Tame Impala & Steve Lacy Hits Surge Thanks to Spider-Man – But Why is One Bigger Than the Other Abroad?

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has grossed more than $2 billion worldwide since its July 31 premiere, lifting an already-strong summer box office to new heights.

But it’s also boosting entries on the Billboard charts, as Tame Impala ’s “Loser” and Steve Lacy ’s “Oh Yeah?,” featured during a party scene in the film and over its closing credits, respectively, surge across several rankings.

So far, one of them has the upper hand domestically, but the other is leading the charge overseas.

On the Aug.

22-dated Billboard Hot 100 (which is based on streams, radio airplay sales in the United States), “Oh Yeah?” bounds 54-20, leapfrogging “Loser,” which follows close behind, up 46-22.

On Streaming Songs , the tracks’ success is more pronounced, with the former up to No.

7 and the latter climbing to No.

10.

Narrowed by genre, “Oh Yeah?” climbs to No.

2 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs , followed by “Loser” at No.

4 (both blocked by Tame Impala’s own “Dracula” at No.

1).

On the Billboard Global 200 , their chart fortunes are more distinct but reversed, with “Loser” leaping 51-5 and “Oh Yeah?” 158-23.

On the Billboard Global Excl.