"I Am Placing Blocks and Shit" Jack Black Minecraft Movie Parody Song
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"I Am Placing Blocks and Shit" refers to a song parodying Jack Black's singing cadence set to the tune of the Minecraft theme song. The song, which opens with the lyrics, "I am placing blocks and shit 'cause I'm in fucking Minecraft," is inspired by Jack Black being cast as the protagonist of the upcoming Minecraft movie and was created by X / Twitter user @RainingKetchup in March 2024. It was further popularized on sites like TikTok in July 2024, inspiring memes.
Origin
On March 4th, 2024, X[1] user @RainingKetchup quote-reposted a post by the X account @DiscussingFilm announcing that Jack Black confirmed that he would be singing in the upcoming Minecraft movie, writing, "I WILL be watching." The repost includes a roughly minute-long song parodying the cadence of Black's singing voice and style, in which he sings about being in Minecraft and playing Steve, garnering over 4,700 likes in four months (shown below). The parody is set to the Minecraft theme song, simply titled "Minecraft."[2]
i WILL be watching https://t.co/EHBqUiuA4K pic.twitter.com/lGSuno9cWR
— Noah (R__K) ⚓️💥 (@RainingKetchup) March 4, 2024
Spread
The song gained viral spread over the following months. On March 5th, 2024, TikToker[3] @katwithguns reposted it, garnering over 1.2 million views in four months. On April 1st, YouTuber[4] Kahuut posted an animation based on the song, garnering over 181,000 views in three months (shown below).
In July 2024, the song was further popularized on TikTok as the subject of memes. For example, on July 28th, TikTokers[5][6] @becausewhynot248 and @unhinged.v2 posted memes using the song that gained over 1.5 million and 2.1 million views, respectively, in three days (shown below, left and right).
@becausewhynot248 #jackblack #minecraft #minecraftmovie #tenaciousd #minecraftmemes #fyp #viral #viralvideo ♬ original sound – katwithguns
@unhinged.v2 #fyp #minecraft #minecraftmeme #minecraftmemes #minecraftmovie #jackblack ♬ original sound – katwithguns
On July 30th, TikToker[7] @juuls_xart posted a video in which they drew pictures to represent some of the lyrics of the song, garnering over 780,000 views in a day (shown below).
@juuls_xart #jackblack #iamplacingblocks #minecraft #meme #fyp #viral #drawing #art #funny ♬ original sound – katwithguns
Various Examples
@antanthonyye I am placing blocks and shit cause I'm in fucking Minecraft 🗣️‼️#minecraft #jackblack ♬ original sound – Anthony
@insanelynoah Can’t Believe its a Musical 😭 #mincraftmovie #mojang #cinema #fyp #jackblack ♬ original sound – Anthony
@thinking0fher Bitches love my karoke in the discord vc . . . #meme #animation #animationmeme #toonsquid #procreate #jackblack #minecraft #minecraftmemes #fyp #art ♬ original sound – katwithguns
@mc_grapes999 #minecraftmemes #mincraft #jackblack #funny #meme #buildinminecraft #fyp #xyzabc ♬ original sound – katwithguns
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[1] X – RainingKetchup
[3] TikTok – katwithguns
[5] TikTok – becausewhynot248
[6] TikTok – unhinged.v2
[7] TikTok – juuls_xart
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