Candy-Coated Rocks

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Candy-Coated Rocks​

Candy-Coated Rocks
ArtistDamp Socks feat. Off the Hook
ComposerRyo Nagamatsu
VocalsRina Itou
Alice Peralta
Pearl (in-game)
Marina (in-game)
PianoTakuro Iga
Marina (in-game)
GuitarTakayuki "Kojiro" Sasaki
Vinny Mack (in-game)
BassHiroo Yamaguchi
John Goose (in-game)
DrumsYasuo Sano
Garris (in-game)
GameSplatoon 3
Heard in
Splatoon 3		Multiplayer
Featured inSplatoon 3Jukebox
Splatune 3 – disc 1, track 13
Ordertune – disc 4, track 26 (2nd Deep Cut Concert)
Nintendo Music –link
GenrePop Rock
BPM175
Length2:58
Samplehttps://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S3_Candy-Coated_Rocks.mp3

Candy-Coated Rocks is asong performed byDamp Socks feat. Off the Hook that is featured inSplatoon 3.[1]

Description

Candy-Coated Rocks is a pop rock song. It starts with an instrumentation consisting of guitar, drums, piano, and bass guitar. Then,Pearl starts singing,Marina starts singing later, and both of them sing the chorus together. Pearl starts singing again, this time with a higher pitched background. Marina sings once more before the band repeats, continuing with this higher pitch. It has a random chance of playing in a multiplayer battle.

Lyrics

The booklet included withSplatune 3 gives the official lyrics forCandy-Coated Rocks. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanesehiragana andkatakana simply give the pronunciation.

Candy-Coated Rocks
Off the HookJapanese Lyrics[2]Romanized Lyrics
PearlMarina
ぱぱぱぱぎゃざとぅじゃばい　びぎゃざどぅべてぃ
しゅびでぃばちゅらちゅ　ちゅ　ちゅ　すてい
ぎゃざすぃらばでぃる　しすまきゃらじぇでぃ
ばばばばばぎゃざどぅ		Papapapagyazatujabai bigyazadubeti
Shubidibachurachu chu chu sutei
Gyazasirabadiru shisumakyarajedi
Bababababagyazadu
Ah　ピキザジョスタジズァ　ファスティ
えんでてぃけなしゅ　ばぎゃざとぅばでぃ
ジャスマティラバジェッ
ディザキャスァディルバ　ジェスティラジザウェイ		 Ah Pikizajostajizwa fasuti
Endetikenashu bagyazatubadi
Jasmatirabaje
Dizakyaswadiruba jesutirajizawei
シャリキャル　ジザスタウェイ
セキナビスタ?		Sharikyaru jizasutawei
Sekinabista?
ないにゃいじゃすてぃふぁ　ぴぴぶりすぷり
でぃるでぃるてぃけなじゃすてぃ
So いすぎ　らいぷすぃばいふぁい		 Nainyaijasutifa pipiburisupuri
Dirudirutikenajasuti
So Isugi raipusibaifai
びぎなへいつら　すみす てぃりふぁい
すばい　すばい　しゅぎらび		 Biginaheitsura sumisu tirifai
Subai subai shugirabi
てすてぃらばばばば
ばぎゃざどぅじざすた		Tesutirababababa
Bagyazadujizasuta
ヘイリスヌ　バジザスャキャスティ
ロスティキバズィラ　ビジリバ!バ!
(continues vocalizing from last verse)		 Heirisunu bajizaswakyasuti
Rosutikibazwira bijiriba! Ba!
(continues vocalizing from last verse)

Quotes

“You're listening to "Candy-Coated Rocks," the latest fromDamp Socks feat. Off the Hook. Our audio anthropologist saysMarina's subtle piano work wraps around the guitar like an eel wrapping itself around whatever eels wrap themselves around (she's not an eel scientist).”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[3]
“While on tour,Off the Hook seems to have scouted a few new members and reformed as an act calling itself "Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook". Listen to their hot new single, "Candy-Coated Rocks".”
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter[1]

Other versions

Candy-Coated Rocks (Splatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022)

This version played in theSplatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022 during the waiting screens. It has a proper outro and the piano is less present than in the in-game version. It is played in mono audio.

Candy-Coated Rocks (Live)

The live version ofCandy-Coated Rocks performed during theSplatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO is similar to theSplatune 3 version but without looping. The outro is also slightly truncated before transitioning intoTentacle to the Metal.

Trivia

  • In this song, Pearl is panned to the right and Marina to the left. In all other songs, Pearl is panned to the left and Marina to the right.

Etymology

Candy-Coated Rocks is a term that can be used to describe aquarium gravel substrate, small rocks that are used to adjust the quality of life within tanks. Aquarium gravel is produced in multiple colors, with those that come in bright or neon shades being noted to look like candy.

Names in other languages

The name of the song is the same as English in all languages except for Japanese.

LanguageNameMeaning
Japan Japaneseゼンゲン・テッカイ
Zengen Tekkai		Eat Your Words[note 1]

Translation notes

  1. ↑前言zengen means "the previous statement", while 撤回tekkai means "retract"; together, this means retracting the previous statement.

References

Splatsville/Inkopolis

What's Your Style? •Clickbait (Splash Sessions Demo) •Anarchy Splatcast •Welcome to Splatsville •Soaking In Splatsville •Dripping with Style •Slip into Inkopolis •Start Fresh •The Plaza •Lookin' Fresh •Inkopolis Square •New You •The Shoal •Got It!

Battle

Opening (C-Side) •Clickbait •Headhammer •Triple Dip •Paintscraper •Splattack! (C-Side) •Sea Me Now •Sandy Side Up •Candy-Coated Rocks •Tentacle to the Metal •Ska-BLAM •Three-Horn Circus •Rockagilly Blues •Ripstop & Go •Aquasonic •Slopping Spree •No Quarters •Shifting Stars •No Plan Survives •Amalgamania •Seasource •Now or Never! (C-Side) •Rinse/Repeat •Learning Curve

Splatfest

Splatfest Theme Drop •Anarchy Poisons •Anarchy Rainbow •City of Color (2023) •Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today •Color Pulse (2024) •We're So Back •Grand Festival Tour •Three Wishes •Soak & Stomp •Deepers Creepers •Yule Tide •Meadowlark •Suntan Ocean •Soak & Stomp (Grand Mix) •Commence the Fest •Fins in the Air •Till Depth Do Us Part •Liquid Sunshine •Big Betrayal •Suffer No Fools •Blushing Tide •Now or Never! (Deep Cut) •Ego Overboard •Still Swimmin' •Daybreaker Anthem •Inkopolis Punch •Stomping Kick •Maritime Memory •Fest Zest (Grand Festival) •Party's Over (Grand Festival) •Into the Light •Spicy Calamari Inkantation •Ink Me Up •Ebb & Flow •Muck Warfare •Acid Hues •Shark Bytes •Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) •Now or Never! (Off the Hook) •Rainbow Color Inkantation •Splatfest Results Drop

Salmon Run

Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Mix •Surge & Submerge •Deluge Dirge •Fishing Frenzy •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 1 •They Got You! (Salmon Run) •Frothy Waters •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 2 •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 3 - Go Off, King! •Toxic Anoxic •You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 4 - Bye, King •Frantic Aspic •Not Bad (Do Better) •Anarchy Splatcast (Big Run) •Bait & Click (Mutation) •Bait & Click •Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Deep Mix •Double Clickbait •Not Bad (Catch Ya Better)

Tableturf Battle

Tableturf Level Selection •Tableturf Deck Selection •Tableturf Main Theme •Tableturf Three Turns Remaining •Tableturf Win Theme •Tableturf Loss or Draw Theme •Tableturf Card List

Return of the Mammalians

Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme •The Crater •Crater Eighters Routine •Mission Complete! (The Crater) •I'm Octavio (F34RME Remix) •Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon •Sandcastles •Sudden Depth •Two Shadows in the Sun •Dead Sea •Whirlpool Tune •Hyper Diver •Alterna Citizen Program M-01: Basic Course (Morning Fog) •Alterna Citizen Program M-02: Advanced Course (Twilight Waves) •Nine Out of Tension •Underwater Neon •Flop to It •Smoke and Mirrors •Ride or Fry •With Flying Colors •Seep & Destroy •Marine Machines •#35 caught •Don't Flinch •Octoling Rendezvous •Mission Complete! (Alterna) •Got It! (Alterna Swag) •Got It! (Gold Record) •Deep Cut's Theme •Alterna Citizen Program M-00: Init (System Noise) •Surprise and Shine •Got That Treasure! •Chowder Combo •Smooth as Ice •Our Bad •Mammalian Memo •In Filtration •Hide and Sleek •Smeared Canvas •Greeting Mr. Grizz •Countdown to Hairmageddon •Go, Agent 3! •Bear with Me •Calamari Inkantation 3MIX •The Most Massive Fuzzball of All •Wave Goodbye •Alterna Citizen Program M-??: mY dEAR

Side Order

Dozing Off •#0.1 style •Leaving with Pearl •Θrder Square: Inciner8 •Σntrance: Dynamis •First Principles •#12.2 awakened •Captive Marina •Unconscience •Order Appears •Origin of Order •Θrder Square: Subjug8 •Σntrance: Archon •Upward •demol1sh •demoli2h •d3molish •jest1ng •je2ting •j3sting •rout1nes •routine2 •routin3s •souven1r •2ouvenir •souv3nir •j1tters •jitter2 •jitt3rs •Floor Clear! (Part 1) •Floor Clear! (Part 2) •Got It! (Side Order) •Step-Off Song •CΘld StΘrage •ΘctΘpticΘn •EchΘ Θnslaught •Floor Clear! (Boss) •Result (Defeat) •Overlorder Appears •New World Order •The Tranquility of Order •Spectrum Obligato •Ebb & Flow (Out of Order) •Case Closed •#47 onward •Slip into Inkopolis Square •Getting Squared Away •Θrder Square: Liber8 •Σntrance: Platonic Solid •Smollusk's Theme •Thus Spoke Smollusk •Short Order •Result (Clear!)

Lobby

Sinkopated •Inkopolis Lobby •Without a Dop Doubt •Drip Feed •Inkopolis News (Squid Sisters) •Inkopolis News (Off the Hook) •Heliocentri City •Fuzzy Dazzler •Blop Bop •Gilded Cage •Dressed to Krill •Slick Moves •Belly Flop •Gillty •Pour It On •Pop 'n' Schlock •Clashing Colors •Dorsal Slicer •Lobby Terminal •Crab-N-Go •Crab-N-Go (Splatoween) •Crab-N-Go (FrostyFest) •Crab-N-Go (SpringFest) •Crab-N-Go (Summer Nights) •Crab-N-Go (Grand Festival) •Opening (Squid Squad) •Splattack! (Squid Squad) •Ink or Sink •Seaskape •Kraken Up •Metalopod •Shellfie •Split & Splat •Hooked •Sucker Punch •Opening (Wet Floor) •Inkoming! •Rip Entry •Undertow •Don't Slip •Endolphin Surge •Shipwreckin' •Fins & Fiddles •Seafoam Shanty •Broken Coral •Riptide Rupture •Blitz It! •Wave Prism •Seasick •Kinetosis •Chopscrewey •Entropical

Jukeboxonly

Now or Never! (Squid Squad) •Now or Never! (Wet Floor) •City of Color •Calamari Inkantation •Bomb Rush Blush •Tide Goes Out •Fresh Start •Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) •Tidal Rush •Color Pulse •Nasty Majesty •Fly Octo Fly - Ebb & Flow (Octo)

Other

Splatlands Third Junior High School Anthem •Robo ROM-en theme song

Musicians

C-Side(Kiki) •Front Roe(Ichiya •Nami •Murasaki) •Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook(Pearl •Marina) •Yoko & the Gold Bazookas(Yoko •Oonie •Kitamura) •H2Whoa •Chirpy Chips(Harmony) •Riot Act(Kiki) •SashiMori •Grizzco •ω-3 •Ancho-V Games •Deep Cut(Shiver •Frye •Big Man) •Squid Sisters(Callie •Marie) •Off the Hook(Pearl •Marina) •Turquoise October •DJ Octavio •Octoplush •Stars in the Deep •Mimicry •Wash Out •Firefly •On the Clock •Anxiety Society •Dedf1sh •Free Association •Seven Seas Crew •Backwash •Turf Love •Wading Room •New Shores •Bonfire •All Swell •Coral Kiss •Crevasse •Aquariyum •Pianissimo •Missing Ink •Chroma Chaos •Medusa •Nothing in My Wave •Anglerfish •Bloody Hook •Decksterity •Saplings •Reel Deel •Now or Never Seven

Soundtracks

Jukebox •Splatune 3 •Ordertune •Nintendo Music

Live performances

Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022 •Splatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO