The track from A Minecraft Movie is just 34 seconds long and is performed by Black's character, Steve, as he sings about roasting a chicken using molten lava.

It entered the charts at number 21, stealing the record for the shortest Top 40 single from Jonny Trunk and Wisbey's 36-second track The Ladies' Bras, which peaked at No. 27 in 2007.

The song is also Black's highest-ever charting single in the UK.

He previously reached No. 27 with Peaches from The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, and his band Tenacious D have also made the charts in the past.

Black posted a video message to Instagram to mark the success of Steve's Lava Chicken, saying: "OK, I just heard that Steve's Lava Chicken has cracked the UK Top 40. I want to send big love to all the Minecraft fans for getting us up there - it's insane! Love you!"

He also went on to sing some of the songs in his video.

In A Minecraft Movie, Black plays Steve, a former doorknob salesman who has lived in the Overworld for years and serves as a guide to the other characters.

The film also stars Jason Momoa, Jennifer Coolidge and Danielle Brooks.

The film's director, Jared Hess, has teased, "It seems like there's already talk" about a sequel.

"Oh, man. Well, it would be so much fun," he told Deadline.

"We had so much fun making this movie, and it's such an expansive world in the game, and there were so many things that we didn't tap into that we wanted to.

"I would have a blast doing the sequel, and it seems like there's already talk about it happening, so I'm super excited. It'll be so much fun to go back into the world."

With AAP.