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2024 single by Creepy Nuts
"Otonoke"
Single by Creepy Nuts
from the album Legion
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedOctober 4, 2024
Length3:05
Label
Composer(s)DJ Matsunaga
Lyricist(s)R-Shitei
Producer(s)DJ Matsunaga
Creepy Nuts singles chronology
"Nidone"
(2024) 		"Otonoke"
(2024)
Alternative cover
Limited edition coverLimited edition cover
Music video
"Otonoke" on YouTube

"Otonoke" (Japanese: オトノケ) 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 and World Digital Song Sales.

Background and release

On June 23, 2024, the production committee of the anime Dandadan announced that Creepy Nuts, the band that created the hit opening, Bling-Bang-Bang-Born, would perform the opening theme song for the anime, titled "Otonoke". 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." The snippet of "Otonoke" first featured on the anime's third trailer, previewed on August 20. The duo released the song digitally on October 4, and physically on CD single on December 11.

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.

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. 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.

Accolades

Critics' rankings of "Otonoke"
Critic/Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Polygon The 6 Best Anime Openings of 2024 —

Track listing

  • CD single, digital download and streaming
  1. "Otonoke" (オトノケ) – 3:05
  2. "Otonoke" (instrumental) – 3:05
  • Blu-ray
  1. "Otonoke" (music video) – 3:16
  2. "Otonoke" (Dandadan collaboration music video) – 3:10
  3. "TV Anime Dandadan Non-Credit OP (cool) Movie" – 1:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Otonoke"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard) 37
Japan (Japan Hot 100) 1
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan) 1
Japan (Oricon) 19
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) 2
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard) 22
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Otonoke"
Chart (2024) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) 92
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan) 19

See also

References

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  2. "【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". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. McIntyre, Hugh (October 21, 2024). "Stray Kids Barely Miss Out On Another No. 1 Single". Forbes. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. "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". Otaku Lab (in Japanese). June 23, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  5. "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」". Mikiki (in Japanese). June 23, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. "「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". Natalie (in Japanese). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  7. "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!". Lisani (in Japanese). September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "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". The First Times (in Japanese). October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  9. Valdez, Nick (November 4, 2024). "Dandadan Really Doesn't Sample Pikmin in Its Opening and Here's the Proof". ComicBook.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  10. "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". Bezzy (in Japanese). October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  11. Shepherd, Charles (October 18, 2024). "Creepy Nuts drop trippy video for DAN DA DAN theme 'Otonoke'". Electric Bloom Webzine. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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  13. Egan, Toussaint (December 18, 2024). "The 6 best anime openings of 2024". Polygon. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  14. "Billboard Global 200: Week of November 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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  16. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of October 23, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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  18. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2024-10-28" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  19. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 14, 2024. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  20. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of October 19, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  21. "World Digital Song Sales: Week of October 19, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  22. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2024 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  23. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2024 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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