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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Score First-Ever Hot 100 Spot Thanks to GTA VI
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have made their first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at No. 62 with “Flower in a Hurricane”. The Australian band’s song features in the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, showing how the game’s soundtrack has brought their music to a wider audience.
The track, a collaboration with Justice, Tame Impala and SZA, recorded 4.6 million US streams, one million radio audience impressions and 1,000 sales from 16 to 22 October. Released on 15 October, it is among 34 songs planned for the game’s album, due alongside the game on 19 November. It is the third GTA VI soundtrack song to reach the Hot 100 and also gave King Gizzard their first Alternative Airplay chart entry, at No. 39.
In short
- King Gizzard debut on the Hot 100 at No. 62.
- “Flower in a Hurricane” features in the GTA VI trailer.
- The song also marks the band’s first Alternative Airplay chart entry.
Explained simply
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are an Australian rock band known for releasing a large number of albums across different musical styles. The Billboard Hot 100 ranks songs in the United States using measures including streaming, radio play and sales.
Grand Theft Auto, often called GTA, is a popular video game series published by Rockstar Games. Its games feature curated soundtracks, which can introduce musicians to a large audience; the music planned for GTA VI is also due to be released as an album.