Spotify announces 'Pokémon' theme song plays up 382%
"You teach me and I teach you! PO-KE-MON!"
If Pokémon Go had you humming these words all weekend, you aren't alone. It seems the catchy Pokémon theme song is users' choice for opening music for the mobile game phenomenon.
According to data from Spotify, that catchy theme song -- made popular by the cartoon show that started airing in the late '90s -- was all the rage on the streaming service this weekend. Spotify users played the "Pokémon Theme" 382% more often last weekend than they did normally.
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That was followed in popularity by the '90s jam "The Pokérap" -- where the MC names all 151 monsters. (You can tell it's dated, since there were only 151 back then. Now there are 725.)
While much of this has to do with Pokémon Go's wild, overnight success, there have always been plenty of Poké-fans lurking on Spotify. The streaming service also has 197,000 user-generated Pokémon playlists, and a further 53,000 simply titled "Pikachu."
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Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
