Love it or hate it, South Park has been one of the biggest adult animated shows ever, and with the recent announcement by Paramount that the show has a lot more seasons and movies to come the close to the bone show is not going anywhere anytime soon. For that reason it is only fair that the series should get to celebrate its 25th anniversary in style, and it has most recently done that by releasing an orchestral version of one of the most iconic songs to have been produced by the Matt Stone and Trey Parker creation, “Chocolate Salty Balls.” Yes, the song made famous by the then voice of Chef, the late Isaac Hayes, has appeared in a newly released video being performed by a 30-piece orchestra to the delight of South Park’s central characters, Stan, Cartman, Kyle, and Kenny.

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The innuendo-laden track has been a firm favorite of South Park fans since it made its debut in a season two episode all the way back in 1998. The episode, entitled “Chef’s Chocolate Salty Balls,” aired in August, but somehow by the time Christmas came around the song had been released as a single. It charted in many countries and even hit No.1 in the U.K. Singles Chart, narrowly missing out on being the Christmas chart-topper when it was knocked off by The Spice Girls.

The South Park team originally launched the 25th Season with an orchestral announcement on the show’s official YouTube channel, and have since released new orchestra-led renditions of the “South Park Theme,” “Gay Fish,” “Kyle’s Mom,” and “Jackin’ It In San Diego.” Their latest video is a good sign that these new renditions of the show’s greatest hits are going to continue as the latest run of the show airs on Comedy Central following its premiere on February 2nd.

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Last year it was announced that a new six-year deal had been completed with South Park creators Parker and Stone. The deal was said to be worth over $900 million due to a revenue based agreement that pair had in place since 2007 with Comedy Central. The deal would take South Park through to its 30th season as well as incorporating 14 new “movies” and other projects. For fans of the foul-mouthed, anything goes animation, the news was well received, and it is clear that the team behind the show have no intention of toning it down.

“We have been waiting to get canceled for 30 years,” Stone previously told The Hollywood Reporter. “It changes who is involved with it. But we have been dealing with this s–t the whole time we have been making the show. And we can’t complain. Things have been going fine for us. It gives us fodder and gives us something to talk about.”

With South Park cleared to stay on air until at least 2027, the show knows its audience, knows its fans and is not looking to compromise in order to what it does. With two new “movies” arriving each year along with a new season, and the entire South Park series moving streaming over to Paramount+ from 2025 from HBO Max, the legacy of the show is secure and will not be melting away like Chef’s Chocolate Salty Balls.