Shikisai

"Shikisai"
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
Released	January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)
Studio	Victor Studio
Genre	Pop
Length	4:33
Label	FlyingDog
Songwriter(s)	Maaya Sakamoto La La Larks
Producer(s)	Maaya Sakamoto La La Larks
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Replica" (2014) "Shikisai" / "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" (2015) "Kore Kara" (2015)
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"Shikisai" (色彩（しきさい）, lit. "Color") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a double A-side single alongside the song "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" by FlyingDog on January 28, 2015. The song was written by Sakamoto and composed and produced by the Japanese band La La Larks.[1] "Shikisai" is the theme song to the Android and iOS role-playing game Fate/Grand Order. The song also serves as the theme song to the animated television film based on the game, Fate/Grand Order: First Order.[2]

Chart performance

"Shikisai" debuted on the Oricon Singles Chart at number 9, with 10,000 copies sold in first charting week.[3] The single charted on the chart for sixteen weeks, selling a reported total of 17,000 copies sold.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō"	Yuho Iwasato Rasmus Faber	Faber	4:40
2.	"Shikisai" (色彩, "Color")	Maaya Sakamoto La La Larks	La La Larks Ryō Eguchi Tōru Ishitsuka	4:33
3.	"Kimi no Suki na Hito" (君の好きな人, "The One You Love")	Sakamoto Kento Ohgiya	Ohgiya	4:54
4.	"Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" (Instrumental)	Faber	Faber	4:40
5.	"Shikisai" (Instrumental)	La La Larks	La La Larks Eguchi Ishitsuka	4:30
Total length:				23:18

Limited Edition DVD: "Maaya Sakamoto × Masato Ishinari Studio Live 2014"[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tegami"
2.	"Afternoon Repose"
3.	"Okaerinasai"

Credits and personnel

Personnel[5]

• Vocals – Maaya Sakamoto
• Backing vocals – Maaya Sakamoto, Yumi Uchimura
• Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, La La Larks
• Production, all instruments – La La Larks
• Arrangement – La La Larks, Ryō Eguchi, Tōru Ishitsuka
• Electronic keyboard, programming – Ryō Eguchi
• Bass – Keisuke Kubota
• Drums – Turkey
• Electric guitar – Ritsuo Mitsui
• Strings – Tomomi Tokunaga Strings
• Engineering, mixing – Hiromitsu Takasu

Charts

Chart (2015–17)	Peak position
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[6]	8
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7]	9
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[8]	7
Japan Yearly Singles (Mora)[9]	57

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan Physical	—	17,000[3]
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Digital single	Platinum	250,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "坂本真綾「幸せについて私が知っている5つの方法」PV公開". Natalie. December 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
2. "坂本真綾、『幸腹グラフィティ』OPテーマ＆『Fate／Grand Order』主題歌の両A面シングル決定". Barks. November 20, 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『幸腹グラフィティ』OPテーマ／Fate新作RPG『Fate/Grand Order』主題歌 幸せについて私が知っている５つの方法／色彩 FlyingDog". JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
5. Sakamoto, Maaya (2015). Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō / Shikisai (Booklet). Maaya Sakamoto. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: FlyingDog. 4580325319132. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
6. "【日榜单】2015/ 01/ 28付". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
7. "幸せについて私が知っている5つの方法/色彩(初回限定盤) 坂本真綾". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
8. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
9. "ランキング（総合）2017年 年間 音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト mora". Mora. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
10. "Japanese digital single certifications – 色彩" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2021年7月 on the drop-down menu