Fanfare (song)

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"Fanfare"
Digital and standard edition cover
Single by Twice
from the album Perfect World
LanguageJapanese
B-side"More & More (Japanese ver.)"
ReleasedJuly 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)
Length3:40
LabelWarner Music Japan
Composer(s)
  • Louise Frick Sveen
  • Atsushi Shimada
  • Kenichi Sakamuro
Lyricist(s)Chiemi
Twice singles chronology
"More & More"
(2020) 		"Fanfare"
(2020) 		"I Can't Stop Me"
(2020)
Twice Japanese singles chronology
"Fake & True"
(2019) 		"Fanfare"
(2020) 		"Better"
(2020)
Music video
"Fanfare" on YouTube

"Fanfare" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It is the group's sixth Japanese maxi single, featuring three other tracks. It was pre-released for digital download and streaming on June 19, 2020, by Warner Music Japan as the first single from their third Japanese studio album, Perfect World. The single and its B-side, "More & More" (Japanese version), were physically released on July 8 in Japan.

Release and promotion

On May 5, 2020, Twice announced the release of their sixth Japanese single titled "Fanfare", describing it as "an upbeat song that hopes to add a bright energy to everyone around the world".[1] "Fanfare" was pre-released as a digital single on various online music portals on June 19, and the music video was released online the same day.[2] On July 4, Twice performed "Fanfare" for the first time on NHK's music program Shibuya Note.[3] The CD single was released on July 8 in four different versions: Standard Edition, Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Once Japan Limited Edition.[4]

Commercial performance

The CD single debuted at number 2 on the daily ranking of Oricon Singles Chart with 108,796 units sold on July 7, 2020.[5] It topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 176,725 copies sold.[6] It also debuted atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 with 208,778 copies sold, 5,529 downloads, and 2,198,665 streams recorded July 6–12.[7]

Track listing

CD, digital download, streaming
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangemetLength
1."Fanfare"Chiemi
  • Louise Frick Sveen
  • Atsushi Shimada
  • Kenichi Sakamuro
  • Atsushi Shimada
  • Kenichi Sakamuro
3:40
2."More & More" (Japanese version)Natsumi Watanabe
3:20
3."Fanfare (Lee Hae-sol remix)"  Lee Hae-sol3:50
4."Fanfare" (instrumental)   3:40
DVD - A
No.TitleLength
1."Fanfare" (music video) 
2."Fanfare" (music video making movie) 
DVD - B
No.TitleLength
1."Jacket Shooting Making Movie" 

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Fanfare"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Platinum 250,000^
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Platinum 100,000,000†

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (May 6, 2020). "Twice announces its sixth Japanese single 'Fanfare'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Martin, Annie (June 18, 2020). "Twice shares 'Fanfare' music video". United Press International. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "ジャニーズWEST、TWICE、フレンズ「シブヤノオト」で元気になれる新曲披露". Natalie Music (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "TWICE、新曲「Fanfare」色で世界をつなぐMV公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "デイリー シングルランキング – 2020年07月7日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "週間　シングルランキング – 2020年07月20日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "【ビルボード】208,778枚を売り上げTWICE 「Fanfare」が総合首位　米津玄師「感電」初登場2位". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 15, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Fanfare – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Japanese single certifications – TWICE – Fanfare" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 8, 2020. Select 2020年7月 on the drop-down menu
  12. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Twice – Fanfare" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 28, 2024. Select 2024年4月 on the drop-down menu


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