Stale Cupcakes

"Stale Cupcakes" is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in. The aircheck is a quiet and melancholic song.

Album cover
The album cover for "Stale Cupcakes" features a back view of K.K. Slider looking upwards. The background and lighting are blue.

In and
In and, "Stale Cupcakes" can only be heard live if the player makes an invalid song request.

In
In, "Stale Cupcakes" is a secret song that can only be heard and obtained by request. "Stale Cupcakes" is not played in any villagers' houses.

In
In, "Stale Cupcakes" is no longer secret, and it is played in the houses of Diana, Julian, and Rodeo. Diana has a Music Box of the song's aircheck inside of her house.

In
In, "Stale Cupcakes" is played in the houses of Aurora, Filbert, Kitt, Ruby, and Wade. The aircheck of this song can be obtained from one of these villagers after visiting their house by their favor. This song's aircheck can also be purchased in Nook Shopping daily selection for Bells 3200.

In, "Stale Cupcakes" is played in the houses of Daisy, Gwen, Lily, and Sally.

In
In, "Stale Cupcakes" is played in the houses of Daisy, Gwen, Jeremiah, Lily, and Sally.

In
Although it does not appear in the actual film, the live version of "Stale Cupcakes" from was included as a bonus in official soundtrack release. This was also the first time the song's name was revealed, albeit in Japanese.

In Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8
In Mario Kart 8 in the Winter version of the Animal Crossing course, K.K. Slider is present next to the Roost and sings a short loop of "Stale Cupcakes," though it can be difficult to hear with the background music on top.

Music

 * Aircheck
 * [[File:NL Stale Cupcakes (Aircheck).flac]]
 * Live
 * [[File:NL Stale Cupcakes (Live).flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NL Stale Cupcakes (Music Box).flac]]
 * DJ KK House Remix
 * [[File:NL Stale Cupcakes (DJ K.K. House Remix).flac]]
 * DJ KK NES Remix
 * [[File:NL Stale Cupcakes (DJ K.K. NES Remix).flac]]
 * Aircheck (Cheap)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Cheap.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Retro)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Retro.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Phono)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Phono.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * DJ KK NES Remix
 * [[File:NL Stale Cupcakes (DJ K.K. NES Remix).flac]]
 * Aircheck (Cheap)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Cheap.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Retro)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Retro.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Phono)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Phono.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Retro.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Phono)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 071 Blueonigiri Phono.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 071 Blueonigiri.flac]]

Trivia

 * Composer Kazumi Totaka spoke about the song in an interview about 's soundtrack in volume 182 of Nintendo Dream. He discussed the meaning of the Japanese song title, explaining he found the idea of a forgotten blue rice ball to be sad, and was able to compose the melody quickly after the idea.