Toss a Coin to Your Witcher
"Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" | |
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Single by Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli, and Joey Batey | |
from the album The Witcher (Music from the Netflix Original Series) | |
Released | January 22, 2020 |
Length | 3:10 |
Label | Milan |
Composer(s) |
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Lyricist(s) | Jenny Klein |
Producer(s) |
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"Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" is an original song from the
Development
The song was created specifically for the TV series, and does not appear in the novels the series is based on.
The lyrics were then given to composers
Since Netflix releases its content with dubbing in a number of languages, the song has been officially translated and rendered in at least 13 other languages:
Netflix released an official version of the song to digital and streaming music services on January 22, 2020.[6]
Content
The song lyrics are based on the events of the show's second episode, which is also the first meeting of the bard
Impact
The song became a
The song's composers Belousova and Ostinelli were pleased to see so many different fan versions, as they feel the fans were capturing the same fun that they were having in experimenting in different styles they had tried for the song.[2] Klein was amazed at how fast the song had caught on with fans and credited Belousova and Ostinelli for creating a catchy composition.[2]
The series premiered on December 20, 2019; however, Netflix has been criticized for failing to release the song officially, with no official release outside of a SoundCloud release until January 22.[7][13][14][6] This delay has been described as inexplicable and as a missed marketing opportunity.[15]
The actor Joey Batey, who sang the song, called it "the most annoying thing I've ever heard, it's so catchy... I've had that in my head for eight months."[3]
Four versions of the track have charted in the Official UK Singles Sales Chart. On January 10, 2020, Samuel Kim featuring Black Gryph0n's version made number 93, while the Jonny Lovato version reached number 99.[16] Then, a week later, Dan Vasc's cover reached number 80.[17] Finally the original version charted a week later, at number 38.[18]
In 2020, Tesla, Inc. added “Toss a Coin” to the software in its cars, making it possible to replace the vehicle’s horn with the chorus.[19]
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[20] | 22 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[21] | 9 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[22] | 27 |
27 | |
93 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Poland (ZPAV)[25] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Clark, Travis. "Netflix's 'The Witcher' creator on the grueling 178-day production, what to expect in season 2, and why the show's viral song is actually 'horrific'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bucksbaum, Sydney (March 7, 2020). "Anatomy of a song: How The Witcher earworm 'Toss a Coin to Your Witcher' was made". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Romano, Evan (2019-12-27). "Good Luck Getting This Song From 'The Witcher' Out of Your Head". Men's Health. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ a b c "How 'Toss A Coin To Your Witcher' Became An Unlikely Earworm". CBR. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (2019-12-27). "The Witcher's bard song is just as catchy in a dozen different languages". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ a b Gartenberg, Chaim (January 22, 2020). "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher is finally available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music". The Verge. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Gonzalez, Oscar. "Toss A Coin to Your Witcher: Here's where to hear the song from Netflix's hit series". CNET. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (January 1, 2020). "'The Witcher' has us singing 'Toss a Coin to Your Witcher'". CNN. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (January 6, 2020). "The internet's best covers of that Netflix Witcher song". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ Good, Owen (January 5, 2020). "The Witcher 3 mods bring Henry Cavill and 'Toss a Coin' to life in the game". Polygon. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ tuPolska. ""Kotlok dej Hekserowi". Rybniczanin zaśpiewał "Grosza daj Wiedźminowi" po śląsku!". www.rybnik.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ Redakcja (2020-01-09). "Wiedźmin po śląsku: Kotlok dej Hekserowi robi furorę w internecie. Tak brzmi Grosza daj Wiedźminowi po śląsku [9. 1. 2020 r.]". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ Stefansky, Emma (2020-01-03). "Fact: 'Toss a Coin to Your Witcher' Is the Biggest Banger of 2020". Thrillist. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ Tassi, Paul. "Netflix's 'The Witcher' Fans Are Determined To Get Mark Hamill Cast As Vesemir". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (2019-12-30). "Netflix blew the release for 'Toss a Coin to Your Witcher,' the hit song of the season". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Singles Sales Chart Top 100: 10 January 2020 - 16 January 2020". Official Charts.
- ^ "Singles Sales Chart Top 100: 17 January 2020 - 23 January 2020". Official Charts.
- ^ "Singles Sales Chart Top 100: 23 January 2020 - 30 January 2020". Official Charts.
- ^ "Tesla 2020.48.25 Holiday OTA Update". Tesmanian.
- ^ "ARIA Digital Tracks Chart: Week Commencing 3 February 2020" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Toss a Coin to Your Witcher in the search box.