"Click" is a pop song by the Japanese duo and idol unit ClariS, written by Kz. It was released as the unit's ninth single on January 29, 2014 by SME Records. The song was used as the first opening theme to the 2014 anime series Nisekoi.[1] A music video was produced for "Click", directed by Jungo.[2] The single peaked at No. 7 on Japan's weekly Oricon singles chart.

"Click"
Single by ClariS
from the album Party Time
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2014
Recorded2014
GenreJ-pop
Length4:32
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)Kz
ClariS singles chronology
"Colorful"
(2013)
"Click"
(2014)
"Step"
(2014)
Audio sample

Composition edit

"Click" is a synthpop song with instrumentation from a synthesizer. It is set in common time and moves at a tempo of 135 beats per minute in the B-flat major key throughout the song. The introduction starts with the synthesized music accompanying ClariS' vocals, and uses a bridge to transition into the first verse, followed by the chorus. After another bridge, this pattern is repeated for the second verse and chorus featuring the same music with different lyrics. A break is used to transition into the third verse, immediately followed by a short fourth verse. The chorus is used as the outro, and an instrumental coda is used to close the song.

Release and reception edit

"Click" was released in a regular edition and two limited editions on January 29, 2014 as a CD by SME Records in Japan.[3][4][5] One of the limited edition versions was packaged with Nisekoi artwork and also contained a short version of "Click" instead of its instrumental version.[5][6] The other limited edition version came bundled with a DVD containing the music video for "Click".[4] The song peaked at No. 7 on Japan's weekly Oricon singles chart and charted for 16 weeks.[7] "Click" debuted and peaked on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at No. 11.[8]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Click"KzKzKz4:32
2."Shirushi" (シルシ Symbol)Toshikazu KadonoToshikazu KadonoToshikazu Kadono3:53
3."Next To You"Manabu IdaManabu IdaAtsushi Yuasa4:50
4."Click (Instrumental)" KzKz4:32
Total length:17:48
Nisekoi limited edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Click"KzKzKz4:32
2."Shirushi" (シルシ Symbol)Toshikazu KadonoToshikazu KadonoToshikazu Kadono3:53
3."Next To You"Manabu IdaManabu IdaAtsushi Yuasa4:50
4."Click (TV Mix)"KzKzKz1:30
Total length:14:47
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Click" (Music Video)4:32

Personnel edit

ClariS
  • Clara – vocals
  • Alice – vocals
Production
  • Takashi Koiwa – mixer
  • Yuji Chinone – mastering
  • Tatsuo Murai – art direction, design

Charts edit

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 11
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles[7] 7

References edit

  1. ^ "Musical Duo Claris to Perform Nisekoi Anime's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Click" (in Japanese). Space Shower Networks. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "CLICK(通常盤)" [Click (regular edition)] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "CLICK【初回生産限定盤】" [Click (limited edition)] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "CLICK【期間生産限定盤】" [Click (limited production edition)] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "CLICK(期間生産限定盤)" [Click (limited production edition)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Click" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/02/10" (in Japanese). Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2015.