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We're So Back
Artist Off the Hook
Vocals Rina Itou
Alice Peralta
Pearl (in-game)
Marina (in-game)
Game Splatoon 3
Heard in
Splatoon 3 		Inkopolis Square (after the Halftime Report during Splatfests)
Featured in Splatoon 3 Jukebox
Ordertune – disc 3, track 30
Ordertune – disc 4, track 7 (Grand Festival)
Genre Pop
Electronic
BPM 147
Key signature G major
Length 2:03 (before looping)
Sample

We're So Back is a song performed by Off the Hook.

Description

We're So Back begins with Pearl and Marina singing the first section of the chorus before an instrumental section plays. Pearl and Marina sing some lines separately before they begin to sing together. Pearl then begins rapping with Marina interjecting lines towards the end of the section. A bridge follows where Marina sings while Pearl raps a few quick lines. They then sing the chorus together, after which the track loops back to the instrumental section at the start.

Lyrics

The booklet included with Ordertune gives the official lyrics for We're So Back. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana and katakana simply give the pronunciation.

We're So Back
Off the Hook Japanese lyrics[1] Romanized lyrics
Pearl Marina
(Pearl/Marina:) アダスタライ モヴィニャハイ
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) wow yeah
(Marina:) パピナバ (Pearl/Marina:) ドゥラムタセタネ 		(Pearl/Marina:) Adasutarai movinyahai
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) wow yeah
(Marina:) Papinaba (Pearl/Marina:) duramutasetane
しゃんみい ちゅるりい ちゅららけしい
みちょりら まらけしゅら 		Shanmii chururii churarakeshii
Michorira marakeshura
ジャスザ ウォミナ ドゥラバチュラ
フスゴナ バチュ wow 		Jasuza womina durabachura
Fusugona bachu wow
(Pearl/Marina:) モチュガ ハトゥバ
ピクミア (Pearl:) びらけど びあふれ 		(Pearl/Marina:) Mochuga hatuba
Pikumia (Pearl:) birakedo biafure
(Pearl/Marina:) カソイ ヴィトリ
マゴズィ (Marina:) マスタロ wow 		(Pearl/Marina:) Kasoi vitori
Magozwi (Marina:) Masutaro wow
よ! らすた ぱすた ごいな
こず ふぁすた かみな
ちゃ ちゃ まりな
は は か じざりば 		Yo! Rasuta pasuta goina
Kozu fasuta kamina
Cha cha marina
Ha ha ka jizariba
ヘラナズハイ Heranazuhai
(Pearl:) ぢか わちゃちゃい
(Marina:) ドウィナセイ ジョミノ! (Pearl:) ちょりの! 		(Pearl:) Djika wachachai
(Marina:) Dowinasei jomino! (Pearl:) Chorino!
スガンビナ セダチュ
ラ wow オリエダ 		Suganbina sedachu
Ra wow orieda
(Marina:) ウィス ビティンノ
ジャス パキンロ 		(Marina:) Wisu bitinno
Jasu pakinro
(Pearl:) ぱりわ だだだま
よぎなそ たくら くら くら すか 		(Pearl:) Pariwa dadadama
Yoginaso takura kura kura suka
ひら ちゅりてんた! Hira churitenta!
(Pearl/Marina:) アダスタライ モヴィニャハイ
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) (じぇった!)
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) (じぇったった!)
(Marina:) シェキニャノ バデ 		(Pearl/Marina:) Adasutarai movinyahai
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) (Jetta!)
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) (Jettatta!)
(Marina:) Shekinyano bade
(Pearl:) (きゃすてぃん わた!) (Marina:) ワスキピノ
(Pearl:) (じぇんだに わたた!) (Marina:) トルゥリポゾ
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) wow yeah
(Marina:) パピナバ (Pearl/Marina:) ドゥラムタセタネ 		(Pearl:) (Kyasutin wata!) (Marina:) Wasukipino
(Pearl:) (Jendani watata!) (Marina:) Torwuripozo
(Marina:) wow yeah (Pearl:) wow yeah
(Marina:) Papinaba (Pearl/Marina:) duramutasetane

Remixes and Covers

We're So Back (Grand Festival)

During days 1 and 2 of Past vs. Present vs. Future Splatfest, an extended in-game live band version of We're So Back is played. This version has a different instrumental track suited for a live performance, unique sound effects and mixing, as well as an extra bar towards the end of the song featuring a high note sung by Marina.

Samples and interpolations

Floor Clear! (Boss)

Main article: Floor Clear! (Boss)

Parts of the opening melody of We're So Back are interpolated as the jingle that plays after clearing a boss floor in Splatoon 3: Side Order.

Music video

The music video for We're So Back was officially released on 19 March 2024, three days before the start of the Lightly Salted vs. Consommé vs. Salted Seaweed and Drums vs. Guitar vs. Keyboard Splatfests.

Load video
YouTube

Quotes

“ "We're So Back," Off the Hook's signature opener from their recent world tour, is taking over the Splatsville airwaves. "No one can belt it like Marina, huh?" sighed Pearl. "You better sing along with the 'Oh yeahs'!" ”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[2]
“ During the second half of Splatfests in #Splatoon3, Off the Hook will be performing their new song, We're So Back. Swing by Inkopolis Square to check it out! ”
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter[3]

Trivia

  • The music video of this song was accidentally made public by Nintendo of America on YouTube on 18 March 2024 at around 13:00 UTC, using the video thumbnail and description for Color Pulse (2024)[4][5] and without an announcement by @SplatoonJP or @SplatoonNA on Twitter. This video was removed several hours later at around 16:40 UTC. It was reuploaded with the correct thumbnail and description and announced on Twitter the following day.
  • Off the Hook's performance of We're So Back in Inkopolis Square is the first in-game appearance of Marina's keytar, which had previously only been seen in live performances of Muck Warfare and Anarchy Rainbow. It has a slightly different design compared to its live appearances, with some of the stickers rearranged and its neck being moved to the opposite side of its body.
  • Some of the song's verses appear to reference real-life language, specifically English:
    • One of the verses sung by Marina, specifically the one saying ヘラナズハイ Heranazuhai, is similar in phonetics to the phrase "headliner's high", which is also the Japanese title of the song (ヘッドライナーズ・ハイ Heddoraināzu Hai).
    • An in-universe quote from Pearl[2] states that multiple lyrics contain the phrase "Oh yeah". In the official lyrics given in Ordertune, these are instead written as "wow yeah".
    • One of Pearl's lyrics (ちゃ ちゃ まりな cha cha marina) appears to sing Marina's name, possibly as a reference to her altogether because of the song's choreography having Pearl briefly point at Marina while singing this verse. Interestingly, seeing as the official song lyrics were first given in the Japanese-exclusive Ordertune booklet, the name called out is a romanization of her English name, Marina, instead of her Japanese name イイダ Iida. However, it could reference the surname given to her in the Japanese version, マリネ Marine, which serves as the origin of her English first name, and is thus very similar in pronunciation to it.

Etymology

We're (so) back is a meme phrase said when a previous event perceived as bad seems to have taken a turn for the better; it is commonly said before and/or after it's (so) over, which might be referenced by the name of the song It's Over from the Octo Expansion.[6] The phrases are popular within online gaming culture. It may be meant to serve as a reference to the return of Off the Hook proper and the resumption of their Splatfest performances (whereas prior to version 7.0.0 their presence in Splatoon 3 was limited to Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook and amiibo).

Names in other languages

The name of We're So Back is the same as English in all languages except for Japanese.

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ヘッドライナーズ・ハイ [7]
Heddoraināzu Hai		 Headliner's High
 Internal Plaza_Fes_Day2_Sdodr

References

  1. ↑ Ordertune booklet
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter @SplatoonNA on Twitter
  3. ↑ Twitter @NintendoEurope on Twitter
  4. ↑ YouTube Splatoon 3 - We're So Back - Nintendo Switch [dead link] by Nintendo of America. Archived on 18 March 2024
  5. ↑ Twitter @OatmealDome on Twitter
  6. ↑ New York Times article about the prevalence of the It's So Over / We're So Back meme
  7. ↑ Twitter @SplatoonJP on Twitter
Splatsville/Inkopolis

What's Your Style? • Clickbait (Splash Sessions Demo) • Anarchy Splatcast • Welcome to Splatsville • Soaking In Splatsville • Dripping with Style • Slip into Inkopolis • Start Fresh • The Plaza • Lookin' Fresh • Inkopolis Square • New You • The Shoal • Got It!

Battle

Opening (C-Side) • Clickbait • Headhammer • Triple Dip • Paintscraper • Splattack! (C-Side) • Sea Me Now • Sandy Side Up • Candy-Coated Rocks • Tentacle to the Metal • Ska-BLAM • Three-Horn Circus • Rockagilly Blues • Ripstop & Go • Aquasonic • Slopping Spree • No Quarters • Shifting Stars • No Plan Survives • Amalgamania • Seasource • Now or Never! (C-Side) • Rinse/Repeat • Learning Curve

Splatfest

Splatfest Theme Drop • Anarchy Poisons • Anarchy Rainbow • City of Color (2023) • Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today • Color Pulse (2024) • We're So Back • Grand Festival Tour • Three Wishes • Soak & Stomp • Deepers Creepers • Yule Tide • Meadowlark • Suntan Ocean • Soak & Stomp (Grand Mix) • Commence the Fest • Fins in the Air • Till Depth Do Us Part • Liquid Sunshine • Big Betrayal • Suffer No Fools • Blushing Tide • Now or Never! (Deep Cut) • Ego Overboard • Still Swimmin' • Daybreaker Anthem • Inkopolis Punch • Stomping Kick • Maritime Memory • Fest Zest (Grand Festival) • Party's Over (Grand Festival) • Into the Light • Spicy Calamari Inkantation • Ink Me Up • Ebb & Flow • Muck Warfare • Acid Hues • Shark Bytes • Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) • Now or Never! (Off the Hook) • Rainbow Color Inkantation • Splatfest Results Drop

Salmon Run

Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Mix • Surge & Submerge • Deluge Dirge • Fishing Frenzy • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 1 • They Got You! (Salmon Run) • Frothy Waters • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 2 • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 3 - Go Off, King! • Toxic Anoxic • You Got Them! (Salmon Run) 4 - Bye, King • Frantic Aspic • Not Bad (Do Better) • Anarchy Splatcast (Big Run) • Bait & Click (Mutation) • Bait & Click • Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Deep Mix • Double Clickbait • Not Bad (Catch Ya Better)

Tableturf Battle

Tableturf Level Selection • Tableturf Deck Selection • Tableturf Main Theme • Tableturf Three Turns Remaining • Tableturf Win Theme • Tableturf Loss or Draw Theme • Tableturf Card List

Return of the Mammalians

Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme • The Crater • Crater Eighters Routine • Mission Complete! (The Crater) • I'm Octavio (F34RME Remix) • Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon • Sandcastles • Sudden Depth • Two Shadows in the Sun • Dead Sea • Whirlpool Tune • Hyper Diver • Alterna Citizen Program M-01: Basic Course (Morning Fog) • Alterna Citizen Program M-02: Advanced Course (Twilight Waves) • Nine Out of Tension • Underwater Neon • Flop to It • Smoke and Mirrors • Ride or Fry • With Flying Colors • Seep & Destroy • Marine Machines • #35 caught • Don't Flinch • Octoling Rendezvous • Mission Complete! (Alterna) • Got It! (Alterna Swag) • Got It! (Gold Record) • Deep Cut's Theme • Alterna Citizen Program M-00: Init (System Noise) • Surprise and Shine • Got That Treasure! • Chowder Combo • Smooth as Ice • Our Bad • Mammalian Memo • In Filtration • Hide and Sleek • Smeared Canvas • Greeting Mr. Grizz • Countdown to Hairmageddon • Go, Agent 3! • Bear with Me • Calamari Inkantation 3MIX • The Most Massive Fuzzball of All • Wave Goodbye • Alterna Citizen Program M-??: mY dEAR

Side Order

Dozing Off • #0.1 style • Leaving with Pearl • Θrder Square: Inciner8 • Σntrance: Dynamis • First Principles • #12.2 awakened • Captive Marina • Unconscience • Order Appears • Origin of Order • Θrder Square: Subjug8 • Σntrance: Archon • Upward • demol1sh • demoli2h • d3molish • jest1ng • je2ting • j3sting • rout1nes • routine2 • routin3s • souven1r • 2ouvenir • souv3nir • j1tters • jitter2 • jitt3rs • Floor Clear! (Part 1) • Floor Clear! (Part 2) • Got It! (Side Order) • Step-Off Song • CΘld StΘrage • ΘctΘpticΘn • EchΘ Θnslaught • Floor Clear! (Boss) • Result (Defeat) • Overlorder Appears • New World Order • The Tranquility of Order • Spectrum Obligato • Ebb & Flow (Out of Order) • Case Closed • #47 onward • Slip into Inkopolis Square • Getting Squared Away • Θrder Square: Liber8 • Σntrance: Platonic Solid • Smollusk's Theme • Thus Spoke Smollusk • Short Order • Result (Clear!)

Lobby

Sinkopated • Inkopolis Lobby • Without a Dop Doubt • Drip Feed • Inkopolis News (Squid Sisters) • Inkopolis News (Off the Hook) • Heliocentri City • Fuzzy Dazzler • Blop Bop • Gilded Cage • Dressed to Krill • Slick Moves • Belly Flop • Gillty • Pour It On • Pop 'n' Schlock • Clashing Colors • Dorsal Slicer • Lobby Terminal • Crab-N-Go • Crab-N-Go (Splatoween) • Crab-N-Go (FrostyFest) • Crab-N-Go (SpringFest) • Crab-N-Go (Summer Nights) • Crab-N-Go (Grand Festival) • Opening (Squid Squad) • Splattack! (Squid Squad) • Ink or Sink • Seaskape • Kraken Up • Metalopod • Shellfie • Split & Splat • Hooked • Sucker Punch • Opening (Wet Floor) • Inkoming! • Rip Entry • Undertow • Don't Slip • Endolphin Surge • Shipwreckin' • Fins & Fiddles • Seafoam Shanty • Broken Coral • Riptide Rupture • Blitz It! • Wave Prism • Seasick • Kinetosis • Chopscrewey • Entropical

Jukebox only

Now or Never! (Squid Squad) • Now or Never! (Wet Floor) • City of Color • Calamari Inkantation • Bomb Rush Blush • Tide Goes Out • Fresh Start • Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) • Tidal Rush • Color Pulse • Nasty Majesty • Fly Octo Fly - Ebb & Flow (Octo)

Other

Splatlands Third Junior High School Anthem • Robo ROM-en theme song

Musicians

C-Side (Kiki) • Front Roe (Ichiya • Nami • Murasaki) • Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Yoko & the Gold Bazookas (Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura) • H2Whoa • Chirpy Chips (Harmony) • Riot Act (Kiki) • SashiMori • Grizzco • ω-3 • Ancho-V Games • Deep Cut (Shiver • Frye • Big Man) • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) • Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Turquoise October • DJ Octavio • Octoplush • Stars in the Deep • Mimicry • Wash Out • Firefly • On the Clock • Anxiety Society • Dedf1sh • Free Association • Seven Seas Crew • Backwash • Turf Love • Wading Room • New Shores • Bonfire • All Swell • Coral Kiss • Crevasse • Aquariyum • Pianissimo • Missing Ink • Chroma Chaos • Medusa • Nothing in My Wave • Anglerfish • Bloody Hook • Decksterity • Saplings • Reel Deel • Now or Never Seven

Soundtracks

Jukebox • Splatune 3 • Ordertune • Nintendo Music

Live performances

Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022 • Splatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO

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