# Peaches

> Bowser’s piano ballad became Jack Black’s first solo Hot 100 hit, peaking at No. 56.

- Owner: Jack Black / Illumination / Nintendo / Back Lot Music
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2023-04-05
- Peak date: 2023-04-10
- Spread Score: 62 (Viral), v1.2
- Mechanics: Creator relay, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop, Maker origin

## Summary

Peaches reached cinemas before Black’s live-action video. TikTok memes and YouTube animations followed, then chart coverage. The song became his first solo Hot 100 hit and later received a Golden Globe nomination.

## Timeline

- 2023-04-05 — Illumination / Nintendo / Jack Black (Box office) — Peaches became publicly audible in The Super Mario Bros. Movie when the film opened in theaters.
- 2023-04-07 — Jack Black / Lyrical Lemonade (YouTube) — Black released the live-action Peaches video directed by Cole Bennett.
- 2023-04-08 — @scottyisahottie12 (TikTok) — @scottyisahottie12 paired the song with the I Get It Now meme.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/peaches-jack-black

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Peaches.” Case HIS-00963. Spread Score v1.2: 62/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00963