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2022 EP by Band-Maid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unleash is the second extended play by Japanese rock band Band-Maid.[1] The EP was released by Pony Canyon on September 21, 2022, and contains eight tracks, including the lead single "Sense".[2] It debuted at number nine on the Oricon Albums Chart,[3] selling 7,590 in its first week.[4]
Unleash | ||||
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Released | September 21, 2022 | |||
Length | 28:33 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
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Band-Maid chronology | ||||
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Singles from Unleash | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
"Sense" on YouTube | ||||
"Unleash!!!!!" on YouTube | ||||
"Influencer" on YouTube | ||||
"From Now On" on YouTube |
The songs on Unleash were taken from compositions that the band had worked on over the previous two years.[5][6]
Lead guitarist Kanami Tōno stated that she tries not to listen to rock bands, so that she won't be inspired by them.[7] "From Now On" originated because lead vocalist Saiki Atsumi wanted to have a new instrumental.[8][9] The song includes orchestral elements.[10][11] Bassist Misa wrote her bass solo on a keyboard.[8][9] Tōno wrote "Balance" with an image of bouncy song, but that would also feel futuristic and experimental.[12] It includes lots of English words because rhythm guitarist/vocalist Miku Kobato wanted to use more strong words.[12][13] Atsumi asked Kobato to make the beginning of the chorus in Japanese.[13]
Atsumi asked Tōno to write "Unleash!!!!!" with the theme of the second phase of world domination.[5] Tōno wanted the melody at the start of the song to be the hook as she feels that Atsumi has a very hook-laden voice.[5] The vocal key was originally higher but Atsumi found it difficult to sing.[5] It was the last song written for the EP.[5] The tempo is 193.[14]
"Sense" and "Corallium" originally appeared on the single for "Sense". They were approached to write "Sense" on New Year's Day 2021 and recorded it before summer.[15] The lyrics are about the manga Platinum End. They were given free range with the lyrics, except that they had to include the words "angel" and "premonition".[16] The orchestral intro was not originally part of the song, Tōno composed it after the producers of the anime asked them to include it.[8][10][17][18]
Atsumi also wrote lyrics for "I'll", but Kobato's lyrics were chosen instead.[6] "Corallium" is Atsumi's first lyrical composition.[17] Kobato also wrote lyrics for the song, but Atsumi's lyrics were chosen instead.[17] The song is about the ocean, which she is afraid of. She stated that she thinks the ocean is similar to love.[17] Atsumi asked Tōno to write a song similar to "Alone" or "Choose Me".[19]
"Influencer" is about women who live their lives through social media and want to be beautiful all the time.[20] When Tōno was writing the song, she knew that she wanted to include a long bass solo.[11][20] Drummer Akane Hirose consciously wanted to include simple and intense sounding drums without too much complexity.[6][20]
"Hate?" is the oldest song on Unleash, it was written two years earlier as an instrumental.[7][20] When Atsumi heard Tōno's demo for the song, Atsumi thought that Tōno was angry about something, which she denied, saying she had an image of an explosion.[20] The lyrics were written at a time when Atsumi was seeing a lot of stories about infidelities in the news.[20] Kobato also wrote lyrics for the song, but Atsumi's lyrics were chosen instead.[6]
All music written by Band-Maid.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "From Now On" | (instrumental) | 3:46 |
2. | "Balance" | Miku Kobato | 3:09 |
3. | "Unleash!!!!!" | Kobato, Saiki Atsumi | 3:10 |
4. | "Sense" | Kobato | 3:24 |
5. | "I'll" | Kobato | 4:07 |
6. | "Corallium" | Atsumi | 3:54 |
7. | "Influencer" | Kobato | 3:23 |
8. | "Hate?" | Atsumi | 3:37 |
Total length: | 28:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Unleash!!!!!" (Music video) | |
2. | "From Now On" (Music video) | |
3. | "Unleash!!!!!" (Instrumental video) | |
4. | "Sense" (Instrumental video) |
Band-Maid
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 9 |
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] | 10 |
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