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Encore (Yoasobi song)

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"Encore"
Promotional single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedJuly 2, 2021
GenreJ-pop
Length4:30
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Music video
"Encore" on YouTube
English version on YouTube

"Encore" (アンコール, Ankōru) is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It appears as the second track from their debut EP The Book, released on January 6, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[1] The song was released as a standalone promotional single on July 2, to commemorate the song's 100 million streams achievement and its own cover artwork. The English version was included on the duo's first English-language EP, E-Side, released on November 12.[2]

The song was based on the short story Sekai no Owari to, Sayonara no Uta ("The End of the World, and the Goodbye Song") written by Kanami Minakami and won the Yoasobi Contest Vol. 1. The story is about a man and a woman who meet in a warehouse full of old musical instruments before the world ends.[3] The song also featured in Google Pixel 5, Pixel 4a (5G) advertisement.[4]

Credits and personnel

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Song

  • Ayase – producer, songwriter
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Kamina Minakami – based story writer
  • Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
  • Masahiko Fukui – mixing
  • Hidekazu Sakai – mastering

Music video

  • Bun – illustration, animation
  • Ocha – assistant
  • Kairi – motion graphic, animation

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Encore"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[10] 2× Platinum 200,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Encore"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various July 2, 2021
Sony Japan [11]

References

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  1. ^ "YOASOBI、『CDTVライブ！ライブ！』で披露した新曲「アンコール」MV公開！". Excite (in Japanese). January 19, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、初の英語版第1弾EP『E-SIDE』11/12リリース。"群青"英語Verの"Blue"配信＆MV公開も". Rockin'On (in Japanese). October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Shiba, Tomonori (October 23, 2022). "【決定版】YOASOBIの名曲10選。小説から作曲したきっかけは？". The First Time (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "YOASOBI、『CDTVライブ！ライブ！』で披露した新曲「アンコール」MV公開！". M-ON! Press (in Japanese). January 19, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Excite.
  5. ^ "Yoasobi Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2020/02/01 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "週間 合算シングルランキング 2021年02月01日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – YOASOBI – アンコール" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 20, 2023. Select 2023年5月 on the drop-down menu
  10. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – YOASOBI – アンコール" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 28, 2023. Select 2023年1月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ^ YOASOBI [@YOASOBI_staff] (July 2, 2021). "さらに！1億回再生記念で新ジャケをゲットしたアンコールさん、新曲と一緒に新ジャケ版の配信もスタートしています! (曲は既存版と一緒です) 合わせてチェックしてみてください🎹" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
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