Stray Sheep
| Stray Sheep | ||||
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| Released | August 5, 2020 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 59:26 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Kenshi Yonezu chronology | ||||
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Stray Sheep (stylized in all caps) is the fifth album by Kenshi Yonezu, released on August 5, 2020.[1] The name of the album was inspired by the New Testament.[2] The song "Kanden" has been used as the theme song of the comedy TV series MIU404.[3] The album sold over 879,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Oricon Albums Chart.[4]
Singles
"Lemon" is the first single of the album and was released on February 27, 2018. It served as the theme song for the TBS television drama Unnatural.[5] "Spirits of the Sea (Umi no Yuurei)" was chosen as the theme song of the animated film Children of the Sea.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kenshi Yonezu
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Campanella" (カムパネルラ) | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Flamingo" | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Kanden" (感電) | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Placebo" (featuring Yojiro Noda) | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Paprika" (パプリカ) | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Uma to Shika" (馬と鹿) | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Yasashī Hito" (優しい人) | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Lemon" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Machigai Sagashi" (まちがいさがし) | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Himawari" (ひまわり) | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Stray Sheep" (迷える羊) | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Décolleté" | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Teenage Riot" | 3:45 |
| 14. | "Spirits of the Sea" (海の幽霊) | 3:54 |
| 15. | "Canary" (カナリヤ) | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 59:26 | |
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8] | 1 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 1 |
References
- ^ "米津玄師、ニュー・アルバム『STRAY SHEEP』トラックリスト公開。". Tower Records.
- ^ "米津玄師の新アルバム『STRAY SHEEP』Lemon、パプリカなど新曲9曲を含む全15曲収録". ファッションプレス. Carlin.
- ^ "米津玄師の新曲"感電"が主題歌の綾野剛＆星野源W主演ドラマ『MIU404』第1話を観た！". Yahoo.co.jp.
- ^ "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2020年08月03日～2020年08月09日". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Parker, Esme (2020-06-09). "Kenshi Yonezu To Release Fifth Album STRAY SHEEP". OTAQUEST. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "米津玄師アルバムに菅田将暉提供曲セルフカバー、アートブック盤には初のフル尺ライブ映像収録（写真18枚）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ Ryusenkai (2020-06-21). "Kenshi Yonezu unveils all of the info. about his upcoming Album "STRAY SHEEP"". Arama! Japan. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2020/08/17 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-08-17" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2020.