Encore (Yoasobi song)

"Encore" (アンコール, Ankōru) is a song recorded by Japanese music duo Yoasobi. It was released on January 6, 2021, the same day as "Kaibutsu", as a promotional single from their debut extended play (EP), The Book, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Later, the song was released as a standalone single on July 2,[1] the same day with the tenth single "Sangenshoku" and "Into the Night", the English version of "Yoru ni Kakeru"[2] to celebrate 100 million streaming figures and its own cover artwork.[1]

"Encore"
Promotional single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:30
LabelSony Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Music video
"Encore" on YouTube
"Encore" (English version) on YouTube

The song was based on the short story Sekai no Owari to, Sayonara no Uta (世界の終わりと、さよならのうた, "The End of the World, and the Song of Goodbye Song") by Kamina Minakami, which won the Yoasobi Contest Vol. 1, and also used for advertisement Google Pixel 5, Pixel 4a (5G).[3] The English version of "Encore" was included on the duo's first English-language EP E-Side, was released on November 12.[4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube.[2]

Song
  • Ayase – producer, songwriter
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Kamina Minakami – based story writer
Music video
  • Bun – illustration, animation
  • Ocha – assistant
  • Kairi – motion graphic, animation

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for "Encore"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Platinum 100,000,000

Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Encore"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)
The Book Sony Music Japan [10]
July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02) Standalone [11]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Ayase / YOASOBI (January 18, 2021). "YOASOBI「アンコール」Official Music Video". YouTube (in Japanese). YouTube. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. "YOASOBI、『CDTVライブ！ライブ！』で披露した新曲「アンコール」MV公開！". Yahoo News Japan (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan. M-ON! Press. January 19, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2020/02/01 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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 single streaming certifications – YOASOBI – アンコール" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 24, 2021. Select 2021年7月 on the drop-down menu
  10. "Encore by YOASOBI". Apple Music (in Japanese). Apple Inc. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  11. "encore - Single by YOASOBI". Apple Music (in Japanese). Apple Inc. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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