Seimei/Still Alive Explained

Seimei/Still Alive
Cover:Seimei_still_alive.jpg
Type:single
Artist:B'z
Album:Dinosaur
B-Side:"Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru" and "Fukiarenasa"
Released:[1]
Genre:Hard rock, pop rock
Length:17:21
Label:Vermillion Records
Prev Title:Red
Prev Year:2015

"" is the fifty-third single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 14 June 2017[1] and is the only single from their twentieth album Dinosaur.

The song "Seimei" was used in a UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. Black sugar-free coffee commercial.[2] "Still Alive" served as the main theme to TBS's A LIFE〜Itoshi Kihito〜,[3] "Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru" as the theme song to 2016 film and to the anime itself[4] and "Fukiarenasai" as the theme song for the 2016 film Shippu Rondo.[5]

It debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[6] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart.[7] [8] It was ranked #38 at Oricon's 2017 year-end chart.[9] The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 声明 / Still Alive - EP. iTunes. 14 June 2017 . Apple Inc.. 30 January 2018. ja.
  2. Web site: "Seimei/Still Alive" Now On Sale! Plus UCC Black "Seimei" Commercial & UCC Creation Video Feature. Off the Lock. 30 January 2018. 14 June 2017.
  3. Web site: B'z、キムタク主演「A LIFE~愛しき人~」ドラマに新曲書き下ろし. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 30 January 2018. ja. 15 January 2017.
  4. Web site: B'z to Provide Theme Song to Detective Conan Movie 20. Off the Lock. 30 January 2018. 25 February 2016.
  5. Web site: B'z New Double A-Side Single "Seimei/Still Alive" OUT 6.14!!. Off the Lock. 30 January 2018. 12 May 2017.
  6. Web site: オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2017年06月12日~2017年06月18日. oricon.com.br. 30 January 2018. ja.
  7. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100. Billboard Japan. 22 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales. Billboard Japan. 22 November 2018.
  9. Web site: オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2017年度 31~40位. oricon.com.br. 30 January 2018. ja.
  10. Web site: http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. ja:ゴールドディスク認定. RIAJ. 2018-11-22. ja.