Mayday (Coldrain song)

"Mayday" (stylised as "MAYDAY") is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It is the fifth single from their sixth studio album The Side Effects, produced by Michael Baskette, written by Masato Hayakawa and was released on 2 November 2019. "Mayday" features Ryo Kinoshita from Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake.[1][2]

"Mayday"
Single by Coldrain featuring Ryo Kinoshita
from the album The Side Effects
Released2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)
Format
RecordedFebruary 2019
StudioStudio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida, United States)
GenreMetalcore
Length3:47
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Masato Hayakawa
Producer(s)Michael Baskette
Coldrain featuring Ryo Kinoshita singles chronology
"The Side Effects"
(2019)		 "Mayday"
(2019)		 "See You"
(2020)
Music video
"Mayday" on YouTube

"Mayday" is also the second anime opening for Fire Force.[3]

Due to the success of the single being on the anime, it started rotating in circles around the metalcore scene elevating the band to new heights.

Background

"Mayday" was released on November 2, 2019 as the band's fifth single and opening track off their sixth studio album The Side Effects, following the release of the fourth single "The Side Effects" that was released back in August.

In July 2019, following the release of the second single "Coexist". The track list was released by the band and was revealed to have a feature by Ryo Kinoshita on the opening track "Mayday".[4] At the end of the following month on August 26, it was announced that "Mayday" would be selected to be the second opening for the anime Fire Force.[5] The guitarist and one of the main songwriters, Ryo Yokochi, would go on to explain the process and collaboration of working on "Mayday" for Fire Force:

"When we got to talk, we got asked for permission, and we were sympathetic to the information that Mr. Okubo often listens to loud music in the early 2000s, and because it was a thing with hope for offensive music, we tried to do it with all our best, the dark side of the original (Shin). I was allowed to create a song with the image of the serious and positive feelings of the members who fought with the past of La and the family of The Big, and such things, and I think that it was finished with a very heavy, cool, and lively feeling, this "Mayday feat. (Ryo from Crystal Lake)" I hope that the world of the work as an OP of the TV anime "Flame Fire Brigade" is added to the world view of the work of Coldrain."

[5]

Music video

The music video was premiered on November 2, 2019. The music video is directed by Inni Vision, with footage of the band captured performing "Mayday" on their One Man Tour in Japan. The video features Ryo Kinoshita as a special guest who performs the song alongside the band.

The video was the fastest music video by the band to reach 1 million views, just a little over two months after its release in January 2020. It has since still been the fastest-growing music video released by the band, overtaking every single video released in The Side Effects era in quick succession.

As of June 2020, the video has over 2.4 million views on YouTube.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusic[6]Length
1."Mayday" (feat. Ryo Kinoshita)Masato HayakawaRyo Yokochi3:47

Personnel
Band
  • Masato David Hayakawa – lead vocals, lyrics
  • Ryo Yokochi – lead guitar, programming, composition
  • Kazuya Sugiyama – rhythm guitar
  • Ryo Shimizu – bass guitar
  • Katsuma Minatani – drums
Additional musicians

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
positions
Japanese Daily Hot 100[7] 44
Japanese Weekly 113

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 4, 2019). "Fire Force Anime's New Video Previews 2nd Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "【 NEW VIDEO公開 】Coldrain – MAYDAY feat. Ryo from Crystal Lake (Official Video) A FLIM BY INNI VISION". Twitter. November 2, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. Valdez, Nick (October 11, 2019). "'Fire Force' Reveals New Ending Theme Details". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "coldrain new album "THE SIDE EFFECTS" release". Monochrome-Heaven. July 26, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "coldrain, new song "MAYDAY" (feat. Ryo from Crystal Lake) is decided as the theme song for the TV anime "Fire Force"". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). August 27, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. "Coldrain / The Side Effects" (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  7. "Coldrain – Mayday (Charts)". Popnable. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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