Ensemble Play

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Ensemble Play
Creepy Nuts - Ensemble Play.png
Standard cover
Studio album by
Creepy Nuts
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2022
Length32:44
LanguageJapanese
Label
Producer DJ Matsunaga
Creepy Nuts chronology
Case
(2021)		Ensemble Play
(2022)		 Legion
(2025)
Singles from Ensemble Play
  1. "Patto Saite Chitte Hai ni"
    Released: March 9, 2022
  2. "Baka Majime"
    Released: March 20, 2022
  3. "2Way Nice Guy"
    Released: June 1, 2022
  4. "Daten"
    Released: September 7, 2022

Ensemble Play is the third studio album by Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts. It was released on September 7th, 2022, through Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records. The album was preceded by four singles, including the Spring Koshien's theme song "Patto Saite Chite Haini" and the anime Call of the Night 's opening theme song "Daten". In support of Ensemble Play, the duo embarked on a concert tour of the same name throughout Japan from September to December 2022.

Contents

Singles

On March 9, 2022, Creepy Nuts released "Patto Saite Chite Haini", which served as the 94th Spring Koshien's broadcast theme song. [1] Less than a month later, they released the single "Baka Majime", on which they collaborated with Yoasobi; "Baka Majime" was featured in All Night Nippon's stage drama Ano Yoru o Oboe Tobu.

"2way nice guy" was released as the theme song for the movie The Way of the Househusband on June 1, 2022. [2] "Daten" was released as an independent single on the same day as the album's release, and served as the opening theme song for the anime Call of the Night. The single and the album also include "Losstime", which was an insert song in Call of the Night.

Background and release

This is Creepy Nuts' first studio album since Case (2021), but there has not been that many changes in the scenery of the duo.[ clarification needed ] The album is primarily based on works of fiction. [3] The album title was devised by DJ Matsunaga. [4]

The album was announced on July 5, 2022, set to release with the CD single "Daten". [5] Four variations of the CD were released: Regular, Radio talk, Blu-ray, T-shirt.

The radio talk version has a QR code where you can hear an exclusive discussion around the album Ensemble Play by the artists, while the Blu-ray version includes a recording of the Case tour at Yokohama Arena, and the T-shirt version comes with an L-size T-shirt with the album cover on it.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by R-Shitei, except track 1, 11; all music is composed by DJ Matsunaga.

"Ensemble Play" track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro"  0:47
2."2way nice guy"  3:44
3."Patto Saite Chite Haini" (パッと咲いて散って灰に)  2:42
4."dawn"  3:03
5."Daten" (堕天)  2:52
6."Madman"  1:40
7."Yujin A" (友人A)  3:02
8."Front Desk No. 9" (フロント9番)  3:55
9."Losstime" (ロスタイム)  3:39
10."Baka Majime" (ばかまじめ)R-Shitei, AyaseDJ Matsunaga, Ayase2:52
11."Outro"  0:34
12."Nobishiro - From THE FIRST TAKE" (のびしろ - From THE FIRST TAKE)  3:54
Total length:32:44
Blu-ray disc
Creepy Nuts ONE MAN TOUR「Case」@ Yokohama Arena
No.TitleLength
1."DJ Routine" 
2."Lazy Boy" 
3."Getting Exposed!" (バレる！) 
4."Yofukashi no Uta" (よふかしのうた) 
5."Kamisama" (紙様) 
6."Joendaiyusho" (助演男優賞) 
7."Kaoyaku" (顔役) 
8."Miminashi Houichi Style" (耳なし芳一Style) 
9."Oreyori Eraiyatsu" (俺より偉い奴) 
10."Furai" (風来) 
11."Otona" (オトナ) 
12."Nobishiro" (のびしろ) 
13."Trench Coat Mafia" (トレンチコートマフィア) 
14."Digital Tattoo" (デジタルタトゥー) 
15."15sai" (15才) 
16."Santora" (サントラ) 
17."Bad Orangez" 
18."Katsute Tensaidatta Oretachie" (かつて天才だった俺たちへ) 
19."Who am I" 
20."Tukaenai Yatsura" (使えない奴ら) 
21."Miyagebanashi" (土産話) 
22."Behind the scene of Creepy Nuts at Yokohama Arena" 

Personnel

Creepy Nuts

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Ensemble Play
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [6] 3
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [7] 3

Release history

Release dates and formats for Ensemble Play
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanSeptember 7, 2022
 [8]

Ensemble Play One Man Tour

Accompanying the release of the album, the duo embark on a one-man tour from September to December. [9] All dates had sold out.

Ensemble Play One Man Tour locations with dates
DateLocation
September 26, 2022KT Zepp Yokohama, Kanagawa
October 4–5, 2022Zepp Fukuoka, Fukuoka
October 7–8, 2022Blue Live, Hiroshima
October 12, 2022Zepp Sapporo, Hokkaido
October 14, 2022Sendai GIGS, Miyagi
October 17–18, 2022Zepp Nagoya, Aichi
October 26–27, 2022Nagaoka Municipal Theater, Shizuoka
November 12–13, 2022 Kobe World Memorial Hall, Hyogo
December 8, 2022 Saitama Super Arena, Saitama

The Saitama Super Arena concert was recorded and broadcasted live on WOWOW [10] and included in the Blu-ray version of the double A-side CD single "Nidone / Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ｃｒｅｅｐｙ Ｎｕｔｓ センバツのテーマ曲「パッと咲いて散って灰に」が完成/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ Team, Natalie Music. "Creepy Nuts、映画「極主夫道 ザ・シネマ」に主題歌「2way nice guy」提供". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Takagi, Shinichiro. "Creepy Nutsインタビュー｜アルバム「アンサンブル・プレイ」で築き上げる、自意識を通過したフィクショナルな世界 - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". Natalie Music (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "五輪閉会式、ライブにドラマ...Creepy Nuts「１年単位でも想像できない事ばかり。未来楽しみ」 - 音楽 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ "9/7 ニューアルバム『アンサンブル・プレイ』・シングル『堕天』リリース決定！". Sony Music.
  6. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-09-19" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of September 14, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ensemble Play Release SPECIAL WEBSITE". NEW ALBUM RELEASE SPECIAL SITE. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Creepy Nuts ONE MAN TOUR 特設サイト". Creepy Nuts(クリーピーナッツ）オフィシャルウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ Editorial Team, Music Natalie. "Creepy Nutsツアーファイナルたまアリ公演をWOWOWで生中継". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ Editorial Team, Music Natalie. "Creepy Nuts、初の両A面シングル「二度寝 / Bling-Bang-Bang-Born」発売決定". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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