"Different" | ||||
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Single by Band-Maid | ||||
B-side | "Don't Be Long" | |||
Released | December 2, 2020 | |||
Length | 8:22 | |||
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Producer(s) | Band-Maid | |||
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Music video | ||||
Band-Maid "Different" on YouTube |
"Different" is the seventh single by Japanese rock band Band-Maid, released in Japan on December 2, 2020, by Nippon Crown.[1][2] The song was used as the opening theme song for the third season of the anime Log Horizon.[3]
The lyrics for "Different" are about Log Horizon.[4]
Anime News Network said of the title track "This song just doesn't QUIT. The drums and the bass are insane from start to finish."[5] Raijin Rock called the title track "the greatest single of the year."[6] JaME wrote that the single shows that the band "are still doing great creating both skillful music and explosive tracks." And stated that "Don't Be Long" "is so catchy that you will definitely want to experience it again and again."[7]
The music video for "Different" was released on December 1, 2020.
A live version of "Different" was later released on their video album: Band-Maid Online Okyu-Ji (Feb. 11, 2021).[8] "Don't Be Long" was played live over a year prior to the release of the single.[9]
All music is composed by Band-Maid
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Different" | Miku Kobato | 3:33 |
2. | "Don't Be Long" | Instrumental | 3:19 |
3. | "Different" (89Sec Version) | Kobato | 1:30 |
Band-Maid members
Recording and management
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Japan (Oricon)[11] | 19 |
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard)[12] | 17 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan[13] | December 2, 2020 | CD, digital download | |
Worldwide[14] | Digital download |
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Singles |
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