Replica (song)

"Replica" (レプリカ, Repurika) is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto, from the album Follow Me Up. It was released as the album's fourth single on August 20, 2014, through FlyingDog. The song was written by Sakamoto and composed by Takahito Uchisawa from the band Androp.[1] It served as the second opening theme to the Tokyo MX anime series M3: The Dark Metal.[2]

"Replica"
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
from the album Follow Me Up
Released	August 20, 2014
Studio	Aobadai Studio Victor Studio
Genre	Pop
Length	4:00
Label	FlyingDog
Songwriter(s)	Maaya Sakamoto Takahito Uchisawa
Producer(s)	Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Saved." / "Be Mine!" (2014) "Replica" (2014) "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" / "Shikisai" (2015)
Audio sample
"Replica" file help

Chart performance

"Replica" debuted on the Oricon Singles Chart at number 17, with 7,000 copies sold in first charting week.[3] The single charted on the chart for four consecutive weeks, selling a reported total of 9,000 copies sold.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Replica" (レプリカ, Repurika)	Maaya Sakamoto Takahito Uchisawa	Uchisawa Tōru Ishitsuka	4:00
2.	"Coming Up"	Sakamoto Masakazu Hara	Hara	5:08
3.	"Replica" (Instrumental)	Uchisawa	Uchisawa Ishitsuka	4:00
4.	"Coming Up" (Instrumental)	Hara	Hara	5:05
Total length:				18:15

Limited Edition Mini Live Album: Duo[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Platinum"	Yuho Iwasato Yoko Kanno	Kento Ohgiya	4:07
2.	"Be Mine!"	Maaya Sakamoto The Band Apart	Ohgiya	4:01
3.	"Neko to Inu" (ねこといぬ, "Cats and Dogs")	Sakamoto Kanno	Ohgiya	4:36
4.	"Singer-songwriter" (シンガーソングライター, Shingā Songuraitā)	Sakamoto	Ohgiya	5:35
Total length:				18:20

Credits and personnel

Personnel[5]

• Vocals, backing vocals – Maaya Sakamoto
• Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, Takahito Uchisawa
• Arrangement – Takahito Uchisawa, Tōru Ishitsuka
• Bass – Ichiro Yoshida
• Drums – Noriyasu Kawamura
• Guitar, programming – Takahito Uchisawa
• Strings – Tomomi Tokunaga Strings
• Engineering – Takahiro Okubo, Tohru Takayama
• Mixing – Tohru Takayama
• Mastering – Hiroshi Kawasaki

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position	Sales
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[6]	17	9,000[3]
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7]	17
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8]	24
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[9]	6
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[10]	16

References

1. "坂本真綾、新曲でandrop・内澤崇仁と初コラボ". Barks. June 21, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
2. "坂本真綾、新曲はandrop内澤と共作の「M3」新OP曲". Natalie. June 21, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
3. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
4. "坂本 真綾 TVアニメーション「Ｍ３～ソノ黒キ鋼～」新オープニングテーマ レプリカ FlyingDog". JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
5. Sakamoto, Maaya (2015). Replica (Booklet). Maaya Sakamoto. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: FlyingDog. 4580325318050.
6. "【日榜单】2014/08/20". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
7. "レプリカ 坂本真綾". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
9. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
10. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.