Otonoke
{{Infobox song
| name = Otonoke
| cover = Creepy Nuts - Otonoke.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Creepy Nuts
| album = Legion
| language = Japanese
| released = October 4, 2024
| genre =
| length = 3:05
| label =
- Onenation
- Sony Music Associated
| composer = DJ Matsunaga
| lyricist = R-Shitei
| producer = DJ Matsunaga
| prev_title = Nidone
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Doppelgänger
| next_year = 2025
| misc =
{{Extra album cover
| type = single
| cover = Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (CD + Blu-ray - Limited Edition).jpg
| caption = Limited edition cover, depicting Momo Ayase (left) and Okarun (right)
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|tRwHpyOq4P4|"Otonoke"}}}}
}}
{{nihongo|"Otonoke"|オトノケ|lead=yes}} is a song by Japanese hip hop duo Creepy Nuts from their fourth studio album Legion (2025). It was released as a single on October 4, 2024, through Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records. The song serves as the opening theme for Japanese anime series Dandadan (2024). Commercially, "Otonoke" peaked at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100{{cite news |title=【ビルボード】Creepy Nuts「オトノケ」がグローバルに続いて日本でも総合首位 AKASAKI「Bunny Girl」が初のトップ10入り |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/142869/2 |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=Billboard Japan |date=October 23, 2024 |language=ja}} number 22 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100, and the World Digital Song Sales.{{cite magazine |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=Stray Kids Barely Miss Out On Another No. 1 Single |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/10/21/stray-kids-barely-miss-out-on-another-no-1-single/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |magazine=Forbes |date=October 21, 2024}}
Background and release
On June 23, 2024, the production committee of the anime Dandadan announced that Creepy Nuts would perform the opening theme song for the anime, titled "Otonoke".{{cite news |title=ジャンプ+連載『ダンダダン』アニメ化、OP主題歌をCreepy Nutsが担当 DJ松永＆R-指定"似たものを感じた"と期待誘う |url=https://0115765.com/archives/77235 |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Otaku Lab |date=June 23, 2024 |language=ja}} One half of the duo R-Shitei described that the song interpreted "how when supernatural beings or spirits possess people, they 'resonate with and connect with pain and sadness', which is very similar to the relationship between music creators and listeners."{{cite news |title=Creepy Nutsの新曲"オトノケ"がアニメ「ダンダダン」OPテーマに決定 DJ松永「世界に無い曲作ったぞと思える曲」 |url=https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/38172 |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Mikiki |date=June 23, 2024 |language=ja}} The snippet of "Otonoke" first featured on the anime's third trailer, previewed on August 20.{{cite news |title=「ダンダダン」Creepy Nutsが歌うOPテーマ入りPV公開、EDテーマはずとまよ |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/587225 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |work=Natalie |date=August 20, 2024 |language=ja}} The duo released the song digitally on October 4,{{cite news |title=Creepy Nuts、TVアニメ『ダンダダン』OPテーマ「オトノケ」10月4日配信リリースが決定! 新アーティスト写真もあわせて公開! |url=https://www.lisani.jp/0000266221/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Lisani |date=September 19, 2024 |language=ja}} and physically on CD single on December 11.{{cite news |title=Creepy Nuts「オトノケ」のCDリリースが決定! TVアニメ『ダンダダン』とのコラボMVもプレミア公開 |url=https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000509694/ |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=The First Times |date=October 31, 2024 |language=ja}}
A month after the release, a user on the website Reddit discovered that the song had artifacts of sampling from a sped and pitched-up excerpt of the 1915 song "I've Been Floating Down the Old Green River" performed by American singer Billy Murray, disproving a popular theory that the song had sampled sounds from the Pikmin series of video games.{{cite web |last1=Valdez |first1=Nick |title=Dandadan Really Doesn't Sample Pikmin in Its Opening and Here's the Proof |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dandadan-opening-pikmin-sample-explained-debunked/ |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=November 5, 2024 |date=November 4, 2024}}
Music video
A music video for "Otonoke" premiered on October 18, 2024. Directed by Masaki Watanabe, the chaotic music video expresses the dark atmosphere of the song by using several visual techniques, including Creepy Nuts in phenakistoscope and zoetrope created by 3D scanning as well as "Fatman Scoop-style big head" effects.{{cite news |title=Creepy Nuts最新曲「オトノケ」MV公開、カオティックな世界をMasaki Watanabeが手がける |url=https://bezzy.jp/2024/10/52311/ |access-date=October 18, 2024 |work=Bezzy |date=October 18, 2024 |language=ja}}{{cite news |last1=Shepherd |first1=Charles |title=Creepy Nuts drop trippy video for DAN DA DAN theme 'Otonoke' |url=https://electricbloomwebzine.com/2024/10/creepy-nuts-drop-trippy-video-for-dan-da-dan-theme-otonoke.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=Electric Bloom Webzine |date=October 18, 2024}} The collaborated music video with Dandadan was released on October 31.
Live performances
Creepy Nuts debuted the live performance of "Otonoke" at Venue 101 Presents Creepy Nuts the Live on October 5, 2024.{{cite news |title=NHK『Venue101』特番にCreepy Nutsが登場。"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born""オトノケ"など7曲披露 |url=https://www.cinra.net/article/202410-whn-venue101creepynuts_edteam |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Cinra |date=October 4, 2024 |language=ja}} They also performed this song at the 66th Japan Record Awards on December 30, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Creepy Nuts「優秀作品賞」受賞で2曲披露 安住アナからトークの“速さ”褒められる【第66回輝く！日本レコード大賞】 |url=https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/4462777 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |work=Modelpress |date=December 30, 2024 |language=ja}}
Accolades
Track listing
- CD single, digital download and streaming
- {{nihongo|"Otonoke"|オトノケ}} – 3:05
- "Otonoke" (instrumental) – 3:05
- Blu-ray
- "Otonoke" (music video) – 3:16
- "Otonoke" (Dandadan collaboration music video) – 3:10
- "TV Anime Dandadan Non-Credit OP (cool) Movie" – 1:31
Personnel
- R-Shitei – vocals, lyrics
- DJ Matsunaga – composition, arrangement
- Kazuki Isogai – guitar
- Masahito Komori – mixing
- Mike Bozzi – mastering
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for "Otonoke" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Japan (Oricon){{cite web|title=Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2024-12 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2024-12/p/4/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250108042950/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2024-12/p/4/ |archive-date=January 8, 2025}}
| 32 |
|---|
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Otonoke" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2024|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2024 Year-End|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 6, 2024}}
| 92 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime_year&year=2024|title=Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2024 Year-End|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 6, 2024}}
| 19 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Otonoke"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Creepy Nuts|artist=オトノケ - Otonoke|award=Gold|type=single|digital=true|certyear=2024|certmonth=12|access-date=January 21, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|title=オトノケ - Otonoke|artist=Creepy Nuts|award=Platinum|streamsonly=true|certyear=2025|certmonth=1|access-date=February 27, 2025|refname=st}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streamsonly=true}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Creepy Nuts}}
{{Dandadan}}
Category:Animated series theme songs
Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles