| Unlasting | |
| Cover: | Unlasting - LiSA Reguler Edition.jpg |
| Caption: | The regular edition cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lisa |
| Album: | Leo-Nine |
| B-Side: | Howl |
| Released: |
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| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Studio: | Sony Music, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 4:57 |
| Label: | Sacra Music |
| Composer: | Kayoko Kusano |
| Lyricist: | Lisa |
| Producer: | Lisa |
| Prev Title: | Gurenge |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | Homura |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"Unlasting" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Japanese pop singer Lisa. It was released as her sixteenth single digitally on October 21, 2019, and received a physical release on December 11, 2019.[1] It reached number 4 on Oricon and number 6 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the first ending theme song for the anime series Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld.[2]
On 6 October 2019, the official website of the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld revealed about the ending theme song "Unlasting" that would be sung by Lisa. The song was released digitally on 21 October 2019, and received a physical release on 11 December 2019 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition. The single reached number 4 on Oricon, 6 on Japan Hot 100, and 5 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 17, 6 and 12 weeks respectively.[3] [4] The song will be featured in her fifth album Leo-Nine.[5]
The music video for "Unlasting" was directed by Kentaro Osawa, and produced by Hiroshi Takayama.[6] The video features a heart-rending story of a breakup between a man and woman in the style of a short dramatic film, with some scene featuring them with rain effect.[7] The video expanded their story from when they were a couple until their breakup. Some scene feature Lisa singing in the room with haze effect. The video ends when both of them part ways.
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oricon | 4 |
| Japan Hot 100 | 6 | |
| Japan Hot Animation | 5 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 11 December 2019 | Sacra Music | CD | VVCL-1582 |
| CD+DVD | VVCL-1580 | |||
| CD+DVD | VVCL-1583 |