SpongeBob SquarePants Intro - Stems / Deconstructed

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Stems: drive.google.com/file/d/1STPF...
Rights go to Nickelodeon and Viacom International
Credits go to NauticalSponge for the stems! 🙏🙏🙏
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Accordion 0:00
Bass 0:45
Drums 1:31
Guitar 2:17
Penny Whistle 3:02
Mandolin 3:48
Accordion, Bass, and Drums 4:33
Guitar, Penny Whistle, and Mandolin 5:19
Full w/o Drums 6:05
Instrumental 6:50
Painty 7:35
Painty w/ Instrumental 8:21
Kid 1 9:07
Kid 1 w/ Instrumental 9:53
Kid 2 10:38
Kid 2 w/ Instrumental 11:24
Kid 3 12:10
Kid 3 w/ Instrumental 12:55
All Kids 13:41
All Kids w/ Instrumental 14:27
All Voice 15:12
Instrumental w/ SFX 15:58
SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song 16:44
and KZbin Kids uhhh fuck off disabling my comments lol

[@blueyosh43]

It's weird to think that these kids had no idea who spongebob was while they were singing this.

[@AtanDoezzStuff]

Yes

[@papitageimer]

Omg •o•

[@TheHoeknStimpsonRadio]

weirdest shit

[@HeyIamSpongebob]

What the-

[@AlexLOL50000]

Fr

[@dorkydoodle3573]

I definitely hear kid 3 the most in the complete theme, but shoutout to kid 1 who just so confidently shouted “SQUASHBOP” 😭

[@Blue-100]

I'm surprised they didn't decide to do a retake of that 😂 maybe because of how angry he sounded at "I can't hear you!"

[@abdmin503]

I can't unhear that anymore in he final version

[@Wild_Fl0wers]

😂

[@VonWasHere13]

SquashBop SquarePis!

[@battleboy2820]

i think he also said "BUNCHBA"

[@Lost..........................]

I can't believe there was only 3 kids, I thought they recorded a whole room full of kids singing it

[@blueyosh43]

Same. Guess 3's a crowd.

[@Lost..........................]

@@blueyosh43 lol

[@kasperskyhashd2]

13:50 ohh.

[@dominikinfante9002]

cool

[@HeyIamSpongebob]

I thought it was 6 kids

[@Tenrag.The.Katt.Official]

Kid 3 carried the whole intro.

[@PerfectionReincarnated]

Super true

[@MaxToon_Official]

FACTS

[@Caca-ez5pm]

Agreed

[@karolkozik5918]

True, he was probably the oldest of the three given his enunciation is correct. Kid 2 is most likely a young girl somewhat older than Kid 1, who was probably around 5-6 years old. Kids 1 & 2 deal ok with the opening cries but naturally have difficulty pronouncing the fairly difficult to pronounce name of the yet unknown to them main character.

[@VonWasHere13]

Fr

[@jon6056]

8:24 “You have to let us go, Painty. The accident wasn’t your fault.”

[@thebabybeastone]

💀

[@spongebobnick1]

💀

[@jonasrugebregt343]

Thought of this lol

[@Planespotter31724]

Spongebob theme song but Painty has scizophrenia

[@WOKEchair]

​@@Planespotter31724 I thought of that exactly

[@TheLazzaroDude]

The fact that the kids in the intro are now all adults, yet STILL being used in the intro just shows how long SpongeBob has been going on for. (25 years in about a week!)

[@DoodleKingGaming]

You are right… a quarter of a century…. I wonder where those kids are now

[@saulgzazueta]

@@DoodleKingGamingall I know is the second kid is the daughter of the late Nick director Tuck Tucker

[@wadsonviola]

Yep!

[@Susowusjud4933]

@Lazzaro.Comic.Studio Blah vlah blah nobody cares, go to school now

[@TheLazzaroDude]

​@@Susowusjud4933it's saturday

[@mariobroultimate1808]

It feels surreal hearing the kids individually.

[@kirbykirbykirby.]

Yeah, tell me about it! It's even more surreal without the instrumental in the background, like right when the kids stop shouting the lyrics and then there's *complete dead silence* afterwards... *_Shiver me timbers!!!_* 💀

[@nathanielhermanson6987]

I thought all kids who were singing are boys!

[@BasherYT666]

@@kirbykirbykirby.my timbers are mor shivered than yours

[@saulgzazueta]

Kid 3 is totally the most iconic

[@Meemaster334]

@@BasherYT666 *moar

[@Cartoonkal]

9:21 SquashBob SquarePants

[@SnonceCrongldkr]

9:26 SpongeBob SquarePiss

[@polyplayer]

9:30 PongeBob SquarePin

[@DrNo64]

no wonder the name keeps appearing after that

[@mecoolthanyou]

9:33 Spongebob squarepan

[@SnonceCrongldkr]

9:36 BohBoh SquarePiss

[@cuedepie4376]

Clicked for a music theory review for the song. Was NOT disappointed with what I got.

[@thebabybeastone]

Same.

[@PlushieMarioMadness]

Same bro 😂

[@rolfthebolf]

Thought I was gonna hear a 17 minute yap

[@Jorgen.mp4]

I thought the intro was gonna be reanimated

[@harperburgess9769]

@@rolfthebolfsame

[@joegaming8101]

hearing the kids inhale before their lines and also the noises they make in-between their lines is surreal

[@noahmitchell7903]

SAME WITH PAINTY AND HEARING HIS VOICE STRAIN WITHOUT THE INSTRUMENTS COVERING IT UP IS CRAZY

[@WhatTheWhisp]

@@itdobelikedattho8112?

[@Squiddlewheel]

I love that you can hear kid 1 clapping to himself from just being excited

[@_el1zaa_]

⁠@@Squiddlewheelmy favourite thing about kid 1 is the little “oooo” after the second “aye aye captian” its so cute

[@IPADFROMROBTAG]

​@@_el1zaa_13:50

[@Vailskibum]

Incredible! I would love to know how this was done 👁👁

[@REALmilkbread]

originally, stems of the song were released during the nickelodeon gigaleak. I used them to most accurately recreate the 1999 version of the theme song and deconstructed it! also wow, hi! I didn't expect you to be here! :D

[@Vailskibum]

@@REALmilkbread haha thank you, I'm planning on making a video about this and will include these extra deets 👑

[@saulgzazueta]

I knew the dude himself would show up..

[@saulgzazueta]

Also this videos probably gonna get flooded when Vail makes a video on it so I’m marking my spot

[@REALmilkbread]

@@saulgzazueta lol

[@ragz333official]

Every variation of the theme song after this, the kids sound like well behaved choir kids. I swear, in the original theme, you can tell the kids in the recording booth were directed to loosely read the lyrics and scream their heads off. And this just proves it

[@magmamusic2348]

Wait they changed the kids?

[@CommanderFuckwit]

@@magmamusic2348 They meant like every time they had to recreate the theme for a gag (like the Squidward, Patrick & Krabs variants in Truth or Square), but yeah. They probably either couldn’t get the same kids or those said kids got older since the original recording.

[@morshulinton4112]

SQUASHBOP

[@therealcharles9503]

​@@magmamusic2348yeah, surprisingly, yes.

[@for4269]

@@morshulinton4112 I actually died when I heard that lmfao I’m dead, here I am, commenting from the grave Oooooooohhh spoooooooooOOooOOoOokyyyyy

[@noa.kaylynn]

kid 1: was on the brink of voice cracks and started speaking gibberish. kid 2: was absolutely unenthused. sounded like they were bribed with a cookie. kid 3: absolutely enthused and had so much passion. absolutely carried, he did not come to play. diction was top notch. 10/10 kid 3 deserves an oscar.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Bribed with a cookie 😂 absolutely correct possibly lol Or they were forced to be there. Like every kid forced to go to theater class by their parents. 😆

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

Kid 2 was revealed to be the daughter of Tuck Tucker (he worked on lots of 90s Nicktoons, most notably Hey Arnold). She posted on Reddit how she only got included in the theme because she was at the studio at the time and they asked her if she wanted to record the theme to the then unknown Nicktoon. She said how there were about 15 kids in a room yelling (and I think Patrick Pinney was also there). She said it was kind of weird to be shouting a bizarre name of a character nobody knew about at the time. She also said how she didn’t really talk to the other kids because their parents were forcing them to successful acting careers and “she was just lucky to be in the studio”. She was 8 at the time.

[@DumbShortsYT]

shout out to kid 1 who confidently shouted "SQUASHBOB SQUARE PAS!"

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

@@Isabelle-qq2yu wow. That is just fascinating that at one point SpongeBob was not known and was thought to be a weird name. 😄

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

@@DoofenSpyroDragon16 same, I can’t think of a world without SpongeBob lol

[@jackpijjin4088]

An interesting note is that in the kids' takes, you can hear the 'guide track' that they were responding to in the transients.

[@ilan_profile]

Insane they kept that in ngl

[@nefm]

​@@ilan_profile I'm not an audio engineer or anything but I like listening to rap stems and that happens all the time in those

[@hybridmagz]

is that not just the original audio that happens to still be slightly audible, just because it’s impossible to completely separate the noises perfectly

[@jackpijjin4088]

@hybridmagz I don't think they used an algo to get these stems, I think they're legit the original "project file". Some of the sounds would be too similar in frequency and would bleed into each other, especially the kids' voices. It's possible the algorithm stuff has gotten better though, but I don't think that's what was used here.

[@deepwebwhirlpool]

​@@hybridmagz usually you can hear the instrumental people are recording over playing in their headphones which gets picked up by the mic.

[@connarsullivan9254]

Fun Fact: The 3 kids who sing the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song are Devin Johnson, Sara Paxton, and Camryn Walling. Sadly they’re not credited for their roles in the theme song, probably due to privacy concerns from their parents at the time in 1998, but they were credited in the season 1 episode, The Paper. Out of those 3 kids, only 2 would become series regulars, Sara Paxton and Camryn Walling, with Sara getting the most voice roles in the first 3 seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants. Sara’s career consisting of episodes like Scaredy Pants, The Paper, Christmas Who?, Shanghaied, Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy 4, Born Again Krabs, Mid Life Crustacean, Krabby Land, and The Sponge Who Could Fly, while Camryn only had 2 episodes, all being from season one for him, those being Scaredy Pants, and The Paper. As of 2024, those 3 kids who sang the theme song are pretty much adults now, probably either in their 20s or their 30s, but it’s fascinating how far the show has come in the past 25 years, including its cast of iconic characters and voice actors.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Very cool!! 🤩🤩 they deserve the credit, they nailed it!!

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

I thought the theme was recorded in early 1999 and the intro they used for 1998 was the one used for the 1997 Does anyone know the exact date this theme was recorded? (Or at least the year?)

[@gusvenga8627]

​​@@Isabelle-qq2yu"The theme song sequence was produced in the middle of season 1, and it was given its own production code: "127," meaning the 27th segment made for season one; the production code was shared with a new version of the pilot episode, "Help Wanted," which included a different title card among other minor tweaks. The pilot was originally made without a production code and with an entirely different title sequence."

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

@@gusvenga8627 I read about that but I thought they were just talking about the animation, does that include the instruments and vocals too?

[@js8303]

Thank you for this! I was wondering how the kids are doing today!

[@user-vacgod2739]

Those kids probably have kids of their own nowadays.

[@saulgzazueta]

If the teletubbies sun baby already has a kid it’s totally not impossible

[@essayharper]

not everyone has kids lol

[@rightangletriangle7287]

@@essayharpersome might tho

[@FriskMeemur]

And they probably barely remember having their voice in the biggest childrens show of all time.

[@therealcharles9503]

​@@essayharper who the fuck asked fr

[@E.C.01]

We got Spongebob intro stems before GTA6.

[@jytvreal]

what on earth

[@mcgfn]

I posted this exact same comment before seeing you beat me to it

[@hell4440]

JOYCON BOYZ

[@Lou-yf1jo]

No​@@hell4440

[@robyn051]

Before Half-Life 3 as well :(

[@angel404]

didnt even know there was a guitar in the song

[@saulgzazueta]

You seriously can’t hear it in the final song, what does it even add?

[@WelcomeToMarioTeachesTyping]

Me neither.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

I didn’t either! The acoustic sounds nice isolated.

[@rydercartoonanimations]

I knew the guitar was there but I had NOOOOO IDEA there was a MANDOLIN

[@thegameguy208]

@@saulgzazuetaThis is actually an extremely common technique in music production, and contributes massively to a song sounding “professional”

[@REALmilkbread]

SquashBob SquarPis!

[@Silly_hedgehog8]

Kid 1 reference

[@dfphos]

@@Silly_hedgehog8ye lol

[@REALmilkbread]

i love it lol. I can’t unhear it

[@dfphos]

@@REALmilkbread SAME

[@Silly_hedgehog8]

Sponbab squarpah

[@Justadude64]

9:21 SQUASHBOP SQUAREPANTS ‼️🗣📣🔥

[@spongebobnick1]

9:25 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPISS 🗣️📣🔥

[@patch7151]

​@@spongebobnick1PUDGEBOP SQUAREPISS

[@subwaysandwichfootlong4401]

9:29 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANS ‼️🥶

[@Voltage47]

@@subwaysandwichfootlong44019:25 PONGBOB AREPANS 🔥🏓

[@BDOPGUPM_por_SCG]

9:33 PONGEBOP SQUAREPANS 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@wyattmanhabel644]

4:33 honestly this sounds like a prototype mix of the theme in my opinion,

[@Pibby575]

SpongeBoy ahoy

[@4everinthe4d]

They definitely play this before like in credits or the background of an episode

[@bluefatcrab1371]

It sounds like the dvd Intros lol

[@thatboic5630]

​@Pibby575 Honestly, at first, I didn't think of this comment, but then I re-listened to this, and I realized that when listening to this mix, it still works well and sounds good If you were to say "spongeboy ahoy" instead of "spongebob squarepants"

[@MarioKartSuperCircuit]

​@@bluefatcrab1371some of it is off, probably had to change some notes to make it sound less jarring

[@kaylaa2204]

I love and hate how the first kid did the ooo but he does it so quietly that I partly suspect they told him not to, and he’s just doing it anyway hoping he’s not noticed

[@vacuumblink2300]

Or he just forgot he’s not supposed to do it…

[@kaylaa2204]

@@vacuumblink2300 oh true

[@morshulinton4112]

where

[@onlysadnessremain]

"oooœ"

[@thelightninghunter23]

I suspect that it's actually a particular frequency of Painty's voice that bled through. You can't hear the kid at all in the combined voices.

[@colorfulstone9221]

7:34 you're alone, painty. no one can hear you. the kids have moved on to another show. you. are. alone.

[@meatman2203]

Alone

[@SnrubSource]

Alone

[@FriskMeemur]

Alone

[@OMDGofficial]

Alone

[@MrTheBaron]

*ALONE*

[@mikn999]

something about hearing every kid sing separately really taught me something about the value of life not sure what it taught me exactly but it definitely was something

[@Speed-TV]

Kid 1: Making noises while not their turn to speak Kid 2: Listening to the song while recording Kid 3: Flawless performance

[@angusshek8730]

Can't wait to have someone play this video on 10 devices to see if they can play the entire theme

[@DestoDoodles4u]

Underrated comment

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

This is actually genius what the fuck

[@ardenaudreyarji]

They would summon the Flying Dutchman if they did

[@epiccircle315]

please someone do this, i would really like to see this!! thanks Angus#1Legend for this cool idea!

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Ooh, great idea!! Love it!! 😃😃😃

[@--marshy--]

the kids without music sounds like the chant of a cult i really want to join

[@wadsonviola]

Same!!!!!!! 😆

[@Key-Knight87]

LMAO 😂

[@PerfectionReincarnated]

S a m e Edit: ...

[@Septic777_YT]

Slow it down and reverse than yes 👍

[@Septic777_YT]

Add some reverb to it you’re good 👍

[@XxProGamerUSAxX]

shoutout to the people who spent days searching random websites just to find every sound file of this song

[@ヽヾ]

if i remember correctly, these audio files were actually found in the nickelodeon gigaleak, though i could be wrong.

[@ViceCitySanAndreasLibertyCity]

They probably were, in the rar file for the audio clips in the descriptions, some audio clips have a beeping noise before the instruments start up (possible indication of both midi and live instruments being used)​@@ヽヾ

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

​Isn't this AI tho?

[@badusername765]

@@itdobelikedattho8112 No, it’s not AI stem separation. As of writing this comment, there isn’t an AI algorithm that can cleanly separate the guitar and mandolin like what’s heard in this video. Plus, the contents of this video were sourced from NauticalSponge, a channel that uploads content that would be impossible to get without access to Nickelodeon’s servers.

[@PKSuperStar256]

@@itdobelikedattho8112, nope. It's not AI at all.

[@salm0n0]

9:21 SQUANCHBOP SQUAREPANTS 🔊

[@PerfectionReincarnated]

SPUNCHBOP SQUAIRPANT 🔉

[@megansutton9699]

10:00 That aggressive “AYE AYE CAPTAIN!” 😂

[@KrystalRed]

The kid had no chill💀

[@Septic777_YT]

Yeah he was ready to join SATAN 👹

[@saulgzazueta]

@@Septic777_YThe was ready to join SquashBob SquarePiss

[@MeshDy]

​@@saulgzazuetaSQUAREPISS

[@theanimatortwothousandten]

Loud Kiddington from Histeria:

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

Tried to say this _yesterday,_ but while commenting, YT turned your comment section turned off 😒: I woke up this morning (yesterday) and this video was in my recommended, and it touches my heart to see someone give this iconic song a proper breakdown. I always thought the drum set in the theme was killer, so it's cool to hear it isolated. You have probably made remixing the SpongeBob theme song 1000x easier with this video, too. And dude, the KIDS??? Trippy asf! ... Can't appreciate this enough. What a sweet way to commemorate the 25th anniversary !!! 💛 much love from a fellow Spongling~

[@mecoolthanyou]

Absolutely yes

[@JellyMations]

8:23 painty after taking his schizophrenia meds

[@zachsavage1556]

😂

[@Capivara_chefe]

OSC IN THE WILD OMGA MARKER FROM BFB

[@jagerzaku9160]

MEDS NOW

[@feathdev]

Painty finally remembered. The kids were never there to begin with…

[@AndersonOrozcoLopez]

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!" "And I never could've..."

[@Non_average-q9o]

In the all voices part, it sounds like there trying to summon SpongeBob

[@FriskMeemur]

And they were successful, it seems

[@MakoTheFish]

Doo 🪈 Doo 🪈 Doo 🪈 Doo 🪈 Doo 🪈 Doo 🪈 dooOOO 🪈

[@jamesoniris2647]

I legit thought this was going to be a video essay dissecting the intricacies of the SpongeBob intro and how it never changed in the years the show was running… honestly, I’m not even disappointed

[@adsinbed9384]

The show ends next year oh well!

[@JustAnIssac]

@@adsinbed9384 Me when I spread misinformation:

[@XxProGamerUSAxX]

the painty one without instrumental feels like its an eternal void of emptiness

[@Makithe2nd]

The kids grew up and left him behind

[@Murillo9Bits]

SB-129

[@SwitchedUp08]

3:42 arguably the most iconic whistle ever

[@Thermospon]

Second to the gumball whistle

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

@@ThermosponI’d say the Gumball whistle is second (even though I like the Gumball theme more)

[@PinguinodelRio]

The 4 vocals together without any of the background music sounds weirdly wholesome, like it’s just some performer at a boardwalk or something performing for a group of kids cheering along

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

Aww, so true!! 🥹

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

I know right? The kids especially, they sound so pure 😄

[@doctorwhofan6340]

So true!

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

I never liked the vocals on this song, but this story is extremely wholesome

[@valentinalucas000]

SpongeBob is about to be 25 and im proud he was apart of my life.

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

For real 😫😭

[@aedan742]

7:37 captain, its been 19 years since the kids died. you need to forget. the boat trip was too long ago.

[@richdesouza1771]

The fu-

[@Kids_and_toys_2016]

it all makes sense now

[@manuelx379]

Really makes you appreciate the effort it took for a 30 second intro to a cartoon they didn’t even know if it would be successful

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

Right! It’s a new appreciation for me. The theme song sounds so… _easy…_ to make? But there’s effort in even some of the smallest things. 😊

[@CourageFanClub-hn2sobd]

9:11 Aye Aye Captain! A̸̢̛̠̖͕͖̥̣̳̜̯͓̮̩̘̩̗̳̠͙̭̰̠̣̪̜̠̙̬̖͎̩͊̈̏͌̊̃̽́̑͒̽͛͑́̈́̐̐͛̉́͊̽͊̔̄̏͂̓̏̃́́̽̓̒̒̄̽̀́̅͛̄̓́̾̓̈́͆̿̉̂̇͗͒̉̐̇̉͋̔̏̏̈̀̍͛̏́̽̾̒͌̉͆͐̀͑͑̅̔̍́͐͌́̚̚͘̕͘͘̕͘̚͝͠͝͝͝͝͝y̷̨̧̡̨̧̧̨̡̡̢̡̢̛̛̛̛͚̩̲̰̥̬̠̥̤̟͈̙͇̟̤̳̟̩̘͓̰̘̼̬̺͍̬̝̲͕̱͉̙̮͙͇̥̮̙̫͈͚̹͙̯͈̬̣̣̙̳͎͚̪͍̰͖̺͖̘̤̠̝̲̟̰͇̙̰̳͙͚̤̠͐̆̌̔̑̇̏̎́̒̈́̆́̓̑̒͑̓̈͌̿̄̄͑͛͊͆͗̈̈́͊̑́́͑̂̓̌͛̆͐̇̃̀̅̔͂̾̉̆̄̆͋̈̆̒̈́̅̊͋̽́̀̈́̋́̈́̀̇̋̂̓̈́̈̀̈̑̍͒͛͂͆̌͂̓̀̆͗͑͂̏͛̽́̉́̈͘͘͘̕̚̕͘͜͜͜͜͝͝͠͝͝͝͝͝͝ͅͅͅę̶̛͚͕̭̬͇͙̯̦̩̯̥͇̣̱̣̳̼̟̓́̑͑͋̓̀̋̅̓̋͌̈́́̆̾͑̋̿́̒͆͑̃̂͛̏̀̃̀̉̆̀͂͒̆̈̆̃͒̚̕̕͠͠͠͝ ̸̢̢̢̡̢̢̨̡̢̧̛͔̞͎̪̗̟̳̹͚̜̼̥̜̯͚͖̹̻̩̦̼͉̘͉͎͍̪͔̹͖̜̳̮͕̙̺͇̦̹̹̺̯̠̙̞͙͕͕͈̯͖̗̠̺̠̘̠̭̪̻̼͍͈̟̱̙͔̩̱̠̤͓̼̼̭̣͕̳̜͉̙̮͔̫͖̺̯̘̣͉̼̖̠̩̗̹̩̗̜̩̼́̍̽͑́̍͐̊̌̾͗̀̄͊͂̊̃͌͐̔͊̑̀̑̉͐̉̓͛̋̀͂̂̊͒͛̐̈́̀̀̇̋̍̿̽̅̍̽͆̕͘̚͘̚͜͜͜͜͝͝͝͠͝͠͝ͅͅǍ̵̢̢̧̧̢̨̛̛̛͔̮̰̖̟̣̝͈̥͓̻̜̹̻͕͙͓̖̞̫͙̤̠̐̍͌͒͂̾̀̂̓̔͒̓̈́͑̽̿̇̒̅̽̈́̾̾̄̂̀̈́̎́̉͑̊̇̓̑̏̈́̔̑̓̃̇̊̉͐̈́̽̋̾̆̊̍̋̽̽̃́͑͐͐̏̉̀͛̈́̊̿̎̃͆̐̊́͋̀͐̇̇̃͐̈́̽̽̅̏̔̆͋̈́́̆̌̂̆͂͑̊̾̆͌̔͂͒͒́͒̔͛̓͐̀̄̇̇̕͘̚͘̕̕̚̕͠͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͠͠͝͝ͅͅȳ̷̨̢̨̨̨̡̨̛̛̩̝̠͉̗̰̭̘͙̜̻̖͇͉̯̣̰̲͎̗̖̻̞̠̙̟͕̬̦͔̺̙̤̪̯̥͚̭̘̙̣͓̹̩̠̺̻͚̙̞͕̭̝̜̤͕̍̊͑̑̾́͊͌͗͐̈́͐̏̀́̄̊͐̿̊͛̆̈́͑̄͗͒͗̂̏̈́̽̀̄̃̋̌̍͗̊͌̓̉͆́̑͊̄̓́͊̍͊͌͌̄̎̕̚̕͜͠͝͠͠͝ͅe̸̢̧̢̡̨̧̪͉̫͇̥̘̬͔̞͚͓̤̱͍̖̦̮̰͚̺̗͇̱̼̝̟̬̲̲͔̫͙̤̳̗̪̼͚̭͉͜͝ͅͅ,̶̧̢̡̡̢̡̢̛̖̟͕̪̻̩̜͖̹̥̯͕̙̯̱̳͓̺̯͚͔͓̲̩͕̼̺͇̦̖̠̪͕͎̺̙̱͕͈͖̳̦̦̹̲͙͇̪̗̯̳̜̲̤̫͎̦̯͎̳̫̗̻͔͍̪̗͓̮͙̫͙̙͖̫̹͚̟̭̦̣̮̝̱͔͚͔͇̤̜̹̜̳͎͇̲̙̤͗̊̔̀̈́̌͋͒̆̃͋̽̈͛̓̑̐̅̊̈́̾̎̇̿̕͜͜͜͝͝͠͝͝͝ͅͅͅͅ ̷̧̨̡̨̧̨̢̡̢̡̛͓͎͓͔̮̬̫̠̜̖̹͖͙͎̼͓̺̜̮̝̥̻̞̜͉̝̼͎̘͉̤͇̦̙̩̪̦̠̬̯͙̣̮͔̫̬̳̲̝͚̗͉̹̠͍̲͍̫̦̲͉͕̜͍͙͍̞̜̗͎̤̣̼̹̺̞͇͖̥̝̻̿̈́̔̌̔̅̿̈́̾̔̀̓̽͋͆̄̊͗͐̌̇̓̓̊̇͋̐̃̉̋̚͘̚͜͝͝ͅC̸̨̧̨̡̛̛̻̞͍̜̦̺̳͇͖͙̥̠̺̪̪̳̮̙̺̖̰͇͍̜̼̪̟̯͔̘͎͎̮̖̘̜͉̮̼̘̫̙̠̝̗̠͕͍͚͎̤̜̤͓͙͕̝̝̳̠̪̠̗̼̫̳̳͖͓̩̰̻̥̬̀̎̈́̔̒͊̉͋̌́̇̑̈́̎͆͒̿͋̉̋̀͋́̐͆͗̌̅̍͐͒̒̐̎̽̔̉͌͂̉̐͐̐̾̇̈́̐̄̏̄̔̃̓̈̑̓̔̎̿̋̍́͛̅͋̈́̌͛̇̅̀̀͆͛́̌̉̋͊̋̂̆͒͐̌̒̑͂̾͗͘̕͘̚̚̕͜͜͝͝͝͝͝͝ą̶̧̧̛̛̭͓̲̰̬̦̰̲͎̭̘̼̺̲̮̥̮̗̟̙̻̝̦̗͉̫͆̒̓͐͛̊̊̐̆̄͆̀̌̅͆͌̅̌̃̈́̈́̈́̽́̌̆͊̂̉̀͋̾̓̇̃̔̅̈͐̈́̉̓̀͒͐̊͋̆̐̔̌͒͂̈́̽͗̑̌̇̀̄̉͑̃͛͛̉͒̒̆̊̈́̀̆̎͗͗̉̆̽͑̿̏̐̾̎̿̏͐̌̔̈́̇̇̆͂́̋̉̆̽̃͛̃̿̌̈́̈́̈̑̆͐̆̋̍̐̆̉͐̕̕̕͘̚͘͘͘͘̚̚͝͝͝͝͝p̸̢̨̡̧̨̨̡̧̢̢̧̛͙̮̱̩̮͚͔͙̣̺̩̹̮͇̥̤̗̺̙̞̥̩̱̜̖̮̞͇̙̮͎̠͙̦̫̖͓̖̩̩͖̳͓̳͖̹͓̫̺̦͖̪̱̠͚̼̰͚̣̻̩̥̩̋̌̍̄͒̈̈́̋͋̋̾̓͆̓̍̾̽̑͂͋̄̔̇͐͛̌̓̇͑̍̊̌̓͗̍͂͂͐̋̾̚͜͝͝͝ͅt̶̡̢̧̢̨̡̡̧̨̨̢̨̢̛̛̖̻̳̺̲̱̹̪̼͍̦͔̟̩̲̣̫̣̥̙̞͖͙͙̬̦̱̳͔͓̗̩̜̥̻͙̝͓͍̼̜̗̥͎͎̙̫̫̬͈̙̼̭̞̳̺̺̦̬͖͎̖̬̩̘͔̲̹͉̪̫̰̭͖̣̞̗͎͖̣̬̗̰͎̥͔̲̙̘̻̯̙̳͔͔͍̪̘̪̙͍̟̹̻̖̻̥̫̬͕̀̌́̿͐̄̍̎͗̑̔̒̄̈́̑͛̍͑̓̈́̿̅͂͂̌̆͒̇͒̈́̇̆̔͑̉̔̔̌͋́̀̑̾̈́̋̌̇̊͑̾̾̈́͗͂͒̉͂͂̋̌̾̓̋́͑͑̇́̿̽́̄̍͗̊̾̋̕͘̕̚͘̕͘͘̚͜͜͜͜͜͝͝͠͝͝͠͠ͅͅͅͅa̷̡̨̧̢̨̧̨̨̢̛̛̛̛̛̖̥̝̗̰̞̲̲͈̺̰̖̻͎͉͍̖͉̱̫̘̰̺̼͎̲͚͓̫̫̥̪̙͎̜̠̘̲̳̻̱͚͇͚̹͉̭͈͖͎̘͔̞̙̭̖͇͙̜̥̞̝͍͉̫̬̪̘̬̻͙̦̠̯̭̹̙͎̠͈̪̖̫̣̻̦̮̯̦̯̮̼̝̖̒̐͛̇̋͗̒̒̓̈́̿͗̄̏͂̎̍̊̈͋̍͂̈́͆͗̓͒͆̅̑̅͑̈̋̄̽̓̍̈́̊̆̔́͗̔̈͊̐̊̆́̋̒̓̇͒̒̏̉̈́̔̽̍̀̆̃̀̎͋̈́̀̏̊̈̇̋̌̇̈̽͋̆͂̊͋̊̃̍̏̕̚͘̚̚̚̕̕̚̚͘̚͜͜͜͜͜͜͠͝͠͝͠͝͝͝͠ͅͅͅͅi̶̡̧̢̡̜̪̥̪̘͈̤͓̠̩̖̱̤̙̹̥̖͖̜̯̱̬̪̗̲̰̝̱̗͉̗̱̥̩̺͗̋͌̅̒͒̐̊̔́̎͒̂̾͛͆̇̓́̂̇̃̀̈̚͘͠ͅͅͅn̷̢̨̢̨̢̨̨̛̛̥̘͔͓͖̥̩̪̗̰̙̥̲͈̗̪̺̮̞͔̩͓͕͇̮̰̹̥͙̜̣̦̞̘̖̩͉̙͚͍͓̮̖̪̳̍̀͋̈̋͌̾̒́̈͆̂̀̆̓͑̑̅̈͆̏̋̋͊̑̇͗̊̇̃͆̐̊̃̅̃̂̌̀̏̌̉̉͘̚͘͜͝͠ͅͅ o̷. Truly a kid

[@speeditup361]

You good PaRappa?

[@CourageFanClub-hn2sobd]

@@speeditup361 yeah

[@DoorMSM]

Not the 9 11 timestamp✈️🏢🏢

[@wadsonviola]

OMG!! 🤯

[@somerobloxdude3699]

@@speeditup361he believed a little too much

[@MysticTrasher]

I’ll never be able to unhear “squashbob SquarePants”

[@theanimatinggamer2264]

I haven't been able to unhear it since i was little lmao.

[@Peepimus]

The REAL lost media “mystery” is to find out who those 3 kids are & where they are now.

[@Peepimus]

“❤” (10 minutes ago)

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Be paitent, they could be busy and might not reply right now but they might reply when they have time. 👍

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

Kid 2 was Tuck Tucker’s daughter. She posted about it 12 years ago on Reddit. She was in college when she made that post and was 8 when she recorded the theme.

[@Peepimus]

Guess 1 of ‘em’s been at least pin-pointed…!

[@DuneDudeNG]

didn't they get credited in one episode

[@user-vacgod2739]

You can tell that they used live instruments. Because if they used MIDI instruments, they would’ve sounded like something you would hear on a low-end Casio keyboard.

[@roycemurgatroyd7963]

Not really some arranger and composer keyboards by yamaha roland and technics have amazing sounds

[@FubbyForceOfficial]

The bass is definitely without a doubt midi. Most companies usually use very high end sound libraries, which utilize a midi system but allow you to make adjustments to make it sound as realistic as possible (which also means there was a CRAZY amount of. Samples recorded so additionally it takes up boat loads of computer storage) With that being said, I am absolutely sure that a few of these probably WERE live recorded.

[@Lost..........................]

​@@roycemurgatroyd7963yeah but thise didn't exist back in 1999 when they made the intro

[@CranberryCartoons]

the drums seem like a midi though

[@roycemurgatroyd7963]

@Lost.......................... also, they were a lot of 90s top arranger and composer keyboard at that time, but some of the instruments sound real. Some don't, and that why I think there's a midi rack or an arrenger keybaord

[@JesseTheSecond]

i can still hear the bubbles and birds at the end of each of these

[@doctorwhofan6340]

Fr same!

[@bac0nsare]

Kid 3 was probably the core of the chanting

[@dannybinx]

Someone please tell me I'm not the only grown ass adult this made tear up lmao

[@sunkenknightmusic]

What’s interesting to me is that you can hear the kids take a breath before an apricot cut on of the final “SpongeBob SquarePants” of the song, which makes me think that they had the kids sing the final “SpongeBob SquarePants” with Painty, then decided to cut it out later. Interesting stuff!

[@BungieStudios]

That or they wanted to trick kids into singing along by anticipating it.

[@sunkenknightmusic]

@@BungieStudios Ooh, that’s interesting! Though, I’m not sure that’s the case, cause I’m the final mix you can’t hear it at all. It could’ve been planned when recording but never implemented though!

[@rydercartoonanimations]

@@sunkenknightmusicI can hear a very very slight cut off of Kid 2 saying "Sp-" so I think you're right

[@jacolbyparham0722]

7:37 Are ya ready Kids? _pure nothing_ I can't hear you! _more pure nothing_ *OOOOOOO*

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

🤣 he really can’t hear them lol

[@Voltage47]

He’s a bit schizophrenic

[@Burtgummerwolf123]

Who lives In The Pineapple under sea

[@super15miles]

9:21 "Squashed balls scrared out of pants" 💀

[@brandonnitro4029]

Not funny

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

😂😂😂 stupid ahh comment

[@Willcon970]

☝️🤓

[@saikitonia]

@@brandonnitro4029False

[@super15miles]

@@brandonnitro4029 never said it was, no one asked, womp womp, good for you

[@JuanpyStudios]

No one noticed, but when the “Spongebob Square Pants” in bubble pops up, the screen actually moves

[@gusvenga8627]

And there's a weird mirror-like effect on the screen on the right side for the rest of the sequence with that blue background.

[@Megacooltommydee]

Shoutout to Vailskibum for bringing many of us here. What a way to celebrate this show's 25th anniversary indeed.

[@doctorwhofan6340]

Fr, thank you bro this video is so cool and interesting!

[@thisisa]

I found this on my recommended

[@tibby4503]

I hope I'm not the only one who read the title and thought it would be an overanalysis of the SpongeBob theme song.

[@losscomic]

i thought that too

[@AlliroG98]

_Spongebob Squarepants: The Intro Song Theory_

[@youhaveenteredthecomedyarea]

hi ti🅱️🅱️y

[@SirLightsOut99]

It’s wild listening to the drum part and realizing that it’s a pretty straightforward rhythm. When you layer the flute and the accordion on top of it it makes you think that the song is swung when it’s really not.

[@immaculatesoundwave21]

Never noticed some of these instruments playing until i found this video, thanks for making it

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

Especially the guitar, it was fantastic

[@peytonsuperstar]

The fact you were able to get every instrument and voices separated is unbelievable, this is awesome work, i wonder if you can do other shows

[@gusvenga8627]

There was a Nickelodeon data leak and there were 2 audio files of the theme song with different tracks for each instrument/vocals

[@MacsensRailway]

14:36 aww a kid thought he had to go owwwwwww too that’s so cute

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

"AYE AYE CAPTAIN" just ain't the same without Kid 3 💀 Bro carries that

[@SuperMinecraftRoyal]

Which kid sold?

[@entdoesstuff]

Yeah but Kid 1 IS THE SONG

[@SuperMinecraftRoyal]

@@entdoesstuff kid 1 sold. He said squashbomb SquarePants.

[@REALmilkbread]

Kid 3 is carrying, but kid 1 is superior…

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

@@REALmilkbread Aight aight 😪 You right, my man

[@toastietv]

It's so trippy to hear every instrument after all of them are isolated and then out back together. I appreciate that I can actually hear each instrument doing its thing. Especially that iconic penny whistle.

[@IknowPeggy]

Never in my life did I think I would hear all these separately! Thanks for this video!

[@Bizkuit-Bytes]

Hearing the individual stems after having heard the original so many times makes for a surreal experience.

[@draineweYT]

Kid 3 absolutely nailed it ngl. Also RIP Google Drive link LOL

[@qwertyhbeny_1111]

9:21 squashbob

[@TheStyleCopycat]

“SQUASHBOH SQUAIRMPUS”

[@Dope-Bomb]

Shoutout to the kids and painty for participating in this iconic theme song, thanks for the childhood memories

[@Heroic03YT]

inb4 this video gets screwed over, but I'm taking it upon myself to give a lengthy analysis of the instrumental. Based on all 6 stems, the drums, bass and guitar (the first 2 being the most prominent) follow a straight 4/4 rhythm. This captures the vibes suitable for an upbeat kids show. On the other hand, the accordion, mandolin, and penny whistle follow a 6/8 triplet rhythm on the main beat (with the exception of the chorus playing in 4/4 instead). These instruments are common in sea shanties and folk music, typical in the show's repertoire; which combined with the rhythm, signifies that it's not just some ordinary kids' show, but also an adventure in the depths of the ocean. As the two groups are layered together, the triplet-playing, pirate-like instruments are played earlier than the first 3 instruments by a slight amount. This creates a lax and quirky rhythm that fits the silly and carefree tone of the show. In other words, they were cooking with this track. 🙃 Edit: I also like how the penny whistle only accents the roots and fifths when it comes to the c major parts of the theme.

[@REALmilkbread]

love the music theory

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

I noticed that it was offbeat too and thought it was very clever how they pulled that off! Offbeats are tricky for me, they’re so confusing.

[@snickaboo6090]

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPISS 😭😭

[@arsenribucan]

😂😂

[@TheOldenMemories]

😱

[@ajthegameboi]

Ong just painty sounds like, he was abandoned

[@MimiL0V3]

on this day, 25 years ago. 5/1/1999 a legend was born.

[@GameBot2000]

This is awesome! Deconstruction videos like this always interests me, it helps me learn what musicians use to make their songs sound so good. I didn’t even think there would be one for the SpongeBob theme song! Thanks for sharing this! I’ll bet people are going to go crazy with the separated audio, lol

[@Delta225]

Oh hi, didn't expect to see you here!

[@supasunotchi3355]

Bro Kid 3 just knows he’ll be broadcast to millions someday.

[@theCFseries12]

10:42 that's got to be Tuck Tucker's daughter.

[@jytvreal]

RIP

[@theCFseries12]

@@jytvreal ?

[@JulianR2JG]

@@theCFseries12Tuck Tucker passed away at the end of 2020

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

Yes, she confirmed it on Reddit

[@user-us9jk8tt9v]

Hearing the instruments, Painty, and especially the 3 kids separately feels like I’m literally in the room with them.

[@TaccRaccoon]

I was expecting this to be some essay about the theme song But I’m not disappointed

[@retrosampleguy]

How?! This should get more popular!

[@Karnage233]

Nick gigaleak

[@REALmilkbread]

yep.

[@FungusDash]

This is more than wonderful, I really appreciate the intro of the series, but with this video... Oh my God!!! I appreciate it even more, each instrumental, voices and SFX are so appropriate and combine both individually and together, I really love the passion that Stephen had and how he shows it in every little detail ❤

[@Marth8880]

The extra "stage" audio of Kid 1 is such a gem! Reminds me of the Michael Jackson stems where you can hear him physically dancing around and tapping his foot 😂

[@rydotion]

7:38 Deaf Painty:"ARE YA READY KIDS? *silence* "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" *m o r e silence*

[@venomfan2020]

7:38 POV: Painty the Pirate in the abandoned Nickelodeon studio in the year 7184 singing the only melody he knows, centuries after the studio was abandoned after the apocalypse, lamenting the past memories he's had with the wonderful crew of Nickelodeon...

[@ExquisiteBean]

I’m curious as to how those kids are now as I wonder if they even remember singing this during the making

[@tnersy]

I never in my life would expect a beat breakdown of the SpongeBob theme, however I am glad we got it 💀

[@RUPronunciation]

aww dude kid 3 you can hear the audio coming through his headphones 😭

[@stopmotionadventures4812]

imagine those kids now. THE FLEXXXX "yeah i voiced a kid in the spongebob intro at the age of 5, what were you doing at that age?"

[@thisvideoisback9852]

Even at 23 years old, I feel like I could shamelessly watch the first few seasons. The show makes me feel right at home.

[@av0605]

Who is here after SpongeBob just turned 25 today ?

[@IronSharpensIronOfficial]

Me!

[@dyladventurer6045]

9:17, you can actually hear Kid 1 going, “Oooooh!” quietly. I think he was saying Painty’s line.

[@REALmilkbread]

Oh, I didn't think of it like that.

[@Edboimck]

i still think it is incredible that nickelodeon held on to the stems and raw files for the intro of this 25 year old kids show. sure theyre still making new content but still. thanks for the breakdown, it is weird listening to a theme youve known for years like this. also screw yt kids for auto marking this as kids content, it clearly isnt

[@midarcher]

Kid 3 is really cooking with fire 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dezransom5051]

This is actually so amazing. It's so surreal and baffling that this actually exists

[@thepizzatimestudio9938]

It’s very interesting listening to all the different parts of the theme song!

[@superdupertrousers]

i have heard the spongebob theme song maybe hundreds or thousands of times and i had NO idea there was a guitar or drums in the song. Let alone the fact that they are played SO straight compared to the accordian and penny whistle, which have such a strong and defined syncopation. It's an insane piece of composition. No wonder this show was great, even the fine tuned details are complex

[@Pengal25]

Shout out to the bass accordion, penny flute and kid 3, carried the whole intro

[@SuperMegoman]

Amazing breakthrough, I'm tearing up on the inside than out with joy. You should do more of this. I appreciate your work on it!

[@benbellebelleroseworkshop7892]

It sounds like kid 2 or kid 3 is Gina Tucker. Gina Tucker was claimed to be part of the SpongeBob SquarePants by herself.

[@saulgzazueta]

More likely Kid 2 since that one sounds more feminine

[@benbellebelleroseworkshop7892]

@@saulgzazueta You're right, Kid 2 would actually be Gina Tucker.

[@spritesensation]

Kid 2 sounds the most like a girl

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

Kid 2 was the daughter of Tuck Tucker (idk her first name)

[@benbellebelleroseworkshop7892]

@@Isabelle-qq2yu it's Gina.

[@Bluesharkshirt]

kid 1: aye aye captain aye aye captain also kid one: oohh

[@ADudeWithAChannel]

I thought this was a 17 and a half minute video over explaining everything about the SpongeBob intro. I'm glad I was wrong

[@wadsonviola]

It's so cool to hear each separate part of the Spongebob theme!!! Truly amazing! 🥲

[@tariqharvey9306]

This is really crazy to experience as an adult. Really makes me appreciate the theme song even more than I already did. Thank you for this! (Also that mandolin goes unnecessarily hard 💀)

[@ryndobit9576]

thanks, now i'm never gonna be able to unhear that one kid saying "squashbob squarepants"

[@notsansutplays8178]

It’s so cute how you can hear the instrumental (+painty) in the background while the kids are singing their parts!

[@daktheavking9357]

The surround sound track in the newer episodes also has it separated throughout the speaker layout,and theres a DEEP Bass from the percussion and sound effects. Ots awesome Thanks for this video!