Ranbu no Melody
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| "Ranbu no Melody" | ||||
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 Regular edition cover | ||||
| Single by SID | ||||
| from the album Dead Stock | ||||
| B-side | "Danro" | |||
| Released | December 1, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 12:29 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon Records | |||
| Songwriters | Mao, Aki, Shinji | |||
| SID singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Ranbu no Melody" on YouTube | ||||
"Ranbu no Melody" (乱舞のメロディ) is a single by Japanese rock band Sid, released on December 1, 2010, by Ki/oon Records. Opening theme of Bleach anime, it also figured on the television shows a-ha-N and Be-Bop! High Heele.[1] The song was included on the album Dead Stock and the compilation Sid Anime Best 2008-2017.[2]
In May, it was announced that SID's new single "Ranbu no Melody" would be chosen as opening theme of Bleach.[3] The song started airing in the anime episodes on October 12.[4]
Before being officially released on CD, the song debuted on DAM karaoke with a freebie for those who downloaded it. Three editions were released on December 1, 2010: the regular edition and the limited editions A and B. The limited editions came with a CD and a DVD, this one different for each of the two, and the regular edition only contained the CD with its 3 tracks: "Ranbu no Melody", the B-side "Danro" and a live version of "Hosoi Koe".[5][6]
Musical style
Commercial performance
"Ranbu no Melody" reached fifth place on weekly Oricon Albums Chart and stayed on chart for thirteen weeks.[7] In Recochoku's daily chart, it reached first place.[5] In June 2011, it was certified gold disc by RIAJ for selling more than 100.000 digital copies.[8]
It is SID's fourth best-selling single, according to Oricon list.[9]
Tracks
All lyrics are written by Mao.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ranbu no Melody" (乱舞のメロディ) | Aki | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Danro" (暖炉) | Shinji | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Hosoi Koe" (Live from SID Summer Festa 2010) | Shinji | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 12:29 | ||
