Reason/Never Lose

"Reason/Never Lose"
Single by Tomohisa Yamashita
B-side
  • "Like a Movie"
  • "Without You"
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)
GenreJ-pop
LabelSME Records
Tomohisa Yamashita singles chronology
"Summer Nude '13"
(2013) 		"Reason/Never Lose"
(2019) 		"Change"
(2019)

"Reason/Never Lose" is Tomohisa Yamashita's first double A-side single.[1] It features two theme songs: "Reason" and "Never Lose", which were used as opening themes for the Ace Attorney anime series.

Background

This is the first single in about 5 years since the previous work "Summer Nude '13". It is the first single after transferring to SME Records, and Yamashita's first double A-side single. It was released in three forms: first press limited edition A, first press limited edition B, and regular edition. There is a first press version of the regular edition.

Both title songs are from the Yomiuri TV/Nippon Television anime series Ace Attorney opening theme. "Never Lose" is used as the first opening theme of the first season while "Reason" is instead used as the second one.[1] Upon learning it would be used in the anime, Yamashita expressed thanks and wanted his fans to enjoy its execution the anime.[2]

The music video for the coupling song "Like a Movie" was directed and produced by Yamashita himself. As a bonus for the first edition of the regular edition, a flyer with a serial code for viewing the original video was included, and it was available for viewing for a limited time. Purchase bonus design decided! /Information on the addition of regular edition first specification benefits.[3] Later, it was included as a bonus video in the regular edition of the DVD and Blu-ray Tomohisa Yamashita Live Tour 2018 Unleashed –Feel the Love–. The CD sold 74,432 units in Japan.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Reason"
  2. "Never Lose"
  3. "Reason" (instrumental)
  4. "Never Lose" (instrumental)
DVD
  • "Reason" (music video)

First production limited edition

  1. "Never Lose"
  2. "Reason"
  3. "Never Lose" (instrumental)
  4. "Reason" (instrumental)
DVD
  • "Never Lose" (music video)

Regular edition

  1. "Reason"
  2. "Never Lose"
  3. "Like a Movie"
  4. "Without You"

References

  1. ^ a b NEWシングル「Reason/Never Lose」2019/2/13(水)発売決定！！. Sony Music (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tomohisa Yamashita's New Song 'Never Lose' to be Used for Ace Attorney Season 2 Opening Theme". Moshi Moshi. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "両A面シングル「Reason/Never Lose」CDショップ購入特典絵柄決定！／通常盤初回仕様特典追加のご案内". www.sonymusic.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Top-Selling Anime CD Singles in Japan: 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 21, 2024.