Unlasting
{{Infobox song
| name = Unlasting
| cover = Unlasting - LiSA Reguler Edition.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The regular edition cover
| type = single
| artist = Lisa
| album = Leo-Nine
| B-side = Howl
| released = * {{Start date|2019|10|21}} (digital)
- December 11, 2019
| recorded = 2019
| studio = Sony Music, Tokyo, Japan
| genre = J-pop
| length = 4:57
| label = Sacra Music
| composer = Kayoko Kusano
| lyricist = Lisa
| producer = Lisa
| prev_title = Gurenge
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Homura
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| type = single
| cover = Unlasting - LiSA Limited Anime Edition.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = The limited anime edition cover
}}{{External music video
| type = single
| 1 = {{YouTube|89Y3OnKqLhc|"Unlasting" (music clip YouTube edit version)}}
}}
}}
"Unlasting" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Japanese pop singer Lisa. It was released as her sixteenth single digitally on October 21, 2019, and received a physical release on December 11, 2019.{{cite web |title=TVアニメ「ソードアート・オンライン アリシゼーション War of Underworld」EDテーマ「unlasting」、フル配信開始☆ |url=http://www.lxixsxa.com/info/archive/?511539 |publisher=Sacra Music |access-date=June 3, 2020 |language=ja |date=October 21, 2019}} It reached number 4 on Oricon and number 6 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the first ending theme song for the anime series Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld.{{cite web |title=LiSA Performs Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Anime's Ending Theme |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-06/lisa-performs-sword-art-online-alicization-war-of-underworld-anime-ending-theme/.151928 |date=October 6, 2019|work=Anime News Network|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
Release
On 6 October 2019, the official website of the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld revealed about the ending theme song "Unlasting" that would be sung by Lisa. The song was released digitally on 21 October 2019, and received a physical release on 11 December 2019 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition. The single reached number 4 on Oricon, 6 on Japan Hot 100, and 5 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 17, 6 and 12 weeks respectively.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/534363/products/1339736/1/|title=unlasting|publisher=Oricon|access-date=June 3, 2020|language=ja}}{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/chart_insight/detail?kind=h100&date=2019-11-04&main=149229#graph_sort=&rank_or_point=rank&show_week=60|title=unlasting - Chart Insight|publisher=Billboard Japan|access-date=June 3, 2020|language=ja}} The song will be featured in her fifth album Leo-Nine.{{cite web |title=LEO-NiNE |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/534363/products/1357563/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=September 17, 2020 |language=ja}}
Music video
The music video for "Unlasting" was directed by Kentaro Osawa, and produced by Hiroshi Takayama.{{cite web|title=7/3リリース「紅蓮華」ミュージッククリップ公開☆|url=http://www.lxixsxa.com/info/archive/?507174|publisher=Sacra Music|access-date=June 3, 2020|date=May 31, 2019|language=ja}} The video features a heart-rending story of a breakup between a man and woman in the style of a short dramatic film, with some scene featuring them with rain effect.{{cite web|url=https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/274871|title=LiSA Dominates International Music Charts with SAO Ending and Releases New Music Video |publisher=Moshi Moshi Nippon|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=June 3, 2020}} The video expanded their story from when they were a couple until their breakup. Some scene feature Lisa singing in the room with haze effect. The video ends when both of them part ways.
Track listing
=Regular edition=
{{tracklist
| headline = CD
| total_length =
| title1 = unlasting
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Howl
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:53
| title3 = Kaleido
| note3 =
| length3 = 5:43
| title4 = unlasting
| note4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 4:55
}}
=Limited edition=
{{tracklist
| headline = CD
| total_length =
| title1 = unlasting
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Howl
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:53
| title3 = Kaleido
| note3 =
| length3 = 5:43
| title4 = unlasting
| note4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 4:55
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = DVD
| total_length =
| title1 = unlasting
| note1 = music video
| length1 = 3:56
}}
=Limited anime edition=
{{tracklist
| headline = CD
| total_length =
| title1 = unlasting
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Howl
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:53
| title3 = Chill-Chill-Dal-Da
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = unlasting
| note4 = Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld ED ver
| length4 = 1:29
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = DVD
| total_length =
| title1 = unlasting
| note1 = Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld ending version without credit
| length1 = 1:42
}}
Personnel
;Singer and bands
- Lisa – Vocals, Lyrics (unlasting, Howl)
- Hidenori Tanaka, Tomoya Tabuchi - Lyrics (Kaleido, Chill-Chill-Dal-Da)
- Masaki Nonomura - Erhu Arranger
- Kanae Nozawa - Erhu performer
- Shota Horie - Arranger, Other Instruments
;Production
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Chart !Peak |
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| Oricon |style="text-align:center"|4 |
| Japan Hot 100
|style="text-align:center"|6 |
| Japan Hot Animation
|style="text-align:center"|5 |
Release history
| class="wikitable"
!Region !Date !Label !Format !Catalog |
| rowspan="3"|Japan
|rowspan="3"|11 December 2019 |rowspan="3"|Sacra Music |CD |VVCL-1582 |
| CD+DVD
|VVCL-1580 |
| CD+DVD
|VVCL-1583 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1987)}}
{{Sword Art Online}}
Category:Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1987) songs
Category:Songs written by Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1987)