"Mixed Nuts"
Single by Official Hige Dandism
from the EP Mixed Nuts
ReleasedApril 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)
StudioBunkamura Studio
Genre
Length3:33
LabelIrori
Composer(s)Satoshi Fujihara
Lyricist(s)Satoshi Fujihara
Official Hige Dandism singles chronology
"Anarchy"
(2022)		 "Mixed Nuts"
(2022)
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"Mixed Nuts" on YouTube

"Mixed Nuts" (ミックスナッツ, Mikkusu Nattsu) is a song recorded by Japanese band Official Hige Dandism, released digitally on April 15, 2022, through Irori Records label. The song was featured as the opening theme song for the anime Spy × Family.[1] It peaked at number one on the Japan Hot 100 and number 61 on the Billboard Global 200. The Mixed Nuts EP was released on June 22, 2022.

Composition and lyrics

"Mixed Nuts" is a jazz and pop rock song,[2] composed in the key of G-flat major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 150 BPM, runs for three minutes and 33 seconds.[3] It was composed and written by vocalist Satoshi Fujihara for the anime Spy × Family, with the family theme in mind, as well as main character Anya’s love for peanuts.[4] "I once heard Anya say that she liked peanuts. I suddenly thought of peanuts in the mixed nuts that I often eat myself and looked them up, and found that although they look similar, nuts that grow from trees and peanuts that grow under the ground are classified as two different kinds, and that peanuts are really a different kind, despite their appearance." He later stated, "I felt that this was the theme of this work, that there is something interesting about playing a fake family while hiding one's true identity and confronting something like a real family, and that the happiness and joy that comes to you is all that matters, rather than whether it is genuine or not. I created this work with the original in mind."[5]

Music video

The music video for "Mixed Nuts" was released on April 15, 2022, the same day as the single released, and directed by Takuto Shimpo.[6]

Track listing

  • Digital download / streaming
  1. "Mixed Nuts" (ミックスナッツ) – 3:33
  • CD / digital download / streaming (Mixed Nuts EP)
  1. "Mixed Nuts" – 3:33
  2. "Anarchy" – 4:29
  3. "Choral A" – 3:59
  4. "Hagan" (破顔, "Broken Face") – 4:41

Personnel

Official Hige Dandism

  • Satoshi Fujihara – lead vocals, lyrics, composer, additional drums, programming
  • Daisuke Ozasa – guitar, backing vocals
  • Makoto Narazaki – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Masaki Matsuura – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Atsuki Yumoto – trumpet, horn co-arranger
  • Toshihiro Kawashima – trombone
  • Andy Wulf – saxophone
  • Seiya Yokota – additional drums, drums co-arranger

Production

  • Genki Wada – drums technician, additional drums
  • Kazutaka Minemori – guitar technician
  • Kazuhiro Saito – musical instrument technician
  • Shota Kinebuchi – musical instrument technician
  • Takuya Kondo – musical instrument technician
  • Masahito Komori – engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastered engineer

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Mixed Nuts"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[19] Gold 100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[20] Gold 50,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Mixed Nuts"
Ceremony Year Award Result Ref.
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2022 Best Group Video (Japan) Won [21]
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023 Best Opening Sequence Nominated [22]
Anime Grand Prix 2023 Best Theme Song Won [23]

References

  1. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 17, 2022). "Spy×Family Anime's Video Reveals, Previews Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Global Popularity of Official Hige Dandism's 'Mixed Nuts' Explained". Billboard. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Key & BPM for "Mixed Nuts" by Official Hige Dandism". Tunebat. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Carreon, Carla (April 15, 2022). "Spy x Family Opening Theme by Official Hige Dandism Now Streaming". Anime Corner. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Spy x Family Music" (in Japanese). Spy x Family Official Website. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Harding, Daryl (April 14, 2022). "Official Hige Dandism's Spy x Family Opening Theme Releases Full Music Video". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. April 30, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. May 21, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of April 27, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ ミックスナッツ EP – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2022-05-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Year-End Charts Billboard Global Excl. U.S. 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Oricon Top 100 Singles: 2022". Oricon. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ "【オリコン年間ランキング2022】King & Prince、今年度唯一のミリオン達成で自身初の「シングル」首位 Snow Man初の「アルバム」1位 / 合算シングルランキング 1位~10位" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2023 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2023 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Japanese digital single certifications – Official髭男dism – ミックスナッツ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 20, 2022. Select 2022年6月 on the drop-down menu
  20. ↑ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Official髭男dism – ミックスナッツ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 27, 2022. Select 2022年5月 on the drop-down menu
  21. ↑ "MTV VMAJ 2022 Winners" (in Japanese). MTV Video Music Awards Japan. November 2, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  22. ↑ Eisenbeis, Richard (March 4, 2023). "All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  23. ↑ "45th Anime Grand Prix". www.chikimato.net. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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