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Clear (Maaya Sakamoto song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Clear'" (stylized as "'CLEAR'") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a single on January 31, 2018, through FlyingDog. It was written by Sakamoto and composed by Yoshiki Mizuno of the band Ikimono-gakari. "Clear" is the opening theme to the NHK anime 'Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card', the sequel to 'Cardcaptor Sakura', for which Sakamoto's "Platinum" served as opening theme for the third season close to twenty years prior. An acoustic take of "Platinum" performed on June 4, 2017 at the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima is included as a coupling track on the single.
Chart performance
The single entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 9 on January 30, 2018. It debuted at number 13 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 9,000 copies sold. "Clear" also charted on several 'Billboard Japan' charts: at number 8 on the Hot 100, at number 2 on Hot Animation, number 4 on Download Songs and at number 12 on Top Singles Sales. The single also charted on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart, ranking at number 4 and selling a reported 18,000 downloads on its first week.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
'Personnel'
* Vocals, backing vocals, production Maaya Sakamoto
* Songwriting Maaya Sakamoto, Yoshiki Mizuno
* Arrangement, piano, programming, electronic keyboard Shin Kno
* Drums Yasuo Sano
* Bass Takeshi Taneda
* Guitar Tsuneo Imahori
* Strings Chieko Kinbara Strings
* Mixing Toshihiko Miyoshi
* Engineering Hiroaki Yamazaki
* Mastering Hiroshi Kawasaki
Charts
Sales
References
Category:2018 songs
Category:2018 singles
Category:Anime songs
Category:Cardcaptor Sakura
Category:Songs written by Maaya Sakamoto
Category:Maaya Sakamoto songs
Category:FlyingDog singles
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