Great Escape (Cinema Staff song)

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Great Escape (Cinema Staff song) - Wikipedia

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"Great Escape"

Official song cover

Single by Cinema Staff

from the album Drums,Bass,2(to) Guitars [ja]

Language

Japanese

B-side

"cinema staff [bokutachi no hihō] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO"

Released

August 21, 2013

Recorded

2013

Genre

Length

3:27

Cinema Staff singles chronology

"Chiisana Shokutaku [ja]" / "Seinan Sei no Niji [ja]"
(2013)

"Great Escape"
(2013)

"WAYPOINT E.P. [ja]"
(2015)

"Great Escape" (stylized in lowercase) was the fourth single created by the Japanese band Cinema Staff, and their third major song. It was released by Pony Canyon on August 21, 2013, and reached the number one spot on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation chart upon its debut. The song is best remembered for its use as the ending theme for the second half of season one of Attack on Titan.^[1]

B-side

The single was released alongside the coupling B-side music compilation titled "cinema staff [bokutachi no hihō] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO" (cinema staff【僕たちの秘法】tour Final @2013.07.11 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO, lit. "cinema staff [our secret method] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO"), which itself is composed of songs recorded live during the band's nationwide tour of Japan titled "Our Secret".^[2] The songs were more specifically recorded at Shibuya Club Quattro [ja] on July 11, 2013.^[2]

As for the intention behind the inclusion of these songs live versions instead of their official ones, lyricist Sohei Mishima commented, "If you listen to this, even people who have never been to a band live like us can feel the atmosphere."^[3]

Track listing

CD Single^[4]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Great Escape"	Sohei Mishima	Cinema Staff	Cinema Staff / Seiji Kameda	3:27
2.	"cinema staff [bokutachi no hihō] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO"		Cinema Staff	Cinema Staff	33:34
Total length:					37:01

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay^[5]	38
Billboard Japan Hot 100^[6]	11
Billboard Japan Hot Animation^[7]	1
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales^[8]	10
Billboard Japan Top Airplay^[9]	25
Oricon Weekly^[10]	12
Oricon Monthly^[11]	37

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[12]	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "cinema staffがアニメ「進撃の巨人」新エンディング" [Cinema staff announces new ending for anime "Attack on Titan"] (in Japanese). Natalie. June 7, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "cinema staff「進撃の巨人」EDシングルにツアー音源" [cinema staff "Attack on Titan" tour sound source for ED single] (in Japanese). Natalie. July 5, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "cinema staff×諫山創「進撃の巨人」通じて念願の対談実現" [Cinema staff x Hajime Isayama's long-awaited dialogue through "Attack on Titan"]. Natalie. August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2023. これを聴けば僕らみたいなバンドのライブに来たことがない人にも雰囲気は伝わるかな。 [If you listen to this, even people who have never been to a band live like us can feel the atmosphere.]
^ "great escape". musicbrainz.org. MusicBrainz. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Hot 100". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Hot Animation". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Top Singles Sales". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Top Airplay". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "great escape" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "2013年08月のCDシングル月間ランキング" [August 2013 CD Single Monthly Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Japanese digital single certifications – ゴールド – great escape" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Select 2015年2月 on the drop-down menu

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Openings	"Guren no Yumiya" "Shinzō wo Sasageyo!" "Red Swan" "My War" "The Rumbling"
Endings	"Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" "Great Escape" "Akatsuki no Requiem" "Name of Love" "Akuma no Ko" "Under the Tree" "To You 2,000... or... 20,000 Years From Now..."
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