unravel (TK song)

"unravel" is the first solo single by Tōru "TK" Kitajima, from the band Ling Tosite Sigure. "unravel" was released on July 23, 2014 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[1]

"unravel"
Cover art
Single by TK from Ling tosite sigure
from the album Fantastic Magic
A-side"unravel"
B-side
  • "Fu re te Fu re ru"
  • "Acoustic Installation"
ReleasedJuly 23, 2014
Format
Studio
  • Studio 4
  • Tuppence House i's Studio
Genre
Length15:10
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
Songwriter(s)TK
Producer(s)TK
TK from Ling tosite sigure singles chronology
"unravel"
(2014)		 "Signal"
(2016)
Music video
"unravel" (short version) on YouTube

Background

"unravel" is used as the opening theme for the anime series Tokyo Ghoul.[2]

Track list

All tracks are written by TK.

CD
No.TitleLength
1."unravel"4:00
2."Fu re te Fu re ru"3:38
3."Acoustic Installation"6:04
4."unravel" (TV edit)1:30
Total length:15:10

Credits and personnel

Adapted from "unravel" liner notes.[3]

Production
  • TK – arranger, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Fumiaki Unehara – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering engineer

Musicians
  • TK – vocals (tracks 1, 2), guitar (all tracks)
  • BOBO – drums (tracks 1, 3)
  • Hidekazu Hinata "Hinatch" – bass (all tracks)
  • Mamiko Hirai – piano (all tracks)
  • Takashi Kashikura – drums (track 2)
  • Honoka Sato – violin (track 3)
  • Kei Sakamoto – flute (track 3)

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[4] 9
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] 6

Sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) 10,112+ (CD)[6]
Japan (RIAJ) Platinum 250,000+ (DL)[7]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee/work Result
2015 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song "unravel"
(from anime Tokyo Ghoul)		 9th place[8]

References
  1. "TK from 凛として時雨、7/23リリースのSg『unravel』のビジュアルを公開" [TK from Ling Tosite Sigure releases the visual for "unravel" on 7/23]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. Loveridge, Lynzee (June 1, 2014). "TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, People In The Box perform 'Tokyo Ghoul' Songs - News - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. ""unravel" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure". MusicBrainz. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  4. "unravel | TK from 凛として時雨" [unravel | TK from Ling Tosite Sigure]. Oricon (in Japanese). August 4, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. August 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  6. "週間　シングルランキング 2014年08月04日付（2014年07月21日～2014年07月27日）" [Weekly single ranking August 4, 2014 (July 21, 2014–July 27, 2014)] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. "有料音楽配信認定" [Paid Music Distribution Certification] (Select 2016年10月 on the drop-down menu) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. October 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  8. "ニュータイプアニメアワード2015" [2015 Newtype Anime Awards]. Newtype (in Japanese). October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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