City of Color
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 an 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.
Remixes and covers
Maritime Memory
- Main article: Maritime Memory
Maritime Memory is a much slower cover of City of Color, with a nearly completely different instrumental.
City of Color (Demo)
An early version of City of Color was released with Splatoon Live in Makuhari, featuring a much more simple instrumental from the final product, and different vocals.
Other versions
Inkopolis News (Splatfest)
This is simply the instrumental version of City of Color, without the Squid Sister's singing, along with the catchphrase that plays It was played immediately after the player has pressed 
and 
at the start screen during a Splatfest, and plays during Inkopolis News, replacing the regular Inkopolis News song during Splatfests. After the news segment ended, the vocals are added, transitioning it to the regular version.
Splatfest final result jingle
A very shortened version of the intro, with a more twinkly sound. This was played 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. Than it has a new outro, featuring another guitar solo, before the song ends. Two recordings of this version from their first and second live concerts can be found in Splatoon Live in Makuhari.
Samples and interpolations
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.
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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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.
