Enamel (song)

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"Enamel"
Single by SID
B-side "Kagee (影絵)"
ReleasedAugust 27, 2014
Genre Rock
Length13:38
Label Ki/oon Records
Songwriter(s) Mao, Aki
SID singles chronology
"hug"
(2014)		"Enamel"
(2014)		"White tree"
(2014)

"Enamel" is the eighteenth single by Japanese visual kei rock band SID, released on August 27, 2014 by Ki/oon Records. It is the opening theme of Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus.

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Background

In May, it was announced that Sid's new song "Enamel" would be used as the opening theme for Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus. [1] Sid had already composed the first opening theme of Kuroshitsuji saga, "Monochrome no Kiss". [2] The B-side of "Enamel" is "Kagee" (影絵) and the third track is a live version of "Monochrome no Kiss", recorded on a tour celebrating Sid's 10th anniversary in 2013. [3]

On July 3, a program about the anime, comments from Sid members and interviews with voice actors and producers of the anime aired. [4]

Since April, the group has been on tour to promote the album Outsider. It ended on July 6 and was a mostly national tour, but featured one performance in Hong Kong and in Taiwan. [3]

Songwriting

When writing the song, the band was asked to express themselves in accordance with the essence of the anime. Bassist Aki, the song's composer, said that there were no limitations when composing "Enamel" according to the image that the anime presents. He said that it was fun because he was already familiar with anime. [2] He said: "Observing the appearance of four or five characters, I realized that they were related to Gothic. I was also inspired by the word "circus" in the title." [5]

Release

The single was released on August 27, 2014, more than a month after Kuroshitsuji aired, in four editions: the regular, limited edition (also called the Kuroshitsuji edition or anime edition) and the limited editions A and B. The regular edition only contains a three-track CD, the limited edition contains a shortened television version of Enamel, the limited edition A comes with a DVD along with the CD and the limited edition B comes with a photo booklet. [3]

Commercial performance

It reached number seven on Oricon Singles Chart and charted for nine weeks. [6] On Billboard Japan Hot 100, reached number five. [7]

CD Journal website described the single as a "dramatic song enveloped by the diversity of SID". [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mao.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Enamel"Aki3:36
2."Kagee" (影絵)Aki2:53
3."Monochrome no Kiss (ao vivo em Sid 10th Anniversary Tour 2013)" (モノクのキス)Shinji4:04
Limited edition
No.TitleLength
1."Enamel"3:36
2."Kagee" (影絵)2:53
3."Monochrome no Kiss (live at Sid 10th Anniversary Tour 2013)" (モノクのキス)4:04
4."Enamel -TV Ver.-"1:33
5."Monochrome no Kiss -TV Ver.-" (モノクのキス)1:31
Total length:13:38 [9]

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "SID（シド）、新曲がTVアニメ『黒執事Book of Circus』テーマに「世界観も一緒に楽しんで頂ければ」". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. 1 2 "【インタビュー】シド アニメタイアップ楽曲のみを収録したベストアルバムを発売！ 「TVアニメ『黒執事』とは一緒にデビューしたという気持ちが強い」". 超！アニメディア (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "SID（シド）、全国ツアー最終日にニューシングル詳細発表". BARKS (in Japanese). 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. ↑ "SID（シド）、アニメ『黒執事』特番でメンバー全員コメント". BARKS (in Japanese). 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  5. ↑ "シド アニメとの長年の関わりについて、そして結成15周年を迎えた現在の心境とは？". SPICE (in Japanese). 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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  7. ↑ Cabison, Rosalie. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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