old; the only requirement is that they ‘catch the ears’ because of their distinctiveness.  So, with the background established, in the 21^st edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, “Steve’s Lava Chicken”, performed by Jack Black. Wacky Wednesday vibes commence!

Is 34 seconds a sufficient amount of time for weirdness? It’s brief, mind you, but enough time to make a point. Jack Black brought ample joy to many children’s ears with this brief runtime. Black plays Steve in A Minecraft Movie.  The song that children sing-along with to the top of their lungs (including singing the baby cuss word, hell) is “Steve’s Lava Chicken”.  It appears as the seventh track from A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Black and Jared Hess penned this silly record. John Spiker produced it.

“Steve’s Lava Chicken” cooks from the get-go.  Of course, when a song is only 34 seconds, it must cook pretty quickly! It features a potent, infectious percussive groove. The keyboards add to the ear-catching sound, which has 1980s written all over it.  The star of the show is Jack Black, who serves up playful vocals filled with personality:

“La-la-la-lava, ch-ch-ch-chicken

Steve’s Lava Chicken, yeah, it’s tasty as hell

Ooh, mamacita, now you’re ringin’ the bell

Crispy and juicy, now you’re havin’ a snack

Ooh, super spicy, it’s a lava attack.”

Ooh-wee! Black delivers a lovely falsetto on his final lines (“It’s a lava attack”). Another nice touch at the end is the metal guitar riff.  Ultimately, “Steve’s Lava Chicken” is a blast to listen to.  Jack Black broke a Billboard Hot 100 record for the shortest hit song ever. This 34-second song is enjoyable as hell!

Various Artists // A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) // Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. // 2025

Jack Black, Steve’s Lava Chicken: Wacky Wednesday No. 21 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]