Netflix’sThe Witcherwas a television juggernaut — not just because of Henry Cavill or hiswigged locks , but also because of thatoh - so - attention-getting jingle , “ thresh a Coin to Your Witcher . ” Unfortunately , the giving of song is also a curse for actor Joey Batey , who ’s been amaze with the habit-forming tune for months .
“ I think it ’s a crackin ’ song , but I ’ve been listening to it for about a yr now , ” Batey said with a chortle . “ It ’s pretty hellish . ”
In a TV interview withVariety , Batey share the challenges behind being the vocalist of “ Toss a Coin to Your Witcher,”The Witcher’sunofficial theme song that took the internet by tempest , inspiringdozens of covers — the actor said the heavy metal ones are his favorite , adding how 14 - year - old Batey would be have a “ field mean solar day ” over it .

“Toss a coin to your—” oh dammit.Image: Netflix
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Inprevious audience , Batey shared how the song was designed to showcase Jaskier ’s development into the Continent ’s reading of an Instagram influencer , spreading news and good vibes throughout the nation . Maybe it ’s done too good a job , because Batey partake in how the deuced song keeps getting stuck in his head . When ask what song works the salutary to get “ Toss a Coin to Your Witcher ” out of his point , he said Britney Spears ’ “ … child One More Time . ”
“ I ’ll just get in the shower and I ’ll start go , ‘ cast aside a … no , no , no . Okay , just reset . ’ And then I have to sing about 30 dissimilar songs to get it out of my foreland , ” he said .

Batey also talked about filming aspect with Cavill , who he share a good amount of projection screen time with . give Geralt ’s inclination to grunt and huff rather of saying stuff , Batey said some of the expository dialogue was hand to him so the scenes would make sense . But it worked for them . Batey said they had a smashing working relationship , and would always been goofing off before film begin . Cavill would at once have to switch into Serious Geralt Mode , but Jaskier was good off keeping the jocularity going .
“ We are kind of giggling ; it ’s really bad , because obviously we ’ll be laughing and then we ’ll hear ‘ Sound speed , rolling ! ’ And we ’ll go , ‘ Oh good god , we have to be in fiber ! ’ Henry just goes , ugh , gets into this [ grunt ] , just like this growl … and I always get hold it really funny . So I bulge out all of my scenes laugh at him , because that ’s how I get into my character , is just going ‘ You ’re ridiculous . Geralt , amount on . ’ ”
The first time of year of The Witcher is currently available on Netflix and it ’s already been renew for time of year two , which is prepare to come out sometime in 2021 . There will also be ananimated filmreleased beforehand , call The Witcher : Nightmare of the Wolf , centered around Geralt ’s mentor Vesemir .

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