Liquid Sunshine
Liquid Sunshine
| Artist | Squid Sisters feat.Ian BGM |
| Vocals | keity.pop Mari Kikuma Callie (in-game) Marie (in-game) Ian BGM (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 | Splatfest Battle Tricolor Battle |
| Featured in | Splatune 3 – disc 3, track 28 Ordertune – disc 4, track 6 (Grand Festival) |
| Genre | Pop Electronic Shibuya-Kei |
| BPM | 177 |
| Key signature | D Major |
| Length | 1:14 (first loop) 1:33 (music video) |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S3_Splatfest_Liquid_Sunshine.mp3 |
Liquid Sunshine is asong performed by theSquid Sisters andIan BGM that appears duringSplatfests inSplatoon 3. It is one of five songs that can play during the first two minutes of Splatfest battles, added into rotation duringFresh Season 2023 and first playing in theNessie vs. Aliens vs. Bigfoot Splatfest.
Description
Liquid Sunshine is an upbeatShibuya-kei song with elements of chiptune. The song starts with an instrumental opening, followed by solo vocal verses byCallie,Marie, andIan BGM respectively, though Callie harmonizes with Marie for the last phrase of Marie's verse. The pre-chorus features mixed singing by Callie and Marie. During the first half of the chorus, Callie and Marie each sing a verse, with Callie singing together with Marie during the last phrase. The second half of the chorus features mixed singing, first by Callie and Ian BGM, then by Marie and Ian BGM, followed by all three singing together, and then just Callie and Marie. Finally, a transitional bridge, which includes Callie and Marie chanting together, brings the song back to the start for looping.
Lyrics
Both the Japanese music video and the booklet included withSplatune 3 give the official lyrics forLiquid Sunshine. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanesehiragana andkatakana simply give the pronunciation. The English music video published by Nintendo of America gives the official romanized lyrics, which contain several differences to the original Japanese version.
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Remixes and covers
Liquid Sunshine (Grand Festival)
During days one and two of thePast vs. Present vs. Future Splatfest, an extended live band version ofLiquid Sunshine is played. Unlike the regular version, the song is sung by Squid Sisters only and Ian BGM is not present, as he is with the rest of Deep Cut on a different stage. As such, Ian BGM's first solo part is replaced with unique lines sung by both Squid Sisters, and he is entirely missing in the second verse. Accordingly, this version of the song is credited only to "Squid Sisters" rather than "Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM". Revisiting theGrand 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.
Music video
The music video forLiquid Sunshine was released on29 March 2023, days before the start of theNessie vs. Aliens vs. Bigfoot Splatfest. The music video showcases aTricolor Turf War onMakoMart, with the players using weapon kits introduced duringFresh Season 2023. The Japanese version features karaoke lyrics in kana. Lyrics sung byCallie andMarie are written in hiragana, while lyrics sung by Ian BGM are written in katakana, except when singing with others where hiragana is used.
On31 March 2023, Nintendo of America uploaded the English version with karaoke lyrics.
Artists
Quotes
| “ | Musicology reports that theSquid Sisters collaborated with an enigmaticSplatlandian singer namedIan BGM on a new Splatfest battle song! TitledLiquid Sunshine, it's the audio equivalent of cherry-blossom petals dancing in the wind. Check it out—all players can hear it! | ” |
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[3] | ||
| “ | The Squid Sisters andSplatsville songster Ian BGM sync up to serve youLiquid Sunshine, a fresh battle theme for aspringtimeSplatfest! You can look forward to this song even if you don't have the#Splatoon3: Expansion Pass. | ” |
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter[4] | ||
Trivia
- Theidol interview in the Summer 2024 installment ofNintendo Magazine reveals thatCallie came up with the idea forLiquid Sunshine. It is described as a "charity song" written to raise awareness for financially struggling residents ofSplatsville.
- Liquid Sunshine is the only song performed during the first part ofPast vs. Present vs. Future to have not been previously performed in either alive concert or in any of the hub areas during prior Splatfests across all three games.
- Additionally, despite playing alongsideDeep Cut'sHide and Sleek, which notably doesnt featureBig Man at all,Ian BGM doesn't appear at all in this version of Liquid Sunshine.
Names in other languages
The name of the song is the same as English in all languages except for Japanese.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 春風とペトリコール Harukaze to Petorikōru | Spring Breeze and Petrichor | |
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| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| シオカラーズ feat. RANOMAT Shiokarāzu feat. RANOMAT | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM | |
| Squid Sisters feat. YAR | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM | |
| Sœurs Ventouse avec Mirai | Squid Sisters with Ian BGM | |
| Calamazones feat. Mirai | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM | |
| Sea Sirens feat. RANOMAT | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM | |
| Sea Sirens feat. MALENTAO | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM | |
| Squid Sisters и БАГМИН Squid Sisters i BAGMIN | Squid Sisters and Ian BGM | |
| Calamarciñas con NAYAR | Squid Sisters with Ian BGM | |
| 麻辣鱿物 feat. RANOMAT málà yóu wù feat. RANOMAT | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM | |
| 麻辣魷物 feat. RANOMAT málà yóu wù feat. RANOMAT | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM | |
| 오징어 시스터즈 feat. RANOMAT | Squid Sisters feat. Ian BGM |


