The Weeknd's "Out of Time" prominently samples Tomoko Aran's 1983 track "Midnight Pretenders". Aran and Tetsurō Oda are listed in the songwriting credits; the sample is officially cleared.
Japanese songs used as Vocal
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Young Nudy & Playboi Carti's "Pissy Pamper" (2019, prod. Pi'erre Bourne) is reported to sample Mai Yamane's "Tasogare" (1980).
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Jeezy's "Seen It All" (2014, prod. Cardo) is reported to sample Tazumi Toyoshima's "Tomadoi Twilight" (1978).
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Tyler, the Creator's "Balloon" (from Chromakopia, 2024, feat. Doechii) samples Akiko Yano's "Yo Ro Ko Bi" (from the album Tokimeki, 1978).
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Tyler, the Creator's "GONE, GONE / THANK YOU" (from Igor, 2019) samples Tatsuro Yamashita's "Fragile" (from the album Cozy, 1998).
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1nonly's "Stay With Me" (2020) is reported to sample Miki Matsubara's "Mayonaka no Door / Stay With Me" (1979), which itself went viral worldwide around 2020.
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JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown's "Kingdom Hearts Key" (from SCARING THE HOES, 2023, feat. redveil) samples Maaya Sakamoto's debut single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (1996, composed by Yoko Kanno; opening theme of The Vision of Escaflowne).
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I Love You So
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Smoke DZA's "No Regrets" (2021, ft. Dom Kennedy, prod. Harry Fraud) is reported to sample Junko Ohashi's "I Love You So" (1984).
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Lil Peep's "Lil Kennedy" (2016, prod. Nedarb) is reported to sample Kiroro's "Mirai e" (1998).
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Danny Brown's "Fields" (2011, prod. Paul White) is reported to sample Geinoh Yamashirogumi's "Illusion" (from Akira, 1988).
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$NOT & A$AP Rocky's "Doja" (2022, prod. Dee B.) samples the operatic vocals of the Japanese progressive-rock band Kenso's "Naibu e no Tsukikage" (from Kenso II, 1982). Kenso's Yoshihisa Shimizu is listed in the songwriting credits; the sample is officially cleared.
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Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud's "Plug Talk" (from The Plugs I Met 2, 2021, feat. 2 Chainz, prod. Harry Fraud) is reported to sample Yoshiko Sai's "Taiji no Yume" (1977).
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Nichiro seasoned-lamb (jingisukan) commercial
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The repeated "jingisukan" (Genghis Khan) call that anchors "Garbage Pale Kids" comes from a Hokkaido-area TV commercial for Nichiro's seasoned lamb (jingisukan); the chant loops throughout the instrumental.
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JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown's "Kingdom Hearts Key" (from SCARING THE HOES, 2023, feat. redveil) is reported to sample — alongside Maaya Sakamoto's "Yakusoku wa Iranai" — the announcer voice from Capcom's fighting game Capcom vs. SNK 2 (2001), which features Street Fighter characters such as Ryu and Ken.