Unleash (EP)

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Unleash
Band-Maid Unleash.jpg
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
Length28:33
LanguageJapanese
Label
Band-Maid chronology
Unseen World
(2021)
Unleash
(2022)
Singles from Unleash
  1. "Sense"
    Released: October 27, 2021
Track listing for Unleash
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."From Now On"(instrumental)3:46
2."Balance"Miku Kobato3:09
3."Unleash!!!!!"Kobato, Saiki Atsumi3:10
4."Sense"Kobato3:24
5."I'll"Kobato4:07
6."Corallium"Atsumi3:54
7."Influencer"Kobato3:23
8."Hate?"Atsumi3:37
Total length:28:33

DVD/Blu-ray (Limited Edition)

No.TitleLength
1."Unleash!!!!!" (Music video) 
2."From Now On" (Music video) 
3."Unleash!!!!!" (Instrumental video) 
4."Sense" (Instrumental video) 

Personnel

Band-Maid

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Unleash
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] 9
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [24] 10

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