Shizuku (song)

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"Shizuku"
Single by Esprit D'Air
Released
  • June 29, 2012 (single version)
  • February 10, 2023 (re-recorded version feat. Misstiq)
Recorded
  • 2012 (2012 version)
  • 2022 (2023 version)
GenreElectronicore, alternative metal
Length4:23
LabelStarstorm Records
Songwriter(s)Kai, Yoshisuke Suga
Producer(s)Kai
Esprit D'Air singles chronology
"Shizuku"
(2012)
"Leviathan"
(2020)

"Shizuku" (雫, literally "droplet") is a song by Japanese electronicore band Esprit D'Air, originally released on June 29, 2012, as a single. It was later re-recorded and re-released on February 10, 2023, in collaboration with Australian producer, Misstiq and new vocals from Kai.[1]

Shizuku is one of Esprit D'Air's oldest songs. The song was producer Kai's first song he had ever produced with the original singer Yoshisuke Suga.[2]

Chart performance[edit]

The single entered the Official Charts, peaking at #4 in the Physical Singles Chart, #47 in the Single Downloads Chart, and #37 in the Single Sales Chart.[3]

Use in video games[edit]

"Shizuku" appears in the Harmonix's Rock Band video game series. It was first available on Rock Band 3 for Xbox 360 as the first playable song in the 'J-Rock' genre tag of the game in 2013. It was later re-released onto Rock Band 4 for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2023, still as the only song in the 'J-Rock' genre tag.[4]

Track listing[edit]

Original 2012 version[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Shizuku"4:23

Re-recorded 2023 version[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."雫 ('Shizuku') feat. Misstiq"4:23

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Shizuku"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[5] 47

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kris Peters (2023). "Taking The Mystique Out Of Music With KAI From ESPRIT D'AIR". HEAVY Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ^ John Deaux (2023). "Esprit D'Air Releases 雫 ('Shizuku') In Collaboration With Misstiq". All About The Rock. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "DLC Week of 1/5: Riffing in the New Year 2023". Harmonix.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2023.