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| Single album by Hitorie | ||||
| Released | November 27th, 2024 (CD) November 6th, 2024 (Digital) | |||
| Genre | Japanese rock, Pop rock, Math rock | |||
| Length | 15:54 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Hinnichijou Records | |||
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NOTOK is the 8th single by Japanese rock band Hitorie. The digital version was released on November 6th, 2024, with the CD releasing on the 27th. It is the first release since their 4th studio album, HOWLS, to feature wowaka's vocals, due to his death 2 months after it's release. The cover art was created by Fullkawa Honpo, a close friend of wowaka who also created the cover art for his debut vocaloid album, Unhappy Refrain. The song will be included on the band's 7th album, Friend Chord, with Shinoda as the vocalist.
Production & Release
NOTOK was first revealed on the book wowaka Lyrics Collection (wowaka歌詞集), released in May 11th. It was performed for the first time at Hitorie's "HITORI-ESCAPE 2024 10-NEN-SAI ～日比谷超絶野音～ (Hibiya's Transcendent Wild Sounds)" concert at Tokyo's Hibiya Park Concert Hall on September 15th. The band decided to complete the song, as well as daybreak seeker, also included on the single and composed by wowaka, to celebrate the band's 10th major debut anniversary.
Unlike their other songs, NOTOK features only 1 chorus and verse.
"I often waited for the lyrics to be finished in the studio, and often recorded my chorus on the same day as wowaka's vocal rec, but there were quite a few times when he said, 'I haven't finished writing the lyrics yet.' Since “NOTOK” only has the first verse, I often wondered what he was going to write after that, or how long I would have to wait.", said Shinoda.
They utilized wowaka's compositions, as well as vocal data from his demo recording to finish and release the song. daybreak seeker was written during the production of HOWLS, and Shinoda wrote the lyrics. He recorded over 100 patterns for the guitar solo at the end of the song before arriving at the final version.
The single also features two covers of wowaka's vocaloid songs, World's End Dancehall and Tenohira, with the former being the fastest song ever performed by the band, reaching 171 BPM (Beats per Minute). The song was usually performed at a slower tempo than the original during live performances with wowaka. Shinoda wanted to include Tenohira after singing it alone with wowaka in 2019.
The album cover was designed and created by Fullkawa Honpo, a close friend of wowaka who was also a vocaloid producer. "To all the members and people involved who gave me the opportunity to meet again with wo, thank you very much. I don't want to say too much, so please listen to the song and be impressed."
Track listing
All tracks are written by wowaka
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "NOTOK" | 2:55 | |
| 2. | "World's End Dancehall (ワールズエンド・ダンスホール, Wārusuendo Dansuhōru)" | Cover version. | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Tenohira (テノヒラ)" | Cover version. | 4:50 |
| 4. | "daybreak seeker" | 4:35 | |
| Total length: | 15:54 | ||
Personnel
As of NOTOK's release in 2024, Hitorie works now contain personnel information in the liner notes booklet. This list also utilizes Youtube's auto-generated music credits.
Hitorie
- All members – arrangement
- wowaka – composition, lyrics (#1-3), vocals (#1)
- Shinoda (シノダ) – electric guitar, vocals (#2-4), lyrics (#4)
- ygarshy (イガラシ) – bass guitar
- Yumao (ゆまーお) – drums
Personnel
- Shinjiro "Megane" Hirai (平井信二郎) – mixing engineer
- Yuki Ishida – recording assistant
- Yuhki Shirai – vocal direction & edit
- Atsuro Takada – drum engineer
- Tsubasa Yamazaki (山崎 翼) – mastering engineer (Flugel Mastering)
- Jun Otake – recording assistant (studio SUNSHINE)
- Akio Fukatani – recording assistant (SOUND CREW STUDIO)
- Fullkawa Honpo (古川本舗) – cover art
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position | Number of appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Top Japanese singles (Oricon) | 13 | 2 |
| Top Japanese Download singles (Billboard Japan) | 100 | 1 |
| Top Japanese Singles Sales (Billboard Japan) | 12 | 2 |
References
- "ヒトリエ wowakaボーカル、作詞・作曲の未発表曲『NOTOK』11月27日発売". tower.jp (in Japanese). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- Department, Skream! Editorial. "ヒトリエ、ニュー・アルバム『Friend Chord』収録曲情報発表。来年全国ツアー開催決定。シノダ（Vo/Gt）による47都道府県弾き語りツアー追加公演も". Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- "【ライブレポート】「ヒトリエは野音に立てるバンドだ」満員の観客が証明、メジャーデビュー10周年で彼らが見た景色（写真17枚）". Natalie (in Japanese). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- "Fullkawa Honpo on X(formerly Twitter)". 4 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- "ヒトリエ「NOTOK」インタビュー｜wowakaの未発表曲をシングル化「ひさしぶりに彼の人間性に触れた」レコーディングを振り返る - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). 28 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- hitorie - Topic (2024-11-26). NOTOK. Retrieved 2024-12-17 – via YouTube.
- "NOTOK(完全生産限定盤) | ヒトリエ". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "ヒトリエ | Artist". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-17.