WandaVision star Kathryn Hahn ‘doesn’t understand’ chart success of ‘Agatha All Along’
Satirical theme song has topped the iTunes chart since its debut in February
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.WandaVision star Kathryn Hahn has confessed she “doesn’t understand” the success of the show’s original song “Agatha All Along”.
Hahn’s character in the hit Marvel series, who was originally introduced as the busy-bodying neighbour to Elisabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, was revealed in a February episode to truthfully be an ancient sorceress named Agatha Harkness.
To drive home the revelation, the show explained her elaborate evil plan via a theme song named “Agatha All Along”, which went viral on social media after the episode. It has since been released as an official track and topped the iTunes chart.
While appearing on Seth Meyers’s US talk show, Hahn said she was late to discover that the track had blown up as it did.
“I don’t understand it,” she explained. “It’s amazing. It’s so crazy. Seth, what’s happening?”
Read more: WandaVision viewers lose minds as superhero gets first official MCU mention in episode 8
She continued: “I don’t have social media, so the whole thing was, like, filtered down through all this. I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?!’ It’s so funny. Meanwhile, I’m outside scooping dog crap, scooping cat crap. The whole thing is so bonkers right now.”
Songwriter Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who composed “Agatha All Along” with her husband Bobby, revealed last month that the track’s catchiness stems from the fact that elements of its music had been sprinkled throughout the WandaVision series.
“If you are wondering why you were so ready for the last song, it’s because you were hearing the same song week after week,” Anderson-Lopez tweeted.
WandaVision concludes its season on Friday (5 March), with the show’s director Matt Shankman warning this week that some fans are likely to be “disappointed” by what happens in the finale.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments