Blue World

"Perhaps one of our special highlights of *Happiness Now Completed and Soft Cell as a whole, we recently performed this track for an upcoming third season of a certain Netflix 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. In 2024, it was featured on the soundtrack album Hilda: The Songs from the Show.

Background
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. The duo agreed to making a song for the show and recorded it in 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.

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.

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.

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