"Steel Licks" was composed by Jeremy Wakefield. It is a series of 79 short cues played on a steel guitar introduced in season 2 with "Something Smells." The licks are commonly used to accentuate sad, happy or comical moments. Starting with "Ghoul Fools," the newer remake "Hot Steel and Slide Licks" has taken its place, with a few exceptions.
Alternate titles: "End Tag," "J. Wakefield Lick," "Pedal Steel," "Sad Steel," "Sad Steel Transition," "Sad Transition," "Steelrail Sting," "Steely Licks," "Steel Bend," "Steel Lick," "Steel Link," "Steel Sting," "Steel Sting 3," "Steel Sting 4," "Steel Sting 5," "Steel Trans," "Steel Trans 2," "Steel Trans 4," "Steel Transition," "Transition Steel," "Transition Link," "Lemon Sting"
Usage
This track is 14 and a half minutes of different cues, as well as the composer playing random notes with a steel guitar. Each segment is numbered according to its placement on the original file. Since some were never used in the show, some numbers may be skipped.
Steel Licks 1
- Timestamp: 00:02–00:13
Steel Licks 2
- 87b. "Breath of Fresh Squidward" - SpongeBob's eyeballs shrink and fall out of his head.
- Timestamp: 00:13–00:22
Steel Licks 4
- 70b. "Ghost Host" - SpongeBob finds a skeleton in his drawer.
- 86a. "Roller Cowards" - "I guess that ride was too much for the little guy."
- 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - Plankton comes back on the boat. (low-pitched -2)
- 179a. "Extreme Spots" - "Our sports are too extreme for you dudes."
- Timestamp: 00:35–00:49
Steel Licks 5
- 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - "Poor little snail, just wanted some fun time."
- Timestamp: 00:49–00:58
Steel Licks 6
- 141b. "The Main Drain" - "How are we gonna find the center of the ocean now?"
- 153a. "Accidents Will Happen" - "Please don't report me to the OWS."
- Timestamp: 00:58–01:07
Steel Licks 7
- 130b. "Model Sponge" - "I guess I'm not a carpenter, Patrick."
- 141a. "The Curse of the Hex" - "Oh, please, Mr. Krabs, don't fire me!"
- 141b. "The Main Drain" - "How are we gonna find the center of the ocean now?"
- Timestamp: 01:07–01:14
Steel Licks 8
- 131a. "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" - "Alright, fine. You can help me."
- 137a. "One Coarse Meal" - "I can't take it!" (low-pitched -2)
- 153a. "Accidents Will Happen" - "Please don't report me to the OWS."
- Timestamp: 01:14–01:21
Steel Licks 9
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 3b. "Cabin of Curiosities" - SpongeBob and the monsters fall on top of Patrick.
- Timestamp: 01:24–01:25
Steel Licks 11
The Patrick Star Show
- 5a. "Squidina's Little Helper" - Patrick drools.
- Timestamp: 01:31–01:32
Steel Licks 13
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 11a. "Wise Kraken" - Campers laughing.
- Timestamp: 01:38–01:45
Steel Licks 15
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 25a. "The Taste of Defeat" - Close-up of menu.
- Timestamp: 1:56-2:06
Steel Licks 16
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 9a. "Squisery" - Squidward grumbles.
- Timestamp: 2:06-2:13
Steel Licks 17
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 11a. "Wise Kraken" - Mr. Krabs throws Plankton out.
- Timestamp: 02:16–02:21
Steel Licks 18
- Timestamp: 02:42–02:59
Steel Licks 19
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 5b. "Camper Gary" - Patrick farts.
- 12b. "Outhouse Outrage" - "I don't know what Patrick's talking about."
The Patrick Star Show
- 2a. "Stair Wars" - Squidina melts.
- Timestamp: 03:01–03:06
Steel Licks 22
- Timestamp: 03:21–03:24
Steel Licks 23
- 43a. "Just One Bite" - "Ah, they don't know what they're missing." (low-pitched -2) ("Steel Sting 4")
- 146b. "Earworm" - Squidward cleans the cash register. (low-pitched -1)
- 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - "Daddy! I thought this was supposed to be our family vacation!"
- Timestamp: 03:24–03:35
Steel Licks 24
- 33a. "Un-Breaking and De-Entering" - SpongeBob bites into a dry sandwich.
Steel Licks 25
- 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - "I guess we'll never have fun together again."
- 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - "Guys, I know it's a slow news day, but come on."
- 95a. "The Inmates of Summer" - "The food coma is setting in."
- 136a. "A Day Without Tears" - "You yelled at me!"
- Timestamp: 03:52–03:59
Steel Licks 26
- 26a. "Grandma's Kisses" - "Don't I get a present, Grandma?" ("Steel Link")
- 90b. "The Donut of Shame" - "Oh yeah, the party." (low-pitched -2)
- 92. "Atlantis SquarePantis" - "That's just a painting, you quarter wit."
- Timestamp: 03:59–04:11
Steel Licks 27
- 125a. "Pineapple Fever" - Squidward accidentally rips some skin off.
- Timestamp: 04:13–04:17
Steel Licks 28
The Patrick Star Show
- 8. "Terror at 20,000 Leagues" - Granny Tentacles's tentacles are red.
- Timestamp: 04:20–04:27
Steel Licks 29
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 12b. "Outhouse Outrage" - Funky breath attack.
- 25a. "The Taste of Defeat" - Sandy is confused by the menu.
The Patrick Star Show
- 22b. "A Root Galoot" - GrandPat deflates.
- 55a. "A Tinkle in Time" - Tinkle trembles.
- Timestamp: 04:27–04:32
Steel Licks 31
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 7a. "What About Meep?" - "Isn't?"
- Timestamp: 05:23–05:38
Steel Licks 33
- Timestamp: 05:50–06:00
Steel Licks 34
- 108a. "Patty Caper" - "Give away me patties for free?!"
- Timestamp: 06:02–06:12
Steel Licks 35
- Timestamp: 06:19–06:33
Steel Licks 36
Episodes
- 79b. "Squid Wood" - "Hello, Squidward!"
- 141b. "The Main Drain" - Patrick babbling.
Shorts
- "Things to Do When Encountering Legendary Creatures" - "I'm so lonely."
- Timestamp: 06:33–06:40
Steel Licks 37
- Timestamp: 06:41–06:49
Steel Licks 39
- 38b. "Artist Unknown" - "There, now it's art." (low-pitched -1) ("Steel Sting")
- 109a. "Boating Buddies" - "Time can't be up! I didn't get a chance to fill in a single answer! What am I supposed to do?"
- 146a. "The Abrasive Side" - "Well I just couldn't say "no" to anybody."
- Timestamp: 07:04–07:13
Steel Licks 40
- Timestamp: 07:15–07:22
Steel Licks 41
- Timestamp: 07:23–07:34
Steel Licks 42
- 132a. "Yours, Mine and Mine" - SpongeBob talks about sharing.
- 206a. "Unreal Estate" - SpongeBob and Gary are shown sleeping.
- Timestamp: 07:36–07:42
Steel Licks 43
- Timestamp: 07:43–07:48
Steel Licks 44
- Timestamp: 07:50–07:58
Steel Licks 45
- Timestamp: 08:00–08:09
Steel Licks 46
- Timestamp: 08:12–08:18
Steel Licks 47
- Timestamp: 08:20–08:27
Steel Licks 48
- Timestamp: 08:28–08:36
Steel Licks 50
- 122a. "Chum Bucket Supreme" - "Chum is Metabolic Fuel!"
- Timestamp: 08:46–08:54
Steel Licks 51
- Timestamp: 08:56–09:04
Steel Licks 53
- Timestamp: 09:17–09:23
Steel Licks 54
- Timestamp: 09:25–09:32
Steel Licks 55
- 160a. "Patrick's Staycation" - "But I'm still hungry!"
- Timestamp: 09:35–09:46
Steel Licks 58
- Timestamp: 10:05–10:09
Steel Licks 60
The Patrick Star Show
- 1b. "Bummer Jobs" - Cecil and Bunny exhale.
- Timestamp: 10:14–10:18
Steel Licks 64
- Timestamp: 10:45–10:49
Steel Licks 66
- 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - SpongeBob tries to phone Gary.
- 160a. "Patrick's Staycation" - "I got it."
- 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - Plankton massages Karen's wheels.
- Timestamp: 11:01–11:14
Steel Licks 67
- 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - "If we ever get a break from having so much fun, together!"
- Timestamp: 11:16–11:22
Steel Licks 68
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 12b. "Outhouse Outrage" - Patrick as a clown.
- Timestamp: 11:26–11:31
Steel Licks 70
- Timestamp: 11:40–11:45
Steel Licks 71
SpongeBob SquarePants
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - Sandy holds her nose.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 3b. "Cabin of Curiosities" - Monsters take their braces off Squidward.
- 12b. "Outhouse Outrage" - "Squidward's delusional, SpongeBob is one marshmallow short of a s'more..."
The Patrick Star Show
- 37a. "Face/Off-Model" - Patrick and Squidina's mouths gaping.
- Timestamp: 11:47–11:52
Steel Licks 73
- 103b. "Suction Cup Symphony" - Squidward's finished.
- 108a. "Patty Caper" - Raw sewage patty. (low-pitched -4)
- 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - "I hate you, Krabs!"
- 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - SpongeBob pressed into coins.
- Timestamp: 12:02–12:06
Steel Licks 74
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 14a. "Help Not Wanted" - "Oh boy."
- Timestamp: 12:07-12:12
Steel Licks 76
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 7b. "Hard Time Out" - Patrick wrings out SpongeBob to rehydrate his tongue.
- Timestamp: 12:17-12:54
Steel Licks 78
- Timestamp: 12:59–13:23
Steel Licks 79
The Patrick Star Show
- 1b. "Bummer Jobs" - Cecil and Bunny pull out their balloons.
- Timestamp: 13:24–14:23
Trivia
- The most used segments are 22, 78, 40, 41, 18, 54, and 46.
- The only segments that have been used prior to the introduction of "Hot Steel and Slide Licks" and have not been remade are Steel Licks 26, 23, 25, 58, 73, 50, 27, 42, 6, 67, 71, and 55.
- Currently, 23 out of 79 segments remain unused.
- This track is used most in "Perfect Chemistry," "Walking the Plankton," "The Main Drain," "No Nose Knows," "A Pal for Gary," and "A SquarePants Family Vacation."
- From "The Sponge Who Could Fly" to "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation," this track is used in almost every episode. The exceptions are:
- "Fear of a Krabby Patty," "Have You Seen This Snail?," and "Selling Out" from season 4.
- "Rise and Shine," "Boat Smarts," "Money Talks," and "BlackJack" from season 5.
- "Slide Whistle Stooges" and "Dear Vikings" from season 6.
- "The Bad Guy Club for Villains," "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom," and "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" from season 7.
- "The Hot Shot" from season 8.
- Despite being replaced by "Hot Steel and Slide Licks" starting with "Ghoul Fools," these stings still play in "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom," "Are You Happy Now?," "InSPONGEiac," "Treats!," "Extreme Spots," "Lost in Bikini Bottom," "The Whole Tooth," "Unreal Estate," "Code Yellow," "Gary & Spot," and "Goofy Scoopers."
- Since its introduction, season 11 is so far the only season where this track does not play.
- Although this track stopped playing in the main series, it's still used in The Patrick Star Show and Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years.