Unravel (TK song)
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"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 a song by Japanese musician TK, released on July 23, 2014, by Sony Music Associated Records.[1] It was released as his debut single from his second studio album, Fantastic Magic.
Background[edit]
The song is best known for serving as the opening theme for the Tokyo Ghoul anime television series.[2]
Cover versions[edit]
Mary's Blood recorded a metal version of the song for their 2020 cover album Re>Animator.[3]
Asterism recorded the song with anisong cover singer Pellek in 2022.[4]
Track list[edit]
All tracks are written by TK.
No. | Title | Length |
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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[edit]
Adapted from "Unravel" liner notes.[5]
Production[edit]
- Toru Kitajima – arranger, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Fumiaki Unehara – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Musicians[edit]
- 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[edit]
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[6] | 9 |
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] | 6 |
Certifications and sales[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan Physical |
— | 10,112[8] |
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Digital |
Platinum | 250,000* |
Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ)[10] | Gold | 50,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2015 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | 9th place[11] |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Howkins, Jane (2022-07-11). "New Music: ASTERISM – unravel". York Calling. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ ""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 – TK from 凛として時雨 – unravel" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年8月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – TK from 凛として時雨 – unravel" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 8, 2024. Select 2023年11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[edit]
- "Unravel" at Discogs
- "Unravel" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)