Brave Shine

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"Brave Shine"
Aimer - Brave Shine.jpg
Single by Aimer
from the album DAWN
LanguageJapanese
B-side "Ophelia /
Kimi wo Matsu -acoustic ver.- /
AM03:00 -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.- /
7-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.-"
ReleasedJune 3, 2015 (2015-06-03)
Studio Studio Device • Prime Sound Studio
Genre
Length27:28
Label Defstar Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Kenji Tamai
Aimer singles chronology
"Broken Night"
(2014)
"Brave Shine"
(2015)
"Ninelie"
(2016)
Music video
Brave Shine on YouTube

"Brave Shine" is the eighth single by Japanese singer Aimer, released on June 3, 2015 under Defstar Records. Written by Aimer (under her pen name "aimerrhythm") and Hisashi Koyama, the song was used as the second opening theme of the anime TV series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works . [1] [2] [3] Originally, the series' second opening theme was intended to be "Last Stardust", composed also by Aimer. However, the staff did not find it fitting for the video's sequences and instead used "Brave Shine". [4]

Contents

The single peaked at No. 4 on both Oricon's singles charts and Billboard Japan's Hot 100. [5]

Track listing

CD

All lyrics are written by aimerrhythm

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Brave Shine"Hisashi Koyama
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
3:53
2."Ophelia"Kōsuke NomaMAURA
  • Tamai
  • Hajime Uchiyama
6:44
3."Kimi wo Matsu -acoustic ver.-" ((君を待つ -acoustic ver.-, "Waiting for You -acoustic ver.-"))Takahiro Furukawa
  • Tamai
  • Ohnishi
4:07
4."AM03:00 -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-"give me wallets 6:14
5."7-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-" (Shichi-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.- (7月の翼, "Wings of July" -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-))Rui Momota 4:55
6."Brave Shine (TV Size)"Koyama
  • Tamai
  • Ohnishi
1:31

DVD

Limited Edition DVD

Music video

The music video takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where a couple roams across the desert as a dark spirit follows them. As the man carries the woman up a volcano, they confront the entity and reach the summit and embrace as the volcano erupts.

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart [6] 4
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [7] 4
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales [8] 3
Billboard Japan Hot Animation [9] 2

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork/NomineeResult
2015 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song"Brave Shine"
(from anime Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
Won [10]

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