Split & Splat was one of four songs added in theAugust Update. Like all battle songs, it has a random chance of being played during online matches. It can also be heard inSquid Beatz, and is included inSplatune.
The song has a rather upbeat and joyous tempo and feeling. The track starts with a repeating chip-tune rhythm accompanied with some chip-tune chord. After this, there is some singing, followed by a short instrumental break, and quickly returns back to some more singing.
InSplatoon 2,Split & Splat can be unlocked to listen inSquid Beatz 2 as a final reward from theInkling Girl 2 amiibo with a maximum score of 147 and 226 in Normal and Hard modes, respectively. It cannot, however, be heard anywhere else in the base game.
The song was first heard in theStay Fresh Trailer for the August Update. Near the beginning of the song, it moved one of the sections forward, leading to a longer instrumental opening, with vocals only coming in at around 25 seconds.
Trivia
Abehind the scenes video was released showing the recording ofSplit & Splat. However, the video itself uses the final recording instead of the raw performance. In the video, the track was calledSplit and Splat, possibly a beta name.