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Seimei/Still Alive

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"Seimei/Still Alive"
Single by B'z
from the album Dinosaur
B-side"Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru" and "Fukiarenasa"
ReleasedJune 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)[1]
GenreHard rock, pop rock
Length17:21[1]
LabelVermillion Records
B'z singles chronology
"Red"
(2015)
"Seimei/Still Alive"
(2017)
Music videos
"Seimei" (partial) on YouTube
"Still Alive" (partial) on YouTube

"声明/Still Alive (Seimei/Still Alive)" 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 Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare 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]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."声明 (Seimei)" (Declaration)3:37
2."Still Alive"4:42
3."世界はあなたの色になる (Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru)" (The Color This World Will Take Depends on You)5:01
4."フキアレナサイ (Fukiarenasai)" (Blow Violently)4:01
Total length:17:21[1]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "声明 / Still Alive - EP". iTunes (in Japanese). Apple Inc. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ ""Seimei/Still Alive" Now On Sale! Plus UCC Black "Seimei" Commercial & UCC Creation Video Feature". Off the Lock. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "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 (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ "B'z to Provide Theme Song to Detective Conan Movie 20". Off the Lock. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "B'z New Double A-Side Single "Seimei/Still Alive" OUT 6.14!!". Off the Lock. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "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 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ^ "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 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  10. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Statement/Still Alive" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 August 2021. Select 2017年6月 on the drop-down menu
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