"Unlasting" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Japanese pop singer Lisa. It was released as her sixteenth single digitally on October 21, 2019, and received a physical release on December 11, 2019. It reached number 4 on Oricon and number 6 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the first ending theme song for the anime series Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld.
Release On 6 October 2019, the official website of the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld revealed about the ending theme song "Unlasting" that would be sung by Lisa. The song was released digitally on 21 October 2019, and received a physical release on 11 December 2019 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition. The single reached number 4 on Oricon, 6 on Japan Hot 100, and 5 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 17, 6 and 12 weeks respectively. The song will be featured in her fifth album Leo-Nine.
Music video The music video for "Unlasting" was directed by Kentaro Osawa, and produced by Hiroshi Takayama. The video features a heart-rending story of a breakup between a man and woman in the style of a short dramatic film, with some scene featuring them with rain effect. The video expanded their story from when they were a couple until their breakup. Some scene feature Lisa singing in the room with haze effect. The video ends when both of them part ways.
Track listing Regular edition
Limited edition
Limited anime edition
Personnel Singer and bands Lisa – Vocals, Lyrics (unlasting, Howl) Hidenori Tanaka, Tomoya Tabuchi - Lyrics (Kaleido, Chill-Chill-Dal-Da) Masaki Nonomura - Erhu Arranger Kanae Nozawa - Erhu performer Shota Horie - Arranger, Other Instruments
Production Nobuyuki Murakami – recording, mixing Naoki Kawashima – assistant Akihiro Shiba, TEMAS – mastering
Charts YearChartPeakposition 2019 Oricon4 Japan Hot 1006 Japan Hot Animation5
Release history RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogJapan11 December 2019Sacra MusicCDVVCL-1582 CD+DVDVVCL-1580 CD+DVDVVCL-1583
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