"Hidden in the Sand" is a song by American rock band

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. It appears as a

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on the band's debut album, ''

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''. It has become one of the band's more recognized songs following their hiatus, mainly due to its spread on social media sites such as

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Background and composition

On May 14, 2004,

released the EP ''Welcome To Tally Hall'', featuring "Hidden in the Sand" as the fifth and

. The demo is played acoustically with vocal harmonies provided by the band. Its origin EP and Tally Hall's previous EP ''Party Boobytrap'' were later combined into the compilation album ''

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''. The track would be re-recorded for ''Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum'' with an extended outro featuring

's founder, Marvin Yagoda. "Hidden in the Sand" received a third revision with further vocal harmonies and effects after signing with

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for the album's 2008 re-issue. The song is composed in common time and in the key of

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, with a tempo of 121

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(bpm).

Music video

A music video animated and directed by Steve Loter was released for "Hidden in the Sand" on January 19, 2009, as part of the final episode of ''Tally Hall's Internet Show''. As of August 2024, the music video on

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has amassed over 40 million views.

Commercial performance

In 2007, the episode " The Dream Lover" from the American television series ''

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'' features "Hidden in the Sand". In a segment, Ché (portrayed by

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) leads Seth (portrayed by

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) to dream about an otter

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. In 2019, "Hidden in the Sand" became a viral song on the social media platform

, with many using the song as a soundbite on the site. This helped it amass several hundred million streams on

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, becoming the band's highest-streamed song. It additionally received a Gold certification from the

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on July 12, 2023.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Tally Hall: *

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– backing vocals * Joe Hawley – lead vocals, ukulele, songwriting * Zubin Sedghi – backing vocals * Andrew Horowitz – keyboards Other Musicians: * Chris Shaw –

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* Greg Calbi - mastering * Marvin Yagoda - spoken word

Certifications

Notes

References

External links

Tally Hall official websiteTally Hall on Needlejuice Records
on the

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