"Fanfare" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It is the group's sixth Japanese maxi single, featuring three other tracks. It was pre-released for digital download and streaming on June 19, 2020, by Warner Music Japan as the first single from their third Japanese studio album, Perfect World. The single and its B-side, "More & More" (Japanese version), were physically released on July 8 in Japan.
Release and promotion
On May 5, 2020, Twice announced the release of their sixth Japanese single titled "Fanfare", describing it as "an upbeat song that hopes to add a bright energy to everyone around the world".[1] "Fanfare" was pre-released as a digital single on various online music portals on June 19, and the music video was released online the same day.[2] On July 4, Twice performed "Fanfare" for the first time on NHK's music program Shibuya Note.[3] The CD single was released on July 8 in four different versions: Standard Edition, Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Once Japan Limited Edition.[4]
Commercial performance
The CD single debuted at number 2 on the daily ranking of Oricon Singles Chart with 108,796 units sold on July 7, 2020.[5] It topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 176,725 copies sold.[6] It also debuted atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 with 208,778 copies sold, 5,529 downloads, and 2,198,665 streams recorded July 6–12.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangemet | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Fanfare" | Chiemi |
|
| 3:40 |
2. | "More & More" (Japanese version) | Natsumi Watanabe |
| 3:20 | |
3. | "Fanfare (Lee Hae-sol remix)" | Lee Hae-sol | 3:50 | ||
4. | "Fanfare" (instrumental) | 3:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Fanfare" (music video) | |
2. | "Fanfare" (music video making movie) |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Jacket Shooting Making Movie" |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Japan (RIAJ)[11] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ)[12] | Platinum | 100,000,000† |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ Yoon, So-yeon (May 6, 2020). "Twice announces its sixth Japanese single 'Fanfare'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Annie (June 18, 2020). "Twice shares 'Fanfare' music video". United Press International. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "ジャニーズWEST、TWICE、フレンズ「シブヤノオト」で元気になれる新曲披露". Natalie Music (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "TWICE、新曲「Fanfare」色で世界をつなぐMV公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "デイリー シングルランキング – 2020年07月7日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "週間 シングルランキング – 2020年07月20日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "【ビルボード】208,778枚を売り上げTWICE 「Fanfare」が総合首位 米津玄師「感電」初登場2位". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 15, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Fanfare – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – TWICE – Fanfare" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 8, 2020. Select 2020年7月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Twice – Fanfare" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 28, 2024. Select 2024年4月 on the drop-down menu