Clear (Maaya Sakamoto song)

"Clear"
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
from the album Single Collection + Achikochi
Released	January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)
Recorded	2017
Studio	Victor Studio
Genre	Pop
Length	4:15
Label	FlyingDog
Songwriter(s)	Maaya Sakamoto Yoshiki Mizuno
Producer(s)	Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Million Clouds" (2016) "Clear" (2018)
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"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. ^[1] "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. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

Chart performance

The single entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 9 on January 30, 2018. ^[3] It debuted at number 13 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 9,000 copies sold. ^[4] "Clear" also charted on several Billboard Japan charts: at number 8 on the Hot 100, ^[5] at number 2 on Hot Animation, ^[6] number 4 on Download Songs and at number 12 on Top Singles Sales. ^{[7] [8]} 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. ^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Clear"	Maaya Sakamoto Yoshiki Mizuno	Shin Kōno	4:15
2.	"Record" (レコード, Rekōdo)	Sakamoto Kōhei Dōjima	Hiroyasu Yano	4:43
3.	"Platinum" (Acoustic Live Version)	Yuho Iwasato Yoko Kanno	Kōno	4:21
4.	"Clear" (Instrumental)	Mizuno	Kōno	4:15
5.	"Record" (Instrumental)	Dōjima	Yano	4:37
Total length:				22:13

Credits and personnel

Personnel ^[10]

• Vocals, backing vocals, production – Maaya Sakamoto
• Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, Yoshiki Mizuno
• Arrangement, piano, programming, electronic keyboard  – Shin Kōno
• Drums – Yasuo Sano
• Bass – Takeshi Taneda
• Guitar – Tsuneo Imahori
• Strings  – Chieko Kinbara Strings
• Mixing  – Toshihiko Miyoshi
• Engineering  – Hiroaki Yamazaki
• Mastering  – Hiroshi Kawasaki

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon) [3]	9
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon) [4]	13
Japan Weekly Digital Singles (Oricon) [9]	4
Japan Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [5]	8
Japan Hot Animation ( Billboard ) [6]	2
Japan Download Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	4
Japan Top Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [8]	12
Japan Weekly Singles (Mora) [11] (AAC)	4
Japan Weekly Singles (Mora) [11] (FLAC)	18
Japan Weekly Albums (Mora) [11] (AAC)	3
Japan Weekly Albums (Mora) [11] (FLAC)	1
Japan Weekly Singles (Recochoku) [12] (AAC)	8
Japan Weekly Singles (Recochoku) [13] (FLAC)	1
Japan Weekly Albums (Recochoku) [14] (AAC)	21
Japan Weekly Albums (Recochoku) [15] (FLAC)	2

Sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	15,429 [16]
Japan Digital	—	25,334 [17]

References

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17. Cumulative sales:
    • 週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年02月12日付 [Weekly Digital Single (single song) Ranking on February 12, 2018]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
    • 週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年02月19日付 [Weekly Digital Single (single song) Ranking on February 19, 2018]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.