I'm Invincible

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{{Infobox song

| name = I'm Invincible

| cover = Ado - I'm Invincible.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ado

| album = Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red

| language = Japanese

| released = {{start date|2022|6|22}}

| studio =

| genre = * Pop rock

| length = 4:17

| label = Virgin

| writer = Motoki Ohmori

| producer = Mrs. Green Apple

| prev_title = New Genesis

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Backlight

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|sk1Z-Hqwwog|"I'm Invincible"}}}}

}}

{{nihongo|"I'm Invincible"|私は最強|Watashi wa Saikyō|alternatively titled "I'm Invincible (Uta from One Piece Film Red)", stylized in sentence case}} is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ado, released on June 22, 2022, by Virgin Music. Written and produced by Motoki Ohmori of Mrs. Green Apple, the song served as the second single from the 2022 soundtrack album, Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red.

Upon its release, "I'm Invincible" peaked at number 3 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. Globally, "I'm Invincible" peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Global 200.

Background

On June 8, 2022, the cast for the upcoming film, One Piece Film: Red was revealed. Amongst the cast, Ado was revealed as the singing voice actress for the character Uta while Kaori Nazuka reprised her role for Uta's non-singing parts.{{Cite web |title=「ONE PIECE FILM RED」ウタ役は名塚佳織&Ado、津田健次郎は重要キャラに |url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/480662 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Music Natalie |language=ja}} Shortly after, Ado released "New Genesis", the image song for the film. Shortly after its release, a new single was announced with lyrics and production by Mrs. Green Apple.{{Cite web |title=『ONE PIECE FILM RED』、Mrs. GREEN APPLE提供の劇中歌「私は最強」MVプレミア公開 |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000221198 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=BARKS | date=June 22, 2022 |language=ja}} The music video for the single subsequently was announced for release on June 22.

Commercial performance

"I'm Invincible" debuted at number 21 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of June 29, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2022&month=07&day=04 |access-date=2023-02-22 |work=Billboard Japan}} On the Billboard Japan Hot Animation chart, the song debuted at number 5.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Billboard Japan Hot Animation: Week of June 29, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime&year=2022&month=07&day=04 |access-date=2023-02-22 |work=Billboard Japan}} On the Oricon Digital Singles Chart, "I'm Invincible" debuted at number 8.{{Cite web |title=オリコン週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング 2022年06月20日~2022年06月26日 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2022-07-04/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Oricon News}}

Following the release of Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red in August, “I'm Invincible" reached a new peak on both the Billboard Japan and Oricon charts. On the Japan Hot Animation chart, "I'm Invincible" peaked at number 2.{{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of August 24, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime&year=2022&month=08&day=29 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}} On the Oricon chart, "I'm Invincible" peaked at number 2 on the Digital Singles Chart and number 3 on the Combined Singles Chart.{{Cite web |title=オリコン週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング 2022年08月15日~2022年08月21日 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2022-08-29/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Oricon News}}{{cite web |title=Adoの合算シングル売上TOP17作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/776496/rank/cos/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=Oricon |language=ja}} Near the end of September, "I'm Invincible" peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.{{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of September 28, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2022&month=10&day=03 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}} The song later received a Platinum streaming certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

Covers

Mrs. Green Apple self-covered "I'm Invincible", which was included as a B-side on their single "Soranji",{{Cite web |title=Mrs. GREEN APPLE、約3年半ぶり10作目のシングル『Soranji』11月9日リリース決定。映画『ONE PIECE FILM RED』劇中歌"私は最強"セルフ・カバーも収録 |url=https://tower.jp/article/news/2022/09/05/tg012 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Tower Records}} and later on their fifth studio album Antenna.{{Cite web |script-title=ja:Mrs. GREEN APPLE、ニューアルバム『ANTENNA』のトラックリスト公開 |trans-title=Mrs. Green Apple Releases Tracklist for New Album Antenna |url=https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000289844/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=The First Times |language=ja}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web |title=Credits / I'm invincible (UTA from ONE PIECE FILM RED / Ado |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/233649569/credits |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=Tidal}}{{div col|colwidth=25em}}

  • Ado – vocals
  • Motoki Ohmori – songwriting, electric guitar, programming
  • Mrs. Green Apple – production, recording arrangement
  • Junya Kondo – alto saxophone
  • Shuhei Ito – cello
  • Sonoko Muraoka – cello
  • Hideyuki Karakazu – drums
  • Natsuhiko Mori – electric bass
  • Hiroto Wakai – electric guitar
  • Ken Ito – horn arrangement, string arrangement
  • Ryoka Fujisawa – piano
  • Hideyuki Kurakazu – tambourine, triangle
  • Nobuhide Handa – trombone
  • Tatsuhiko Yoshizawa – trumpet
  • Mei Mishina – viola
  • Sumire Segawa – viola
  • Anzu Suhara – violin
  • Daisuke Yamamoto – violin
  • Honoka Sato – violin
  • Kon Shirasu – violin
  • Sena Oshima – violin
  • Shino Miwa – violin
  • Tsukasa Nagura – violin
  • Yuki Nakajima – violin {{div col end}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "I'm Invincible"

! Chart (2022)

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position

scope="row" | Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-09-03/|title=Billboard Global 200: Week of September 3, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 22, 2023}}

| 74

scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100)

| 2

scope="row"| Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)

| 2

scope="row"| Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)

| 3

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "I'm Invincible"

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! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2022 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 9, 2022}}

| 24

scope="row" | Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime_year&year=2022 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 9, 2022}}

| 8

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|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "I'm Invincible"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2023 Year-End|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2023|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 8, 2023}}

| 27

scope="row"| Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan){{cite web|title=Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2023 Year-End|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime_year&year=2023|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 8, 2023}}

| 10

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|award=Gold|certyear=2023|certmonth=1|type=single|digital=true|accessdate=November 7, 2022|note=Single track}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2024|certmonth=9|title=私は最強 (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)|artist=Ado|type=single|digital=true|streamsonly=true|accessdate=October 29, 2024|note=Streaming}}

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Release history

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|+Release history and formats for "I'm Invincible"

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|June 22, 2022

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|{{hlist|Virgin|Universal}}

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References