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Unravel (TK song)

"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.

"Unravel"
Cover art
Single by TK
from the album Fantastic Magic
B-side
  • "Fu re te Fu re ru"
  • "Acoustic Installation"
ReleasedJuly 23, 2014
Studio
  • Studio 4
  • Tuppence House i's Studio
Genre
Length4:00
LabelSony Music Associated Records
Songwriter(s)Toru Kitajima
Producer(s)TK
TK singles chronology
"Unravel"
(2014) 		"Signal"
(2016)
Music video
"Unravel" on YouTube

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.

CD
No.TitleLength
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 performance for "Unravel"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[6] 9
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] 6

Certifications and sales edit

‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
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.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Result
2015 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song 9th place[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Howkins, Jane (2022-07-11). "New Music: ASTERISM – unravel". York Calling. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ ""unravel" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure". MusicBrainz. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. August 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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
  10. ^ "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
  11. ^ "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

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