New Genesis (song)

"New Genesis"
Single by Ado
from the album Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedJune 8, 2022 (2022-06-08)
Genre
Length3:49
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Yasutaka Nakata
Producer(s)Nakata
Ado singles chronology
"Ashura-chan"
(2021) 		"New Genesis"
(2022) 		"I'm Invincible"
(2022)
Music video
"New Genesis" on YouTube

"New Genesis" (新時代, Shin Jidai, alternatively titled "New Genesis (Uta from One Piece Film Red)") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ado, released on June 8, 2022, by Virgin Music. Written and produced by Yasutaka Nakata, the song served as the image song for the Japanese animated film, One Piece Film: Red. Upon its release, "New Genesis" peaked at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and Oricon Digital Singles Chart. The single also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Global 200. It won Song of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.[1]

Background

On June 8, the cast for the upcoming film, One Piece Film: Red was revealed. Amongst the cast, Ado was revealed as the singing voice actress for the character Uta while Kaori Nazuka reprised her role for Uta's non-singing parts.[2] A single titled "New Genesis" was announced for release later that month, with lyrics and production by Yasutaka Nakata.

From August 7 to August 28, 2022, "New Genesis" also served as the opening theme for the animated television series, One Piece.

Composition and lyrics

A synth-pop and electropop song, "New Genesis" features heavy usage of synthesizers.[3] Nakata was asked by Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, to create a "powerful song that symbolizes the birth of a new diva," as well as a song that matches the world of One Piece.[3]

The song's title, "New Genesis", represents the ideal utopian world Uta, the female lead of the film, wanted to create.[3]

Commercial performance

"New Genesis" debuted at number nine on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the week of June 15, 2022.[4] On the Oricon Digital Singles Chart, the song debuted at number one.[5] Following the release of the film and its accompanying soundtrack, "New Genesis" peaked at number one on the Japan Hot 100.[6] The song held its number one position on the Japan Hot 100 for six weeks.[7] On August 31, streaming numbers for "New Genesis" exceeded 100 million, marking Ado's fifth song to have over 100 million streams.[8]

Globally, "New Genesis" peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Global 200. On Apple Music, "New Genesis" topped the Global 100 playlist, the first for a Japanese song.[9][10] Following this, the weekly views of the J-pop genre on Apple Music reached a new record.[11]

Music video

An animated music video was released to YouTube on June 15, 2022. The music video was animated by Hmng, with choreography by Mikiko.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "New Genesis"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[25]
Single track 		Platinum 250,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[26]
Streaming 		3× Platinum 300,000,000†

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

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "New Genesis"
Ceremony Year Award Result Ref.
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2022 Song of the Year Won [27]
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023 Best Anime Song Nominated [28]

Release history

Release history and formats for "New Genesis"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various June 8, 2022
[2]

References

  1. ^ "Winners | MTV VMAJ". January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "「ONE PIECE FILM RED」ウタ役は名塚佳織＆Ado、津田健次郎は重要キャラに". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "『ONE PIECE FILM RED』ルフィの勇姿とウタの歌声は映画館でこそ "新時代"の意味を考える". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). August 14, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2022/06/15 公開". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ado、今年度初となる「デジタルランキング」3冠を達成 映画『ONE PIECE』関連楽曲が軒並み上位に【オリコンランキング】". ORICON NEWS. August 23, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "【ビルボード】ジャパンチャート史上初の快挙、Adoがトップ3を独占". Billboard (in Japanese). August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ado's 'New Genesis' Extends Record to Six Weeks at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100". Billboard. October 5, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ado「新時代 (ウタ from ONE PIECE FILM RED)」ストリーミング累計1億回再生突破 歴代5位タイの速さ". Billboard Japan. August 31, 2022.
  9. ^ Harding, Daryl. "Ado's One Piece Film: Red Single 'New Genesis' Tops Apple Music's Global Charts". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Ado、「新時代」がApple Musicの全世界チャートで1位". BARKS (in Japanese). September 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  11. ^ 株式会社インプレス (September 1, 2022). "Ado「新時代」Apple Musicチャートで全世界1位に。日本の楽曲で初". AV Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "Credits / New Genesis / Ado". Tidal. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of August 27, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of August 17, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of August 10, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2022-08-22" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "World Digital Song Sales: Week of November 19, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "Year-End Charts Billboard Global Excl. U.S. 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "【オリコン年間ランキング2022】King & Prince、今年度唯一のミリオン達成で自身初の「シングル」首位 Snow Man初の「アルバム」1位 / 合算シングルランキング 1位~10位" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  22. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2023 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2023 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  24. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2024 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  25. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved November 7, 2022. Select 2022年11月 on the drop-down menu
  26. ^ "Japanese digital single streaming certifications – Ado – 新時代 (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 20, 2023. Select 2023年4月 on the drop-down menu
  27. ^ "MTV VMAJ 2022 Winners" (in Japanese). MTV Video Music Awards Japan. November 2, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  28. ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (March 4, 2023). "All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.