unravel (TK song)
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| "unravel" | ||||
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 Cover art | ||||
| Single by TK from Ling tosite sigure | ||||
| from the album Fantastic Magic | ||||
| A-side | "unravel" | |||
| B-side |
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| Released | July 23, 2014 | |||
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 15:10 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Associated Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | TK | |||
| Producer(s) | TK | |||
| TK from Ling tosite sigure singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "unravel" on YouTube | ||||
"unravel" is the first solo single by Tōru "TK" Kitajima, from the band Ling tosite Sigure. "unravel" was released on July 23, 2014 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[1]
Background
"unravel" is used as the opening theme for the anime series Tokyo Ghoul.[2] When the song was released on Spotify, the song has been streamed more than 11.6 million times in just nine months. The song is so popular among international audience that its number of monthly listeners in the U.S. is bigger than in Japan.[3]
Mary's Blood recorded a heavy metal version of the song for their 2020 cover album Re>Animator.[4]
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.[5]
Production
- TK – arranger, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Fumiaki Unehara – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Musicians
- TK – 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 (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[6] | 9 |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] | 6 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Physical |
— | 10,112[8] |
| Japan (RIAJ)[9] Digital |
Platinum | 250,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee/work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "unravel" (from anime Tokyo Ghoul) |
9th place[10] |
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.
- ^ "How Anime Has Helped Japanese Music Go Global". Spotify Newsroom. NOVEMBER 20, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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)
