Blue World

“Blue World” (titled as "Blue world") is a song by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell. It was written by Marc Almond and Dave Ball exclusively for the Netflix animated series Hilda. It is included on the series' third season soundtrack. In 2024, it was featured on the soundtrack album Hilda: The Songs from the Show.
==Origin==
In January 2023, during the production of the third season of Hilda, Luke Pearson was aware of Soft Cell's music history and asked if they could record an original song that would be featured in the third season of Hilda. Almond describes the song as "an anecdote that documents the lives of outsiders who find themselves stuck in a weird trance-like state, and realizes that they can get out by changing who they are," while also adding that the song is a sort-of sequel to "Purple Zone".
==Recording and release==
Almond and Ball recorded the song from February to March 2023. The full extended version of the song was released first on the duo's 2023 compilation album *Happiness Now Completed as the nineteenth and last track. It was then released on the USB compilation *Happiness Now Digital in January 2024.
"Blue World" was announced to have CD and 12" formats released in early 2024. In addition to the original version and remixes of the song, the CD format includes a reworked version of "Purple Zone", which consists of added synth by Ryan Carlson and additional verses.
==Music video==
An animated music video directed by Andy Coyle and animated by Mercury Filmworks was released on the official Soft Cell YouTube channel on October 6, 2023. It features Almond and Ball as animated versions of themselves performing the song at the Mirage in the 1980s.
==Lyric video==
A lyric video was released on January 19, 2024 as part of the *Happiness Now Digital compilation. It was created by Ewan McWilliam of Design Workshop and features footage of forests, particularly those in Europe.
==Track listing==
===CD===
===12"===
===Digital EP===
==Lyrics==
[Verse 1]
The world of nature I know has
A face that’s filled with a smile
I wish it stays that way now
Once we run the full-length mile
I could go meet my good old friends
Who have had my back for a long, long time
But now they've all grown up, left me and
It's all a sad song
[Chorus]
We're stuck in a blue world
That's always a chore
We're stuck in a blue world
Different from before
We're stuck in a blue world
I feel all so new
We're stuck in a blue world
I cannot subdue
[Verse 2]
You are all I have now
Cos’ the others have all gone ‘way
But will it all last greatly
If all else falls and lay?
The monsters have a scary face and
I don’t know what to do now
Will you come and save us from this
Terrifying no-go show?
[Chorus]
We're stuck in a blue world
That's always a chore
We're stuck in a blue world
Different from before
We're stuck in a blue world
I feel all so new
We're stuck in a blue world
I cannot subdue
[Refrain]
Blue world (7x)
[Verse 3]
And now, here we are
The end of the line is here
For what could be seen as a
One time stress and fear
But don’t think it’s all that hopeless
I think that there’s a way
For us to see each other
In all of our days
[Chorus]
We're stuck in a blue world
That's always a chore
We're stuck in a blue world
Different from before
We're stuck in a blue world
I feel all so new
We're stuck in a blue world
I cannot subdue
We're stuck in a blue world
That's always a chore
We're stuck in a blue world
Different from before
We're stuck in a blue world
I feel all so new
We're stuck in a blue world
I cannot subdue
[Outro]
We're stuck in a blue world (5x)
== Trivia== 
*This marks the first time Soft Cell has performed a song for a TV show.
*The song's beat is similar to the duo's 2018 song "Northern Lights".
*According to Coyle, he confirmed that the song was originally going to be featured in one episode of season 3. However, it was one of six episodes that were scrapped.
==Gallery ==
File:Blueworldnewcover.jpg|CD back cover.
File:Blueworldbackcover12.jpg|Vinyl back cover.
==Credits and personnel==
Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals: Marc Almond
Synthesizer, Background Vocals, Producer: David Ball
Drum Programmer, Sound Engineer, Synthesizer, Producer: Philip Larsen
Sound Engineer: Barry Grint
Sound Engineer: Jonny Solway
Background Vocals: Bryan Chambers
Background Vocals: Simon King 
Background Vocals: Louise Marshall
Cello: Martin McCarrick
Violin: Kimberlee McCarrick
Drums: Chris Smith
Author, Composer: Marc Almond
Author, Composer: David Ball
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