Hide and Sleek
Hide and Sleek
| Artist | Deep Cut |
| Vocals | Anna Sato Laura Yokozawa Shiver (in-game) Frye (in-game) Big Man (in-game, live version only) |
| Game | Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 | Rocket 02Alterna Space Center Hangar Rocket 03Alterna Space Center Lift |
| Featured in |  JukeboxSplatune 3 – disc 3, track 10 Splatune 3 – disc 4, track 29 (1st Deep Cut Concert) Ordertune – disc 4, track 23 (2nd Deep Cut Concert)  Nintendo Music –link |
| Genre | Pop Electronic |
| BPM | 135 |
| Key signature | D minor |
| Length | 1:34 (loop) 3:29 (live version) |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:Alterna_Space_Center_Hangar_%26_Lift.mp3 |
Hide and Sleek is asong performed byDeep Cut.
Description
Hide and Sleek is an energetic pop song. It starts with an instrumental intro, in which Shiver sings several notes near the end of it, immediately followed by her performing a verse. After that, a short instrumental riff plays, with Frye signing a few notes before transitioning to Frye doing a rap verse. Following the rap is the chorus, which is performed together by Shiver and Frye. The chorus opens with part of the melody of theMission Complete! (Alterna) fanfare. Afterwards, a bridge including instrumental and Shiver's vocals is used to transition back to the beginning of the intro for a new loop.
This song plays during two of the missions inAlterna Space Center. Like in many other missions, when the player has been spotted by enemies, an additional percussion track is layered on top of the music.
Lyrics
The booklet included withSplatune 3 gives the official lyrics forHide and Sleek. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanesehiragana andkatakana simply give the pronunciation.
| Hide and Sleek | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Cut | Japanese lyrics[1] | Romanized lyrics | |||
| Shiver | Frye | ||||
 | いゆ にゅらいばれ まゆりんぬ ハレイヤレ はよ にかんがれ あしまな ヤレイホヤ | Iyu nyuraibare Mayurinnu hareiyare Hayo nikangare Ashimana yareihoya | |||
| かんぬ しゅるりめし みだんはら ヨレイヤレ そいてって うたむなれ ばらみっと カィムセイヤ | Kannu shururimeshi Midanhara yoreiyare Soitette utamunare Baramitto kaimuseiya | |||
 | メイハイデレスン バラディカ ニヘラ ダラリキレンディン アルケリチャヘラ ティレディケ リデンニン アトカ ギナンパラデイ ウェジテカラ | Meihaideresun baradika Nihera dararikirendin arukerichahera Tiredike ridennin Atoka ginanparadei wejitekara | |||
| ゾネインディン ヤンバチャ チュカリ ヘンディケヤパティ カララバンチュベリ ボントキャラハン デュケシナ ユペリ ウタンマカラヤァ ヘテリナ | Zoneindin yanbacha Chukari hendikeyapati kararabanchuberi Bontokyarahan dyukeshina Yuperi utanmakarayaa heterina | |||
| | エスペロパソ エンクェント パソ オウ デュラノ ド テュマレ コンへセラ デボパソ エラド セラティ アンドゥパサ | Esuperopaso enkwento paso Ou dyurano do tyumare konhesera Debopaso erado serati andupasa | ||
| | エスペロパソ エンクェント パソ オウ デュラノ ド テュマレ コンへセラ デボパソ エラド セラティ アンドゥパサ | Esuperopaso enkwento paso Ou dyurano do tyumare konhesera Debopaso erado serati andupasa | ||
Samples and interpolations
Mission Complete! (Alterna)
- Main article:Mission Complete! (Alterna)
The vocals use mostly the same melody as theMission Complete! (Alterna) jingle.
Other versions
Hide and Sleek (Live)
During theDeep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022, an extended version of the song structured like J-pop music is performed. The audio mixing of this live performance emphasizes the bass guitar much more prominently than the in-game version. It starts out roughly the same in the first loop, except for two vocal notes added to the beginning of the intro. Afterwards, instead of looping back to the intro at the end of the bridge, it jumps to Frye's rap verse and continues normally to the chorus a second time. During this chorus, Big Man joins Shiver and Frye in the vocals. This is followed by a bridge consisting of a new 8-bar instrumental riff, then two repeats of the instrumental riff before the rap section. The song then goes back to the chorus again with Big Man's vocals included, then once more but transposed up by half a semitone to E-flat minor. It then finishes with a proper ending based on the instrumental intro transposed to E-flat minor.
A similar version is used in theSplatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO, with some changes to the harmonization and instrumentation.
Hide and Sleek (Grand Festival)
During the first two days of thePast vs. Present vs. Future Splatfest, an extended version ofHide and Sleek can be performed by Deep Cut at theGrand Festival Grounds, based on the performance featured in theSplatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO. Revisiting the Grand Festival Grounds via use ofidolamiibo and selecting the "Colorful Evenings" option will allow the song to be replayed, along with the rest of the set list from the first part of the Splatfest.
Trivia
- The Japanese name of this song was first revealed on-screen during theDeep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022. Similarly, its English name was first revealed on the Splatoon Base website, shortly before the official English translation of the Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022 was released. This makes it the only brand-newReturn of the Mammalians song (excluding music reused or remixed from previous games) to have its official name confirmed before more song names were revealed through thejukebox.
- Similarly toFly Octo Fly, this song incorporates the melody of a level completion jingle.
Etymology
Hide and Sleek is a pun on the children's game "hide-and-seek".Sleek is an adjective describing something to have a smooth, shiny surface.
Names in other languages
The name of the song is the same as English in all languages except for Japanese.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | 疾風怒涛カチコンドル Shippūdotō Kachikondoru | Raid Under Sturm und Drang 疾風怒涛 expressionborrowed from the German "Sturm und Drang", typically translated as "storm and stress". カチコンドル comes from カチコミ, ayakuza slang term for "raid". |
 Internal | BGM_Mission_Stage_Rocket_02 BGM_Mission_Stage_Rocket_02_Jukebox |
References
- ↑Splatune 3 booklet
