Seimei/Still Alive

"声明/Still Alive (Seimei/Still Alive)" is the fifty-third single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 14 June 2017[1] and is the only single from their twentieth album Dinosaur.

"Seimei/Still Alive"
Single by B'z
from the album Dinosaur
B-side"Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru" and "Fukiarenasa"
ReleasedJune 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)[1]
GenreHard rock, pop rock
Length17:21[1]
LabelVermillion Records
B'z singles chronology
"Red"
(2015)		 "Seimei/Still Alive"
(2017)
Music videos
"Seimei" (partial) on YouTube
"Still Alive" (partial) on YouTube

The song "Seimei" was used in a UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. Black sugar-free coffee commercial.[2] "Still Alive" served as the main theme to TBS's A LIFE〜Itoshi Kihito〜,[3] "Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru" as the theme song to 2016 film Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare and to the anime itself[4] and "Fukiarenasai" as the theme song for the 2016 film Shippu Rondo.[5]

It debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[6] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart.[7][8] It was ranked #38 at Oricon's 2017 year-end chart.[9] The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."声明 (Seimei)" (Declaration)3:37
2."Still Alive"4:42
3."世界はあなたの色になる (Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru)" (The Color This World Will Take Depends on You)5:01
4."フキアレナサイ (Fukiarenasai)" (Blow Violently)4:01
Total length:17:21[1]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "声明 / Still Alive - EP". iTunes (in Japanese). Apple Inc. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ""Seimei/Still Alive" Now On Sale! Plus UCC Black "Seimei" Commercial & UCC Creation Video Feature". Off the Lock. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "B'z、キムタク主演「A LIFE～愛しき人～」ドラマに新曲書き下ろし". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. "B'z to Provide Theme Song to Detective Conan Movie 20". Off the Lock. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. "B'z New Double A-Side Single "Seimei/Still Alive" OUT 6.14!!". Off the Lock. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2017年06月12日～2017年06月18日". oricon.com.br (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. "オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2017年度 31～40位". oricon.com.br (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  10. ゴールドディスク認定 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. "Japanese single certifications – B'z – Statement/Still Alive" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 August 2021. Select 2017年6月 on the drop-down menu


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