Stray Sheep
Stray Sheep | ||||
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Studio album by Kenshi Yonezu | ||||
Released | August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05) | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 59:26 | |||
Label | Sony Japan | |||
Producer | Kenshi Yonezu | |||
Kenshi Yonezu chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stray Sheep | ||||
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Stray Sheep (stylized in all caps) is the fifth album by Kenshi Yonezu, released on August 5, 2020.[1][2][3] The song "Kanden" has been used as the theme song of the comedy TV series MIU404.[4] The album sold over 879,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Oricon Albums Chart.[5] It was the top selling album of 2020 in Japan according to both Billboard Japan[6] and Oricon. The latter calculated that the album had sold 1,970,930 copies in Japan by the end of 2020, summarizing CDs, vinyls, downloads, and streaming equivalents.[7]
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Stray Sheep was the world's third-best-selling album of 2020, with 2.54 million sales worldwide.[8]
Release
Stray Sheep was released digitally worldwide on August 5, 2020. The album was available on physical formats in South Korea and Taiwan on October 16, 2020.[9]
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.[10] "Spirits of the Sea (Umi no Yuurei)" was chosen as the theme song of the animated film Children of the Sea.[10] "Uma to Shika" is the theme song of TBS television drama No Side Manager.[11] "Paprika" is the representative song for 2020 Summer Olympics.[12]
Commercial performance
The song "Kanden" was released on YouTube on July 10, 2020, and reached 10 million views in four days, breaking Yonezu's own record.[13] The studio album has sold one million copies within 10 days.[14] Besides, the album hit number one under the J-Pop category in over 30 countries in iTunes Chart and hit number one in 54 countries under the J-Pop Apple Music Albums Chart. And the topped 20 All Genres category in 22 Countries/Regions, 6 of which hit Number one.[15][16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kenshi Yonezu
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Campanella" (カムパネルラ "Bell") | 3:55 |
2. | "Flamingo" | 3:16 |
3. | "Kanden" (感電 "Electric Shock") | 4:24 |
4. | "Placebo" (featuring Yojiro Noda) | 4:00 |
5. | "Paprika" (パプリカ) | 3:22 |
6. | "Uma to Shika" (馬と鹿 "Horse and Deer") | 4:25 |
7. | "Yasashii Hito" (優しい人 "Kind Person") | 3:28 |
8. | "Lemon" | 4:15 |
9. | "Machigai Sagashi" (まちがいさがし "Spot the Difference"; rearrangement) | 4:27 |
10. | "Himawari" (ひまわり "Sunflower") | 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
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[25] | Million | 1,000,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[28] digital sales | Gold | 185,000[26][27] |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 2,540,000[29] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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". www.fashion-press.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "3年かけて磨き上げた傷だらけの宝石". Natalie.mu.
性懲りもなく迷ってるなという感じですね。だからアルバムのタイトルも「STRAY SHEEP」になった。
- ^ "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 "YOASOBI Tops Billboard Japan's 2020 Year-End Charts With Song Not Released on CD". Billboard. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "[Oricon Annual Ranking 2020] Arashi wins the top spot for the ninth time in total". Oricon. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "IFPI Global Top 10 Album Sales Chart 2020". IFPI. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ 米津玄師『STRAY SHEEP』、韓国と台湾でも現地盤の発売が決定. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ a b Parker, Esme (2020-06-09). "Kenshi Yonezu To Release Fifth Album STRAY SHEEP". OTAQUEST. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ G Andrew White (2019-09-12). "Kenshi Yonezu belts out a ballad in "Uma to Shika"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Japanese hit song "Paprika" goes global with English version by new singers and dancers". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "米津玄師さん「感電」MV、公開4日と7分で自身最速1000万再生達成". Tokoshima Shinbun. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "米津玄師『STRAY SHEEP』ミリオン突破". Billboard Japan.
- ^ "Kenshi Yonezu's album, Stray Sheep hits #1 in over 54 countries".
- ^ "KENSHI YONEZU STORM THE CHARTS AND GETS A COLLAB".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "オリコン年間 アルバムランキング 2020年度" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Albums Japan 2021" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "オリコン年間 アルバムランキング 2021年度" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – Yonezu Kenshi – Stray Sheep" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 9, 2021. Select 2020年8月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ 米津玄師『STRAY SHEEP』、ダウンロードアルバム3連覇で累計15万DL突破 Spotify CM起用のVaundyが上昇. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ 【ビルボード2020年年間Download Albums】米津玄師『STRAY SHEEP』が制す. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Japanese digital album certifications – Yonezu Kenshi – Stray Sheep" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 9, 2021. Select 2020年8月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ Brandle, Lars (March 11, 2021). "BTS Bag 'Unprecedented' 1-2 on IFPI's Global Album Sales Chart For 2020". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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