Blue World

"Perhaps one of our special highlights of *Happiness Now Completed and Soft Cell as a whole, we performed this track for an upcoming third season of a certain Netflix kid-friendly animated series. Keep an eye out for that one!"

- Dave Ball explains "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, as well as their compilation album *Happiness Now Completed.

Background
Dave Ball had written the backing track as a demo in his studio, and left it sitting in the files until Marc Almond heard the track and suggested to do it for the Hilda animated series.

The track was recorded in June 2023, during post-production of season three.

Music video
An animated music video directed by Andy Coyle 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.

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 than 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 than 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 than 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 than 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 (3x)

Trivia

 * This marks the first time Soft Cell has performed a song for a TV show.
 * *Happiness Now Completed first teased the song by releasing it on July 28th, less than five months before the third season of Hilda was released.

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

Flute, Soprano, Baritone Solo, Tenor, Contrabassoon, Alto, Bass, Sopranino  Saxophone: Gary Barnacle

Cello: Martin McCarrick

Violin: Kimberlee McCarrick

Drums: Chris Smith

Author, Composer: Marc Almond

Author, Composer: David Ball