Tsubasa (Eir Aoi song)

"Tsubasa" (翼, Wings) is a song by Japanese pop singer Eir Aoi. It was released as thirteenth single digitally on July 17, 2016, and received a physical release on July 20, 2016.[1] It reached number 9 on Oricon and number 5 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the opening theme song for the second season of anime series The Heroic Legend of Arslan.[2] The song was released before her indefinite hiatus in November 2016,[3] although she would resume her activities in 2018.[4][5]

For other uses of the word, see Tsubasa.
"Tsubasa"
The regular edition cover
Single by Eir Aoi
from the album Best -E-
B-side"Carry Out"
Released
  • July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17) (digital)
  • July 20, 2016
Recorded2017
StudioRokubancho Studio
(Tokyo, Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length3:24
LabelSME Record
Composer(s)Ryuhey Yamada
Lyricist(s)Uki
Eir Aoi singles chronology
"Accentier"
(2016)		 "Tsubasa"
(2016)		 "Ryūsei / Yakusoku"
(2018)
Alternative cover
The limited anime edition cover
Music video
Tsubasa on YouTube

Release and reception

On 5 June 2016, the official website of the anime The Heroic Legend of Arslan revealed about the opening theme song for the second season "Tsubasa" that would be sung by Eir Aoi.[2] The song was released digitally on July 17, 2016, and received a physical release on July 20, 2016, on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition.[1] The single reached number 9 on Oricon, 5 on Japan Hot 100, and 2 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 9, 9 and 7 weeks respectively.[6][7][8] In August 2016, "Tsubasa" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for 100,000 full-track ringtone digital music downloads (Chaku Uta Full).[9] The song was featured in her greatest hits album "Best -E-".[10] The single also featured the cover of Do As Infinity song "Fukai Mori".

Music video

The music video for "Tsubasa" was directed by Hideaki Sunaga.[11] The video features Eir Aoi sing in land when the battlefield is take place, as some scene show some soldier fighting each other. Some scene also show Eir Aoi sing in the castle with some soldiers. Also, some scene show the angel in a castle, with feather of the wing from the angel spread out, and some scene also show the dragon seen on the battlefield, make the soldiers unite to defeat it. The video end when Eir Aoi stop sing with the angel, the dragon, and the soldiers feature in the scene, with the logo of the song also show in the scene.

Track listing

Regular edition
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa" (翼 Wings)3:24
2."CARRY OUT"3:50
3."Fukai Mori" (Do As Infinity Cover)4:26
4."Tsubasa" (翼 Wings) (Instrumental)3:23

Limited edition
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa" (翼 Wings)3:24
2."CARRY OUT"3:50
3."Fukai Mori" (Do As Infinity Cover)4:26
4."Tsubasa" (翼 Wings) (Instrumental)3:23
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa" (music video)3:33
2."Making of "Tsubasa"" 
3."Eir in New York City the movie" 

Limited anime edition
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa" (翼 Wings)3:24
2."CARRY OUT"3:50
3."Fukai Mori" (Do As Infinity Cover)4:26
4."Tsubasa" (翼 Wings) (The Heroic Legend of Arslan Second Season OP ver)1:31

Personnel
Singer and bands
  • Eir Aoi – vocals, lyrics ("Carry Out")
  • Uki – lyrics ("Tsubasa")
  • Hiroo Yamaguchi – bass
  • Yuya Komoguchi, Tokunaga brothers – guitar
  • Taro Yoshida – drums
  • Hitoshi Konno - Violin
  • Yusuke Kato – arranger, other instruments
Production
  • Jun Ozawa, Yoshihiko Ohta – record
  • Satoshi Morishige, Yoshihiko Ohta – mixer
  • Hidekazu Sakai – mastering

Charts
Year Chart Peak
position
2016 Oricon[6] 9
Japan Hot 100[7] 5
Japan Hot Animation [8] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 20 July 2016 SME Record CD SECL-1942
CD SECL-1943
CD+DVD SECL-1940

References
  1. "藍井エイル 13th Single 「翼」 2016.07.20 Release!!" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. "Heroic Legend of Arslan 2nd Season's TV Ad Previews Eir Aoi's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. "Singer Eir Aoi Goes on Indefinite Hiatus After Budōkan Concerts on November 4–5". Anime News Network. October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. "Singer Eir Aoi Returns From Hiatus". Anime News Network. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  5. ">藍井エイル、活動再開のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  6. "翼" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  7. "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. August 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  8. "翼 - Chart Insight" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  9. "Japanese digital single certifications – 翼" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年8月 on the drop-down menu
  10. "BEST -E-" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  11. "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved June 17, 2020. (in Japanese)
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