Butterfly 3000 is the eighteenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released on 11 June 2021.

And "Shanghai" came then "Black Hot Soup" and "Ya Love", and it felt like enough to hold a record and we should explore this concept super deeply.

Multiple articles breaking down the press release suggested the album would be a psychedelic, Animal Collective-style dream pop/neo-psychedelia record.

Directed by John Angus Stewart, the live-action video features the band in various local spots around Melbourne.

[20][21] Released on 12 July, the video for "Interior People" was written and directed by Ivan Dixon, and produced and animated at Studio Showoff.

[22] The music video is inspired by the works of French artist Moebius, and the films Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Heavy Metal.

[23] The live-action video for "Catching Smoke" was released on 26 July, and features the band members and additional dancers performing in suits and various intricate costumes.

Stu Mackenzie is prominently featured, first appearing as a chrysalis/cocoon and ultimately transitioning into a butterfly, complete with large stylized wings and antennae.

[25] Released on 11 August, the video for "Black Hot Soup" was designed, directed and edited by Guy Tyzack.

[35] A month later, on 7 January 2022, they released the remix of "Black Hot Soup" by DJ Shadow, referred to as the "My Own Reality" Re-write, alongside a music video.