"Kiss of Death" | ||||
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Single by Mika Nakashima | ||||
Released | March 7, 2018 | |||
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Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Sony Music Associated Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Hyde | |||
Mika Nakashima singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Kiss of Death" |
"Kiss of Death" (stylized as "KISS OF DEATH") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima, released as a single by Sony Music Associated Records on March 7, 2018. [1] It was written and produced by L'Arc-en-Ciel's Hyde. The song marks the first collaboration between Nakashima and Hyde in thirteen years, since "Glamorous Sky". [2] "Kiss of Death" is the opening theme to the Tokyo MX anime series Darling in the Franxx . [3] The title track was released digitally in advance after premiering on the series' second episode, on January 20, 2018. [4]
Upon being released digitally, "Kiss of Death" charted at number 12 on the weekly RecoChoku Singles Chart and at number 6 on the weekly Mora Singles Chart. [5] [6] It also debuted on several Billboard Japan charts: at number 81 on the Hot 100, [7] number 19 on Hot Animation and number 23 on Download Songs. [8] [9] "Kiss of Death" entered the weekly Oricon Digital Singles Chart at number 22, [10] selling 5,000 copies in its first charting week. [11] The song stayed at number 22 the following week, bringing its total reported digital sales figure to 10,000 copies. [12]
The physical release of "Kiss of Death" entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 16. [13] It peaked at number 9 the following day. [14] The single debuted at number 17 on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with 7,000 copies sold in its first week. [15]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kiss of Death" |
| 4:09 | |
2. | "Glamorous Sky" (Re:Present 2018) |
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| 4:29 |
3. | "Kiss of Death" (Instrumental) |
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| 4:09 |
4. | "Glamorous Sky" (Re:Present 2018) (Instrumental) |
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| 4:26 |
Total length: | 17:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kiss of Death" |
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| 4:09 |
2. | "Glamorous Sky" (Re:Present 2018) |
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| 4:29 |
3. | "Kiss of Death" (TV Size) |
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| 1:32 |
4. | "Kiss of Death" (Instrumental) |
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| 4:08 |
Total length: | 14:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Darling in the Franxx" (Opening Sequence) (「ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス」OP映像, "Dārin In Za Furankisu" OP Eizō) |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kiss of Death" (Music Video) | Takashi Tadokoro | |
2. | "Kiss of Death" (Making of Music Video) |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Japan Daily Singles (Oricon) [14] | 9 |
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon) [15] | 17 |
Japan Weekly Digital Singles (Oricon) [10] | 22 |
Japan Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [7] | 27 |
Japan Hot Animation ( Billboard ) [17] | 7 |
Japan Download Songs ( Billboard ) [9] | 23 |
Japan Weekly Singles (Mora) [6] | 6 |
Japan Weekly Singles (RecoChoku) [5] | 12 |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song (from anime Darling in the Franxx ) | 3rd place | [18] |
2019 | Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Opening Sequence | Won |