Jack Black’s ‘Peaches’ from The Super Mario Bros Movie enters the Billboard Hot 100

Peaches, the song performed by Jack Black’s Bowser in The Super Mario Bros Movie, has entered the Billboard Hot 100.

The song, which was written by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond and John Spiker, marks Black’s first appearance on the US chart as a solo artist.

He’s previously appeared on the chart alongside his collaborator Kyle Gass as part of their band Tenacious D.

The song, which memorably features in the film as a love letter to Princess Peach, has entered the chart at number 83 and has racked up over 5.8 million streams according to Billboard, which compiles streams from Spotify, Apple Music and other large services, as well as traditional radio play.

Peaches has become a viral hit following the release of the film, with over 17 million views on YouTube and almost triple that on TikTok.

TikTok impressions on the song are likely far higher due to the platform’s ability to let users edit their own version of the original song.

Peaches’ Billboard appearance isn’t the highest chart position a Mario-themed song has ever reached in a national chart. In 1992 an official dance song called Super Mario Land charted at number 8 in the UK Singles Charts.

The Super Mario Bros Movie has now generated well over half a billion dollars worldwide, making it the high-grossing film of 2023, and the biggest video game adaptation in history. It’s now expected to cross the billion dollar milestone.

While the film has been a box office hit, the Super Mario Bros Movie has divided viewer opinion.

Among professional critics, it currently has a 58% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. It appears to be doing notably better with movie-goers, however, with over 10,000 verified reviews on the site delivering a current average score of 96%.

VGC’s own Super Mario Bros Movie review called it the best video game film yet.

“The Super Mario Bros Movie may not take any major risks, but it’s a faithful adaptation of the games and will appeal to children and fans of the series alike,” our critic wrote.