Adapt (Sakanaction album)
2022 studio album by Sakanaction
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Adapt (アダプト) is the eighth studio album by Japanese rock band Sakanaction. It was released on March 30, 2022, through their own label NF Records, which is a Victor Entertainment subsidiary.[1][2]
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| Released | March 30, 2022 | |||
| Length | 33:57 | |||
| Label | NF | |||
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Themes
The album is a concept album, dealing with what an album is in the digital age.[3] The title "Adapt" is a reference to how the band adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Release
Prior to the album's release, a national tour was held across Japan.[5] The album was released on March 30, 2022.[6] Two singles titled "plateau" and "Shock!" were spawned from the album, the latter of which was used as the theme to the film Lupin's Daughter.[7][8] The song "Tsuki no Wan" was also used in a commercial for the Toyota Yaris Cross.[9][10] Another national tour was held after the album's release, in the second half of 2022.[11] Adapt is part of a two album project, with a follow-up album titled Apply initially scheduled to be released in 2023;[12][13] the release was post-poned as the band took a two-year hiatus due to frontman Ichiro Yamaguchi suffering from depression.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "To" (塔) | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Caravan" (キャラバン) | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Tsuki no Wan" (月の椀) | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Plateau" (プラトー) | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Shock!" (ショック!) | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Eurynome" (エウリュノメー) | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Shandy Gaff" (シャンディガフ) | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Friendly" (フレンドリー) | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 33:57 | |
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[15] | 4 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] | 4 |