Shikisai

"Shikisai"
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)
Studio
  • Victor Studio
Genre
  • Pop
Length4:33
LabelFlyingDog
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Maaya Sakamoto
  • La La Larks
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Replica"
(2014)
"Shikisai" / "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō"
(2015)
"Kore Kara"
(2015)
Audio sample
"Shikisai"

"Shikisai" (色彩しきさい, lit. "Color") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a double A-side single alongside the song "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" by FlyingDog on January 28, 2015. The song was written by Sakamoto and composed and produced by the Japanese band La La Larks.[1] "Shikisai" is the theme song to the Android and iOS role-playing game Fate/Grand Order. The song also serves as the theme song to the animated television film based on the game, Fate/Grand Order: First Order.[2]

Chart performance

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"Shikisai" debuted on the Oricon Singles Chart at number 9, with 10,000 copies sold in first charting week.[3] The single charted on the chart for sixteen weeks, selling a reported total of 17,000 copies sold.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō"
  • Faber
4:40
2."Shikisai" (色彩, "Color")
  • La La Larks
  • Ryō Eguchi
  • Tōru Ishitsuka
4:33
3."Kimi no Suki na Hito" (君の好きな人, "The One You Love")
  • Sakamoto
  • Kento Ohgiya
  • Ohgiya
4:54
4."Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" (Instrumental)
  • Faber
  • Faber
4:40
5."Shikisai" (Instrumental)
  • La La Larks
  • La La Larks
  • Eguchi
  • Ishitsuka
4:30
Total length:23:18
Limited Edition DVD: "Maaya Sakamoto × Masato Ishinari Studio Live 2014"[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Tegami" 
2."Afternoon Repose" 
3."Okaerinasai" 

Credits and personnel

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Personnel[5]

  • Vocals – Maaya Sakamoto
  • Backing vocals – Maaya Sakamoto, Yumi Uchimura
  • Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, La La Larks
  • Production, all instruments – La La Larks
  • Arrangement – La La Larks, Ryō Eguchi, Tōru Ishitsuka
  • Electronic keyboard, programming – Ryō Eguchi
  • Bass – Keisuke Kubota
  • Drums – Turkey
  • Electric guitar – Ritsuo Mitsui
  • Strings – Tomomi Tokunaga Strings
  • Engineering, mixing – Hiromitsu Takasu

Charts

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Chart (2015–17) Peak
position
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[6] 8
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7] 9
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 7
Japan Yearly Singles (Mora)[9] 57

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan
Physical
17,000[3]
Japan (RIAJ)[10]
Digital single
Platinum 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "坂本真綾「幸せについて私が知っている5つの方法」PV公開". Natalie. December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "坂本真綾、『幸腹グラフィティ』OPテーマ&『Fate/Grand Order』主題歌の両A面シングル決定". Barks. November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "坂本 真綾 TVアニメーション『幸腹グラフィティ』OPテーマ/Fate新作RPG『Fate/Grand Order』主題歌 幸せについて私が知っている5つの方法/色彩 FlyingDog". JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Sakamoto, Maaya (2015). Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō / Shikisai (Booklet). Maaya Sakamoto. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: FlyingDog. 4580325319132. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  6. ^ "【日榜单】2015/ 01/ 28付". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "幸せについて私が知っている5つの方法/色彩(初回限定盤) 坂本真綾". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "ランキング(総合)2017年 年間 音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト mora". Mora. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – 色彩" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2021年7月 on the drop-down menu