Unravel (TK song)

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"Unravel"
Cover art
Single by TK
from the album Fantastic Magic
B-side
  • "Fu re te Fu re ru"
  • "Acoustic Installation"
ReleasedJuly 23, 2014
Studio
  • Studio 4
  • Tuppence House i's Studio
Genre
Length4:00
LabelSony Music Associated Records
Songwriter(s)Toru Kitajima
Producer(s)TK
TK singles chronology
"Unravel"
(2014) 		"Signal"
(2016)
Music video
"Unravel" on YouTube

"Unravel" (stylized in lower cased lettering) is a song by Japanese musician TK, released on July 23, 2014, by Sony Music Associated Records.[1] It was released as his debut single from his second studio album, Fantastic Magic.

Background[edit]

The song is best known for serving as the opening theme for the Tokyo Ghoul anime television series.[2]

Cover versions[edit]

Mary's Blood recorded a metal version of the song for their 2020 cover album Re>Animator.[3]

Asterism recorded the song with anisong cover singer Pellek in 2022.[4]

Track list[edit]

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[edit]

Adapted from "Unravel" liner notes.[5]

Production[edit]

  • Toru Kitajima – arranger, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Fumiaki Unehara – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering engineer

Musicians[edit]

  • Toru Kitajima – 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[edit]

Chart performance for "Unravel"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[6] 9
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] 6

Certifications and sales[edit]

‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan
Physical 		— 10,112[8]
Japan (RIAJ)[9]
Digital 		Platinum 250,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Gold 50,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Result
2015 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song 9th place[11]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Mary's Blood、アニソンカバーアルバムをリリース". Barks.jp (in Japanese). July 10, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Howkins, Jane (2022-07-11). "New Music: ASTERISM – unravel". York Calling. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ ""unravel" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure". MusicBrainz. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. August 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – TK from 凛として時雨 – unravel" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年8月 on the drop-down menu
  10. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – TK from 凛として時雨 – unravel" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 8, 2024. Select 2023年11月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ^ "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.

External links[edit]

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