Mirage (Creepy Nuts song)

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"Mirage"
Creepy Nuts - Mirage.png
Single by Creepy Nuts
LanguageJapanese
A-side "Nemure"
ReleasedJuly 4, 2025
Genre Afrobeats
Length2:18
Label
Composer(s) DJ Matsunaga
Lyricist(s) R-Shitei
Producer(s) DJ Matsunaga
Creepy Nuts singles chronology
"Doppelgänger"
(2025)		"Mirage"
(2025)		"Nemure"
(2025)
Music video
"Mirage" on YouTube

"Mirage" is a song by Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts. It was released as a single through Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records on July 4, 2025. The song is the duo's first release since their fourth studio album Legion (2025), and serves as an opening theme for the second season of anime series Call of the Night .

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Background and release

In 2022, Creepy Nuts previously performed the opening theme of the first season of anime adaptation of manga series Call of the Night , titled "Daten", [1] and insert song "Losstime". [2] Their 2018 song "Yofukashi no Uta" was also used for the anime series as its ending theme, which the song title inspired the manga's Japanese title, according to the manga's writer and illustrator Kotoyama. [3]

On June 6, 2025, it was announced that Creepy Nuts would return to be in charge of an opening theme for the second season of Call of the Night, titled "Mirage", alongside its release date July 4. [4] The snippet of the song was teased via the main trailer. [5] The duo will release the song and the anime's ending theme "Nemure" together as a double A-side CD single on September 10. [6]

Composition

In an interview with Weekly Shōnen Sunday , DJ Matsunaga revealed that he started working for the song after finishing their fourth studio album Legion (2025). [7] Musically, the song is an Afrobeats track with elements of flute and steelpan. [7] Writing for Real Sound, Tomoyuki Mori described "Mirage" that has strong "Latin flavors" influence and are based on the theme of "staying up late at night". [8] The lyrics reflect the feeling of longing and yearning to reconnect with someone who is always out of reach, metaphorized as "mirage". [9]

Promotion

On July 3, 2025, ahead of the single release, Creepy Nuts premiered the performance video of "Mirage" on digital billboards on buildings around Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Tokyo. [10] The song's accompanying music video, directed by Kazuma Ikeda, uploaded on July 15. [11] The visual expresses the world of mirage, which seems to wander between fantasy and reality. [12] The collaborative music video with the anime was released later on July 25. [13]

Track listing

  1. "Mirage" (OP Theme to Call of the Night Season 2) – 2:18
  2. "Mirage" (instrumental) – 2:18
  1. "Mirage" – 2:18
  2. "Nemure" (眠れ) – 2:25
  3. "Mirage" (instrumental) – 2:18
  4. "Nemure" (instrumental) – 2:25
  1. "TV Anime Call of the Night Season 2 Non-Credit Opening Movie" – 1:31
  2. "TV Anime Call of the Night Season 2 Non-Credit Ending Movie" – 1:31

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Mirage"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [14] 54
Japan Hot Animation ( Billboard Japan ) [15] 9
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon) [16] 14
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [17] 7

References

  1. ↑ "Creepy Nuts「堕天」(TVアニメ『よふかしのうた』書き下ろし曲)を配信". The First Times (in Japanese). July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "よふかしのうた : Creepy Nutsが挿入歌「ロスタイム」書き下ろし ナズナとコウのリリックビデオも". Mantanweb (in Japanese). July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Creepy Nutsの新曲「堕天」アニメ『よふかしのうた』OP主題歌に、ED曲も担当". Fashion Press (in Japanese). August 3, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Creepy Nuts、新曲「Mirage」がTVアニメ『よふかしのうた Season2』OPテーマに決定". Spice (in Japanese). June 6, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "「よふかしのうた Season2」Creepy NutsがOPテーマ続投 メインPVで楽曲の一部を披露". Anime Hack (in Japanese). June 6, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Creepy Nuts「よふかしのうた Season2」テーマ曲をシングルリリース". Natalie (in Japanese). July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Creepy Nutsインタビュー ディレクターズカット版~". Weekly Shōnen Sunday (in Japanese). July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ Mori, Tomoyuki; Ishii, Eriko (July 11, 2025). "Mrs. GREEN APPLE、椎名林檎、SixTONES、Creepy Nuts、キタニタツヤ、Chevon......注目新譜6作をレビュー". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ Krishna, Vamsi (July 4, 2025). ""The only right fit": Creepy Nuts to Release Backs to Back Bangers with 'Call of the Night' Season 2". Fandomwire. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Creepy Nuts、明日7/4リリースの新曲「Mirage」ゲリラ・パフォーマンス映像を渋谷スクランブル交差点ヴィジョンで突如公開。ジャケット・アートワーク発表". Skream!. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Creepy Nuts、TVアニメ『よふかしのうた Season2』OPテーマ「Mirage」ミュージックビデオを公開!". Lisani (in Japanese). July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  12. ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (July 16, 2025). "Creepy Nuts Shares Call of the Night Season 2 Anime Opening Song Music Video". Crunchyroll . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  13. ↑ "よふかしのうた×Creepy Nuts「Mirage」コラボMV、ナズナたちと幻想的な音が響き合う". Natalie (in Japanese). July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of July 16, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of July 16, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2025-07-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ "World Digital Song Sales: Week of July 19, 2025" . Billboard . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
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