| "Unravel" | ||||
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| Single by TK | ||||
| from the album Fantastic Magic | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | July 23, 2014 | |||
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Associated Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Toru Kitajima | |||
| Producer(s) | TK | |||
| TK singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Unravel" on YouTube | ||||
"Unravel" (stylized in lower cased lettering) is the debut single by TK, released on July 23, 2014, by Sony Music Associated Records.[1]
Background
"Unravel" is used as the opening theme for the anime series Tokyo Ghoul.[2]
Mary's Blood recorded a heavy metal version of the song for their 2020 cover album Re>Animator.[3]
Track list
All tracks are written by TK.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unravel" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Fu re te Fu re ru" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Acoustic Installation" | 6:04 |
| 4. | "Unravel" (TV edit) | 1:30 |
| Total length: | 15:10 | |
Credits and personnel
Adapted from "Unravel" liner notes.[4]
Production
- Toru Kitajima – arranger, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Fumiaki Unehara – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Musicians
- Toru Kitajima – vocals (tracks 1, 2), guitar (all tracks)
- Bobo – drums (tracks 1, 3)
- Hidekazu Hinata "Hinatch" – bass (all tracks)
- Mamiko Hirai – piano (all tracks)
- Takashi Kashikura – drums (track 2)
- Honoka Sato – violin (track 3)
- Kei Sakamoto – flute (track 3)
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[5] | 9 |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] | 6 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Physical |
— | 10,112[7] |
| Japan (RIAJ)[8] Digital |
Platinum | 250,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | 9th place[9] |
References
- ↑ "TK from 凛として時雨、7/23リリースのSg『unravel』のビジュアルを公開" [TK from Ling Tosite Sigure releases the visual for "unravel" on 7/23]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 1, 2014). "TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, People In The Box perform 'Tokyo Ghoul' Songs - News - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Mary's Blood、アニソンカバーアルバムをリリース". Barks.jp (in Japanese). July 10, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ↑ ""unravel" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure". MusicBrainz. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ "unravel | TK from 凛として時雨" [unravel | TK from Ling Tosite Sigure]. Oricon (in Japanese). August 4, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. August 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ "週間 シングルランキング 2014年08月04日付（2014年07月21日～2014年07月27日）" [Weekly single ranking August 4, 2014 (July 21, 2014–July 27, 2014)] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Japanese digital single certifications – unravel" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年8月 on the drop-down menu
- ↑ "ニュータイプアニメアワード2015" [2015 Newtype Anime Awards]. Newtype (in Japanese). October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
External links
- "Unravel" at Discogs
- "Unravel" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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