Numerous Russian singers performed this song.
Tetris After arrangements of "Korobeiniki" first appeared in
Spectrum Holobyte's Apple IIGS and
Mac versions of
Tetris, the song was re-arranged in 1989 by
Hirokazu Tanaka as the "Type A" accompaniment in Nintendo's Game Boy version 1.1. It has since become closely associated with the game in
Western popular culture and
the Tetris Company has required its inclusion in every version of the game since 2002. In 2008,
UGO listed the song as the 3rd best video game music of all time. The Tetris Company holds a
sound trademark on this variation of the song for use in video games. The official
Tetris website wrote that Korobeiniki was "memorable enough on its own as both a poem and folk tune", independent of its adaption into the
Tetris theme.
Doctor Spin's 1992 novelty
Eurodance cover version under the name "
Tetris" reached No. 6 on the
UK singles chart. The 2023 song "
Hold on Tight", performed by
aespa and featured in the 2023 film
Tetris, samples the Tetris theme song. In November 2024,
Hiiragi Magnetite released the song "Tetoris" (featuring
Kasane Teto), inspired by the Tetris theme. The song spread rapidly on social media immediately after its release, debuting at number one on both the
JAPAN Heatseekers Songs and Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20 charts. It also debuted at number 71 on the
Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart for the week of December 23, 2024, eventually reaching number 35. The music video reached 10 million views on YouTube in December.
Other adaptations and versions •
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra has recorded and performed versions of the song under the title "Peddlers" (sometimes ぺドラーズ "Pedorāzu") since their eponymous debut EP in 1989. Most recently, it can be found on their 2014 album
Ska Me Forever. • String quartet
Bond included a version on their 2000 debut album
Born called "Korobushka", which they often perform at their live concerts. • American rock band
Ozma released a rock version on their
2001 album
The Doubble Donkey Disc; it was used in the 2013 film
Kick Ass 2. • An Italian house remix of the song, "Cammino Contento", was featured on the 2005
Gigi D'Agostino compilation album
Disco Tanz. • The song has also been arranged by
Yoko Shimomura for
Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The song is retained in later entries of the
Super Smash Bros. series as well. • The
Timbers Army performs the melody with altered lyrics during
Portland Timbers games, usually accompanied by a simple dance with a large visual effect. • German band
dArtagnan used the music for their song "Trink mein Freund" and released a folk rock version of "Korobeiniki" (in Russian) on their 2022 album
Felsenfest. ==Notes==