''Polygon Wave EP'' () is the first
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP) by Japanese girl group
Perfume
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, released on September 22, 2021 by
Universal Music Japan
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sublabel Universal J and its imprint Perfume Records.
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.
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
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member Daito Manabe, who was responsible for the visuals of the show.
Composition
''Polygon Wave EP'' is an extended play consisting of seven tracks that were all written and produced by Yasutaka Nakata.
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.
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
Charts
References
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2021 EPs
Electropop EPs
Funk EPs
Perfume (Japanese band) albums
Universal J EPs