is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto, from the album ''

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''. It was released as the album's fourth single on August 20, 2014, through

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. The song was written by Sakamoto and composed by Takahito Uchisawa from the band

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. It served as the second opening theme to the

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anime series '' M3: The Dark Metal''.

Chart performance

"Replica" debuted on the

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at number 17, with 7,000 copies sold in first charting week. The single charted on the chart for four consecutive weeks, selling a reported total of 9,000 copies sold.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Personnel *

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, backing vocals – Maaya Sakamoto * Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, Takahito Uchisawa *

Arrangement In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

– Takahito Uchisawa, Tōru Ishitsuka *

Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

– Ichiro Yoshida *

Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

– Noriyasu Kawamura *

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, programming – Takahito Uchisawa *

Strings String or strings may refer to: *String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...

– Tomomi Tokunaga Strings *

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

– Takahiro Okubo, Tohru Takayama * Mixing – Tohru Takayama * Mastering – Hiroshi Kawasaki

Charts

References

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