Unleash | ||||
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Released | September 21, 2022 | |||
Length | 28:33 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
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Singles from Unleash | ||||
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"Sense" on YouTube | ||||
"Unleash!!!!!" on YouTube | ||||
"Influencer" on YouTube | ||||
"From Now On" on YouTube |
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]
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]
Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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Punknews.org | Samantha Barrett's Top EPs of 2022 | 1 [21] |
Rice Digital | Six of the top 2022 JRock albums | — [22] |
Wall of Sound | Simon Valentine's Top 10 Releases of 2022 | 2 [23] |
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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