Dark Crow

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"Dark Crow"
DarkCrowcover.jpg
Single by Man with a Mission
from the album Break and Cross the Walls II
B-side
  • "86 Missed Calls"
  • "Reiwa"
  • "My Hero" (Slushii remix)
ReleasedOctober 23, 2019
Genre J-pop
Length4:38
Label Sony Music Records
Composer(s) Kamikaze Boy
Lyricist(s)
  • Kamikaze Boy
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
Man with a Mission singles chronology
"Remember Me"
(2019)
"Dark Crow"
(2019)
"Change the World"
(2020)
Music video
"Dark Crow" on YouTube
"86 Missed Calls" on YouTube

"Dark Crow" is a single by Japanese rock band Man with a Mission. It was released on October 23, 2019, from Sony Music Records.

Contents

Overview

The theme was released about 4 months after the previous album "Remember Me". Its CD was released in 3 types: First Press Limited Edition, Regular Edition, and Anime Edition. Member Spear Rib is in charge of the disc jacket model for the first production limited edition and regular edition. [1] The title song "Dark Crow" is the second opening theme of anime Vinland Saga . [2] "Dark Crow" is meant to fit into the theme of the Viking themes. [3]

The coupling song "86 Missed Calls feat. Patrick Stump" is the theme song for the film Three Nobunagas  [ ja ]. [4] The bonus DVD of the first production limited edition includes "Jan-Ken Johnny qualification road Director's cut version" and "Tokyo Tanaka's challenge to his flyboard Director's cut version". The bonus DVD of the anime edition includes the "TV Anime 'Vinland Saga' Special Movie".

Track listing

All songs written by Jean-Ken Johnny and Kamikaze Boy (also composer), except where noted.

CD single [5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dark Crow"  4:38
2."86 Missed Calls" (featuring Patrick Stump)
  • Johnny
  • Kamikaze Boy
  • Stump
  • Johnny
  • Kamikaze Boy
  • Stump
3:27
3."Reiwa" (featuring Milet)  4:46
4."My Hero" (Slushii remix)  3:13
Total length:16:04
DVD [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Jean-Ken Johnny Road to Qualification Director's Cut Edition" (ジャン・ケン・ジョニー 資格への道 ディレクターズ・カット版) 
2."Tokyo Tanaka Flyboard Challenge Director's Cut Edition" (トーキョー・タナカ フライボードに挑戦 ディレクターズ・カット版) 

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