Kiss of Death (song)

"Kiss of Death"
Single by Mika Nakashima
Released	March 7, 2018
Genre	Pop rock; electropop;
Length	4:10
Label	Sony Music Associated Records
Songwriter(s)	Hideto Takarai;
Producer(s)	Hyde

"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]

Chart performance[]

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]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Kiss of Death"	Hyde	Hyde Carlos K.	4:09
2.	"Glamorous Sky" (Re:Present 2018)	Ai Yazawa Hyde	Hyde K.A.Z	4:29
3.	"Kiss of Death" (Instrumental)	Hyde	Hyde Carlos K.	4:09
4.	"Glamorous Sky" (Re:Present 2018) (Instrumental)	Hyde	Hyde K.A.Z	4:26
Total length:				17:15

Limited anime edition 'A'^[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Kiss of Death"	Hyde	Hyde Carlos K.	4:09
2.	"Glamorous Sky" (Re:Present 2018)	Yazawa Hyde	Hyde K.A.Z	4:29
3.	"Kiss of Death" (TV Size)	Hyde	Hyde Carlos K.	1:32
4.	"Kiss of Death" (Instrumental)	Hyde	Hyde Carlos K.	4:08
Total length:				14:19

Limited anime edition 'A' DVD ^[8]
No.	Title	Length
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)

Limited edition 'B' DVD^[16]
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Kiss of Death" (Music Video)	Takashi Tadokoro
2.	"Kiss of Death" (Making of Music Video)

Charts[]

Chart (2018)	Peak position
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

Sales[]


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)		9,000^[18]
Japan (RIAJ)		10,000 (single track)^[12]
Summaries
Japan	—	19,000^[10]^[12]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards[]

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Newtype Anime Awards	Best Theme Song (from anime Darling in the Franxx)	3rd place	^[19]
2019	Crunchyroll Anime Awards	Best Opening Sequence	Won

References[]

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[barks-1] "中島美嘉、HYDEプロデュースによる新曲CDに「GLAMOROUS SKY (Re:Present 2018)」も". Barks. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[barks-2-2] "中島美嘉×HYDE、13年ぶりタッグによる新曲は『ダリフラ』主題歌「気に入った作品が出来ました」". Barks. December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[natalie-3] "中島美嘉×HYDEタッグの「ダリフラ」主題歌がCD化、ジャケットでゼロツーに". Natalie. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[musicman-net-4] "中島美嘉、アニメ「ダリフラ」OPのHYDE提供曲「KISS OF DEATH」を先行配信". Musicman-Net. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[recochoku-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "シングルランキング週間【レコチョク】音楽ダウンロード". RecoChoku. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[mora-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "ランキング（総合）Weekly 音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト　mora". Mora. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[hot100-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[anime-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 "KISS OF DEATH(Produced by HYDE)【初回生産限定盤】･中島美嘉 Sony Music Shop". Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 8, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[dlsongs-9] 9.0 ^9.1 "Billboard Japan Download Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[youtaiju-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 7, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[baidu180129-11] "【配信周榜】2018/01/29付". Retrieved February 7, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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[daily-13] "オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2018年03月06日付 11〜20位". Oricon. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[daily-2-14] 14.0 ^14.1 "オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2018年03月07日付". Oricon. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

[weekly-15] 15.0 ^15.1 "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2018年03月05日～2018年03月11日 11～20位". Oricon. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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