Touch Off

"Touch Off" (stylized as "Touch off") is a single recorded by the Japanese rock band Uverworld, released through Gr8! Records on February 27, 2019.[2] It reached 3rd place on Oricon chart, selling 33,340 copies in its first week.[3] "Touch Off" was used as the season one opening theme for the 2019 anime The Promised Neverland.[4][5]

"Touch Off"
Single by Uverworld
from the album Unser
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)
Recorded2018
GenreRock[1]
Length13:35
LabelGr8! Records
Songwriter(s)Takuya∞
Uverworld singles chronology
"Good and Evil / Eden e"
(2018)		 "Touch Off"
(2019)		 "Rob the Frontier"
(2019)
Music video
"Touch Off" – 2019.06.06 Live at Okinawa on YouTube

Background

According to Takuya∞, "Touch Off" was the first song they made in 2018 before "Odd Future" and "Eden e". At first, they made its basic sounds more hip hop with acoustic guitar and drums but they had not yet created the lyrics. Later Takuya∞ made the lyrics based on the anime The Promised Neverland, telling to keep fighting spirits and to not give up for getting freedom.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Touch Off" was directed by Masaki Okita, and features the band with hundreds of lighting and fire effects. Two versions of music videos were released by the band: the short version and the full version. Their official YouTube uploaded the short version on February 25, 2019, restricted to Japanese residents only. As of March 9, 2019, it has reached 542,094 views.[6] The full version is available on the band's official website for a limited time.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Touch Off"Takuya∞Uverworld4:20
2."ConneQt"Takuya∞Uverworld4:56
3."Touch Off" (Instrumental)Takuya∞Uverworld4:18
Total length:13:35
Limited anime edition[8]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Touch Off"Takuya∞Uverworld4:20
2."ConneQt"Takuya∞Uverworld4:56
3."Touch Off" (Short version)Takuya∞Uverworld1:33
4."Touch Off" (Instrumental)Takuya∞Uverworld4:18
Total length:15:08
Limited edition bonus CD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Shamrock" (Arena Tour 2018.12.21 at Nippon Budokan -Queen's Party-)4:07
2."Eden e" (Arena Tour 2018.12.21 at Nippon Budokan -Queen's Party-)4:10
3."Q.E.D" (Arena Tour 2018.12.21 at Yokohama Arena -King's Party-)3:58
4."Good and Evil" (Arena Tour 2018.12.21 at Yokohama Arena -King's Party-)3:39
Total length:15:54

Personnel
Uverworld
  • Takuya∞ – vocals, rap, programming, lyrics
  • Katsuya – guitar
  • Akira – guitar, programming
  • Nobuto – bass guitar
  • Shintarō – drums
  • Seika – saxophone
Additional musician
  • Satoru Hirade – arrangement

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[10] 4
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[11] 1
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[2] 3
World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] 6

Sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan 36,994 (CD)[3][13]
Japan 27,047 (DL)[3]

References
  1. Daichi, Yajima (March 1, 2019). "UVERworld『Touch off』" [UVERworld "Touch off"]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. "Touch off | UVERworld" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. "Keyakizaka46 jumps to no.1 on Japan Hot 100 as Back Number rules downloads". Billboard. March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  4. Sherman, Jennifer (November 21, 2018). "UVERworld Performs The Promised Neverland Anime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. Osami (February 27, 2019). "UVERworld ニューシングル「Touch off」でTAKUYA∞が提言する"自由"という言葉のとらえ方" [How to capture the word "freedom" proposed by TAKUYA in UVERworld's new single "Touch off"]. Entertainment Station (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. "UVERworld 『Touch off』Short Ver". Uverworld Official YouTube Channel. February 25, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  7. "UVERworld、新曲「Touch off」のMVは "点火する"様子を表現した 迫力のある作品" [UVERworld's MV of the new song "Touch off" is a powerful piece that expresses the state of "igniting"]. OKMusic (in Japanese). February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. "Touch off ＜期間生産限定盤＞ | UVERworld" ["Touch off" (Period Limited Edition) | UVERworld] (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. "Touch off ＜初回生産限定盤＞ | UVERworld" ["Touch off" (Limited Edition) | UVERworld] (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  10. "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  11. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation | Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  12. "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. March 16, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  13. "週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年03月18日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for March 18, 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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