Draft:Slash (song)

"Slash" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids from the soundtrack to the 2024 Marvel Studios superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine. It is set to be released on July 23, 2024, through Hollywood Records and Marvel Music.

Background
In 2021, Stray Kids competed the competition show Kingdom: Legendary War. In the second part of the third round, the group performed the mashup of their song "God's Menu" and Blackpink's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" with the theme heavily inspired by the film Deadpool. They used various properties inspired by the film such as Deadpool's mask and Ant-Man's tanks. This performance got noticed by Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds who mentioned them at fan's edit video of Deadpool and the show on Twitter and following their official social media accounts, then Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman also noticed and followed. Reynolds sent his signed Aviation American Gin along with Deadpool mask to Stray Kids, and the group's Bang Chan sent Reynolds the signed In Life album back. During the promotion of Free Guy, Reynolds did a video interview with Bang Chan and expressed their thankful feelings to each other.

During Deadpool & Wolverine press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Reynolds mentioned his interest in K-Pop by mentioning Stray Kids. After the press conference, Reynolds and Jackman were reported to have a private meeting with Stray Kids' Bang Chan, Felix, and Han. and prepared a special content for the film. On July 17, 2024, the track list for the Deadpool & Wolverine soundtrack was revealed, which features "Slash" by Stray Kids as the fourth track. The song is scheduled to be released on July 23, 2024.