Polygon Wave EP

Polygon Wave
EP by
Perfume
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
Genre
Length31:21
Label
ProducerYasutaka Nakata
Perfume chronology
Perfume the Best: P Cubed
(2019) 		Polygon Wave
(2021) 		Plasma
(2022)
Singles from Polygon Wave
  1. "Polygon Wave"
    Released: July 2, 2021[1]

Polygon Wave EP (ポリゴンウェイヴ EP) is the first extended play (EP) by Japanese girl group Perfume, released on September 22, 2021 by Universal Music Japan sublabel Universal J and its imprint Perfume Records.[2]

Background and composition

Background

A month after the title track's release, an announcement was made that there would be an EP with the same name as the lead single for physical releases. The track listing and cover were published including a teaser.[3][4]

The EP was released on September 22, 2021 in two editions. The regular edition was physically released with all 7 tracks, while the limited edition featured a bonus video. The contents in the video includes a commentary about the group's previous online concert by the members and Rhizomatiks member Daito Manabe, who was responsible for the visuals of the show.[5][6]

Composition

Polygon Wave EP is an extended play consisting of seven tracks that were all written and produced by Yasutaka Nakata.[7]

Commercial performance

Polygon Wave EP debuted at number two of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 27,403 copies sold on its first week of release.[8] This became Perfume's first album release not to top the said chart since their debut compilation album Perfume: Complete Best (#24) in the period of 2006-2007.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yasutaka Nakata

Regular edition
No.TitleLength
1."Polygon Wave" (ポリゴンウェイヴ) (Original mix)4:33
2."Polygon Wave" (ポリゴンウェイヴ)3:05
3."Polygon Wave" (Remix)6:23
4."Polygon Wave" (Instrumental)3:05
5."Mugen Loop" (∞ループ)4:17
6."Android &" (アンドロイド＆)4:13
7."System Reboot (Perfume LIVE 2021 [polygon wave] Intro)"5:45
Total length:31:21
Limited edition Blu-ray and DVD[5][6]
No.TitleLength
1."特典映像「Perfume Imaginary Museum "Time Warp"」(主音声/ Perfume 副音声/ 真鍋大度 副音声)" 

Charts

Chart performance for Polygon Wave
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 2
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] 2

References

  1. ^ "Polygon Wave, single by Perfume". iTunes, Apple Music. July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Perfume、初のEP盤「ポリゴンウェイヴ EP」リリース". BARKS. July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Perfume Release Dance Practice Video for "Polygon Wave"". arama JAPAN. August 2021.
  4. ^ "New EP from Perfume". JaME. August 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "【Amazon.co.jp限定】ポリゴンウェイヴ EP (初回限定盤A)(Blu-ray付)(特典:オリジナルクリアファイル)". amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "【Amazon.co.jp限定】ポリゴンウェイヴ EP (初回限定盤B)(DVD付)(特典:オリジナルクリアファイル)". amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Perfume return with groovy single 'Polygon Wave'". NME. July 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "週間　アルバムランキング 2021年10月04日付 （2021年09月20日～2021年09月26日）". Oricon. October 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-10-04" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/09/29 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2021.