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"Touch Off" (stylized as "Touch off") is a single recorded by the Japanese rock band
Uverworld Uverworld (stylized as UVERworld) is a Japanese rock band consisting of six members and originating from Kusatsu, Shiga. They have released eleven studio albums and over thirty singles and have sold over three million records worldwide. "Uverwo ...
, released through
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on February 27, 2019. It reached 3rd place on
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chart, selling 33,340 copies in its first week. "Touch Off" was used as the season one opening theme for the 2019 anime ''
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Background

According to Takuya∞, "Touch Off" was the first song they made in 2018 before "Odd Future" and "Eden e". At first, they made its basic sounds more
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with acoustic guitar and drums but they had not yet created the lyrics. Later Takuya∞ made the lyrics based on the anime ''The Promised Neverland'', telling to keep fighting spirits and to not give up for getting freedom.


Music video

The music video for "Touch Off" was directed by Masaki Okita, and features the band with hundreds of lighting and fire effects. Two versions of music videos were released by the band: the short version and the full version. Their official
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uploaded the short version on February 25, 2019, restricted to Japanese residents only. As of March 9, 2019, it has reached 542,094 views. The full version is available on the band's official website for a limited time.


Track listing


Personnel

;Uverworld * Takuya∞ – vocals, rap, programming, lyrics * Katsuya – guitar * Akira – guitar, programming * Nobuto – bass guitar * Shintarō – drums * Seika – saxophone ;Additional musician * Satoru Hirade – arrangement


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External links

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"Touch Off"
music video at Uverworld official website (in Japanese)
"Touch Off"
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