Clickbait

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Clickbait (Big Run teaser)
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Clickbait is a song performed by C-Side.

Description

Clickbait is a song from Splatoon 3 performed by C-Side. The song features vocals, guitar, and bass, and is a multiplayer music track for Splatoon 3. It can be heard on a gameplay footage from the Release Date Revealed trailer on 22 April 2022.[1]

Remixes and covers

Clickbait (Splatoon 3 Direct introduction)

A simplified cover of Clickbait similar to Splattack! (Jam Session) and Inkoming! (Cloud Demo). It starts with a sparse drum solo, but more instruments are added in. It can be heard at the beginning of Splatoon 3 Direct on 10 August 2022.[2]

Clickbait (Big Run teaser)

A distorted cover of Clickbait in style of ω-3 songs (and presumably made by them) can be heard in Splatoon 3 Direct on 10 August 2022, specifically the reveal of Big Run event in Salmon Run Next Wave mode.[2]

Other versions

Clickbait (Anarchy Battles)

A slightly longer version of Clickbait plays during Anarchy Battles. It is similar to the demo version but retains the sound of the final version.

Clickbait (Demo)

A demo version of Clickbait can be heard on the Live from Squid Research Lab on the Nintendo website.[3] The instruments sound less "live" and the vocals are less filtered. After the extended guitar sequence, there is a new vocal part that fades away seconds after instead of looping the first vocal part.

Clickbait (September 2021 Direct)

A shorter version of the demo version can be heard on a Splatoon 3 online multiplayer battle trailer on September 2021 Direct.[4] While it is very similar to the aforementioned demo version, this version skips some parts of the song, and the beginning of the guitar sequence is cut off by static noises as the trailer transitions to the trailer for the Return of the Mammalians mode.

Trivia

  • Clickbait is considered the main theme of Splatoon 3, as its used for multiple promotions for the game as well as multiple versions of Clickbait used in the game like the tutorial and tableturf battles

Etymology

Clickbait refers to a deceptive tactic used on websites to trick someone into clicking onto something via misleading thumbnails or titles, as well as a pun on fishing baits.

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