Fanfare (song)

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"Fanfare"
Twice - Fanfare.png
Single by Twice
from the album Perfect World
LanguageJapanese
B-side "More & More (Japanese ver.)"
ReleasedJuly 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)
Length3:40
Label Warner 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 Japanesesingles chronology
"Fake & True"
(2019)
"Fanfare"
(2020)
"Better"
(2020)
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"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [8] Platinum250,000^
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ) [9] Gold50,000,000

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

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