City of Color
Game | Splatoon 3 |
Heard in Splatoon 3 |
Alterna (When meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon for the first time and after defeating Mr. Grizz) Jukebox |
Album | Splatune 3 |
Track list no. | 6 (Splatune 3 Disc 2) |
Audio file |
Artist | Squid Sisters |
Vocals | keity.pop Mari Kikuma Callie (in-game) Marie (in-game) |
Game | Splatoon Splatoon 3 |
Heard in Splatoon |
Inkopolis Plaza (Splatfest only) Inkopolis News (Inkopolis News version, Splatfest only) Squid Beatz Callie and Marie amiibo |
Heard in Splatoon 3 |
Jukebox |
Album | Splatune Splatoon Live in Makuhari Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari (Cho Party 2016 version) |
Track list no. | 1 (Splatune Disc 2) 26 (Splatoon Live in Makuhari) 5 (1st Concert, Splatoon Live in Makuhari) 17 (1st Concert, Splatoon Live in Makuhari) 22 (Cho Party 2016, Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari) |
Genre | Pop |
BPM | 130 |
Key signature | C major |
Length | 2:00 |
Audio file | File:Splatfest Plaza.oga |
City of Color(NA)[a] or City of Colour(EU/OC)[b] is a song performed by the Squid Sisters.
Description
City of Color is a peppy pop song. During Splatfests, the Squid Sisters performed this song on top of two trucks in Inkopolis Plaza. Using either the Callie or Marie amiibo also allows the player to watch the Squid Sisters perform the song as if they were in a Splatfest. It can also be heard in Squid Beatz after hearing it during a Splatfest and it is included in Splatune and Splatoon Live in Makuhari. In Splatoon 3, it can be played in the jukebox if the player has downloaded the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
Lyrics
The booklet included with Splatune gives the official lyrics for City of Color. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana simply gives the pronunciation.
City of Color Lyrics
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Tyurirurimyotte winiwini Tyurirurimyohe winiwini yuwani Fihananneni Noehinyuherahe nanuenoni shumeri Fihana mifa nienoweni Nyoehinuherahe nawenoni nyumeri Hey! × 6 |
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てゅりるりみょって うぃにうぃに てゅりるりみょへ うぃにうぃに ゆわに ふぃはなんねに のえひにゅへらへ なぬぇのに しゅめり ふぃはな みふぁ にえのうぇに にょえひぬへらへ なうぇのに にゅめり Hey! × 6 |
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Remixes and covers
Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon
A version of City of Color plays in Splatoon 3 when Agent 3 meets the New Squidbeak Splatoon for the first time upon reaching Alterna in Return of the Mammalians. It is heard again when Agent 3 first returns to Alterna after defeating Mr. Grizz.
City of Color (Splatoon 3)
A new version of City of Color is performed by the Squid Sisters in Inkopolis Plaza during the first half of Splatfests in Splatoon 3.
Other versions
Inkopolis News (Splatfest)
This is simply the instrumental version of City of Color without the Squid Sisters singing, which also includes the Inkopolis News saying heard in the original Inkopolis News song. It was played immediately after the player has pressed and on the start screen during a Splatfest and played during Inkopolis News, replacing the regular Inkopolis News song. After the news segment ended, the vocals were added, transitioning it to the regular version.
Splatfest theme announcement jingle
This is a very shortened version of the song's intro with a lower pitch. It was played during Inkopolis News when the Splatfest theme was announced.
Splatfest final result jingle
Like the announcement jingle, this is a very shortened version of the intro, but with a more twinkly sound. This was played during Inkopolis News once the winner of the Splatfest was announced.
City of Color (Live)
During live Squid Sisters concerts, an extended version of City of Color is used. Although each performance is different due to the live bands, they retain the same strong structure. There is a new guitar solo not found in the original, along with a slightly altered instrumental after the solo. Then it has a new outro, featuring another guitar solo before the song ends. Two recordings of this version from Shiokalive 2016 and Shiokalive at Chokaigi 2016 (labelled as 1st and 2nd live versions respectively) can be found in Splatoon Live in Makuhari, and one from Shiokalive at Cho Party 2016 can be found in Octotune.
City of Color (Shy-Ho-Shy Demo)
An early version of City of Color is included in Splatoon Live in Makuhari, featuring a much simpler instrumental than the final product and different vocals. Shy-Ho-Shy, the Squid Sisters' producer, was first mentioned in the booklet for Splatune as the committee member that originally discovered the Squid Sisters' talent. The vocals heard in the song are not from the Squid Sisters, but rather Shy-Ho-Shy herself. The demo was produced as a reference for the Squid Sisters during the making of the song and might have been recorded while they were practicing it.[1]
Samples and interpolations
Maritime Memory
- Main article: Maritime Memory
The majority of Maritime Memory is a much slower cover of City of Color with a nearly completely different instrumental.
Octo Eight-Step
- Main article: Octo Eight-Step
Octo Eight-Step by Turquoise October samples Callie's vocals from City of Color and reverses them.
Spicy Calamari Inkantation
- Main article: Calamari Inkantation#Spicy Calamari Inkantation
The melody of City of Color's chorus can be heard after the end of the chorus of Spicy Calamari Inkantation during the small instrumental break. After the instrumental break, there are a few vocals before another short instrumental break that is also derived from City of Color.
Gallery
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The logo seen on the Squid Sisters' trucks when they perform City of Color.
Trivia
- Due to the end of Splatfests in Splatoon, it is now impossible to listen to City of Color in Squid Beatz if the player has not participated in any Splatfests. Although one can still listen to the song through the amiibo performances, this still does not unlock it in Squid Beatz.
- In-universe, City of Color is the Squid Sisters' debut single.[2]
Etymology
City of Color is named after the appearance that Inkopolis Plaza took during Splatfests, with it being lit up by neon signs, bright lights, and fireworks.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ハイカラシンカ | High-Color Sinker |
- Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | New!カラストンビ部隊との出会い | |
Dutch | Ontmoeting met de nieuwe Kraakcommando's | Encounter with the New Squidbeak Splatoon |
French | Face à l'escadron Espadon, nouvelle version | |
German | Die neue Aquamarine | |
Italian | Ecco a voi la Nuova Divisione Branchia | |
Russian | Новый отряд специального назначения «Спрут» | |
Spanish | Llega el Comando Branquias | |
Chinese (Simplified) | 与New!喷嘴部队的相遇 yǔ New! pēnzuǐ bùduì de xiàngyù |
Encounter with the New Squidbeak Splatoon |
Chinese (Traditional) | 與New!噴嘴部隊的相遇 yǔ New! pēnzuǐ bùduì de xiàngyù |
Encounter with the New Squidbeak Splatoon |
Korean | New! 오징어입 부대와의 만남 | |
Internal | BGM_Mission_DemoScene_D3_03 |
Notes
References
- ↑ 『スプラトゥーン』シオカラーズのライブCDミキシング現場を直撃! サウンドスタッフ、アレンジ担当大山氏のインタビュー&トラックリスト公開!(1/2) (Famitsu interview with Splatoon sound staff)
- ↑ Callie character profile from Splatoon Base
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