Stray Sheep

Stray Sheep (stylized in all caps) is the fifth album by Kenshi Yonezu, released on August 5, 2020.[1] The name of the album was inspired by the New Testament.[2] The song "Kanden" has been used as the theme song of the comedy TV series MIU404.[3] The album sold over 879,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Oricon Albums Chart.[4] It was the top selling album of 2020 in Japan according to both Billboard Japan[5] and Oricon. The latter calculated that the album had sold 1,970,930 copies in Japan by the end of 2020, summarizing CDs, vinyls, downloads, and streaming equivalents.[6]

Stray Sheep
Studio album by
Kenshi Yonezu
ReleasedAugust 5, 2020 (2020-08-05)
GenreJ-pop
Length59:26
LabelSony Japan
ProducerKenshi Yonezu
Kenshi Yonezu chronology
Bootleg
(2017)		 Stray Sheep
(2020)
Singles from Stray Sheep
  1. "Lemon"
    Released: March 14, 2018
  2. "Flamingo/Teenage Riot"
    Released: October 31, 2018
  3. "Spirits of the Sea"
    Released: June 3, 2019
  4. "Uma to Shika"
    Released: September 11, 2019
  5. "Paprika"
    Released: February 3, 2020
  6. "Kanden"
    Released: July 6, 2020

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Stray Sheep was the world's third-best-selling album of 2020, with 2.54 million sales worldwide.[7]

Release

Stray Sheep was released digitally worldwide on August 5, 2020. The album was available on physical formats in South Korea and Taiwan on October 16, 2020.[8]

Singles

"Lemon" is the first single of the album and was released on February 27, 2018. It served as the theme song for the TBS television drama Unnatural.[9] "Spirits of the Sea (Umi no Yuurei)" was chosen as the theme song of the animated film Children of the Sea.[9] "Uma to Shika" is the theme song of TBS television drama No Side Manager.[10] "Paprika" is the representative song for 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]

Commercial performance

The song "Kanden" was released on YouTube on July 10, 2020, and reached 10 million views in four days, breaking Yonezu's own record.[12] The studio album has sold one million copies within 10 days.[13] Besides, the album hit number one under the J-Pop category in over 30 countries in iTunes Chart and hit number one in 54 countries under the J-Pop Apple Music Albums Chart. And the topped 20 All Genres category in 22 Countries/Regions, 6 of which hit Number one.[14][15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenshi Yonezu

Stray Sheep track listing[16][17]
No.TitleLength
1."Campanella" (カムパネルラ "Bell")3:55
2."Flamingo"3:16
3."Kanden" (感電 "Electric Shock")4:24
4."Placebo" (featuring Yojiro Noda)4:00
5."Paprika" (パプリカ)3:22
6."Uma to Shika" (馬と鹿 "Horse and Deer")4:25
7."Yasashii Hito" (優しい人 "Kind Person")3:28
8."Lemon"4:15
9."Machigai Sagashi" (まちがいさがし "Spot the Difference"; rearrangement)4:27
10."Himawari" (ひまわり "Sunflower")4:02
11."Stray Sheep" (迷える羊)3:46
12."Décolleté"3:29
13."Teenage Riot"3:45
14."Spirits of the Sea" (海の幽霊)3:54
15."Canary" (カナリヤ)4:58
Total length:59:26

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[24] Million 1,000,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[25]
digital sales 		Gold 185,000[26][27]
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,540,000[28]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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