"Under the Tree" (stylized in

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) is a single created by the Japanese band SiM and released by

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. It serves as the ending theme for the

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television special '' Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 1'', which aired on

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on March 4, 2023.

Background and announcement

SiM made their musical debut for the anime ''

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'' in 2022 with the song "

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". The opening theme was met with overall positive audience feedback, amassing a total of 200 million listens on streaming platforms at the time of the release of "Under the Tree". The band's success in making the previous opening motivated the producers of the series to bring back SiM to perform the anime's final theme song. The song was announced for the first time on SiM's Twitter account on February 25, 2023, along with the cover art for the song and its release date of March 4, 2023.

Release

Alongside various music streaming platforms including

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, and Linkfire; the song was released exclusively on

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television during the one-hour special premiere of the anime's new series on March 4, 2023, at 12:00 AM JST, before being released internationally on

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, and

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. Upon the song's release; the song drew largely positive feedback from the community. The song was also released alongside a "special animation video" published by Pony Canyon on their YouTube channel. On July 14, 2023, the full length version of the song was announced, and would be released as part of SiM's new album ''

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'' on September 27, 2023.

According to a separate statement made by SiM's lyricist MAH also on February 25; the music includes elements of

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, and deep bass mixed together. In universe, the song is also themed to be " Mikasa's song", in contrast to SiM's previous single "The Rumbling", which focused primarily on the show's protagonist

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. The song's cover art also depicts Mikasa who has taken off a red scarf that Eren gave her when they were children, symbolizing a rift taking place between the two characters in the show.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

References

External links

Spotify link by SiM

YouTube link by SiM

Special animation YouTube video by Pony Canyon
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