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V.I.P (Sid song)

"V.I.P" is the twenty-first single by Japanese rock band SID, released on November 21, 2012, by Ki/oon Records. It is opening theme of the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. The song ranked in second place at the 35th Anime Grand Prix in the best anime song category.[1]

"V.I.P"
Single by SID
from the album Outsider
ReleasedNovember 21, 2012
GenreJ-pop
Length10:58
LabelKi/oon Records
Songwriter(s)Mao, Aki, Shinji
SID singles chronology
"S"
(2012) 		"V.I.P"
(2012) 		"Koi ni Ochite"
(2012)

"V.I.P" was featured on Outsider album and Sid 10th Anniversary Best and SID Anime Best 2008-2017 compilations.[2][3] The group Morfonica covered the song and released on the album Bang Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 6 in 2021.[4]

Promotion and release edit

V.I.P was announced in September as SID's third single of 2012 and the opening theme for Magi. The song premiered on the series on October 7.[5][6]

It was released in four editions: regular, limited A and B and a special limited edition. The regular edition had only the three tracks on CD: "V.I.P", the B-side "Soumatou" and a live recording of "Sympathy". In addition to the CD, Limited editions A and B came with a different DVD for each version. The special edition included the anime version of "V.I.P" and its instrumental version.[7][8]

Musical style edit

CD Journal website described the song as energetic, lively and dynamic with a typical melody for the band.[8]

Commercial performance edit

"V.I.P" peaked at number four on weekly Oricon Albums Chart and stayed on chart for eleven weeks.[9] On Tower Records J-rock and J-pop singles chart, it ranked 19th.[8] On Billboard, it reached seventh place on the Hot 100,[10] second at Hot Animation[11] and third on Top Singles Sales.[12]

In January 2014, it was certified gold disc by RIAJ for selling more than 100.000 digital copies.[13]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Mao.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."V.I.P"Aki3:14
2."Soumatou" (走馬灯)Shinji4:00
3."Sympathy" (Live from TOUR 2012 M&W)AKi4:43
Total length:10:58

Personnel edit

  • Mao – vocals
  • Shinji – guitar
  • Aki – bass
  • Yūya – drums

References edit

  1. ^ "第35回アニメＧＰ". www.chikimato.net. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ "シド、初ベストアルバムの収録内容発表". BARKS (in Japanese). 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ "シドのアニメタイアップ全曲集リリース、LiSAへの提供曲セルフカバーも（コメントあり）". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  4. ^ "バンドリ！ ガールズバンドパーティ！ カバーコレクションVol.6". BanG Dream!（バンドリ！）公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ^ "シド、11月ニューシングルはアニメ「マギ」主題歌". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  6. ^ "TVアニメ「マギ」主題歌はシドに決定、11月発売の新曲". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  7. ^ "シドが結成10周年プロジェクト始動、初ベスト盤リリースや記念ライヴ決定". Tower Records (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  8. ^ a b c "シド / V.I.P". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  9. ^ "V.I.P(初回生産限定盤A) | シド". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  13. ^ "Download certifications by RIAJ" (Type "シド" on "アーティスト" field and select "検索".) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

External links edit

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